Mikal Statham

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

Mikal Statham
Full nameMikal Statham
Country (sports) New Zealand
ResidenceAuckland, New Zealand
Born (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987
London, United Kingdom
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$34,082
Singles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 711 (12 April 2010)
Current rankingNo. 1400 (16 March 2020)
Doubles
Career record0–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 381 (28 September 2009)
Current rankingNo. 1288 (16 March 2020)
Last updated on: 5 May 2020.

Statham has a career high ATP singles ranking of 711 achieved on 12 April 2010. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 381 achieved on 28 September 2009. He has represented New Zealand at the Davis Cup.[2]

Statham made his ATP doubles main draw debut at the 2007 Heineken Open, partnering his twin brother Rubin. He played two tournaments in Thailand in 2016, but had not otherwise competed since 2011 before returning to professional tournaments in 2018, when he played three ITF events.

Career

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.

Davis Cup (3)
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) 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
  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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