{{Short description|New Zealand tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Daniel Willman | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{NZL}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|03|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = $29,109 | singlesrecord = 0–1 | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 285 (5 Aug 2002) | AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (2003) | doublesrecord = 0–1 | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 569 (29 Jul 2002) }} '''Daniel Willman''' (born 18 March 1975) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player.
Willman played collegiate tennis for the University of Idaho from 1995 to 1998.<ref>{{cite news |title=College scene |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/575220635 |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=3 May 1998}}</ref>
On the professional tour, Willman reached a best singles world ranking of 285. He received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2002 Heineken Open and featured in the qualifying draw for the 2003 Australian Open.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddaford |first1=Terry |title=Tennis: Willman wildcard would be reward for total dedication |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis-willman-wildcard-would-be-reward-for-total-dedication/NHZ62B6IIJ4L3ZPQZJU2RV3TYY/ |work=NZ Herald |date=21 December 2001 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
Willman competed for the New Zealand Davis Cup team in two ties in 2002, which included a doubles rubber against India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis: Close tie likely against Indians |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis-close-tie-likely-against-indians/WZIT3IK2QYMHW2FV5ZEYVRHJSI/ |work=NZ Herald |date=4 April 2002 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
Since retiring he has worked as a tennis coach and co founded sports apparel company Athletic DNA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dodson |first1=Don |title=Ex-UI tennis players help promote athletic apparel |url=https://www.news-gazette.com/news/ex-ui-tennis-players-help-promote-athletic-apparel/article_7cc97c4d-d4f6-537e-9e01-ccb0a42e564d.html |work=The News-Gazette |date=1 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
==ITF Futures titles== ===Singles: (1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !No. !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |-style="background:#cffcff;" |1. |{{dts|Oct 2001}} |Great Britain F10, Edinburgh |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Alun Jones |6–0, 6–2 |}
===Doubles: (2)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !No. !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |-style="background:#cffcff;" |1. |{{dts|Sep 2001}} |Great Britain F8, Glasgow |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Hilton |{{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Bourgeois <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Alun Jones |6–2, 3–6, 7–6<sup>(5)</sup> |-style="background:#cffcff;" |2. |{{dts|Nov 2001}} |Barbados F1, Bridgetown |Hard |{{flagicon|NED}} Fred Hemmes |{{flagicon|PUR}} Gabriel Montilla <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Kiantki Thomas |6–4, 6–2 |}
==See also== *List of New Zealand Davis Cup team representatives
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP|w365}} * {{Davis Cup player|800185194}} * {{ITF profile|daniel-willman/800185194/nzl}}
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