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David Whyte

AUS 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1978–1980

David Whyte represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 355. In TennisDB's records, David Whyte finished with a career record of 0–5 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

355 (Jul 17, 1978)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

0–5 (0.0%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

David Whyte's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rod Frawley #61	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1980*	R64	Perth	ATP 250	Grass
Peter Feigl #47	3-6 7-6 9-11	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1979*	R64	Sydney International	ATP 250	Grass
Ricardo Ycaza #84	4-6 6-1 2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1979*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Bob Giltinan #154	6-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1979*	R32	Hobart	ATP 250	Grass
Wojtek Fibak #22	4-6 1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1978*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass

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David Whyte's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rod Frawley	1	1	Jan 9, 1980	H2H
Peter Feigl	1	1	Dec 19, 1979	H2H
Ricardo Ycaza	1	1	Jun 27, 1979	H2H
Bob Giltinan	1	1	Jan 4, 1979	H2H
Wojtek Fibak	1	1	Dec 30, 1978	H2H

Career Results

David Whyte career results by season
Season	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	1	1	0.0%	355	404
1979	3	3	0.0%	400	400
1980	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	5	5	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

David Whyte career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

David Whyte career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1980	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%

Advanced Stats

David Whyte advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1978	1496	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.67	—	—	—	-0.17
1979	1458	100.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1	22.2%	-1.55	0–1	1–1	—	+0.25
1980	1449	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-1.50	—	0–1	—	0.00
Career	1500	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1	14.3%	-2.00	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	+1.60

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

David Whyte Grand Slams results by season
Season	AO	W	W-L Win %
1978	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

David Whyte ATP 250 results by season
Season	HOB	PER	SYD	W-L Win %
1979	R32	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
1980	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

355

Career-high date

Jul 17, 1978

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

David Whyte ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	355	—	—	—	—	404
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	400

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

David Whyte's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Phil Davies	AUS	339	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1978–1980	Match log
Gunther Gnettner	GER	366	1,516	7	1	6	14.3%	1973–1981	Match log
Akinori Naguro	JPN	374	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1974–1981	Match log
Peter Langsford	AUS	300	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1974–1980	Match log
Fabrizio Fanucci	ITA	309	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1978–1981	Match log
David Imonitie	NGR	347	1,521	5	2	3	40.0%	1978–1980	Match log
Roland Steigler	AUT	365	1,523	5	2	3	40.0%	1979–1980	Match log
Chris Bradnam	GBR	386	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1978–1983	Match log
Nobuya Tamura	JPN	400	1,508	5	1	4	20.0%	1978–1981	Match log
Stevenson Clarke	USA	343	1,542	3	2	1	66.7%	1979–1979	Match log
Cary Leeds	USA	389	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	1979–1983	Match log
Tetsu Kuramitsu	JPN	281	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	1976–1986	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does David Whyte represent?: David Whyte represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is David Whyte?: David Whyte is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is David Whyte left-handed or right-handed?: David Whyte plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has David Whyte won?: David Whyte has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has David Whyte won?: TennisDB does not group any of David Whyte's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is David Whyte's highest ATP ranking?: David Whyte's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 355, first achieved on July 17, 1978.
What is David Whyte's career win-loss record?: David Whyte has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 5 losses (0.0%).
Which seasons of David Whyte's career appear in TennisDB?: David Whyte appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1978 through 1980.
Who has David Whyte faced most often?: David Whyte's most frequent opponent is Rod Frawley, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.