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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 at the 2015 Aegon Surbiton Trophy tournament | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
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| Born | 13 October 1990 Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $186,522 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 234 (23 June 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (28 July 2014) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014) |
| Last updated on: 22 February 2017. | |
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.[1] Smethurst became a tennis coach, working with the University of Bath's tennis team.[2] Prior to his retirement, Smethurst worked with former British number one Johanna Konta, as her assistant coach[3]
Challengers and Futures finals edit
Singles: 27 (12–15) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | Romania F3, Pitești | Futures | Clay |  Artem Smirnov
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2009 | Belgium F1, Eupen | Futures | Clay |  Yannick Vandenbulcke
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5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2009 | Belgium F2, Koksijde | Futures | Clay |  Rabie Chaki
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7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2009 | Portugal F4, Porto | Futures | Clay |  Benoît Paire
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3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2010 | Spain F6, Cartagena | Futures | Clay |  Gabriel Trujillo Soler
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6–4, 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2010 | Great Britain F3, Tipton | Futures | Hard (i) | Roberto Bautista Agut
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2010 | Czech Republic F4, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | Futures | Carpet (i) |  Jan Mertl
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6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jan 2011 | USA F2, Tamarac | Futures | Clay | Alex Bogdanovic
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4–6, 6–0, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Oct 2011 | Sweden F7, Lidköping | Futures | Hard (i) |  Carl Bergman
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3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 4–6 | Jan 2012 | Israel F2, Eilat | Futures | Hard |  Jozef Kovalík
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–6 | Feb 2012 | Turkey F6, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Radu Albot
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3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2012 | Portugal F2, Faro | Futures | Hard | Andrej Martin
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | May 2012 | Great Britain F8, Newcastle | Futures | Clay | Oliver Golding
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–8 | Sep 2012 | Sweden F6, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Joshua Milton
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4–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Feb 2013 | Great Britain F4, Wirral | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Jan Minář
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Jan 2014 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) |  Laurynas Grigelis
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5–7, 7–6(7–4), 5–7 |
| Win | 8–10 | Jan 2014 | Great Britain F2, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Feb 2014 | Great Britain F3, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Feb 2014 | Great Britain F4, Wirral | Futures | Hard (i) | Tom Farquharson
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–12 | Feb 2014 | Great Britain F5, Nottingham | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–12 | Mar 2014 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) |  Dimitar Kutrovsky
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–13 | Apr 2014 | USA F10, Harlingen | Futures | Hard |  Filip Krajinović
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–14 | Apr 2014 | USA F11, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Filip Krajinović
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1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 11–14 | Jan 2015 | Great Britain F1, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Cox
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–15 | Jul 2015 | Great Britain F6, Frinton | Futures | Grass | Dan Evans
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6–7(4–7), 6–7(8–10) |
| Win | 12–15 | Jul 2015 | Ireland F1, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | Lloyd Glasspool
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6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Doubles: 34 (22–12) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2008 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Edward Seator
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 Andrei Mlendea Gabriel Moraru
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2008 | Great Britain F7, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Edward Seator
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Ken Skupski Ludovic Walter
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6–7(2–7), 6–2, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2009 | Great Britain F5, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay |  Colin O'Brien
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Richard Gabb Ashley Hewitt
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2009 | Great Britain F6, Edinburgh | Futures | Clay | Marcus Willis
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Richard Gabb Ashley Hewitt
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6–7(3–7), 6–3, [14–12] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2009 | Belgium F1, Eupen | Futures | Clay | Maniel Bains
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Dorian Descloix Maxime Teixeira
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6–7(1–7), 6–2, [5–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2009 | Portugal F4, Porto | Futures | Clay |  Greg Ouellette
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Carlos Calderon-Rodriguez Pedro Clar
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | May 2010 | Italy F6, Vicenza | Futures | Clay |  Frederik Nielsen
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 Nicola Remedi Andrea Stoppini
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jan 2011 | USA F1, Plantation | Futures | Clay | Alexander Ward
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Roman Borvanov Denis Zivkovic
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | May 2011 | Sweden F2, Båstad | Futures | Clay | Germain Gigounon
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Carl Bergman Timo Nieminen
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3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] |
| Win | 4–6 | Oct 2011 | Sweden F6, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Oliver Golding
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Pierre Bonfre Viktor Stjern
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7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 4–7 | Oct 2011 | Great Britain F17, Cardiff | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Cox
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Oliver Golding Sean Thornley
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2012 | Great Britain F8, Newcastle | Futures | Clay | Liam Broady
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Jack Carpenter Ashley Hewitt
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7–6(8–6), 6–0 |
| Win | 6–7 | Jul 2012 | Belgium F2, Havré | Futures | Clay | James Feaver
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Jack Carpenter Michal Pazicky
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), [12–10] |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jul 2012 | Austria F3, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | James Marsalek
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 Maximilian Neuchrist Mate Pavić
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Alexander Ward
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Lewis Burton Dan Evans
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 7–9 | Apr 2013 | France F8, Ajaccio | Futures | Clay | James Marsalek
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Niels Desein Yannick Mertens
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | Aug 2013 | Belgium F10, Jupille-sur-Meuse | Futures | Clay | Ashley Hewitt
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Maxime Forcin Romain Gaborieau
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–9 | Oct 2013 | USA F27, Mansfield | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie
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Jean-Yves Aubone Kevin King
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–9 | Nov 2013 | Champaign, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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Austin Krajicek Tennys Sandgren
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7–6(7–5), 0–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 10–10 | Jan 2014 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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David Rice Sean Thornley
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Feb 2014 | Great Britain F3, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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David Rice Sean Thornley
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3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–10 | Feb 2014 | Great Britain F3, Wirral | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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Luke Bambridge Ross Hutchins
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5–7, 7–6(8–6), [10–6] |
| Win | 13–10 | Mar 2014 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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 Kamil Pajkowski Filip Peliwo
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7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 14–10 | Mar 2014 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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 Tom Kočevar-Dešman Torsten Wietoska
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3–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
| Win | 15–10 | Mar 2014 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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Germain Gigounon Olivier Rochus
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 15–11 | Apr 2014 | USA F10, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie
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Evan King Devin McCarthy
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3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 16–11 | Jul 2014 | Binghamton, US | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Cox
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Marius Copil Sergiy Stakhovsky
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6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–6] |
| Win | 17–11 | Mar 2015 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Germain Gigounon
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Kevin King Dean O'Brien
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17–12 | Mar 2015 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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Kevin King Dean O'Brien
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4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Win | 18–12 | May 2015 | Egypt F19, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis
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 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Issam Haitham Taweel
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–12 | May 2015 | Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis
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Karim-Mohamed Maamoum Issam Haitham Taweel
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 20–12 | Jul 2015 | Great Britain F6, Frinton | Futures | Grass | Marcus Willis
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Evan Hoyt Bradley Mousley
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 21–12 | Feb 2016 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard (i) | David Rice
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Scott Clayton Jonny O'Mara
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 22–12 | Feb 2016 | Great Britain F3, Shrewsbury | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie
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Jonathan Gray Stefan Sterland-Markovic
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6–1, 6–3 |
References edit
- ^ "Daniel Smethurst Rankings History". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Former Team Bath Tennis coach Dan Smethurst helping Johanna Konta's bid for French Open history". 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "'It's helpful for the British game we're here' - Meet the five Briton…". 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.