Michael Wayman (born 6 May 1953) is a British former professional

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player. Born in

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, England, Wayman played collegiate tennis for the

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, where he twice earned All-American honors before graduating in 1975. On the professional tour he registered a best singles ranking of 171 and made the second round of the

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. In 1977 he took Australian Open champion

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to five sets in a first round Wimbledon loss and had a win over British

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player

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at a

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tournament in Brisbane. Wayman served as head men's tennis coach at

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from 1996 to 2015.

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

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