Background
Wheaton, David was born on June 2, 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Bruce and Mary Jane Wheaton.
Wheaton, David was born on June 2, 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Bruce and Mary Jane Wheaton.
Student, Stanford University.
Formerly he was a professional tennis player representing the United States. Juniors 1 ranked junior player in the United States. Pro tour He was also runner-up in the 1990 United States Open men"s doubles (with Paul Annacone). The most significant highlights of his career came in 1991.
He also reached the semi-finals of singles at Wimbledon (beating Ivan Lendl in the third round and Andre Agassi in the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by Boris Becker), and was a men"s doubles runner-up at the Australian Open (partnering with his former Stanford teammate Patrick McEnroe).
Wheaton reached his career-high singles ranking of World Number. 12 in July 1991. His career prize-money earnings total was United States $5,238,401.
He retired from the professional tour in 2001, following a series of injuries. Since then he has played in some senior tour events, winning the Wimbledon Over 35 Doubles championship in 2004 (with TJ Middleton).
In 2002, Wheaton embarked a new career in radio, writing, and speaking.
He is the producer and host of The Christian Worldview, a live talk radio program that airs on 250 stations in the United States. He is a tennis columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the author of two books, University of Destruction: Your Game Plan for Spiritual Victory on Campus (Bethany House, 2005) and My Boy, Ben—A Story of Love, Loss and Grace (Tristan Publishing, 2014). Wheaton serves on the board of The Overcomer Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs his radio ministry.
He is a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame (class of 2012) and the USTA Northern Section Hall of Fame (class of 2005).