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David Wheaton (born June 2 1969, in Minneapolis)
is a former professional tennis player from the
United States.

Wheaton played in his first tournament at age
eight, and won the Minnesota State High School
tennis title in 1984 as a ninth grader. In 1987,
he won the US Open (tennis)|US Open junior title
and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the US.
In 1988, he helped Stanford University's tennis
team win the NCAA team title.

Wheaton turned professional in 1988 and won his
first top-level singles title in 1990 at Kiawah
Island, South Carolina. He was also runner-up in
the 1990 US Open men's doubles.

The most significant highlights of his career came
in 1991. He won the Grand Slam Cup in Munich,
beating Michael Chang in straight sets in the
final 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. He also reached the
semi-finals of the men's singles at Wimbledon
Championships|Wimbledon (beating Andre Agassi in
the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by
Boris Becker), and was a men's doubles runner-up
at the Australian Open (partnering his former
Stanford team-mate Patrick McEnroe). Wheaton
reached his career-high singles ranking of World
No. 12 in July 1991.

Following a series of injuries, Wheaton was never
able to recapture his best form after 1991.

During his career, Wheaton won three singles and
three doubles titles. His career prize-money
earnings totalled US$5,238,401. He retired from
the professional tour in 2001. 

Since retiring from the tour, David has taken on a
new career as a Christian radio talk-show host,
author and motivational speaker. He has also
served as a Director of the United States Tennis
Association (USTA). He still occasionally plays in
senior tournaments and won the Wimbledon over-35
men's doubles title in 2004. 


== External links ==
*http://www.davidwheaton.com/index.htm The
Official David Wheaton Website
*http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofile
s/default2.asp?playersearch=David+Wheaton Official
ATP Profile