12 Facts About Conor Niland

Conor Niland was born on 19 September 1981 and is an Irish former professional tennis player.

Conor Niland was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Limerick, Ireland.

Conor Niland attended St Nessan's National School in Mungret, Limerick, before moving on to Crescent College Comprehensive in Dooradoyle, Limerick.

Conor Niland was the highest ranked Irish tennis player during his career.

Conor Niland played for the Ireland Davis Cup team from 2000 to 2012.

Conor Niland officially announced his retirement from tennis on 12 April 2012 due to a recurring hip injury.

Conor Niland spent most of his career on the Futures and Challenger circuits, although he has played a handful of ATP World Tour tournaments.

In November 2010, Conor Niland won another ATP challenger event, this time the ATP Salzburg Indoors in Austria, lifting him to a career high ranking of 129.

Conor Niland came into great form for the grass court season and picked up 4 straight wins to qualify for the Aegon Trophy in Nottingham and defeat 96th-ranked Donald Young in the first round.

Conor Niland successfully negotiated all 3 rounds, defeating Josselin Ouanna, Greg Jones and finally Nikola Mektic, to qualify for his first ever Grand Slam event.

On 12 April 2012, Conor Niland announced his retirement due to a recurring hip injury which resulted in pain and restricted his movement for the previous nine months.

Conor Niland stayed there until the age of 16, when he went to Millfield, the public school in Somerset that is renowned for its sporting prowess.