For the Canadian author and screenwriter, see Daniel Allen Cox.
Daniel Cox
FullnameDaniel Mark L. Cox
Country representedGreat Britain
ResidenceLincoln, England
Birth date28 September 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeLincoln, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CareerprizemoneyUS$332,194
Singlesrecord0–5
Singlestitles0
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 206 (28 July 2014)
AustralianopenresultQ1 (2014)
FrenchopenresultQ2 (2014)
Wimbledonresult1R (2011, 2014)
UsopenresultQ1 (2014)
Doublesrecord0–1
Doublestitles0
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 309 (6 April 2015)
Wimbledondoublesresult1R (2011)

Daniel Mark L. Cox (born 28 September 1990 in Lincoln, England), is a British tennis player.

While playing tennis for Lincolnshire, he first came into international prominence when he reached the finals of Le Petit As, Tarbes. A right-hander who favours slow hardcourts, but seems to be comfortable on all surfaces, Cox choices to train at the Marco Tennis Academy, in Marbella, as a training base, favouring the warm weather training in Spain over that in the United Kingdom.

Career

2006

Daniel spent the first few months of the year attempting to qualify for various Futures and Satellite tournaments. Although he came across little success initially, he finally qualified for a Futures event in Portugal before losing in the first round to an ATP top 500 player.

He took very little time to adjust himself to the 18-and-under circuits when he finally made his debut in April. He reached the semi-finals of a Grade 5 tournament in Sutton[1] and followed it by a finals appearance in a Grade 5 tournament in Nottingham the very next week.

2007

Cox advanced to the second round of the Australian Open Boys' Singles championship before losing to Roman Jebavý of the Czech Republic. In the Boys' Doubles competition, Daniel reached the quarter-finals with Gastão Elias of Portugal.

2011

2011 was the best year of Cox's career to date, reaching a career high singles ranking of 258 and receiving a wildcard into both the men's singles and doubles at Wimbledon. In the singles, he lost 2–6, 4–6, 4–6 to Sergiy Stakhovsky in round one. In the doubles, he partnered James Ward, losing again in round one to Mikhail Kukushkin and Michael Russell, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6.

2014

In 2014, Cox reached the world's top 250 for the first time. He entered the Australian Open qualifiers for the first time in his career. He was defeated in the first round by American Denis Kudla.

After a few good wins in Challenger tours, Cox again entered the qualifying stage at a Grand Slam for the first time; this time it was Roland Garros. Cox defied the odds in the first round defeating Israel's Number 2 Amir Weintraub 6–2, 6–1. This was his first every victory in a Grand Slam qualification round outside of Wimbledon. In the second round he faced top qualifying seed – and world number 89 – Paolo Lorenzi and lost 3–6, 6–7.

