Mikal Statham

Mikal Statham
Full name	Mikal Statham
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Born	25 April 1987 (age 36); London, United Kingdom
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$34,082
Singles
Career record	1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 711 (12 April 2010)
Current ranking	No. 1423T (28 December 2020)
Doubles
Career record	0–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 381 (28 September 2009)
Current ranking	No. 1323T (28 December 2020)
	Last updated on: 3 January 2021.

Last updated October 16, 2023

Mikal Statham (born 25 April 1987), usually referred to by his self-penned nickname of "Oliver," ^[1] is a tennis player from New Zealand.

Career

Statham made his ATP doubles main draw debut at the 2007 Heineken Open, partnering his twin brother Rubin.

Having not competed since 2011, he played two tournaments in Thailand in 2016, and then returned again to professional tournaments in 2018, when he played three ITF events.

2019

Statham played exclusively in Cancún in 2019, competing in 16 tournaments from March to August. His best efforts in singles were three second round losses, but he twice reached the semi-finals in doubles.

2020

Statham only played domestic competitions in 2020, including helping his Hikurangi team win the inaugural New Zealand Premier League.

Davis Cup

Group membership
World Group (0)
Group I (0)
Group II (1–2)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)

indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Rubber outcome	No.	Rubber	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
5–0; 10–12 July 2009; Perry Arena Indoor Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Semi-final; Hard (i) surface
Victory	1.	V	Singles (dead rubber)	Indonesia	Sunu-Wahyu Trijati	6–1, 6–0
1–4; 18–20 September 2009; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Final; Clay (i) surface
Defeat	1.	III	Doubles (with G.D. Jones)	Philippines	Treat Huey / Cecil Mamiit	6–7^(4–7), 3–6, 5–7
Defeat	2.	IV	Singles (dead rubber)	Philippines	Johnny Arcilla	3–6, 6–2, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Future finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2009	Ramat HaSharon (1), Israel F4	Futures	Hard	Noam Okun	2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runners-up)

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (3–10)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2006	Modena, Italy F24	Futures	Clay	Rubin Statham	Matteo Fago Stefano Pescosolido	7–6^(7–5), 1–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2006	Hope Island, Australia F8	Futures	Hard	Rubin Statham	Alun Jones Robert Smeets	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Mar 2008	Hamilton, New Zealand F2	Futures	Hard	Nathan Healey	Andrew Coelho Brydan Klein	7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss	1–3	Sep 2008	Khon Kaen, Thailand F4	Futures	Hard	Chen Ti	Gao Wan Yu Xin-yuan	5–7, 7–6^(10–8), [7–10]
Loss	1–4	Sep 2008	Gympie, Australia F7	Futures	Hard	Haydn Lewis	Adam Hubble Greg Jones	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–4), [5–10]
Loss	1–5	Oct 2008	Traralgon, Australia F8	Futures	Hard	Jared Easton	Dane Propoggia Matt Reid	3–6, 4–6
Win	2–5	Nov 2008	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia F2	Futures	Hard	Yu Xin-yuan	Steven Goh Joel Lindner	6–1, 6–7^(5–7), [10–4]
Loss	2–6	Nov 2008	Perth, Australia F11	Futures	Hard	Adam Feeney	Kaden Hensel Adam Hubble	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), [10–12]
Win	3–6	Jun 2009	Ain Sokhna, Egypt F8	Futures	Clay	Adam El Mihdawy	Karim Maamoun Sherif Sabry	6–1, 7–5
Loss	3–7	Jun 2009	Giza, Egypt F10	Futures	Clay	Adam El Mihdawy	Karim Maamoun Sherif Sabry	4–6, 3–6
Loss	3–8	Mar 2010	Tokyo, Japan F2	Futures	Hard	Maciek Sykut	Tasuku Iwami Hiroki Kondo	6–3, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss	3–9	Mar 2010	Kōfu, Japan F3	Futures	Hard	Maciek Sykut	Tasuku Iwami Hiroki Kondo	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–10	Oct 2010	Port Pirie, Australia F8	Futures	Hard	Erik Chvojka	Jared Easton Joel Lindner	4–6, 2–6

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References

↑ Anderson, Ian (11 July 2009). "Oliver wants more out of his tennis" – via Stuff.co.nz.
↑ Zeitung, Badische. "Tennis: Ein harter Prüfstein zum Auftakt – badische-zeitung.de".

External links

Mikal Statham at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Mikal Statham at the International Tennis Federation
Mikal Statham at the Davis Cup

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[1] Anderson, Ian (11 July 2009). "Oliver wants more out of his tennis" – via Stuff.co.nz.

[2] Zeitung, Badische. "Tennis: Ein harter Prüfstein zum Auftakt – badische-zeitung.de".

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