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David O'Hare
Country (sports) Ireland
ResidenceDublin, Ireland
Born (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
Dublin, Ireland
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Memphis
Prize money$58,799
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,438 (24 September 2015)
Doubles
Career record1–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 117 (3 April 2017)
Last updated on: 8 October 2018.

David O'Hare (born 1 June 1990) is a retired professional Irish tennis player who played mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 24 August 2015 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 1438 and on 3 April 2017 reached his highest doubles ranking of 117. O’Hare still plays for the Irish Davis Cup team. He is the coach of the former No. 1 doubles player Joe Salisbury and has had considerable success, overseeing 2 US Open wins, 2 Masters titles and 2 Tour Final wins.

Early life

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O'Hare was born on June 1, 1990 to Joe and Alison O'Hare. He has two brothers, Simon and Mark, and one sister, Jenny.[1] He competed for the Donnybrook LTC tennis club, a tennis club for boys ages 14–17.[2]

O'Hare also competed in soccer, hurling, gaelic and basketball in high school. According to him, he was scouted by Manchester United for soccer when he was younger.[1]

College career

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O'Hare played college tennis for the University of Memphis.[1] In 2013, he made it all the way to the Round of 16 in the men's singles. The following year, he and Joe Salisbury became the first Tigers in school history to qualify for the NCAA doubles tournament.[3]

In his time with Memphis, O'Hare earned three-time all-conference honoree in doubles.[3] His 97 doubles wins alongside Salisbury are the most in school history.[4] He graduated from Memphis in May of 2014.[3]

Professional career

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In 2014, he played in the ATP alongside Salisbury, but they lost to the Bryan brothers.[5] He also represented Ireland in the Davis Cup alongside James Cluskey, but they lost to Belarus.[3] The following year, they were relegated to Group Three of the Europe Zone in the Davis Cup after they were whitewashed 5–0 by South Africa.[6]

In 2021, he played in the Davis Cup alongside Julian Bradley, Simon Carr, and Osgar O'Hoisin.[7] In that tournament, they were promoted back to Group 2, with him and Carr securing a 2–1 victory over Georgia to do so.[8]

O'Hare played again in 2023 as vice-captain alongside Carr, O'Hoisin, Michael Agwi, Conor Gannon, and team captain Conor Niland.[9] There, they defeated El Salvador to get in the Group 1 playoffs.[10] In the Group 1 playoffs, they were defeated by Austria.[11]

Coaching career

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In 2021, O'Hare became the coach for Salisbury and Rajeev Ram in men's doubles. He guided them to become the world number 1 doubles pair and the 2022 US Open men's doubles title.[12]

