Mike De Palmer

Mike De Palmer
Country (sports)	United States
Born	October 17, 1961; Tampa, Florida
Died	August 7, 2021 (aged 59); Knoxville, Tennessee
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$405,056
Singles
Career record	76–85
Highest ranking	No. 35 (February 21, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1985)
French Open	3R (1983)
Wimbledon	3R (1983)
US Open	3R (1982)
Doubles
Career record	125–131
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 20 (November 3, 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1985)
French Open	3R (1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1985, 1987, 1988)
US Open	SF (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

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

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

References

"Tennessee Mourns the Passing of Mike DePalmer Jr". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

External links

Mike De Palmer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Mike De Palmer at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Tennessee Mourns the Passing of Mike DePalmer Jr". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-08.