Mikal Statham (born 25 April 1987), usually referred to by his self-penned nickname of "Oliver," is a
tennis player from
New Zealand.
Statham has a career high
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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
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
.
Statham made his ATP doubles main draw debut at the
2007 Heineken Open
The 2007 Heineken Open was an ATP Tour tennis tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand from 8 January until 15 January 2007.
The tournament saw third-seeded David Ferrer claim his first of three t ...
, 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.
2020
Statham only played domestic competitions in 2020, including helping his Hikurangi team win the inaugural New Zealand Premier League.
Davis Cup (3)
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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.
ATP Challenger and ITF Future finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runners-up)
References
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1987 births
Living people
New Zealand male tennis players