Daniel Smethurst
{{short description|British tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Daniel Smethurst (Iceman)
|image = Daniel Smethurst 2, Aegon Surbiton Trophy, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
|caption = Smethurst at the 2015 Aegon Surbiton Trophy tournament
|country = {{GBR2}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = Manchester, United Kingdom
|height = 6 ft 2 in
|turnedpro = 2011
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $186,522
|singlesrecord = 0–1
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 234 (23 June 2014)
|currentsinglesranking =
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult =
|Wimbledonresult = 1R (2014)
|doublesrecord = 0–1
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 159 (28 July 2014)
|currentdoublesranking =
|grandslamsdoublesresults =
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (2014)
|USOpenDoublesresult =
|updated = 22 February 2017
}}
Daniel Smethurst aka “Iceman” (born 13 October 1990) is a British tennis player and coach, who has played on the ITF Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 June 2014 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 234 and on 28 July 2014 reached his highest doubles ranking of No. 159.
Smethurst dropped out of ATP rankings in 2017, his last match being against Calvin Hemery in the 2016 Wimbledon Championships qualifiers, where he lost in straight sets.{{cite web |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-smethurst/si57/rankings-history |title=Daniel Smethurst Rankings History |access-date=2 August 2021}} Smethurst became a tennis coach, working with the University of Bath's tennis team.{{cite web |url=https://www.teambath.com/2019/06/04/johanna-konta-french-open-dan-smethurst/ |title=Former Team Bath Tennis coach Dan Smethurst helping Johanna Konta's bid for French Open history |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=2 August 2021}} Prior to his retirement, Smethurst worked with former British number one Johanna Konta, as her assistant coach{{cite web
|title = 'It's helpful for the British game we're here' - Meet the five Briton…
|work = The Telegraph
|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2021/01/30/helpful-british-game-meet-five-britons-coaching-wta-singles/
|date = 30 January 2021
|archiveurl = https://archive.today/20210802140045/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2021/01/30/helpful-british-game-meet-five-britons-coaching-wta-singles/
|archivedate = 2 August 2021
|access-date = 2 August 2021
|url-status = live
|last1 = Briggs
|first1 = Simon
}}
Challengers and Futures finals
=Singles: 27 (12–15)=
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|ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
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|ITF Futures Tour (12–15) |
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!Titles by surface |
Hard (9–8) |
Clay (2–5) |
Grass (0–1) |
Carpet (1–1) |
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class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|May 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Romania F3, Pitești |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|UKR}} Artem Smirnov |3–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Aug 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F1, Eupen |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} Yannick Vandenbulcke |5–7, 0–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–2 |{{dts|Aug 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F2, Koksijde |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|MAR}} Rabie Chaki |7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Sep 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Portugal F4, Porto |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Paire |3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Feb 2010}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Spain F6, Cartagena |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Gabriel Trujillo Soler |6–4, 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–4 |{{dts|Mar 2010}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F3, Tipton |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto Bautista Agut |5–7, 4–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–5 |{{dts|Nov 2010}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Czech Republic F4, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Carpet (i) |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Mertl |6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–6 |{{dts|Jan 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F2, Tamarac |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Bogdanovic |4–6, 6–0, 2–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–6 |{{dts|Oct 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F7, Lidköping |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|SWE}} Carl Bergman |3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–6 |{{dts|Jan 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F2, Eilat |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|SVK}} Jozef Kovalík |6–4, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–6 |{{dts|Feb 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F6, Antalya |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|MDA}} Radu Albot |3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|5–7 |{{dts|Mar 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Portugal F2, Faro |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|SVK}} Andrej Martin |2–6, 2–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|5–8 |{{dts|May 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F8, Newcastle |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Golding |4–6, 1–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–8 |{{dts|Sep 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F6, Falun |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Joshua Milton |4–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–9 |{{dts|Feb 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F4, Wirral |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |4–6, 1–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|7–9 |{{dts|Mar 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F8, Sunderland |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Minář |6–3, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|7–10 |{{dts|Jan 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F1, Glasgow |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|LTU}} Laurynas Grigelis |5–7, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|8–10 |{{dts|Jan 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F2, Sunderland |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} David Rice |6–3, 7–5 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|8–11 |{{dts|Feb 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F3, Sheffield |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} David Rice |7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|8–12 |{{dts|Feb 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F4, Wirral |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Farquharson |3–6, 5–7 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|9–12 |{{dts|Feb 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F5, Nottingham |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |6–3, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|10–12 |{{dts|Mar 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F1, Gatineau |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|BUL}} Dimitar Kutrovsky |6–2, 6–3 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|10–13 |{{dts|Apr 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F10, Harlingen |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|SRB}} Filip Krajinović |2–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|10–14 |{{dts|Apr 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F11, Little Rock |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|SRB}} Filip Krajinović |1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|11–14 |{{dts|Jan 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F1, Sheffield |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Cox |6–4, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|11–15 |{{dts|Jul 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F6, Frinton |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Grass |{{flagicon|GBR}} Dan Evans |6–7(4–7), 6–7(8–10) |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|12–15 |{{dts|Jul 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Ireland F1, Dublin |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Carpet |{{flagicon|GBR}} Lloyd Glasspool |6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
