David Mustard (tennis)
{{Short description|New Zealand tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = David Mustard
| image =
| fullname = David Mustard
| country_represented = {{NZL}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|12|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lower Hutt, New Zealand
| death_date =
| death_place =
| plays = Left-handed
| careerprizemoney = $74,934
| singlesrecord = 13–36
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 121 (9 July 1984)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1984, 1985)
| FrenchOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1985)
| USOpenresult =
| doublesrecord = 21–44
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 91 (29 July 1985)
| currentdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1982, 1983)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1985)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1982)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1984)
}}
David Mustard (born 29 December 1959) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Biography
Mustard played professionally on the Grand Prix tennis circuit during the 1980s and won an ATP Challenger tournament in Sutton in 1984.
He twice made it past the first round of the Australian Open, mostly notably in 1984 when he gave eventual champion Mats Wilander a close contest in the second round, before losing in four sets.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122531502 |title=Wilander survives scare. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=ACT |date=30 November 1984 |accessdate=8 December 2015 |page=1 Section: SPORTS SECTION |publisher=National Library of Australia}} After winning the first set 6–1, Mustard was unable to repeat that performance in the second but had opportunities in the next two sets. He led Wilander 5–2 in the third set and 3–0 in the fourth, but the Swede was able to secure both sets and the match.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19841129&id=Y0Q0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=YPUIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1356,5969016&hl=en|title=Wilander defeats New Zealander|date=2 November 1984|work=Ottawa Citizen|page=E8|accessdate=8 December 2015}}
His best performance in a Grand Slam tournament came in the 1985 Wimbledon Championships when he made the third round, as a qualifier. He defeated Stuart Bale and Marc Flur, before being eliminated by Kevin Curren.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127205756 |title=Times Sport. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=ACT |date=1 July 1985 |accessdate=8 December 2015 |page=25 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
As a doubles player, he had some success with British player Jonathan Smith. The pair made the round of 16 at the 1985 French Open and won two Challenger titles. His other Challenger title in doubles came with Russell Simpson, with whom he made the semi-finals at a Cleveland Grand Prix tournament in 1984.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Mustard played in one Davis Cup tie for New Zealand, against Taiwan in Auckland in 1985, which the home side won 5-0. He defeated Hsu Huang-Jung in the first singles rubber and was also used in the doubles, with David Lewis.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122502491 |title=Tennis: Davis Cup - Australia clambers to win. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=ACT |date=11 March 1985 |accessdate=8 December 2015 |page=22 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
He now works as a tennis coach in Herne Bay, Auckland.{{cite news|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/tvshows/campbelllive/herne-bay-tennis-club-and-its-seven-sets-of-twins-2014030717#axzz3thcgnABz|title=Herne Bay Tennis Club and its seven sets of twins|last=Ikram|first=Ali|date=7 March 2014|publisher=3 News|accessdate=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208205130/http://www.3news.co.nz/tvshows/campbelllive/herne-bay-tennis-club-and-its-seven-sets-of-twins-2014030717#axzz3thcgnABz|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}
Challenger titles
=Singles: (1)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!No. !Year !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|1984 |Sutton, UK |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Shaw |3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
=Doubles: (3)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!No. !Year !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|1984 |Tampere, Finland |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Smith |{{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Båthman |6–3, 6–4 |
| 2.
|1985 |Neu-Ulm, West Germany |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Smith |{{flagicon|FRG}} Tore Meinecke |6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 3.
|1986 |Nagoya, Japan |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Russell Simpson |{{flagicon|AUS}} Shane Barr |7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
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Category:New Zealand male tennis players