Bio

David Wheaton is an author, speaker, radio talk show host, and professional tennis player.

David's first book, University of Destruction, was released in 2005 by Bethany House and has reached as high as #25 on Amazon. He is also the host of The Christian Worldview, a weekly nationally syndicated radio program that originates from Salem Communications' AM 980 KKMS in Minneapolis/St. Paul and is the editor of TheChristianWorldview.com website and blog. In addition, David is a sought-after speaker to both Christian and corporate groups and is a contributing columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Formerly, David was one of the top professional tennis players in the world. During his 13 years on tour from 1988-2001, David reached the semifinals or better in singles or doubles of every Grand Slam tournament (including the semi-finals of singles at Wimbledon), attained a career-high singles world ranking of #12, won the prestigious Grand Slam Cup, represented the United States in Davis Cup competition, and scored victories over such notable players as Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier, and Michael Chang.

David is still involved in tennis: He plays professionally part-time (he won the Wimbledon Over 35 Doubles Championship with T.J. Middleton in 2004), writes Grand Slam preview articles for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and recently completed four years of service on the Board of Directors of the United States Tennis Association. In 2005, he was inducted into the U.S.T.A. Northern Section Tennis Hall of Fame.

On a personal note, David was born in Minnesota in 1969 as the youngest of four children. He cherishes his faith, family, and living in the same area where he grew up—on Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis.

More on David's Tennis Background...

David was tossed his first tennis balls by his mother at age four, played his first tournament at eight, and won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984 as a 9th grader. In 1987, he finished his junior tennis and academic career in style earning the number one junior ranking in America, winning the U.S. Open Junior Championships, and becoming the valedictorian of his high school class.

David helped Stanford garner the NCAA team title in 1988, and received the Block S award as the most outstanding freshman athlete at Stanford. Shortly thereafter, he turned professional on Independence Day in 1988.

As a professional, David played thirteen years on the Tour and achieved a career high world ranking of number 12 in 1991. He won the largest prize money event in tennis--the Grand Slam Cup--in Munich in 1991. He also had his best career results in the Grand Slam events reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon (1991) and the quarterfinals of both the U.S. and Australian Opens (1990). Another highlight of David’s career was representing his country in Davis Cup competition (1993). In all, David won three singles and three doubles tournaments on Tour scoring wins over Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, and Stefan Edberg along the way.

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