=Doubles: 34 (22–12)=
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|ATP Challenger Tour (3–0) |
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|ITF Futures Tour (19–12) |
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!Titles by surface |
Hard (15–4) |
Clay (6–8) |
Grass (1–0) |
|}
class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Mar 2008}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F2, Antalya |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Seator |{{flagicon|ROU}} Andrei Mlendea |3–6, 1–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|May 2008}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F7, Bournemouth |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Seator |{{flagicon|GBR}} Ken Skupski |6–7(2–7), 6–2, [6–10] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–2 |{{dts|May 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F5, Bournemouth |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|IRL}} Colin O'Brien |{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Gabb |6–3, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|May 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F6, Edinburgh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Gabb |6–7(3–7), 6–3, [14–12] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–3 |{{dts|Aug 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F1, Eupen |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Maniel Bains |{{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Descloix |6–7(1–7), 6–2, [5–10] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–4 |{{dts|Sep 2009}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Portugal F4, Porto |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ouellette |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Calderon-Rodriguez |6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–5 |{{dts|May 2010}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Italy F6, Vicenza |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|DEN}} Frederik Nielsen |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Remedi |2–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–6 |{{dts|Jan 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F1, Plantation |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Ward |{{flagicon|MDA}} Roman Borvanov |4–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–6 |{{dts|May 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F2, Båstad |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} Germain Gigounon |{{flagicon|SWE}} Carl Bergman |3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–6 |{{dts|Oct 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F6, Falun |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Golding |{{flagicon|SWE}} Pierre Bonfre |7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–7 |{{dts|Oct 2011}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F17, Cardiff |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Cox |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Golding |4–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–7 |{{dts|May 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F8, Newcastle |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Broady |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Carpenter |7–6(8–6), 6–0 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–7 |{{dts|Jul 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F2, Havré |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} James Feaver |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Carpenter |6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–8 |{{dts|Jul 2012}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} James Marsalek |{{flagicon|AUT}} Maximilian Neuchrist |4–6, 3–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|7–8 |{{dts|Mar 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F8, Sunderland |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Ward |{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Burton |7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|7–9 |{{dts|Apr 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F8, Ajaccio |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} James Marsalek |{{flagicon|BEL}} Niels Desein |2–6, 2–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|8–9 |{{dts|Aug 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F10, Jupille-sur-Meuse |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Ashley Hewitt |{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Forcin |6–1, 6–2 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|9–9 |{{dts|Oct 2013}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F27, Mansfield |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|USA}} Jean-Yves Aubone |6–3, 7–5 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|10–9 |2013 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Champaign, US |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|USA}} Austin Krajicek |7–6(7–5), 0–6, [10–7] |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|10–10 |{{dts|Jan 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F1, Glasgow |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|GBR}} David Rice |3–6, 1–6 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|11–10 |{{dts|Feb 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F3, Sheffield |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|GBR}} David Rice |3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|12–10 |{{dts|Feb 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F3, Wirral |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Bambridge |5–7, 7–6(8–6), [10–6] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|13–10 |{{dts|Mar 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F1, Gatineau |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|CAN}} Kamil Pajkowski |7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|14–10 |{{dts|Mar 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F2, Sherbrooke |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|SLO}} Tom Kočevar-Dešman |3–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|15–10 |2014 Challenger Banque Nationale de Rimouski – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Rimouski, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|BEL}} Germain Gigounon |6–2, 6–1 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|15–11 |{{dts|Apr 2014}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F10, Harlingen |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan King |3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|16–11 |2014 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Binghamton, US |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Cox |{{flagicon|ROU}} Marius Copil |6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–6] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|17–11 |{{dts|Mar 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F1, Gatineau |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|BEL}} Germain Gigounon |{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin King |6–4, 6–4 |
bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|17–12 |{{dts|Mar 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F2, Sherbrooke |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin King |4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|18–12 |{{dts|May 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F19, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim-Mohamed Maamoun |6–4, 6–4 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|19–12 |{{dts|May 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim-Mohamed Maamoum |6–1, 6–3 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|20–12 |{{dts|Jul 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F6, Frinton |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Grass |{{flagicon|GBR}} Marcus Willis |{{flagicon|GBR}} Evan Hoyt |6–4, 6–4 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|21–12 |{{dts|Feb 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F1, Glasgow |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} David Rice |{{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Clayton |6–1, 6–4 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|22–12 |{{dts|Feb 2016}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Great Britain F3, Shrewsbury |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Corrie |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Gray |6–1, 6–3 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP|SI57}}
- {{ITF|id=daniel-smethurst/800281183/gbr|old_id=100089729}}
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