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

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Ramat HaSharon, Israel F4FuturesHard Noam Okun2–6, 1–6

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Modena, Italy F24FuturesClay Rubin Statham Matteo Fago
Stefano Pescosolido
7–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Hope Island, Australia F8FuturesHard Rubin Statham Alun Jones
Robert Smeets
2–6, 1–6
Win1–2Hamilton, New Zealand F2FuturesHard Nathan Healey Andrew Coelho
Brydan Klein
7–5, 3–6,
Loss1–3Khon Kaen, Thailand F4FuturesHard Chen Ti Gao Wan
Yu Xin-yuan
5–7, 7–6,
Loss1–4Gympie, Australia F7FuturesHard Haydn Lewis Adam Hubble
Greg Jones
6–7, 7–6,
Loss1–5Traralgon, Australia F8FuturesHard Jared Easton Dane Propoggia
Matt Reid
3–6, 4–6
Win2–5Petaling Jaya, Malaysia F2FuturesHard Yu Xin-yuan Steven Goh
Joel Lindner
6–1, 6–7,
Loss2–6Perth, Australia F11FuturesHard Adam Feeney Kaden Hensel
Adam Hubble
4–6, 7–6,
Win3–6Ain Sokhna, Egypt F8FuturesClay Adam El Mihdawy Karim Maamoun
Sherif Sabry
6–1, 7–5
Loss3–7Giza, Egypt F10FuturesClay Adam El Mihdawy Karim Maamoun
Sherif Sabry
4–6, 3–6
Loss3–8Tokyo, Japan F2FuturesHard Maciek Sykut Tasuku Iwami
Hiroki Kondo
6–3, 1–6,
Loss3–9Kōfu, Japan F3FuturesHard Maciek Sykut Tasuku Iwami
Hiroki Kondo
2–6, 3–6
Loss3–10Port Pirie, Australia F8FuturesHard Erik Chvojka Jared Easton
Joel Lindner
4–6, 2–6