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Daniel Willman

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Daniel Willman
Country (sports) New Zealand
Born (1975-03-18) 18 March 1975 (age 49)
Prize money$29,109
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 285 (5 Aug 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (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.

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

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Singles: (1)

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No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Oct 2001 Great Britain F10, Edinburgh Hard Australia Alun Jones 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: (2)

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

See also

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References

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  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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