| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Residence | Weybridge, Surrey, England |
| Birth date | 3 April 1969 (age 57) |
| Birth place | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turnedpro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney | $450,722 |
| Singlesrecord | 18–32 |
| Singlestitles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 170 (15 April 1996) |
| Australianopenresult | Q3 (1989) |
| Frenchopenresult | Q1 (1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Wimbledonresult | 3R (1999) |
| Usopenresult | 2R (1991) |
| Doublesrecord | 30–45 |
| Doublestitles | 1 8 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 83 (12 October 1998) |
| Australianopendoublesresult | 1R (1998) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult | 2R (1998) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult | 2R (1990, 1991, 1996) |
| Usopendoublesresult | 3R (1998) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult | 3R (1996, 1997) |
| Updated | 8 February 2022 |
Danny Sapsford (born 3 April 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Great Britain, who turned professional in 1989. He won one doubles title (1996, Nottingham) during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 15 April 1996, when he became World No. 170. In 1999, he reached the third round of Wimbledon Championships, defeating Julián Alonso and Galo Blanco before losing to then world number one Pete Sampras in straight sets. This was Sapsford's last singles match as a professional. After retiring, Sapsford became a tennis coach, and runs a tennis charity.[1]
Performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | ||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | ||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Q1 | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | |||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 6–12 | |||||||||||
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| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1995 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Hard | Henrik Holm | Saša Hiršzon Goran Ivanišević | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Mark Petchey | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1997 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Chris Wilkinson | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 9 (9–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1994 | Azores, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | Chris Wilkinson | Emanuel Couto Eyal Ran | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1994 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Chris Wilkinson | Arne Thoms Fernon Wibier | 7–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Foster | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | walkover |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 1995 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Foster | Nebojsa Djordjevic Lorenzo Manta | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | Mar 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Foster | Lan Bale Brent Haygarth | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–0 | Aug 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Mark Petchey | Oleg Ogorodov Orlin Stanoytchev | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–0 | Jul 1997 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Mark Petchey | Noam Behr Filippo Veglio | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 8–0 | Nov 1997 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | Chris Wilkinson | Saša Hiršzon Udo Plamberger | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–0 | May 1999 | Great Britain F5, Hatfield | Futures | Clay | Simon Dickson | Sébastien de Chaunac Olivier Mutis | 7–5, 6–0 |