Daniel Willman

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Daniel Willman
Country (sports)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1975-03-18) 18 March 1975 (age 48)
Prize money$29,109
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 285 (5 Aug 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2003)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 569 (29 Jul 2002)

Daniel Willman (born 18 March 1975) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player.

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Willman played collegiate tennis for the University of Idaho from 1995 to 1998. [1]

On the professional tour, Willman reached a best singles world ranking of 285. He received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2002 Heineken Open and featured in the qualifying draw for the 2003 Australian Open. [2]

Willman competed for the New Zealand Davis Cup team in two ties in 2002, which included a doubles rubber against India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. [3]

Since retiring he has worked as a tennis coach and co founded sports apparel company Athletic DNA. [4]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.Oct 2001Great Britain F10, Edinburgh Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alun Jones 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: (2)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Sep 2001Great Britain F8, Glasgow Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Hilton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Bourgeois
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alun Jones 		6–2, 3–6, 7–6(5)
2.Nov 2001Barbados F1, Bridgetown Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Hemmes Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Gabriel Montilla
Flag of the United States.svg Kiantki Thomas		6–4, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ "College scene". The Spokesman-Review . 3 May 1998.
  2. ↑ Maddaford, Terry (21 December 2001). "Tennis: Willman wildcard would be reward for total dedication". NZ Herald .
  3. ↑ "Tennis: Close tie likely against Indians". NZ Herald . 4 April 2002.
  4. ↑ Dodson, Don (1 April 2012). "Ex-UI tennis players help promote athletic apparel". The News-Gazette .
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