Mikal Statham
Mikal Statham, usually referred to by his self-penned nickname of "Oliver," is a tennis player from New Zealand.
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.
Statham made his ATP doubles main draw debut at the 2007 Heineken Open, 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.Davis Cup (3)
Group membership |
World Group |
Group I |
Group II |
Group III |
Group IV |
- 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)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel F4 | Futures | Hard | Noam Okun | 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runners-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Modena, Italy F24 | Futures | Clay | Rubin Statham | Matteo Fago Stefano Pescosolido | 7–6, 1–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Hope Island, Australia F8 | Futures | Hard | Rubin Statham | Alun Jones Robert Smeets | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 1–2 | Hamilton, New Zealand F2 | Futures | Hard | Nathan Healey | Andrew Coelho Brydan Klein | 7–5, 3–6, | |
Loss | 1–3 | Khon Kaen, Thailand F4 | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Gao Wan Yu Xin-yuan | 5–7, 7–6, | |
Loss | 1–4 | Gympie, Australia F7 | Futures | Hard | Haydn Lewis | Adam Hubble Greg Jones | 6–7, 7–6, | |
Loss | 1–5 | Traralgon, Australia F8 | Futures | Hard | Jared Easton | Dane Propoggia Matt Reid | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 2–5 | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia F2 | Futures | Hard | Yu Xin-yuan | Steven Goh Joel Lindner | 6–1, 6–7, | |
Loss | 2–6 | Perth, Australia F11 | Futures | Hard | Adam Feeney | Kaden Hensel Adam Hubble | 4–6, 7–6, | |
Win | 3–6 | Ain Sokhna, Egypt F8 | Futures | Clay | Adam El Mihdawy | Karim Maamoun Sherif Sabry | 6–1, 7–5 | |
Loss | 3–7 | Giza, Egypt F10 | Futures | Clay | Adam El Mihdawy | Karim Maamoun Sherif Sabry | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 3–8 | Tokyo, Japan F2 | Futures | Hard | Maciek Sykut | Tasuku Iwami Hiroki Kondo | 6–3, 1–6, | |
Loss | 3–9 | Kōfu, Japan F3 | Futures | Hard | Maciek Sykut | Tasuku Iwami Hiroki Kondo | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 3–10 | Port Pirie, Australia F8 | Futures | Hard | Erik Chvojka | Jared Easton Joel Lindner | 4–6, 2–6 |