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Patrick Galbraith
Personal details
Born (1967-04-16) April 16, 1967 (age 57)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)

Tennis career
Country (sports) United States
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired1999
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$2,684,136
Singles
Career record6–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 411 (June 25, 1990)
Doubles
Career record455–256
Career titles36
Highest rankingNo. 1 (October 18, 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1996)
French OpenSF (1994)
WimbledonF (1993, 1994)
US OpenSF (1990, 1995)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1997, 1998)
French OpenRU (1997)
WimbledonQF (1993, 1996)
US OpenW (1994, 1996)
Last updated on: July 9, 2019[1].

Patrick Galbraith (born April 16, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 (partnering Elna Reinach) and 1996 (partnering Lisa Raymond). He also won the men's doubles title at the ATP Tour World Championships in 1995 (partnering Grant Connell). He was a men's doubles runner-up at Wimbledon in both 1993 and 1994, and a mixed doubles runner-up at French Open in 1997. He retired from the professional tour in 1999, having won prize money totalling US$2,684,136.

Prior to turning professional, Galbraith played tennis for UCLA from 1986–1989, where he was a three-time All-American and an NCAA doubles champion in 1988.

In November 2018 Gabraith was elected as chairman of the board and president of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), succeeding Katrina Adams.[2]

Career finals

Doubles (36 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (5)
ATP Championship Series (8)
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (22)
Titles by surface
Hard (17)
Clay (4)
Grass (4)
Carpet (11)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. July 17, 1989 Newport, U.S. Grass United States Brian Garrow United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Stefan Kruger
2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 2. February 19, 1990 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet Australia David Macpherson United Kingdom Neil Broad
United States Kevin Curren
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1. October 15, 1990 Berlin, Germany Carpet United States Kevin Curren South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
6–7, 6–7
Win 3. October 22, 1990 Lyon, France Carpet United States Kelly Jones United States Jim Grabb
United States David Pate
7–6, 6–4
Win 4. March 4, 1991 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Sweden Anders Järryd United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
7–6, 6–2
Win 5. April 8, 1991 Hong Kong Hard United States Todd Witsken Canada Glenn Michibata
United States Robert Van't Hof
6–2, 6–4
Win 6. May 6, 1991 Munich, Germany Clay United States Todd Witsken Sweden Anders Järryd
South Africa Danie Visser
7–5, 6–4
Win 7. July 29, 1991 Montreal, Canada Hard United States Todd Witsken Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win 8. April 20, 1992 Nice, France Clay United States Scott Melville South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win 9. May 4, 1992 Madrid, Spain Clay United States Patrick McEnroe Spain Francisco Clavet
Spain Carlos Costa
6–3, 6–2
Win 10. June 22, 1992 Manchester, England Grass Australia David Macpherson United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
Australia Laurie Warder
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 11. July 27, 1992 Toronto, Canada Hard South Africa Danie Visser United States Andre Agassi
United States John McEnroe
6–4, 6–4
Win 12. August 10, 1992 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard United States Jim Pugh United States Francisco Montana
United States David Wheaton
7–6, 7–6
Loss 2. November 9, 1992 Paris Indoor, France Carpet South Africa Danie Visser United States John McEnroe
United States Patrick McEnroe
4–6, 2–6
Win 13. January 18, 1993 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Canada Grant Connell Austria Alex Antonitsch
Russia Alexander Volkov
6–3, 7–6
Loss 3. February 8, 1993 Dubai, UAE Hard Canada Grant Connell Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
2–6, 1–6
Loss 4. May 10, 1993 Hamburg, Germany Clay Canada Grant Connell Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 5. July 5, 1993 Wimbledon, London Grass Canada Grant Connell Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
5–7, 3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 6. July 26, 1993 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard Canada Grant Connell Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Rick Leach
4–6, 5–7
Win 14. October 18, 1993 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Canada Grant Connell United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
6–3, 6–4
Win 15. November 15, 1993 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet Canada Grant Connell South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–3, 7–6
Loss 7. January 17, 1994 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Canada Grant Connell United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jared Palmer
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 8. February 21, 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Canada Grant Connell South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 16. March 7, 1994 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Canada Grant Connell Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark
7–5, 6–3
Loss 9. July 4, 1994 Wimbledon, London Grass Canada Grant Connell Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Win 17. July 25, 1994 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard Canada Grant Connell Sweden Jonas Björkman
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 18. August 22, 1994 New Haven, U.S. Hard Canada Grant Connell Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–3, 7–6
Win 19. October 17, 1994 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Canada Grant Connell Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 20. January 16, 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Canada Grant Connell Argentina Luis Lobo
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–4, 6–3
Win 21. February 13, 1995 Dubai, UAE Hard Canada Grant Connell Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 22. February 27, 1995 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Canada Grant Connell Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–2, 6–2
Loss 10. June 26, 1995 Nottingham, England Grass South Africa Danie Visser United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 11. October 9, 1995 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Carpet Canada Grant Connell United States Patrick McEnroe
Australia Mark Philippoussis
5–7, 4–6
Win 23. November 6, 1995 Paris Indoor, France Carpet Canada Grant Connell United States Jim Grabb
United States Todd Martin
6–2, 6–2
Loss 12. November 13, 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Canada Grant Connell Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win 24. November 25, 1995 Doubles Championships, Eindhoven Carpet Canada Grant Connell Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Win 25. March 11, 1996 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States Rick Leach United States Richey Reneberg
New Zealand Brett Steven
5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Loss 13. April 1, 1996 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard South Africa Ellis Ferreira Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
1–6, 3–6
Win 26. April 15, 1996 Hong Kong Hard Russia Andrei Olhovskiy United States Kent Kinnear
United States Dave Randall
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Win 27. August 26, 1996 Toronto, Canada Hard Netherlands Paul Haarhuis The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–6, 6–3
Win 28. November 11, 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Jonathan Stark United States Todd Martin
United States Chris Woodruff
7–6, 6–4
Win 29. January 13, 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard South Africa Ellis Ferreira United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 30. February 24, 1997 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) South Africa Ellis Ferreira United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 14. March 3, 1997 Philadelphia, U.S. Hard (i) South Africa Ellis Ferreira Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
3–6, 3–6
Win 31. June 23, 1997 Nottingham, England Grass South Africa Ellis Ferreira United Kingdom Danny Sapsford
United Kingdom Chris Wilkinson
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 32. October 13, 1997 Vienna, Austria Carpet South Africa Ellis Ferreira Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Germany David Prinosil
6–3, 6–4
Win 33. October 20, 1997 Lyon, France Carpet South Africa Ellis Ferreira France Olivier Delaître
France Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 15. November 10, 1997 Stockholm, U.S. Hard (i) South Africa Ellis Ferreira Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
United States Richey Reneberg
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win 34. January 19, 1998 Auckland, New Zealand Hard New Zealand Brett Steven Czech Republic Tom Nijssen
United States Jeff Tarango
6–4, 6–2
Loss 16. July 27, 1998 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard South Africa Wayne Ferreira South Africa Grant Stafford
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 4–6
Loss 17. January 11, 1999 Adelaide, Australia Hard United States Jim Courier Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
4–6, 4–6
Loss 18. January 18, 1999 Sydney, Australia Hard Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor
3–6, 4–6
Win 35. May 3, 1999 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Justin Gimelstob Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win 36. June 21, 1999 Nottingham, England Grass United States Justin Gimelstob South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa Brent Haygarth
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 19. March 13, 2000 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Australia David Macpherson United States Jared Palmer
United States Richey Reneberg
3–6, 5–7