Cox was rewarded with reaching a career high by receiving a wildcard to the main draw of Wimbledon. He lost in 4 sets to former top-25 player Jérémy Chardy 2–6, 6–7, 7–6, 3–6. After his defeat, Cox went to play on some more Challenger tours reaching the semi-finals in Binghamton before losing to Sergiy Stakhovsky. At Binghamton, Cox won his first ever title at Challenger level, teaming-up with fellow Brit Daniel Smethurst to win the Doubles, defeating Stakhovsky and Marius Copil in the final 6–7, 6–2, 10–6.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 33 (16–17)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (16–17)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–12)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (2–4)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2009Norway F2, GausdalFuturesHardSergei Krotiouk7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win2–0Jul 2010Great Britain F10, Frinton-on-SeaFuturesGrassJosh Goodall7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win3–0Jul 2010Ireland F1, DublinFuturesCarpetAndrea Falgheri6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win4–0Sep 2010Great Britain F13, LondonFuturesHardDan Evans6–1, 6–1
Win5–0Sep 2010Great Britain F15, WrexhamFuturesHardJoshua Milton7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win6–0Nov 2010Israel F4, Ramat HaSharonFuturesHardDavid Goffin3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss6–1Mar 2011USA F6, HarlingenFuturesHardDayne Kelly1–6, 3–6
Loss6–2Feb 2012USA F5, BrownsvilleFuturesHardPeter Polansky1–6, 3–6
Loss6–3Aug 2012Great Britain F13, LondonFuturesHardDan Evans2–6, 5–7
Loss6–4Apr 2013Qatar F1, DohaFuturesHardMarek Semjan6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss6–5Apr 2013Great Britain F9, BournemouthFuturesClayBorna Ćorić7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6
Win7–5Jul 2013Great Britain F12, ManchesterFuturesGrassTom Farquharson6–3, 6–2
Win8–5Jul 2013Ireland F1, DublinFuturesCarpetAlbano Olivetti6–3, 6–3
Win9–5Aug 2013Great Britain F15, NottinghamFuturesHardAshley Hewitt6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Loss9–6Aug 2013Great Britain F16, ChiswickFuturesHardBoy Westerhof6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win10–6Aug 2013Great Britain F17, WrexhamFuturesHardMarcus Willis6–2, 6–3
Win11–6Sep 2013Great Britain F19, RoehamptonFuturesHardJosh Goodall7–6(10–8), 2–2 ret.
Win12–6Apr 2014Qatar F1, DohaFuturesHardYannick Mertens6–3, 6–4
Win13–6Dec 2014Qatar F4, DohaFuturesHardAdrien Bossel6–4, 6–0
Loss13–7Jan 2015Great Britain F1, SheffieldFuturesHard (i)Daniel Smethurst4–6, 4–6
Win14–7Jan 2015Great Britain F2, SunderlandFuturesHard (i)Alexander Ward7–6(10–8), 6–3
Loss14–8Mar 2015Great Britain F5, ShrewsburyFuturesHard (i)Quentin Halys4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss14–9May 2015Turkey F20, AntalyaFuturesHardErik Crepaldi3–6, 4–6
Loss14–10Jul 2015Great Britain F7, FelixstoweFuturesGrassDan Evans2–6, 1–6
Loss14–11Aug 2015Egypt F27, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHardLloyd Harris2–6, 2–6
Loss14–12Sep 2015Great Britain F9, NottinghamFuturesHardDan Evans7–6(7–4), 3–6, 1–6
Win15–12Jul 2021M15 Almada, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHardFábio Coelho6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Win16–12Jan 2022M25 Bath, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHard (i)Charles Broom6–4, 7-6(7-5)
Loss16–13Mar 2022M15 Torelló, SpainWorld Tennis TourHardImanol Lopez Morillo4–6, 4–6
Loss16–14Jul 2022M25 Nottingham, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourGrassArthur Fery5–7, 6–2, 5–7
Loss16–15Aug 2022M25 Nottingham, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourGrassAlastair Gray6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss16–16Apr 2023M25 Nottingham, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourHardJules Marie3–6, 3–6
Loss16–17Jul 2023M25 Roehampton, Great BritainWorld Tennis TourGrassLuke Saville4–6, 6–1, 1–6

Doubles: 10 (1–9)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures Tour (0–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–9)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2008Spain F36, MartosFuturesHardDan EvansKamil Čapkovič
Dmitri Sitak		4–6, 5–2 ret.
Loss0–2Oct 2009Great Britain F15, ChiswickFuturesHard (i)Uladzimir IgnatikChris Eaton
Dominic Inglot		0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss0–3Sep 2011USA F24, Costa MesaFuturesHardAdam HubbleChris Eaton
Neal Skupski		3–6, 3–6
Loss0–4Oct 2011Great Britain F17, CardiffFuturesHard (i)Daniel SmethurstOliver Golding
Sean Thornley		4–6, 4–6
Loss0–5Sep 2013Great Britain F18, SheffieldFuturesHardRichard BloomfieldLewis Burton
Marcus Willis		1–6, 1–6
Loss0–6May 2014Anning, ChinaChallengerHardGong MaoxinAlex Bolt
Andrew Whittington		4–6, 3–6
Win1–6Jul 2014Binghamton, USChallengerHardDaniel SmethurstMarius Copil
Sergiy Stakhovsky		6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–6]
Loss1–7Mar 2015Great Britain F4, WirralFuturesHard (i)David RiceAntal van der Duim
Boy Westerhof		2–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Loss1–8Sep 2015Great Britain F9, NottinghamFuturesHardDavid RiceLloyd Glasspool
Joshua Ward-Hibbert		4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss1–9Apr 2016Qatar F1, DohaFuturesHardMilos SekulicAntoine Bellier
Benjamin Bonzi		2–6, 3–6

References

  1. ^ Sutton International Junior Tournament April 2006 Archived 30 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine