David Sherwood is a British tennis coach and retired tennis player. In his only live Davis Cup match, Sherwood played doubles with Andy Murray beating the Israeli World No 4 doubles team of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram,[1]
| Full name | David Sherwood |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Sheffield, England |
| Born | 6 May 1980 Sheffield, England |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 21 January 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $126,338 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 214 (25 July 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005) |
| US Open | Q1 (2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–10 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (1 December 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | World Group Play-Off (2005) |
| Last updated on: 16 October 2021. | |
Early and personal life
editSherwood is the son of Sheila Sherwood who won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and John Sherwood, who won a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles, and at the same Olympics.
Career
editIn 1997 he won the Australian Open boys' doubles title with fellow Brit James Trotman. They defeated South African pairing Jaco van der Westhuizen and Wesley Whitehouse 7–6, 6–3 in the final.
Sherwood, won futures tournaments in Wrexham and Edinburgh, and also reached the semi-final in Mulhouse and the final in Plaisir, France.[2]
By 2003, Sherwood had acquired a reputation for a lackadaisical attitude, a party loving life style and negatively influencing younger players. While at a Jamaica Futures event in November 2003, Sherwood delivered an on-court barrage at his Lawn Tennis Association coach. Back in the UK, he missed a training session claiming he was ill, despite living five minutes away from the LTA's headquarters with an on-site doctor. Next day, the LTA's team manager Mark Petchey expelled him from the LTA.[3][4]
With the support of his parents, Sherwood put his tennis career back on track. By November 2004, Mark Petchey was funding his coaching throughout the winter.[3]
In March 2005 Sherwood played doubles with Andy Murray in their joint Davis Cup debuts for the Europe/Africa Zone Group I match against Israel. Surprisingly, Sherwood/Murray beat the World No 4 doubles team of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram,[1][5] to help Great Britain win 3–2. He entered the singles at Wimbledon in 2005, and defeated Ricardo Mello in the first round[6] before losing to Feliciano López.[7]
In September 2005, at the World Group Play-off against Switzerland, Sherwood was beaten in the first singles dead rubber, with Great Britain losing 5–0.
Since retiring from playing in 2008, Sherwood became a nationally recognised Lawn Tennis Association coach, coaching top performance players in the country.[1]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 9 (3–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2002 | India F1, Chennai | Futures | Hard | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2002 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2003 | Great Britain F11, Edinburgh | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2004 | Great Britain F3, Wrexham | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2004 | France F15, Plaisir | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2004 | Great Britain F5, Edinburgh | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2004 | Great Britain F6, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2004 | Great Britain F7, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 2005 | India F1, Mumbai | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 31 (16–15)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1998 | Great Britain F8, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 1998 | Great Britain F10, Edinburgh | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1999 | Great Britain F2, Chigwell | Futures | Carpet | 6–7, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2000 | Great Britain F7, Hampstead | Futures | Hard | 2–4, 1–4, 0–4 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2002 | India F1, Chennai | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(10–8) | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2002 | Jamaica F4, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | May 2002 | Jamaica F6, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 2–1 ret. | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2002 | Great Britain F7, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 2002 | Great Britain F8, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2002 | Great Britain F9, Edinburgh | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2002 | USA F28, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 0–3 ret | ||
| Win | 5–7 | Feb 2003 | Great Britain F3, Southampton | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 5–8 | Apr 2003 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 6–8 | Apr 2003 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Loss | 6–9 | Jul 2003 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 6–10 | Jul 2003 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | 3–6, 6–2, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 7–10 | Aug 2003 | Great Britain F8, London | Futures | Hard | walkover | ||
| Loss | 7–11 | Sep 2003 | Great Britain F9, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–11 | Sep 2003 | Great Britain F10, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 6–0, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 9–11 | Oct 2003 | Great Britain F11, Edinburgh | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 2003 | Jamaica F10, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 11–11 | Oct 2003 | Jamaica F11, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 2–0 ret. | ||
| Win | 12–11 | Nov 2003 | Jamaica F12, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 12–12 | May 2004 | Great Britain F1, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 13–12 | Sep 2004 | France F14, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 14–12 | Oct 2004 | Great Britain F6, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 15–12 | Oct 2004 | Great Britain F7, Sunderland | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 16–12 | Mar 2005 | France F4, Lille | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Loss | 16–13 | Oct 2005 | France F16, Nevers | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 16–14 | Nov 2005 | Belgium F1, Sint-Katelijne-Waver | Futures | Hard | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 16–15 | Mar 2006 | Great Britain F4, Manchester | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 title)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | 7–6, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Remembering the day Andy Murray's Davis Cup adventure began". Herald Scotland. 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Bates calls up rookie to replace Henman". The Daily Telegraph. 21 February 2005.
- ^ a b "Tennis: Prodigal son returns". Times. 27 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Sherwood revival hits trouble". The Telegraph. 23 June 2005.
- ^ "GB pair take stunning doubles win". BBC Sport. 5 March 2005.
- ^ "Briton Sherwood lands famous win". BBC. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Sherwood challenge ended by Lopez". BBC. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
External links
edit- David Sherwood at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- David Sherwood at the International Tennis Federation
- David Sherwood at the Davis Cup
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