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Sammy Giammalva Jr.
American tennis player
American tennis player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sammy Giammalva Jr. |
| country | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Houston, Texas, United States |
| height | 1.78 m |
| college | University of Texas |
| Rice University | |
| turnedpro | 1981 |
| retired | 1990 |
| plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $754,113 |
| singlesrecord | 161–164 |
| singlestitles | 2 |
| 0 Challenger, 0 Futures | |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 28 (21 October 1985) |
| AustralianOpenresult | QF (1982) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 2R (1986) |
| Wimbledonresult | 4R (1985) |
| USOpenresult | 3R (1980) |
| Othertournaments | yes |
| WCTFinalsresult | QF (1981) |
| doublesrecord | 155–138 |
| doublestitles | 4 |
| 0 Challenger, 0 Futures | |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 22 (29 October 1984) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | 2R (1983, 1984) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | 1R (1986, 1987) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | QF (1983) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | 3R (1983, 1988) |
| FrenchOpenMixedresult | 2R (1980) |
| USOpenMixedresult | 2R (1988) |
Rice University 0 Challenger, 0 Futures 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Sammy Giammalva Jr. (born March 24, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 2 singles titles and 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 28 in 1985 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 22 in 1984.
Giammalva's father Sam played top-level amateur tennis and participated on two Davis Cup winning teams for the U.S. His older brother Tony was also a touring pro.
Giammalva left the Grand Prix tour in 1989 and enrolled in Rice University.
ATP career finals
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| Grand Prix Masters (0–0) |
| Grand Prix (2–5) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (0–2) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
|
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Outdoors (1–5) |
| Indoors (1–0) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | [](napa-open) | Napa, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Scott Davis | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | [](river-oaks-international-tennis-tournament) | Houston, United States | Grand Prix | Clay | ARG Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | [](monterrey-wct) | Monterrey, Mexico | Grand Prix | Carpet | USA Ben Testerman | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | [](1983-seiko-hong-kong-classic) | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Wally Masur | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | [](river-oaks-international-tennis-tournament) | Houston, United States | Grand Prix | Clay | USA Mark Dickson | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | [](1984-nsw-building-society-open) | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | AUS John Fitzgerald | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | [](1987-hall-of-fame-tennis-championships) | Newport, United States | Grand Prix | Grass | USA Dan Goldie | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| Grand Prix Masters (0–0) |
| Grand Prix (4–13) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–9) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (1–0) |
| Carpet (3–2) |
|
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Outdoors (1–10) |
| Indoors (3–3) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | [](atlanta) | Atlanta, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Tony Giammalva | USA Fritz Buehning | |
| USA Peter Fleming | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | [](1981-fischer-grand-prix-doubles) | Vienna, Austria | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Fred McNair | USA Steve Denton | |
| USA Tim Wilkison | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Win | 1–2 | [](bologna-indoor) | Bologna, Italy | Grand Prix | Carpet | FRA Henri Leconte | TCH Tomáš Šmíd | |
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | 7–6, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 2–2 | [](zurich) | Zurich, Switzerland | Grand Prix | Carpet | USA Tom Gullikson | POL Wojciech Fibak | |
| AUS John Fitzgerald | 6–4, 6–2 | |||||||
| Loss | 2–3 | [](1982-florence-open) | Florence, Italy | Grand Prix | Clay | USA Tony Giammalva | ITA Paolo Bertolucci | |
| ITA Adriano Panatta | 6–7, 1–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 2–4 | [](zell-am-see) | Zell Am See, Austria | Grand Prix | Clay | USA Tony Giammalva | POL Wojciech Fibak | |
| USA Bruce Manson | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 2–5 | [](1983-seiko-hong-kong-classic) | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Steve Meister | USA Drew Gitlin | |
| AUS Craig Miller | 2–6, 2–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 2–6 | [](1984-transamerica-open) | San Francisco, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | USA Mike De Palmer | USA Peter Fleming | |
| USA John McEnroe | 3–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Win | 3–6 | [](1984-tokyo-indoor-doubles) | Tokyo, Jaan | Grand Prix | Carpet | USA [Tony Giammalva | AUS Mark Edmondson | |
| USA Sherwood Stewart | 7–6, 6–4 | |||||||
| Loss | 3–7 | [](1985-paine-webber-classic-doubles) | Fort Myers, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | USA David Pate | USA Ken Flach | |
| USA Robert Seguso | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | |||||||
| Win | 4–7 | [](1985-hall-of-fame-tennis-championships) | Newport, United States | Grand Prix | Grass | AUS Peter Doohan | USA Paul Annacone | |
| RSA Christo van Rensburg | 6–1, 6–3 | |||||||
| Loss | 4–8 | [](1985-japan-open-tennis-championships) | Tokyo, Japan | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Greg Holmes | AUS Scott Davis | |
| USA David Pate | 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 4–9 | [](1986-livingston-open-doubles) | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Greg Holmes | USA Bob Green | |
| AUS Wally Masur | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 4–10 | [](1987-tokyo-indoor-doubles) | Tokyo, Japan | Grand Prix | Carpet | USA Jim Grabb | AUS Broderick Dyke | |
| NED Tom Nijssen | 3–6, 2–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 4–11 | [](1988-benson-and-hedges-open) | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Jim Grabb | USA Martin Davis | |
| USA Tim Pawsat | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 4–12 | [](1988-livingston-open-doubles) | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Marc Flur | CAN Grant Connell | |
| CAN Glenn Michibata | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 | |||||||
| Loss | 4–13 | [](1989-livingston-open-doubles) | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | NZL Kelly Evernden | USA Tim Pawsat | |
| USA Tim Wilkison | 5–7, 3–6 |
Performance timeline
Singles
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | SR | W–L | Win % | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | Win–loss | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 23 | 19–23 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0 / 18 | 10–18 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | SR | W–L | Win % | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 17 | 12–17 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | Win–loss | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 0 / 16 | 17–16 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | QF | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | 2R | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A |
References
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