Daniel Kiernan (born 27 March 1980) is a British former professional

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player.

Biography

Kiernan, who is originally from the town of

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near Newcastle, played collegiate tennis in the United States for

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. Mostly a doubles player, Kiernan began on the Challenger circuit in 2003 and went on to finish runner-up in four doubles finals during his career. Kiernan made main draw appearances in ATP Tour tournaments in 2004 at Queen's Club and Nottingham, both with

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, partnering with the same player to make his Wimbledon debut that year. In 2005 he reached his best doubles ranking of 150 and made the second round of Wimbledon, when he and

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teamed up to win their first round match over

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and

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, from two-sets down. Their second round opponents were the second seeded

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, who they took a set off before losing in four. He also partnered with

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for his third ATP Tour main draw at the 2005 Nottingham Open, in what was his final year on the professional tour. Kiernan now runs the SotoTennis Academy in Spain.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiernan, Daniel 1980 births Living people British male tennis players English male tennis players Tennis people from County Durham LSU Tigers tennis players English expatriates in Spain 20th-century British people 21st-century British people