Daniel Nguyen

Daniel Nguyen (born October 16, 1990) is the first Vietnamese American to play in the US Open tennis tournament. He has won a total of 7 singles and 5 doubles Futures titles as of December 2015.

Daniel Nguyen
Country (sports) United States (2013 - 9/2019)
 Vietnam (10/2019 - )
ResidenceOxnard, California, USA
Born (1990-10-16) October 16, 1990
Long Beach, California, USA
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-Handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
CoachAmir Marandy
Prize money$185,586
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 189 (July 13, 2015)
Current rankingNo. 472 (2 July 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2016)
French OpenQ1 (2016)
WimbledonQ2 (2016)
US OpenQ2 (2015)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 340 (18 July 2016)
Current rankingNo. 570 (2 July 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (2009, 2016)
Last updated on: 2 July 2018.

Daniel Nguyen is a graduate of Santa Barbara High School and the University of Southern California (USC). Nguyen was part of the USC team that won the NCAA Team Championship title four consecutive years. Other accomplishments include winning the Boys 16s & 18s Doubles National Championships in Kalamazoo, being named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in his sophomore year, and clinching the 2009-10 and 2010-11 NCAA Championships for USC.

In the 2009 US Open, he and former teammate J.T. Sundling were defeated 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the first-round of the men’s doubles tournament by Máximo González and Juan Mónaco. They qualified after winning the Boy's Junior National Tennis Championship Doubles Title in 2009.[1]

References
  1. MLive: USTA doubles final: Daniel Nquyen, JT Sundling claim another title, August 15, 2009 Retrieved Jan. 14, 2014


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