David Wheaton
David Wheaton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on June 2nd, 1969 and is the Tennis Player. At the age of 54, David Wheaton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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David Wheaton (born June 2, 1969) is an author, radio host, and Minneapolis Star Tribune contributing columnist.
He was formerly a professional tennis player representing the United States.
Tennis career
Wheaton began playing tennis as a kid at eight years old, won the Minnesota State High School tennis championship as a freshman, attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy for his last two-and-a-half years of high school, then competed for 13 years on the professional tour, and then competed for 13 years.
Wheaton won the US Open junior championship in 1987 and was ranked No. 7 in the nation. In the United States, he is the most ranked junior player. He aided Stanford's tennis team win the NCAA team championship and was named the most outstanding freshman at Stanford in 1988.
Wheaton turned professional on July 4, 1988 and captured his first top-level singles title at the United States Clay Court Championships in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, in 1990. In the 1990 US Open men's doubles (with Paul Annacone), he was also runner-up (with Paul Annacone).
In 1991, his career's most notable accomplishments occurred. He won the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, defeating Michael Chang in straight sets in the final 7–5, 6–4. He also reached the semifinals of singles at Wimbledon (beating Petr Korda, Cédric Pioline, Ivan Lendl, Jan Gunnarsson, and Andre Agassi) before being knocked out by Boris Becker) and was a men's doubles runner-up at the Australian Open (partnering with his former Stanford teammate Patrick McEnroe). Wheaton ranked No. 67 in the world's top singles rankings at his career. In July 1991, there were 12 people on the planet.
Wheaton earned three top-level singles and three doubles titles, representing the United States in Davis Cup (v. Australia, 1993) and defeated top-ranked players like Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, and Michael Chang.
Following a string of injuries, he dropped out of the professional tour in 2001. Since then, he has competed in several senior tour tournaments, winning the "Wimbledon Over 35 Doubles" championship in 2004 (with T.J. Middleton).
Radio and writing career
Wheaton began a new career in radio, writing, and speaking in 2002. He is the producer and host of The Christian Worldview, a live talk radio show on 250 stations in the United States. He is a tennis columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the author of two books, University of Destruction: Your Game Plan for Spiritual Victory on Campus (Bethany House, 2005) and My Boy Ben: A Story of Love, Loss, and Grace (Tristan Publishing, 2014).