David Witt

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David Witt
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Witt in 2024
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ResidencePonte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
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High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
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Turned pro1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 295,543
Singles
Career record15–23
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 128 (8 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1998)
French OpenQ3 (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1994)
US Open2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record13–17
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 157 (22 August 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1994)
WimbledonQ3 (1993)
US Open3R (1993)

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David Witt (born June 2, 1973) is an American tennis coach and former professional player. He is currently coaching Aleksandar Kovacevic and is best known as the former long-time coach of Venus Williams and Jessica Pegula. He enjoyed a successful junior career, during which time he won the USTA Boys' 16s Clay, Hard and National Championships and was the top-ranked under-16 in the USTA in 1989.[1] He was also a semifinalist at the US Open Junior Boys Singles event in 1991.[2]

Career

His closest career win on the main tour was in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, where he and Brian MacPhie were runners-up in the doubles in 1994. He did win two challenger-level events in his career: Guadalajara, Mexico in 1992 and the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger at Binghamton, New York in 1997. He retired from professional tennis in 2005.

Coaching

In 2002, while working as the resident pro at the Deerwood Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida, Witt was approached by the Williams sisters to act as a hitting partner during their participation at the Bausch & Lomb Championships at nearby Amelia Island. In 2007, they asked him to accompany them to Charleston, South Carolina for the Family Circle Cup.[3] Since then he acted as a travelling hitting partner for both women,[4] most notably for elder sister Venus.[5][6] In December 2018, Venus ended the 11-year partnership.[7]

David Witt coached Jessica Pegula from July 2019[8] to January 2024. In March 2024, Witt began coaching Maria Sakkari,[9] and several months later, in July he started a collaboration with Frances Tiafoe,[10][11] which ended in October 2025. In January 2026, Aleksandar Kovacevic hired Witt as a coach to start the 2026 season.[12]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 [[1994 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Birmingham, United States World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg
Template:Flagicon Christo van Rensburg 		6–2, 3–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Template:Dts Whistler Mountain, Canada Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Fabio Silberberg 5–7, 3–6
Win 1-1 Template:Dts Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Clay Template:Flagicon Mark Koevermans 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1-2 Template:Dts Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Leander Paes 4–6, 2–6
Win 2-2 Template:Dts Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Template:Dts Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie Template:Flagicon Doug Flach
Template:Flagicon Wade McGuire 		7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Template:Dts Flushing Meadows, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Michael Joyce Template:Flagicon Geoff Grant
Template:Flagicon Mark Merklein 		1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Template:Dts Birmingham, United States Challenger Clay Template:Flagicon Doug Flach Template:Flagicon Eyal Erlich
Template:Flagicon Eric Taino 		6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Template:Dts USA F11, Orange Park Futures Clay Template:Flagicon Scott Melville Template:Flagicon Levar Harper-Griffith
Template:Flagicon Chris Kwon 		5–7, 3–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH

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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q3 A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q2 Q3 Q2 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 Q1 Q3 1R Q2 A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 1R 1R Q2 1R 2R A A Q1 Q1 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 6 1–6 14%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A 2R A Q1 Q3 A Q1 A Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canada A A A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A Q3 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%

Doubles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A Q3 Q2 A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R A 3R 2R A A 2R Q1 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 5 4–5 44%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A A Q2 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Witt - Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Open Junior Championships 1991". International Tennis Federation.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Witt is a hit with Venus and Serena", The Florida Times-Union, July 13, 2007
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vach, Richard (2007), "Family man Witt joins Williams tennis clan", JAX Tennis Magazine (July)
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harwitt, Sandra (June 26, 2008), "No tune-ups, no problem for the Williamses at Wimbledon", ESPN.com
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clarey, Christopher (July 6, 2008), "Venus rises in sister act", The New York Times
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."REPORT: VENUS WILLIAMS PARTS WAYS WITH LONGTIME COACH DAVID WITT". Tennis. December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pegula steps up in WTT while looking to springboard into tour return".
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maria Sakkari Hires New Coach David Witt in Bid for Return to Top". March 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tiafoe ready for U.S. swing with new coach (David Witt), confidence from Wimbledon". July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shang breaks new ground with Shelton stunner in Atlanta; Tiafoe, Cerundolo set SF showdown". July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Brisbane: Aleksandar Kovacevic sinks Nick Kyrgios in winning debut with coach David Witt". January 6, 2026.
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