Daniel Nguyen (born October 16, 1990) is the first Vietnamese American to play in the US Open tennis tournament. He has won a total of 15 singles and 5 doubles Futures titles and 2 doubles Challenger titles as of December 2019.

Daniel Nguyen

Country (sports)	Vietnam (2019–present)  United States (2009–2019)
Residence	Oxnard, California, USA
Born	(1990-10-16) October 16, 1990 (age 31) Long Beach, California, USA
Turned pro	2013
Plays	Right-Handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
College	University of Southern California
Coach	Amir Marandy
Prize money	$207,521
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 189 (July 13, 2015)
Current ranking	No. 797 (17 January 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2016)
French Open	Q1 (2016)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2016)
US Open	Q2 (2015)
Doubles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 340 (18 July 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2009, 2016)
Medal record Men's Tennis Representing  Vietnam Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines Singles 2019 Philippines Doubles
Last updated on: 17 January 2022.

Daniel Nguyen is a graduate of Santa Barbara High School and the University of Southern California (USC). Nguyen was part of the USC team that won the NCAA Team Championship title four consecutive years. Other accomplishments include winning the Boys 16s & 18s Doubles National Championships in Kalamazoo, being named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in his sophomore year, and clinching the 2009–10 and 2010-11 NCAA Championships for USC.

In the 2009 US Open, he and former teammate JT Sundling were defeated 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the first-round of the men's doubles tournament by Máximo González and Juan Mónaco. They qualified after winning the Boy's Junior National Tennis Championship Doubles Title in 2009.[1]

Daniel Nguyen is playing for the Hai Dang - Tay Ninh team. He obtained Vietnamese citizenship on 28 October 2019 and plays under Vietnamese flag since then.[2][3][4] He won the silver medal in an all-Vietnamese men's singles final at the 30th SEA games in the Philippines in December 2019. His compatriot Ly Hoang Nam in the final won the first ever tennis gold for Vietnam.[5]

References

External links

• Daniel Nguyen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Daniel Nguyen at the International Tennis Federation
• Daniel Nguyen vows to return to US Open
• Nguyen, Sundling push Argentinians at U.S. Open
• Player profile on USC
• Move to Santa Barbara works out for Nguyen
• Photo gallery of Daniel Nguyen

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