David Macpherson (born 3 July 1967) is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was the former coach of John Isner and Bob and Mike Bryan.

A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching the U.S. Open Junior Doubles Tournament finals in 1983 and winning the Australia Open Junior Doubles title in 1985 (with Brett Custer).

Known primarily as a doubles specialist, Macpherson's professional career was highlighted by his 1992 season with partner, Steve DeVries, where they won doubles titles in Milan, Manchester, Indian Wells, Atlanta, Charlotte and Brisbane to finish No. 8 in the year end Team Rankings and qualifying for ATP Tour World Doubles Championships.

In November of that year he achieved his high personal rank of No. 11 in the doubles ranking. During his career, Macpherson captured 16 doubles titles on the ATP tour and earned over US$1.7 million in career earnings.

Throughout his pro career, Macpherson was a regular player in World TeamTennis league for the Sacramento and Kansas City Explorers franchises.

Macpherson coached arguably the greatest doubles pair in the history of tennis, Mike and Bob Bryan, from 2005 through 2016. He is now the head coach of The George Washington University's men's tennis team.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1985US OpenHardAustralia Patrick FlynnUnited States Joey Blake United States Darren Yates6–3, 3–6, 4–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Legend
Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 Series (1–1) ATP 500 Series (3–3) ATP 250 Series (12–9)Finals by surface Hard (6–4) Clay (6–4) Grass (2–1) Carpet (2–4)Finals by setting Outdoors (13–8) Indoors (3–5)
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (1–1)
ATP 500 Series (3–3)
ATP 250 Series (12–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (2–4)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (13–8)
Indoors (3–5)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 1990Toronto, CanadaChampionship SeriesCarpetUnited States Patrick GalbraithUnited Kingdom Neil Broad United States Kevin Curren2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1Mar 1991Rotterdam, NetherlandsWorld SeriesCarpetUnited States Steve DeVriesUnited States Patrick Galbraith Sweden Anders Järryd6–7, 2–6
Loss1–2Oct 1991Lyon, FranceWorld SeriesCarpetUnited States Steve DeVriesNetherlands Tom Nijssen Czech Republic Cyril Suk6–7, 3–6
Win2–2Feb 1992Milan, ItalyWorld SeriesCarpetUnited Kingdom Neil BroadSpain Sergio Casal Spain Emilio Sánchez5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win3–2Mar 1992Indian Wells, United StatesMasters SeriesHardUnited States Steve DeVriesUnited States Kent Kinnear United States Sven Salumaa4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win4–2May 1992Atlanta, United StatesWorld SeriesClayUnited States Steve DeVriesUnited States Mark Keil United States Dave Randall6–3, 6–3
Win5–2May 1992Charlotte, United StatesWorld SeriesClayUnited States Steve DeVriesUnited States Bret Garnett United States Jared Palmer6–4, 7–6
Win6–2Jun 1992Manchester, United KingdomWorld SeriesGrassUnited States Patrick GalbraithUnited Kingdom Jeremy Bates Australia Laurie Warder4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win7–2Oct 1992Brisbane, AustraliaWorld SeriesHardUnited States Steve DeVriesUnited States Patrick McEnroe United States Jonathan Stark6–4, 6–4
Loss7–3Nov 1992Stockholm, SwedenMasters SeriesCarpetUnited States Steve DeVriesAustralia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde3–6, 4–6
Loss7–4Feb 1993Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyChampionship SeriesCarpetUnited States Steve DeVriesAustralia Mark Kratzmann Australia Wally Masur3–6, 6–7
Win8–4Apr 1993Nice, FranceWorld SeriesClayAustralia Laurie WarderUnited States Shelby Cannon United States Scott Melville3–4 ret.
Loss8–5Aug 1993New Haven, United StatesChampionship SeriesHardUnited States Steve DeVriesCzech Republic Cyril Suk Czech Republic Daniel Vacek3–6, 6–7
Loss8–6Jan 1995Sydney, AustraliaWorld SeriesHardUnited States Trevor KronemannAustralia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde6–7, 4–6
Win9–6Mar 1995Scottsdale, United StatesWorld SeriesHardUnited States Trevor KronemannArgentina Luis Lobo Spain Javier Sánchez4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win10–6Apr 1995Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClayUnited States Trevor KronemannCroatia Goran Ivanišević Italy Andrea Gaudenzi6–2, 6–4
Win11–6May 1995Munich, GermanyWorld SeriesClayUnited States Trevor KronemannArgentina Luis Lobo Spain Javier Sánchez6–3, 6–4
Win12–6Feb 1996San Jose, United StatesWorld SeriesHardUnited States Trevor KronemannUnited States Richey Reneberg United States Jonathan Stark6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss12–7Jul 1996Gstaad, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesClayUnited States Trevor KronemannArgentina Luis Lobo Spain Javier Sánchez6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Loss12–8Jun 1997Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrassUnited States Trevor KronemannNetherlands Jacco Eltingh Netherlands Paul Haarhuis4–6, 5–7
Loss12–9Jul 1997Gstaad, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesClayUnited States Trevor KronemannCzech Republic Daniel Vacek Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss12–10Mar 1998Philadelphia, United StatesChampionship SeriesHardUnited States Richey RenebergNetherlands Jacco Eltingh Netherlands Paul Haarhuis6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win13–10May 1998St. Pölten, AustriaWorld SeriesClayUnited States Jim GrabbSouth Africa David Adams Zimbabwe Wayne Black6–4, 6–4
Loss13–11Mar 2000Scottsdale, United StatesInternational SeriesHardUnited States Patrick GalbraithUnited States Jared Palmer United States Richey Reneberg3–6, 5–7
Win14–11Jan 2001Adelaide, AustraliaInternational SeriesHardSouth Africa Grant StaffordAustralia Wayne Arthurs Australia Todd Woodbridge6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss14–12Apr 2001Casablanca, MoroccoInternational SeriesClayArgentina Pablo AlbanoAustralia Michael Hill United States Jeff Tarango6–7, 3–6
Loss14–13Apr 2001Atlanta, United StatesInternational SeriesClayUnited States Rick LeachIndia Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes3–6, 6–7
Win15–3Oct 2001Tokyo, JapanChampionship SeriesHardUnited States Rick LeachAustralia Paul Hanley Australia Nathan Healey1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win16–13Jul 2003Newport, United StatesInternational SeriesGrassAustralia Jordan KerrAustria Julian Knowle Austria Jürgen Melzer7–6, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 9 (7–2)

