Michael Venus
Country (sports) | United States (2002 – 2010) New Zealand (2010 – ) |
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Residence | Orlando, FL, United States |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand[1] | 16 October 1987
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $275,376 |
Singles | |
Career record | 9–10 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 274 (25 July 2011) |
Current ranking | No. 474 (25 May 2015) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | Q2 (2009) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 21–28 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 54 (25 May 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 54 (25 May 2015) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2014, 2015) |
French Open | 1R (2014, 2015) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
US Open | 3R (2014) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
Last updated on: 24 May 2015. |
Michael Venus (born 16 October 1987) is a New Zealand tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 274 in July 2011. He switched nationality in June 2010 and began playing in the New Zealand Davis Cup team.
Early years
His family moved to the United States, where he started to compete in the boys' league and won the Boys’ 18 National Clay Courts in 2006. His idols were Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. He was vacillating between going to college or turning professional and trying the senior tour but decided to go for the College Conference.[2]
College years to professional career
He transferred to Louisiana State University from the University of Texas after his freshman year and had to sit out the 2006-2007 season under NCAA guidelines. In his very first year at Louisiana State University, Venus became the first LSU player to win the ITA Men’s All-American Championship at the national tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma in January of 2008. He is also one of only two Louisianan college players to finish in the top ten of the Campbell's ITA College Tennis Rankings in both singles and doubles in the same year (No. 7 in singles and No. 4 in doubles respectively), which he accomplished in his final season in 2008-2009. He was a representative of the United States team in the BNP Paribas International University Challenge of Tennis in Poitiers, France in December 2009.[1]
College Accolades[1] | |
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Year | Title |
2009 | ITA Singles All-American |
2009 | ITA Doubles All-American |
2009 | SEC Player of the Year |
2009 | First-Team All-SEC |
2009 | SEC Honor Roll |
2009 | Louisiana Player of the Year |
2009 | First-Team All-Louisiana |
2008 | D’Novo All-American Champion |
2008 | First-Team All-SEC |
2008 | Louisiana Player of the Year |
2008 | D’Novo All-American Champion |
2008 | First-Team All-Louisiana |
2008 | Louisiana Newcomer of the Year |
2007
Venus finished the season winning the USA F26 Futures in doubles partnering Danny Bryan and losing only in the final of Thailand F3 Futures[3] thus peaking 866th in singles on the ATP world tour.[4]
2008
Despite playing the final of Baton Rouge Challenger with partner Ryan Harrison,[3] due to his fable singles performance Venus closed the year at the 1752nd position on the South African Airways ATP rankings.[4]
2009
In July Venus clinched the title of USA F17 Futures beating Vasek Pospisil in the final. He reached the doubles final of the USA F19 Futures in August teaming up with Colt Gaston losing in the two straight sets. The end of the month Venus earned a wild card to the qualifying draw of the 2009 US Open in which he advanced to the second round overcoming Uruguay's Marcel Felder in two sets but failing to qualify by losing to Giovanni Lapentti Of Ecuador. In October The Venus-Harrison pair won the USA F24 Futures against fellow Kudla-Sarmiento and in November playing with Gaston they lost in the championship match in the USA F27 Futures against the Armenian-Russian duo Martirosyan-Sitak.[3] He reached his career year-end high of 587.[4]
2010
Venus won another futures the USA F13 Futures tournament but lost in his first ever challenger series final in Qarshi against Blaž Kavčič in two tie-breaker sets. In the same year he won his first Davis Cup match representing New Zealand.[3] He advanced to the 328th ATP year-end rank.[4]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 23 May 2015 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Nice, France | Clay | Mate Pavić | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 1. | 26 July 2015 | Claro Open Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia | Hard | Mate Pavić | Édouard Roger-Vasselin Radek Štepánek |
5–7, 3–6 |
Challenger/ITF Tour Finals
Singles (3–4)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
ITF Futures (3–3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | 18 June 2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Nathan Thompson | 6–7(0–7), 3-6 |
Winner | 2. | 19 July 2009 | Peoria, USA | Clay | Vasek Pospisil | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 13 June 2010 | Loomis, USA | Hard | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–3 |
Runner–up | 4. | 21 August 2010 | Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Hard | Blaž Kavčič | 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7) |
