Patrick Galbraith (born 16 April 1967, in Tacoma, Washington) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 (partnering Elna Reinach) and 1996 (partnering Lisa Raymond). He also won the men's doubles title at the ATP Tour World Championships in 1995 (partnering Grant Connell). He was a men's doubles runner-up at Wimbledon in both 1993 and 1994, and a mixed doubles runner-up at French Open in 1997. He retired from the professional tour in 1999, having won prize money totalling US$2,684,136.
Prior to turning professional, Galbraith played tennis for UCLA from 1986–1989, where he was a three-time All-American and an NCAA doubles champion in 1988.
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