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R SF QF QF QF 1R 0 / 11 16–11
French Open A A A 1R 1R 3R 1R SF 2R 2R 2R QF 1R 1R 0 / 11 12–11
Wimbledon A A A 2R QF 2R F F 1R 3R 3R QF 3R 2R 0 / 11 25–11
U.S. Open A 1R 3R SF 2R 3R 2R 1R SF 2R 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 12 16–12
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 45 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–1 2–1 5–4 5–4 5–4 7–4 9–4 6–4 8–4 6–4 9–4 5–3 2–4 N/A 69–45
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells NM1

Before

1990
QF QF 2R 2R W QF 1R 2R 2R QF 2R 1 / 11 15–10
Miami A 1R 2R 2R 2R SF F 2R 3R 2R SF 0 / 10 12–10
Monte Carlo 2R SF 2R 2R QF 2R A QF A A 1R 0 / 8 6–8
Rome 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R SF 2R QF A 1R 0 / 9 7–9
Hamburg A QF QF F 2R QF SF SF A A 1R 0 / 8 12–8
Canada A W W SF 2R SF W 2R 2R A A 3 / 8 18–5
Cincinnati 2R 2R QF SF QF QF 2R QF 1R A 1R 0 / 10 10–10
Stuttgart (Stockholm) QF SF 2R SF 2R SF 2R 2R A A A 0 / 8 8–8
Paris 2R SF F QF SF W 1R SF A A A 1 / 8 15–7
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 6 1 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 6 5 / 80 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 6–6 13–7 16–8 12–9 9–8 13–8 15–7 7–9 5–5 2–2 5–6 N/A 103–75
Year End Ranking 740 508 69 20 9 13 2 7 6 10 9 28 50 73 N/A

References

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – Galbraith, Patricl=k (USA)". International Tennis Federation. p. Activity. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "USTA Names Patrick Galbraith as Chairman of Board and President". Tennisnow. November 27, 2018.