David Rice (tennis)


David Rice is an English former tennis player. He is best known for his activity on the doubles circuit, where he usually played with Sean Thornley.

Career

He qualified for the Wimbledon men's doubles for the first time in June 2011 with Sean Thornley. They lost in the first round to Jamie Murray and Sergiy Stakhovsky, 3–6, 5–7. He has played in Wimbledon 3 times.
After failing to qualify in 2012, he and Thornley were awarded a wildcard for the 2013 championship, losing 4–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 4–6 to Marinko Matosevic and Frank Moser.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 19 (7–12)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Great Britain F9, Frinton-on-SeaFuturesGrassdts|Sep 2009

Doubles: 59 (34–25)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Spain F39, VilafrancaFuturesClay

Retirement

Rice played his final match against Stefano Napolitano in 2016, and having lost retired and became a tennis coach in London.