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

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player from the United States.

Personal

While on tour, Du Pré resided in

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. Du Pré and his wife Rhonda live in

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. Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, Du Pré,

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, and

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were members of the Zeta Psi 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, Du Pré 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

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for four years. In 1973 and 1974, Stanford won two

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national championships.

Pro tour

On the professional tour, Du Pré 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 to be brought in. Du Pré was a semifinalist at

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in 1979 and a quarter-finalist 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 Du Pré
{{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 Sportspeople from La Jolla, San Diego Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players Tennis players from Alabama People from Vestavia Hills, Alabama People from Mountain Brook, Alabama Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Alabama 20th-century American sportsmen