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Over the years I have witnessed numerous tournaments, having promoted and or covered  most of them. I took what I liked and added what I knew could add luster and began to promote tournaments in the valley.

VegasTennis.com  works with all the pro's and tennis clubs that want to put together first class events, Bringing tennis alive in the Valley one match at a time.

 Just recently I promoted The Stirling Club's beautiful Circuit tournaments, helping to almost double it's size from past years. Then I worked with The Monte Carlo tournament,  which grew 30% from past events. Then the Desert Palm tournament I put together with the largest draw in Las Vegas history, before it was "Postponed." And it was here that I got the invitation from David Pate at BALLY'S to come and put on an event at his club. David has not had a junior tournament here in many, many years, and it all began with his willingness to offer his facility as VegasTennis.com's Circuit headquarters... With him taking the step to make this offer, the rest was in my hands to put together an event that would prove his decision to be a right one, and I set out to do just that.

David himself spent numerous years on the professional singles and doubles tour, making it as high at #13 in the world in singles and 31 in Doubles, winning grandslam titles like The Mercedes Benz Cup in Las Angeles..

Months later at the 1987 Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles David beat some of the biggest names in tennis at the time. All the while his whole family and many friends crowded the stands as he was asked for scores of tickets each day. This was where his father and relatives had lived, and although he has always considered Las Vegas his home, this is where many family's and friends still lived.

In the first round he beat a once Las Vegas's resident Michael Chang, then Peter Lundgren, then in the third round he beat the most famous Las Vegas professional tennis player of all time, Andre Agassi 5-7 7-6 6-2. He grew up with Philipp Agassi, Andre's older brother as he said they both "Dreamed of being professional tennis pro's and marrying Chris Everett." David became a professional tennis pro.

In the next round he beat Brad Gilbert 6-3 6-7 6-3, and in the finals he met once again Stefan Edberg, the number one seed. But this time it would be David who took home the number one trophy and in front of his family and friends placing it in the air. A two set win 6-4, 6-4. Mission complete.

At the Mercedes Benz Cup in Las Angeles not only did he win the singles title, he won the sportsmanship award, and the most aces award, as he was known as one of the fastest serves in the game at the time. Also he and Kevin Curren won the doubles title. A sweep.

While this was the last major singles title David won, it was just the beginning as he became one of the best doubles players in the world, at one point ranked number 1 in the world and winning the most prestigious Australian Open in 1991. Just the year before in 1990 they won the RCA Championships, and from that point forward many more titles. Just recently David Pate went to Newport Beach Tennis Club where Scott Davis is the Director of Tennis, to play in a challenger, and it just so happen that the winner and finalist of the VegasTennis.com BALLY'S CUP, Dan and Brian Battistone, made it to the finals and played David and Scott in the finals losing in two sets. 

To read more about his career and see his head to head stats click here.

David  has a limited clinic for serious tournament players. It is Tuesdays and Thursdays. David is open to any player that has their heart in what they do. For details call him at the tennis club at 967-4598

The VegasTennis.com Circuit is a compilation of tournaments and mini-tournaments throughout the year, either run by or promoted by VegasTennis.com. The events with the VegasTennis.com Circuit designation will be the best of the best only. Events looking to have this designation can call me at 822-1081.

When a player sees it is a VegasTennis.com Circuit event, they will know it will be the best of draws and the best of service, to them the player.