Legend
Legend ATP Challenger (7–2) ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (3–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (2–0)
ATP Challenger (7–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 1989São Paulo, BrazilChallengerClayArgentina Gerardo MiradBrazil Otavio Della Brazil Jaime Oncins2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss1–1Jul 1989Santos, BrazilChallengerClayArgentina Gerardo MiradChile Cristian Araya Chile Pedro Rebolledo4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win2–1Aug 1989Lins, BrazilChallengerClayArgentina Gerardo MiradPortugal João Cunha-Silva Brazil Ivan Kley2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win3–1Aug 1989Brasília, BrazilChallengerCarpetArgentina Horacio de la PeñaBrazil Luis Ruette Brazil João Soares6–3, 7–5
Loss3–2Sep 1989Nyon, SwitzerlandChallengerClayPortugal João Cunha-SilvaUnited Kingdom Nicholas Fulwood Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win4–2Nov 1990Hobart, AustraliaChallengerCarpetAustralia Brett CusterNew Zealand Brett Steven Australia Sandon Stolle6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win5–2Oct 1994Brest, FranceChallengerHardUnited States Trevor KronemannUnited States Bryan Shelton South Africa Kevin Ullyett6–1, 6–4
Win6–2Dec 1994Naples, United StatesChallengerClayUnited States Trevor KronemannSouth Africa Marcos Ondruska South Africa Grant Stafford6–3, 7–6
Win7–2Dec 2001Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChallengerHardUnited States Justin GimelstobAustria Julian Knowle Germany Michael Kohlmann7–6(7–5), 6–3

Performance timelines

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH

Singles

Tournament19831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open1RQ11RA2RQ2Q21RQ1Q1Q1AAA0 / 40–40%
French OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0–
WimbledonAQ1AQ1Q1Q2Q3Q1AAAAAA0 / 00–0–
US OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0–
Win–loss0–10–00–10–00–10–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 40–40%
ATP Masters Series
CanadaAAAA1RAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
CincinnatiAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ10 / 00–0–
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–10%

Doubles

Tournament19831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open1R2R3RA2R2RA1R2R1R3R2R3R2R2RSF2R3R1R2R0 / 1821–1854%
French OpenAAAA1R1RA1R3R2R1R1R1R3R2R3R1R2R1R1R0 / 159–1538%
WimbledonAAAAQ11RQ12R2R3R1R3R2R1R2RQF2R1R1RQF0 / 1415–1452%
US OpenAAAA1RAA2RQF2R2R2R2RQF3R2R2RQF2R2R0 / 1420–1459%
Win–loss0–11–12–10–01–31–30–02–47–44–43–44–44–46–45–410–43–46–41–45–40 / 6165–6152%
Year-end Championships
ATP FinalsDid not qualifyRRDNQSFDid not qualify0 / 22–529%
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAAAAQFAW1R1R2RSF1R1RSF1RQF2R1 / 1217–1161%
MiamiAAAAA1RA3R2R3RQF3R2R3R2R3RQF2R1R1R0 / 1413–1448%
Monte CarloAAAAAAA2R1RA2R1R2RQF1RQF1R1R2R2R0 / 128–1240%
HamburgAAAAAAA2R2RAQF1RQFQFQF1R1R1R1RA0 / 119–1145%
RomeAAAAAAA1R1R1R2R2R1R1R1R1R1RA2RA0 / 113–1121%
CanadaAAAA2RAAQF1RAAAAASF1R2R2R1R1R0 / 98–947%
CincinnatiAAAA2RAA1RQF2R1RA1R1R2R1RSF1RA1R0 / 128–1240%
StuttgartAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA1RANMS0 / 10–10%
ParisAAAAAAA2R2R1R1RA2R2RQFQFA1R1RA0 / 108–1044%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–02–20–10–08–85–77–44–73–56–79–79–85–89–71–84–72–51 / 9274–9145%

Mixed doubles

Tournament19861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAASFQFA1RSF2RA2R2R1R2RQF2RAA0 / 1115–1158%
French OpenAA2RA1RQF3R3RASF2RQFSF2R2RAA0 / 1119–1163%
Wimbledon2R1R2RA1R1R1R2R3R1R3R1R3R2R2R1R2R0 / 1612–1643%
US OpenAAAA2R1R2R1RQFASF2RQF1RAA1R0 / 1010–1050%
Win–loss1–10–15–32–11–33–45–44–44–25–37–44–48–43–43–30–11–20 / 4856–4854%

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