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Mike De Palmer

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Mike De Palmer
Country (sports) United States
Born(1961-10-17)October 17, 1961
Tampa, Florida
DiedAugust 7, 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 59)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$405,056
Singles
Career record76–85
Highest rankingNo. 35 (February 21, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1985)
French Open3R (1983)
Wimbledon3R (1983)
US Open3R (1982)
Doubles
Career record125–131
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 20 (November 3, 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1985)
French Open3R (1985)
Wimbledon3R (1985, 1987, 1988)
US OpenSF (1985)

Mike De Palmer (October 17, 1961 – August 7, 2021) was a professional tennis player from the United States.

De Palmer enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won six tour doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional six times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 20 in 1986.

DePalmer had a career high singles ranking of 35, with wins over Jimmy Connors, Vitas Gerulaitis, Mel Purcell, Peter Fleming, Peter Lundgren, Paul McNamee, Jakob Hlasek, and Tim Gullikson. He reached the singles final in Ancona, Italy, in 1982, losing to Anders Järryd 6-3, 6-2.

De Palmer coached Boris Becker from August 1995 to June 1999, as well as coaching other professional tennis players.

De Palmer died in Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 7, 2021, at the age of 59 because of complications from pancreatic cancer.[1] His father coached the tennis team at the University of Tennessee from 1981 to 1994.

Grand Prix and WCT finals

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Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Sep 1984 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
3–6, 4–6
Win 1. Jul 1985 Livingston, U.S. Hard Australia Peter Doohan South Africa Eddie Edwards
South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2. Nov 1985 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Gary Donnelly France Guy Forget
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
3–6, 4–6
Win 2. Nov 1985 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) United States Gary Donnelly Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–3
Loss 3. May 1986 Florence, Italy Clay United States Gary Donnelly Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 6–7
Loss 4. Sep 1986 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) United States Gary Donnelly United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 3. Oct 1986 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) United States Gary Donnelly Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–3, 7–5
Win 4. Oct 1986 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard United States Gary Donnelly Australia Pat Cash
Australia Mark Kratzmann
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Win 5. Nov 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 5. Mar 1987 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Gary Donnelly United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 6. May 1989 Florence, Italy Clay United States Blaine Willenborg Italy Pietro Pennisi
Italy Simone Restelli
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6. Jun 1989 Bristol, England Grass United States Gary Donnelly United States Paul Chamberlin
United States Tim Wilkison
6–7, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Mourns the Passing of Mike DePalmer Jr". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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