Mike De Palmer

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.

DePalmer coached Boris Becker for several years, as well as 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
  1. "Tennessee Mourns the Passing of Mike DePalmer Jr". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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