David Martin (tennis)


David Martin is an American professional tennis player.
He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.

Tennis career

Before attending Stanford, David was a US Open Boys' Doubles champion with eventual Stanford teammate K. J. Hippensteel in 1998.
He first teamed up with fellow American Scott Lipsky in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the #2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers. In 2007, Martin and Lipsky qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's doubles tournament, where the pair lost in the third round. He and Lipsky reached the ATP Los Angeles men's doubles final in 2007, where the team lost in straight sets to the top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan. Lipsky and Martin captured their first ATP title in February 2008 at the SAP Open at HP Pavilion in San Jose, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan, 7–6, 7–5 in the finals.
His career-high doubles ranking was World No. 38, achieved in May 2008.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 6 (1–5)

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP Tour

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.July 2007Los Angeles, United StatesHard Scott Lipsky Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7, 2–6
Winner1.February 2008San Jose, United StatesHard Scott Lipsky Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6, 7–5
Runner-up2.April 2008Munich, GermanyClay Scott Lipsky Michael Berrer
Rainer Schüttler
5–7, 6–3,
Runner-up3.July 2008Indianapolis, United StatesHard Scott Lipsky Ashley Fisher
Tripp Phillips
6–3, 3–6,
Runner-up4.September 2008Bangkok, ThailandHard Scott Lipsky Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up5.January 2011Chennai, IndiaHard Robin Haase Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
2–6, 7–6,