Career finals

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Doubles: 29 (18–11)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–6)
ITF Futures Tour (13–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (17–9)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2014 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet Republic of Ireland Peter Bothwell United Kingdom Edward Corrie
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Sep 2014 Great Britain F15, London Futures Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Denmark Frederik Nielsen
United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Win 1–2 Oct 2014 Sweden F6, Jönköping Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Sweden Isak Arvidsson
Sweden Markus Eriksson
7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–3 Oct 2014 France F23, Cap d'Agde Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Netherlands Sander Groen
France Alexandre Sidorenko
4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 2–3 Oct 2014 France F24, Rodez Futures Hard (i) Republic of Ireland James Cluskey Belgium Maxime Authom
Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 2–4 Nov 2014 Great Britain F18, Loughborough Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Toby Martin
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Nov 2014 Great Britain F19, Bath Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United Kingdom Richard Gabb
United Kingdom Jonny O'Mara
6–1, 6–2
Win 4–4 Nov 2014 Cyprus F3, Larnaca Futures Hard Republic of Ireland Sam Barry Italy Marco Bortolotti
Italy Erik Crepaldi
6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Dec 2014 Togo F1, Lomé Futures Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Belgium Maxime Authom
Colombia Juan Sebastián Gómez
3–6, 3–6
Win 5–5 Dec 2014 Togo F2, Lomé Futures Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Togo Komlavi Loglo
France Josselin Ouanna
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 6–5 Jul 2015 Ireland F1, Dublin Futures Carpet Republic of Ireland Sam Barry Republic of Ireland Simon Carr
Republic of Ireland Bjorn Thomson
6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Win 7–5 Sep 2015 Great Britain F8, Roehampton Futures Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United Kingdom Neil Pauffley
United Kingdom David Rice
6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 8–5 Sep 2015 Sweden F4, Falun Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United Kingdom James Marsalek
United Kingdom Marcus Willis
6–3, 7–5
Win 9–5 Oct 2015 Sweden F5, Danderyd Futures Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Republic of Ireland Sam Barry
United Kingdom David Rice
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Win 10–5 Nov 2015 Champaign, US Challenger Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United States Austin Krajicek
United States Nicholas Monroe
6–1, 6–4
Win 11–5 Jan 2016 USA F2, Long Beach Futures Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United States Evan King
United States Raymond Sarmiento
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 11–6 Apr 2016 Gwangju, South Korea Challenger Hard Denmark Frederik Nielsen Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
3–6, 2–6
Loss 11–7 May 2016 Taipei City, Taiwan Challenger Carpet (i) Denmark Frederik Nielsen Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-hua
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 12–7 Jun 2016 Spain F18, Palma del Río Futures Hard Denmark Frederik Nielsen Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito
6–4, 6–2
Loss 12–8 Jul 2016 Winnetka, US Challenger Hard United States Sekou Bangoura United States Stefan Kozlov
Australia John-Patrick Smith
3–6, 3–6
Loss 12–9 Sep 2016 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France Challenger Hard United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [5–10]
Win 13–9 Nov 2016 Columbus, US Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie
6–3, 6–4
Win 14–9 Feb 2017 Dallas, US Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Indonesia Christopher Rungkat
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 14–10 Apr 2017 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Joe Salisbury Germany Andre Begemann
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
3–6, 4–6
Win 15–10 Jun 2017 Spain F18, Palma del Río Futures Hard Denmark Frederik Nielsen Switzerland Adrien Bossel
Italy Matteo Viola
6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Win 16–10 Jul 2017 USA F23, Wichita Futures Hard United Kingdom Luke Bambridge United States Nathan Ponwith
United States John Harrison Richmond
6–0, 6–3
Win 17–10 Jul 2017 Winnipeg, Canada Challenger Hard United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Japan Yusuke Takahashi
Japan Renta Tokuda
6–2, 6–2
Loss 17–11 Sep 2017 Columbus, United States Challenger Hard (i) United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Germany Dominik Köpfer
United States Denis Kudla
6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
Win 18–11 Oct 2017 Fairfield, US Challenger Hard United Kingdom Luke Bambridge Egypt Akram El Sallaly
Brazil Bernardo Oliveira
6–4, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c "David O'Hare - 2013-14 - Men's Tennis". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Donnybrook Lawn Tennis Club - Club History". Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Former Tiger Men's Tennis Player Dave O'Hare Representing Ireland in Davis Cup". University of Memphis Athletics. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Former Memphis tennis star Joe Salisbury wins third straight US Open men's doubles title". The Commercial Appeal. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Joe Salisbury claims 150th tour win". Lawn Tennis Association. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Ireland relegated in Davis Cup after South Africa whitewash". The Irish Times. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Bradley looking forward to Davis Cup but also assessing his future". Carlow Nationalist. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ Watterson, Johnny (20 June 2021). "Ireland earn promotion to Davis Cup World Group II". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Irish Davis Cup Team Ready for Central American Challenge". Sport for Business. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Ireland defeat El Salvador to secure Davis Cup playoff place". RTE. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Austria seal win over gutsy Ireland in Limerick". RTE. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  12. ^ "# 198: Dave O´Hare - Grand Slam Winning Doubles Coach". Control the Controllables. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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