Mikal Statham (born 25 April 1987), usually referred to by his self-penned nickname of "Oliver," [1] is a tennis player from New Zealand.

Mikal Statham
Full nameMikal Statham
Country (sports) New Zealand
ResidenceAuckland, New Zealand
Born (1987-04-25) 25 April 1987 (age 37)
London, United Kingdom
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$34,082
Singles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 711 (12 April 2010)
Current rankingNo. 1423T (28 December 2020)
Doubles
Career record0–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 381 (28 September 2009)
Current rankingNo. 1323T (28 December 2020)
Last updated on: 3 January 2021.

Statham has a career high ATP 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.[2]

Career

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Statham made his ATP doubles main draw debut at the 2007 Heineken Open, partnering his twin brother Rubin.

Having not competed since 2011, he played two tournaments in Thailand in 2016, and then returned again to professional tournaments in 2018, when he played three ITF events.

2019

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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

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Statham only played domestic competitions in 2020, including helping his Hikurangi team win the inaugural New Zealand Premier League.

Davis Cup

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Group membership
World Group (0)
Group I (0)
Group II (1–2)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 5–0; 10–12 July 2009; Perry Arena Indoor Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Semi-final; Hard (i) surface
Victory 1. V Singles (dead rubber)   Indonesia Sunu-Wahyu Trijati 6–1, 6–0
 1–4; 18–20 September 2009; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Final; Clay (i) surface
Defeat 1. III Doubles (with G.D. Jones)   Philippines Treat Huey / Cecil Mamiit 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 5–7
Defeat 2. IV Singles (dead rubber) Johnny Arcilla 3–6, 6–2, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Future finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2009 Ramat HaSharon (1), Israel F4 Futures Hard   Noam Okun 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runners-up)

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Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures (3–10)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2006 Modena, Italy F24 Futures Clay   Rubin Statham   Matteo Fago
  Stefano Pescosolido
7–6(7–5), 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2006 Hope Island, Australia F8 Futures Hard   Rubin Statham   Alun Jones
  Robert Smeets
2–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2008 Hamilton, New Zealand F2 Futures Hard   Nathan Healey   Andrew Coelho
  Brydan Klein
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 1–3 Sep 2008 Khon Kaen, Thailand F4 Futures Hard   Chen Ti   Gao Wan
  Yu Xin-yuan
5–7, 7–6(10–8), [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2008 Gympie, Australia F7 Futures Hard   Haydn Lewis   Adam Hubble
  Greg Jones
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [5–10]
Loss 1–5 Oct 2008 Traralgon, Australia F8 Futures Hard   Jared Easton   Dane Propoggia
  Matt Reid
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–5 Nov 2008 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia F2 Futures Hard   Yu Xin-yuan   Steven Goh
  Joel Lindner
6–1, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]
Loss 2–6 Nov 2008 Perth, Australia F11 Futures Hard   Adam Feeney   Kaden Hensel
  Adam Hubble
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–12]
Win 3–6 Jun 2009 Ain Sokhna, Egypt F8 Futures Clay   Adam El Mihdawy   Karim Maamoun
  Sherif Sabry
6–1, 7–5
Loss 3–7 Jun 2009 Giza, Egypt F10 Futures Clay   Adam El Mihdawy   Karim Maamoun
  Sherif Sabry
4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–8 Mar 2010 Tokyo, Japan F2 Futures Hard   Maciek Sykut   Tasuku Iwami
  Hiroki Kondo
6–3, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss 3–9 Mar 2010 Kōfu, Japan F3 Futures Hard   Maciek Sykut   Tasuku Iwami
  Hiroki Kondo
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–10 Oct 2010 Port Pirie, Australia F8 Futures Hard   Erik Chvojka   Jared Easton
  Joel Lindner
4–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Ian (11 July 2009). "Oliver wants more out of his tennis" – via Stuff.co.nz.
  2. ^ Zeitung, Badische. "Tennis: Ein harter Prüfstein zum Auftakt – badische-zeitung.de".
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