John Millman
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John Millman is an Australian professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 179 in October 2010.
and made the semis of a Morocco F5 tournament. In 2009, Millman's success on the junior circuit continued, making the final of an F2 in Bulgaria and claiming semi-final appearances in two Italian tournaments and another Bulgarian one.
In the same year, Millman injured his back while training with the Australian junior Davis Cup team.
and Millman also made the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open
.
. Unfortunately, he was drawn to play defending champion Radek Štěpánek
in the first round and lost in straight sets. Millman reached the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open
qualifying losing to Ukrainian Illya Marchenko
.
He won his third Futures title in Berri
on grass defeating Greg Jones
in the final in February. In September Millman returned to Australia to claim his fourth futures title of his career in Darwin
with a 6-0 6-1 victory in the final.
In October Millman won his first Challenger title in Sacramento
over Robert Kendrick
6-3 6-2.
2008
In 2008, Millman won the F8 Futures in Australia, was runner-up at an F1 in Romania losing to Răzvan SabăuRazvan Sabau
Răzvan Sabău is a Romanian tennis player.Born in Bucharest, Romania, Sabău trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in his junior years and in 1993 he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, finishing the year as the No. 2 junior in the world. He ranked No...
and made the semis of a Morocco F5 tournament. In 2009, Millman's success on the junior circuit continued, making the final of an F2 in Bulgaria and claiming semi-final appearances in two Italian tournaments and another Bulgarian one.
In the same year, Millman injured his back while training with the Australian junior Davis Cup team.
2009
Millman improved his career ranking from close to 1,000 to the 300s. He achieved this by a semi-final performance in a Challenger tournament in Burnie. He won his second Futuresevent in Kalgoorlie defeating Matthew EbdenMatthew Ebden
Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic...
and Millman also made the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
.
2010
Millman started 2010 by winning a wilcard entry into his hometown tournament, the Brisbane International2010 Brisbane International
The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero...
. Unfortunately, he was drawn to play defending champion Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
in the first round and lost in straight sets. Millman reached the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
qualifying losing to Ukrainian Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko
Illya Marchenko is a Ukrainian male tennis player. Marchenko turned professional in 2005 and had been playing at the Futures and Challengers level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles is #67 and he is inactive in doubles...
.
He won his third Futures title in Berri
Berri
Berri may refer to:* Berri , British singer of "Sunshine after the Rain"* Berri, South Australia, a town in Australia* Berri Ltd., a juice brand in Australia* Berri-UQAM station on the Montreal Metro...
on grass defeating Greg Jones
Greg Jones (tennis)
Greg Jones is an Australian professional tennis player.-Early life:Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher...
in the final in February. In September Millman returned to Australia to claim his fourth futures title of his career in Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
with a 6-0 6-1 victory in the final.
In October Millman won his first Challenger title in Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
over Robert Kendrick
Robert Kendrick
Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport...
6-3 6-2.
Singles titles (5)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (1) |
| Futures (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 6 October 2008 |  Traralgon |
Hard | Andrew Coelho Andrew Coelho Andrew Coelho is a professional Australian tennis player. He is currently inactiveCoelho's highest ATP singles ranking is World No. 281, which he reached on 3 November 2008. His career high in doubles was at 207 set at 5 November 2007.-External links:... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 2. | 23 November 2009 | Kalgoorlie |
Hard | Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic... |
6–2, 7–6(1) |
| 3. | 22 February 2010 | Berri Berri Berri may refer to:* Berri , British singer of "Sunshine after the Rain"* Berri, South Australia, a town in Australia* Berri Ltd., a juice brand in Australia* Berri-UQAM station on the Montreal Metro... |
Grass | Greg Jones Greg Jones (tennis) Greg Jones is an Australian professional tennis player.-Early life:Born in Sydney, Jones is an only child. He is the son of Russell Jones, a quantity surveyor, and Donna Jones, a teacher... |
1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | 13 September 2010 | Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities... |
Hard |  Hiroki Moriya |
6–0, 6–1 |
| 5. | 10 October 2010 |  Sacremento |
Hard | Robert Kendrick Robert Kendrick Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport... |
6–3, 6–2 |
External links
- John Millman profile on ATP World Tour
- John Millman profile on Tennis Australia