David Mustard (tennis)

David Mustard
Full name	David Mustard
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Born	29 December 1959 (age 64); Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$74,934
Singles
Career record	13–36
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 121 (9 July 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record	21–44
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 91 (29 July 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1982, 1983)
French Open	3R (1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1982)
US Open	1R (1984)

Last updated February 19, 2024

David Mustard (born 29 December 1959) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.

Biography

Mustard played professionally on the Grand Prix tennis circuit during the 1980s and won an ATP Challenger tournament in Sutton in 1984.

He twice made it past the first round of the Australian Open, mostly notably in 1984 when he gave eventual champion Mats Wilander a close contest in the second round, before losing in four sets.^[1] After winning the first set 6–1, Mustard was unable to repeat that performance in the second but had opportunities in the next two sets. He led Wilander 5–2 in the third set and 3–0 in the fourth, but the Swede was able to secure both sets and the match.^[2]

His best performance in a Grand Slam tournament came in the 1985 Wimbledon Championships when he made the third round, as a qualifier. He defeated Stuart Bale and Marc Flur, before being eliminated by Kevin Curren.^[3]

As a doubles player, he had some success with British player Jonathan Smith. The pair made the round of 16 at the 1985 French Open and won two Challenger titles. His other Challenger title in doubles came with Russell Simpson, with whom he made the semi-finals at a Cleveland Grand Prix tournament in 1984.^{[ citation needed ]}

Mustard played in one Davis Cup tie for New Zealand, against Taiwan in Auckland in 1985, which the home side won 5-0. He defeated Hsu Huang-Jung in the first singles rubber and was also used in the doubles, with David Lewis.^[4]

He now works as a tennis coach in Herne Bay, Auckland.^[5]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1984	Sutton, UK	Clay	Steve Shaw	3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: (3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1984	Tampere, Finland	Clay	Jonathan Smith	Ronnie Båthman Luca Bottazzi	6–3, 6–4
2.	1985	Neu-Ulm, West Germany	Clay	Jonathan Smith	Tore Meinecke Ricki Osterthun	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
3.	1986	Nagoya, Japan	Hard	Russell Simpson	Shane Barr Scott McCain	7–5, 5–7, 6–4

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References

↑ "Wilander survives scare". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 30 November 1984. p. 1 Section: SPORTS SECTION. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
↑ "Wilander defeats New Zealander". Ottawa Citizen . 2 November 1984. p. E8. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
↑ "Times Sport". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 1 July 1985. p. 25. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
↑ "Tennis: Davis Cup - Australia clambers to win". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
↑ Ikram, Ali (7 March 2014). "Herne Bay Tennis Club and its seven sets of twins". 3 News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

External links

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David Mustard at the International Tennis Federation
David Mustard at the Davis Cup

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[1] "Wilander survives scare". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 30 November 1984. p. 1 Section: SPORTS SECTION. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[2] "Wilander defeats New Zealander". Ottawa Citizen . 2 November 1984. p. E8. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[3] "Times Sport". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 1 July 1985. p. 25. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[4] "Tennis: Davis Cup - Australia clambers to win". The Canberra Times . ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[5] Ikram, Ali (7 March 2014). "Herne Bay Tennis Club and its seven sets of twins". 3 News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

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