Patrick DuPré (born September 16, 1954) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Personal

While on tour, DuPré resided in

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. DuPré and his wife Rhonda live in

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. Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, DuPré,

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, and

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were members of the

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fraternity.

Tennis career

Juniors

While at Mountain Brook High School, he was a three-time Alabama state singles champion. In 1971, he was ranked second in the United States in the boys' 18 singles. In 1972, DuPré won the national junior singles championship and was top ranked in both singles and doubles nationally. He attended

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and was an All-American for four years. In 1973 and 1974, Stanford won two

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national championships.

Pro tour

On the professional tour, DuPré won one

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singles title (the Hong Kong Open in 1982) and four doubles titles. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and was the first tennis player ever to be brought in. DuPré was a semifinalist at

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in 1979 and a quarterfinalist at the US Open. From 1979 through 1981, he was ranked in the top 20 in the world, reaching as high as No. 12 in June 1980.

Career finals

Singles: 10 (1 title, 9 runner-ups)

Doubles 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

References

External links

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Stanford Men's Tennis

Savannah Tennis Coach - Patrick DuPré
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dupre, Pat 1954 births Living people American male tennis players American people of Walloon descent Belgian emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama People from La Jolla, San Diego Sportspeople from Liège Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players Tennis people from Alabama People from Vestavia Hills, Alabama People from Mountain Brook, Alabama Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Alabama