Runner–up | 5. | 23 May 2011 | Andijan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Harri Heliövaara | 4-6, 4-6 |
Runner–up | 6. | 14 November 2011 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | Benjamin Mitchell | 6–7(3-7), 7-6(7-2), 0-6 |
Winner | 7. | 14 October 2012 | Margaret River, Australia | Hard | Adam Feeney | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (12–8)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (8–7) |
ITF Futures (4–1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner–up | 1. | 27 April 2008 | Baton Rouge | Hard | Ryan Harrison | Phillip Simmonds Tim Smyczek |
6–2, 1–6, [4–10] |
Runner–up | 2. | 9 September 2012 | Alice Springs F6 | Hard | Samuel Groth | Adam Feeney Nick Lindahl |
6–4, 2–6, [8–10] |
Winner | 3. | 28 October 2012 | Traralgon F11 | Clay | Jose Statham | Matthew Barton Michael Look |
3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Winner | 4. | 2 December 2012 | Jakarta F3 | Hard | Tim Puetz | Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 24 March 2013 | Costa Mesa F8 | Hard | Michael McClune | Cho Min Hyeok Nam Ji Sung |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 2 June 2013 | Bacău F3 | Clay | Bradley Klahn | Piotr Gadomski Tristan Lamasine |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [14–12] |
Runner–up | 7. | 9 June 2013 | Fürth | Clay | Christian Harrison | Colin Ebelthite Rameez Junaid |
4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 8. | 7 July 2013 | Winnetka | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | Somdev Devvarman Jack Sock |
2–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Winner | 9. | 21 July 2013 | Binghampton | Hard | Bradley Klahn | Adam Feeney John-Patrick Smith |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 10. | 28 July 2013 | Lexington | Hard | Bradley Klahn | Frank Dancevic Peter Polansky |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 11. | 17 November 2013 | Yokohama | Hard | Bradley Klahn | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | 8 February 2014 | Chennai | Hard | Yuki Bhambri | N. Sriram Balaji Blaž Rola |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Runner–up | 13. | 9 March 2014 | Kyoto | Hard (i) | Sanchai Ratiwatana | Purav Raja Divij Sharan |
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [4–10] |
Runner–up | 14. | 16 March 2014 | Irving | Hard | John-Patrick Smith | Santiago González Scott Lipsky |
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [7–10] |
Runner–up | 15. | 6 April 2014 | Guadeloupe | Hard | Gero Kretschmer | Tomasz Bednarek Adil Shamasdin |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [8–10] |
Winner | 16. | 27 April 2014 | Savannah | Clay (Green) | Ilija Bozoljac | Facundo Bagnis Alex Bogomolov, Jr. |
7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 15 June 2014 | Nottingham | Grass | Rameez Junaid | Ruben Bemelmans Go Soeda |
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6] |
Winner | 18. | 4 April 2015 | Ra'anana | Hard | Mate Pavić | Rameez Junaid Adil Shamasdin |
6–1, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 19. | 12 April 2015 | Batman | Hard | Mate Pavić | Aslan Karatsev Yaraslav Shyla |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
Winner | 20. | 19 April 2015 | Mersin | Clay | Mate Pavić | Riccardo Ghedin Ramkumar Ramanathan |
5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
Davis Cup (8)
This section may require copy editing. (January 2015) |
Group membership |
World Group (0) |
Group I (3) |
Group II (5) |
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 |
3-2; 9–11 July 2010; TSB Hub, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand; Asia/Oceania Semifinal; Hard surface | ||||||
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Defeat | 1. | II | Singles | Pakistan | Aisam Qureshi | 6-72,6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 13-15 |
Defeat | 2. | III | Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) | Pakistan | Aqeel Khan / Aisam Qureshi | 6-76, 3-6, 2-6 |
3-2; 17–19 September 2010; National Tennis Development Centre (LTAT), Nonthaburi, Thailand; Final; Hard surface | ||||||
Victory | 3. | I | Singles | Thailand | Weerapat Doakmaiklee | 6-3, 6-2, 7-61 |
Defeat | 4. | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | Thailand | Sonchat Ratiwatana / Sanchai Ratiwatana | 6-0, 7-66, 0-6, 3-6, 4-6 |
Defeat | 5. | IV | Singles | Thailand | Kittiphong Wachiramanowong | 5-7, 6-76, 2-6 |
2-3; 4–6 March 2011; Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, Uzbekistan; First round; Clay surface | ||||||
Victory | 6. | III | Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) | Uzbekistan | Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin | 6-75, 3-6, 4-6 |
Defeat | 7. | IV | Singles | Uzbekistan | Vaja Uzakov | 3-6, 0-6 |
5-0; 8–10 July 2011; TSB Hub, Hawera, New Zealand; First Playoff round; Hard surface | ||||||
Defeat | 8. | II | Singles | Philippines | Cecil Mamiit | 6-78, 7-64, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
References
- ^ a b c "Michael Venus Bio". lsusports.net. Louisiana State University. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "College Spotlight: Michael Venus, LSU". usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Venus - Activity". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Venus - Rankings history". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
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