Danny Sapsford

Danny Sapsford

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	Weybridge, Surrey, England
Born	(1969-04-03) 3 April 1969 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$450,722
Singles
Career record	18–32
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 170 (15 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (1989)
French Open	Q1 (1996, 1997, 1998)
Wimbledon	3R (1999)
US Open	2R (1991)
Doubles
Career record	30–45
Career titles	1 8 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 83 (12 October 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1998)
French Open	2R (1998)
Wimbledon	2R (1990, 1991, 1996)
US Open	3R (1998)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1996, 1997)
Last updated on: 8 February 2022.

Danny Sapsford (born 3 April 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Great Britain, who turned professional in 1989. He won one doubles title (1996, Nottingham) during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 15 April 1996, when he became World No. 170. In 1999, he reached the third round of Wimbledon Championships, defeating Julián Alonso and Galo Blanco before losing to then world number one Pete Sampras in straight sets. This was Sapsford's last singles match as a professional. After retiring, Sapsford became a tennis coach, and runs a tennis charity.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q3	A	Q1	A	Q2	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q1	Q1	1R	1R	Q1	Q1	Q1	1R	2R	2R	1R	3R	0 / 7	4–7	36%
US Open	A	A	A	2R	Q1	A	Q2	Q3	Q3	Q1	Q2	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–1	0 / 8	5–8	38%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Q1	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			0 / 0	0–0	–
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q3	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–

Doubles

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	Q1	2R	2R	1R	Q1	Q1	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 8	3–8	27%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	3R	A	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–1	3–4	0–1	0 / 12	6–12	33%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0 / 1	1–1	50%

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (1–2)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–1) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (1–2) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1995	Bordeaux, France	World Series	Hard	Henrik Holm	Saša Hiršzon Goran Ivanišević	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jun 1996	Nottingham, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Mark Petchey	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jun 1997	Nottingham, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Chris Wilkinson	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	6–4, 6–7, 6–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 9 (9–0)

Legend ATP Challenger (8–0) ITF Futures (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (6–0) Clay (1–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1994	Azores, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	Chris Wilkinson	Emanuel Couto Eyal Ran	7–5, 6–1
Win	2–0	Oct 1994	Dublin, Ireland	Challenger	Carpet	Chris Wilkinson	Arne Thoms Fernon Wibier	7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Win	3–0	Oct 1994	Jakarta, Indonesia	Challenger	Hard	Andrew Foster	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	walkover
Win	4–0	Jul 1995	Newcastle, United Kingdom	Challenger	Hard	Andrew Foster	Nebojsa Djordjevic Lorenzo Manta	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	5–0	Mar 1996	Stockholm, Sweden	Challenger	Hard	Andrew Foster	Lan Bale Brent Haygarth	6–3, 6–1
Win	6–0	Aug 1996	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Mark Petchey	Oleg Ogorodov Orlin Stanoytchev	6–3, 7–5
Win	7–0	Jul 1997	Manchester, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Mark Petchey	Noam Behr Filippo Veglio	6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Win	8–0	Nov 1997	Portorož, Slovenia	Challenger	Hard	Chris Wilkinson	Saša Hiršzon Udo Plamberger	6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Win	9–0	May 1999	Great Britain F5, Hatfield	Futures	Clay	Simon Dickson	Sébastien de Chaunac Olivier Mutis	7–5, 6–0

External links

• Danny Sapsford at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Danny Sapsford at the International Tennis Federation