David
Mustard
Male
New Zealand
1959-12-29
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Mustard played professionally on the Grand Prix tennis circuit during the 1980s and won an ATP Challenger tournament in Sutton in 1984.
He twice made it past the first round of the Australian Open, mostly notably in 1984 when he gave eventual champion Mats Wilander a close contest in the second round, before losing in four sets. After winning the first set 6–1, Mustard was unable to repeat that performance in the second but had opportunities in the next two sets. He led Wilander 5–2 in the third set and 3–0 in the fourth, but the Swede was able to secure both sets and the match.
His best performance in a Grand Slam tournament came in the 1985 Wimbledon Championships when he made the third round, as a qualifier. He defeated Stuart Bale and Marc Flur, before being eliminated by Kevin Curren.
As a doubles player, he had some success with British player Jonathan Smith. The pair made the round of 16 at the 1985 French Open and won two Challenger titles. His other Challenger title in doubles came with Russell Simpson, with whom he made the semi-finals at a Cleveland Grand Prix tournament in 1984.
Mustard played in one Davis Cup tie for New Zealand, against Taiwan in Auckland in 1985, which the home side won 5-0. He defeated Hsu Huang-Jung in the first singles rubber and was also used in the doubles, with David Lewis.
He now works as a tennis coach in Herne Bay, Auckland.
1977 - 1985
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1984 - New Zealand Championships (Amateur)
Round 2
Johan C. Kriek 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Stuart M. Bale
7-6
6-2
4-6
6-4
Round 2
David Mustard 1 *
Marc Flur
7-6
6-4
2-6
6-4
Round 3
Kevin Curren 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-3
7-5
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Chip Hooper
3-6
6-3
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Mats Wilander 1 *
David Mustard
1-6
6-3
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Sammy Giammalva jr 1 *
David Mustard
6-2
7-6
2-6
6-3
Round 1
Mike Brunnberg 1 *
David Mustard
2-6
6-7
7-6
6-4
7-5
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Carl A. Limberger
6-4
5-7
7-6
Round 2
David Mustard 1 *
Steve Maloney
6-3
3-6
6-2
Round 3
David Mustard 1 *
Markus Gunthardt
1-6
7-6
7-6
Quarterfinals
Andy Andrews 1 *
David Mustard
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Ron J. Hightower 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-1
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Mike Myburg
7-5
5-7
7-6
Round 2
David Mustard 1 *
Peter Spang
6-3
6-2
Round 3
David Mustard 1 *
Reinhart Probst
7-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Warren Maher 1 *
David Mustard
6-1
6-3
Round 1
François Jauffret 1 *
David Mustard
3-6
7-5
6-0
Round 1
Vitas Gerulaitis 1 *
David Mustard
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Mark Edmondson 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
2-6
7-5
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Zdeněk Slizek
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Karl Meiler 1 *
David Mustard
1-6
7-6
6-2
Round 1
Greg J. Whitecross 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
6-2
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Peter Dinckels
6-2
6-3
Round 2
David Mustard 1 *
Heiner Seuss
7-6
6-0
Quarterfinals
Stanislav Birner 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
3-6
7-6
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Hans Engert jr
6-3
6-3
Round 2
David Mustard 1 *
Max Wunschig
2-6
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Harald Theissen 1 *
David Mustard
4-6
6-2
7-6
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Jurgen Fassbender
3-6
7-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Max Wunschig 1 *
David Mustard
6-2
6-1
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Otto Panman
Final
Peter Johnston 1 *
David Mustard
scores
not
given
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Fritz Don
7-6
6-0
Quarterfinals
David Mustard 1 *
Tom Opsahl
6-3
7-6
Semifinals
Zoltán Kuharsky 1 *
David Mustard
6-0
6-4
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Arnaud Decugis
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Deon Joubert 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Tom Gorman 1 *
David Mustard
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Nduka Odizor 1 *
David Mustard
3-6
7-6
6-2
Round 1
Kim Warwick 1 *
David Mustard
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Cristofer (Chris) Delaney 1 *
David Mustard
4-6
6-2
6-4
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Franco Merlone
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 1 *
David Mustard
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Carlos Castellan 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Craig A. Miller 1 *
David Mustard
7-6
6-7
6-2
Round 1
Gaston Escofet 1 *
David Mustard
7-5
5-7
6-0
Round 1
Mike Barr 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Joao Soares 1 *
David Mustard
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Glen S. Holroyd 1 *
David Mustard
7-6
6-2
Round 1
Wayne Cowley 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
3-0
ret.
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
R. Bruce Kleege
6-4
7-6
Round 2
Rod Frawley 1 *
David Mustard
5-7
6-2
8-6
Round 1
Mike Wayman 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Russell Simpson 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
1-6
6-1
Round 1
David Carter 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Billy Martin 1 *
David Mustard
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Rick Meyer 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Sashi Menon 1 *
David Mustard
9-8
9-8
Round 1
Chris Bradnam 1 *
David Mustard
7-5
4-6
7-5
Round 1
Stewart Keller 1 *
David Mustard
7-6
4-6
6-3
Round 2
David Mustard 1 *
Clifford Bloxham
6-2
6-2
Round 3
John Paish 1 *
David Mustard
6-2
6-2
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Peter Langsford
7-5
7-5
Round 2
Russell Simpson 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Jeff Smith 1 *
David Mustard
4-6
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Brett Hibbert 1 *
David Mustard
6-0
6-2
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
B. Jolley
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Robert Casey 1 *
David Mustard
1-6
6-3
6-4
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Carlos Alvarado
6-3
6-2
Round 2
John Rast 1 *
David Mustard
6-2
6-1
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Geoffrey (Jeff) Twist
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Mark Edmondson 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
6-2
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
Robert (Bob) Wright
7-6
7-6
Round 2
Sivagnanam (Shots) Suresh 1 *
David Mustard
7-6
6-1
Round 1
Jeff Etterbeek 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Mark Turpin 1 *
David Mustard
7-5
6-3
Round 1
David Mustard 1 *
K. Inch
6-3
6-3
Round 2
David Mustard 1 *
Martin R. West
6-3
3-6
6-3
Round 3
Charlie Fancutt 1 *
David Mustard
7-5
2-6
6-4
Round 2
John M.P. Marks 1 *
David Mustard
6-1
6-0
Round 2
John M.P. Marks 1 *
David Mustard
6-4
6-0
Round 2
Greg Braun 1 *
David Mustard
6-3
6-3