William Ward (born 4 March 1986) is a former New Zealandtennis player. He reached the height of his career on the junior circuit in 2004 with a ranking of 24 in the world, then went to college in USA before retiring from playing at only 23 after finishing his study at the University of Kentucky in 2009. He started coaching in 2013, he coaches players Michael Venus and Finn Tearney.
Ward started his junior tennis career in 2000 at the age of 14. He played his first grade 1 tournament in March 2003, his first grade B tournament in August 2003, and his first grade A tournament, the highest junior tournament level, in October 2003.[1] In March 2004 he was ranked among the top 30 in the junior circuit and was selected to represent New Zealand in the 2004 Davis Cup,[2] he only competed in one game at the Davis Cup Indonesia at the first round playoffs in April, at the second round playoffs in Pakistan he was promised selection by the Davis Cup captain after playing US Open Juniors where he made the third round, however, once arriving in Pakistan he was not selected to play and this resulted with William Ward and the Davis Cup captain being in disagreement with each other over the selection process. Earlier in the year he competed in the quarterfinals at 2004 Wimbledon boys' singles and was the top ranked New Zealand junior at the end of the year.[3] He retired from tennis in 2009. He started coaching in 2013, coaching players Michael Venus,[4] who won the 2017 French Open men's doubles, and Finn Tearney.[5] He was also a member of the board of directors for Tennis NZ until 2021.[6]
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April 11, 2024
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William Ward born 4 March 1986 is a former New Zealand tennis player He reached the height of his career on the junior circuit in 2004 with a ranking of 24 in the world then went to college in USA before retiring from playing at only 23 after finishing his study at the University of Kentucky in 2009 He started coaching in 2013 he coaches players Michael Venus and Finn Tearney William WardCountry sports New ZealandResidenceAuckland New ZealandBorn 1986 03 04 4 March 1986 age 38 Auckland New ZealandTurned proMarch 2004Retired2009PlaysLeft handed two handed backhandPrize moneyUS 3 326SinglesCareer record0 1 Grand Slam ATP Tour level and Davis Cup Career titles0Highest rankingNo 1029 23 October 2010 DoublesCareer record0 0Career titles0Highest rankingNo 997 12 July 2010 Team competitionsDavis Cup0 1Last updated on 22 May 2021 Contents 1 Career 2 Davis Cup 3 ITF Futures finals 3 1 Doubles 2 0 2 4 ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors 4 1 Singles 2 2 runners up 4 2 Doubles 3 2 titles 1 runner up 5 See also 6 ReferencesCareer editWard started his junior tennis career in 2000 at the age of 14 He played his first grade 1 tournament in March 2003 his first grade B tournament in August 2003 and his first grade A tournament the highest junior tournament level in October 2003 1 In March 2004 he was ranked among the top 30 in the junior circuit and was selected to represent New Zealand in the 2004 Davis Cup 2 he only competed in one game at the Davis Cup Indonesia at the first round playoffs in April at the second round playoffs in Pakistan he was promised selection by the Davis Cup captain after playing US Open Juniors where he made the third round however once arriving in Pakistan he was not selected to play and this resulted with William Ward and the Davis Cup captain being in disagreement with each other over the selection process Earlier in the year he competed in the quarterfinals at 2004 Wimbledon boys singles and was the top ranked New Zealand junior at the end of the year 3 He retired from tennis in 2009 He started coaching in 2013 coaching players Michael Venus 4 who won the 2017 French Open men s doubles and Finn Tearney 5 He was also a member of the board of directors for Tennis NZ until 2021 6 Davis Cup editLegendGroup membershipWorld Group 0 Group I 0 1 Group II 0 0 Group III 0 Group IV 0 nbsp nbsp indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score date place of event the zonal classification and its phase and the court surface Rubber outcome No Rubber Match type partner if any Opponent nation Opponent player s Score nbsp 0 5 9 11 March 2004 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Jakarta Indonesia Group I Asia Oceania First round play offs Hard surfaceDefeat 2 IV Singles dead rubber nbsp Indonesia Febi Widhiyanto 4 6 3 6ITF Futures finals editDoubles 2 0 2 edit Result W L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 0 1 Oct 2009 Thailand F5 Nakhon Ratchasima Futures Hard nbsp Matt Simpson nbsp Harri Heliovaara nbsp Roman Jebavy 2 6 2 6Loss 0 2 Nov 2009 Vietnam F1 Binh Dương Futures Hard nbsp Matt Simpson nbsp Kirati Siributwong nbsp Rubin Statham 4 6 0 6ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors editSingles 2 2 runners up edit LegendCategory JA 0 0 Category J1 0 0 Category J2 0 1 Category J3 0 0 Category J4 0 1 Category J5 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Category Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 0 1 Feb 2003 Sunsmart 18 and Under Canterbury Championships New Zealand Category G4 Hard nbsp Kiril Tcherveniachki 3 6 3 6Loss 0 2 Oct 2003 Thailand Junior International Tennis Championships Thailand Category G2 Hard nbsp Yi Chu huan 3 6 6 3 3 6Doubles 3 2 titles 1 runner up edit LegendCategory JA 0 0 Category J1 0 1 Category J2 0 0 Category J3 0 0 Category J4 2 0 Category J5 0 0 Result W L Date Tournament Category Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1 0 Feb 2003 Auckland 18 amp Under Summer Championships New Zealand Category G4 Hard nbsp Kiril Tcherveniachki nbsp Guy Belcher nbsp David Galic 6 2 6 2Win 2 0 Feb 2003 Sunsmart 18 and Under Canterbury Championships New Zealand Category G4 Hard nbsp Kiril Tcherveniachki nbsp Steven Fotakis nbsp Patrick Jozwik 7 5 6 4Loss 2 1 Mar 2004 Amata Cup 24th Thailand International Junior Tennis Championships Thailand Category G1 Hard nbsp Karan Rastogi nbsp Jun Woong sun nbsp Kim Sun yong 1 6 3 6See also editNew Zealand Davis Cup teamReferences edit William Ward Juniors Singles Activity www itftennis com Retrieved 22 May 2021 Tennis Youthful team for Davis Cup New Zealand Herald Retrieved 22 May 2021 World tennis tour junior rankings www itftennis com Retrieved 22 May 2021 Michael Venus struggling to get to Melbourne for Australian Open Stuff 28 January 2021 Retrieved 22 May 2021 No financial fair play for Finn Tearney Stuff 10 January 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2021 Marina Erakovic appointed to Tennis NZ Board tennis kiwi Retrieved 19 June 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Ward tennis amp oldid 1177444894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
