Michael Wayman

For the Australian rugby league player, see Michael Weyman.

Michael Wayman
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 71)
Dulwich, England
Singles
Career record3–13
Highest rankingNo. 171 (16 Jan 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1976)
Doubles
Career record3–8
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1983)

Michael Wayman (born 6 May 1953) is a British former professional tennis player.[1]

Born in Dulwich, England, Wayman played collegiate tennis for the University of Southern California, where he twice earned All-American honors before graduating in 1975.[2]

On the professional tour he registered a best singles ranking of 171 and made the second round of the 1976 Wimbledon Championships. In 1977 he took Australian Open champion Mark Edmondson to five sets in a first round Wimbledon loss and had a win over British Davis Cup player Richard Lewis at a Grand Prix tournament in Brisbane.[3]

Wayman served as head men's tennis coach at Saint Mary's College of California from 1996 to 2015.[2]

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Apr 1983 Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Tsuyoshi Fukui 4–6, 0–6

References

  1. ^ "Rosewall overcomes setback". The Canberra Times. 12 October 1977. p. 36. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Longtime Head Coach Michael Wayman Announces Retirement". SMC Gaels. 2 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Tanner Makes Rush Wimbledon Exit". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 22 June 1977. p. 28. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.