David Carter

Insights

Best run came at age 23

David Carter’s deepest Grand Slam result in the data is R32, reached four times. The only R32 finishes came at the 1976 Australian Open, the 1979 Australian Open, the 1981 US Open, and Wimbledon in 1982.

1979 was his busiest and strongest Slam season

He played four Grand Slams in 1979, more than any other year shown, and produced his best annual spread: R32 at the Australian Open, R64 at the US Open and French Open, and R128 at Wimbledon. That is also the only year with results at all four majors.

His results peaked in the middle of the career window

Across 19 tournaments and 36 matches, Carter’s record was 17-19. The sequence shows his strongest stretch around 1978-1979, when he reached R64 or better in all eight events, before slipping to mostly R128 and R64 finishes from 1980 onward.

Australian Open was his most productive major

He entered the Australian Open four times and produced his two best Australian Open results there: R32 in 1976 and 1979. By contrast, his French Open and Wimbledon appearances never went beyond R64, and his US Open best was also R32.

His Grand Slam career was concentrated in two blocks

The data lists Grand Slam career years as 1975-1976 and 1978-1982, with no results shown for 1977. That split is reflected in the results table, which jumps from 1976 to 1978 before resuming annually through 1982.