David Livingston (tennis) explained

David Livingston
Fullname:David Bricker Livingston
Birth Date:29 December 1962
Birth Place:Albuquerque, United States
Height:5 ft 11 in
Singlesrecord:1–1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 454 (October 27, 1986)
Doublesrecord:4–10
Highestdoublesranking:No. 98 (July 27, 1987)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1987)

David Livingston (born December 29, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player.

Born in Albuquerque, Livingston played college tennis for UCLA from 1982 to 1985. A doubles All-American in 1984, he was a member of two UCLA championship winning teams.[1]

Livingston turned professional after leaving UCLA and in 1986 reached the second round of the Japan Open Grand Prix tournament. He also played #1 doubles and singles representing the United States in a diplomatic envoy to China. It was in doubles that he had more success, with a best ranking of 98 in the world. He featured in the doubles main draw at the 1987 US Open and won two ATP Challenger doubles titles.[2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1986Bergen, NorwayCarpet Kelly Jones Peter Bastiansen
Patrik Kühnen
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
2.1987Graz, AustriaHard Grant Connell Carl Limberger
Mark Woodforde
7–5, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. News: No. 1 and Proud of It : UCLA Is Putting Its Title on the Line in NCAA Team Tennis Championships . . May 15, 1985.
  2. News: Tennis Results; U.S. Open Championships At Flushing Meadow, N.Y., Sept. 3 . . September 4, 1987 . en.