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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.

Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Country (sports) United States
Born (1963-03-24) March 24, 1963 (age 59)
Houston, Texas, United States
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1981
Retired1990
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Rice University
Prize money$754,113
Singles
Career record161–164
Career titles2
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 28 (21 October 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1982)
French Open2R (1986)
Wimbledon4R (1985)
US Open3R (1980)
Other tournaments
WCT FinalsQF (1981)
Doubles
Career record155–138
Career titles4
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 22 (29 October 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1983, 1984)
French Open1R (1986, 1987)
WimbledonQF (1983)
US Open3R (1983, 1988)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1980)
US Open2R (1988)
Last updated on: 27 August 2022.

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.[1]


ATP career finals



Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)


Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (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 Mar 1981 Napa, United States Grand Prix Hard Scott Davis 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Apr 1981 Houston, United States Grand Prix Clay Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Mar 1983 Monterrey, Mexico Grand Prix Carpet Ben Testerman 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Oct 1983 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Grand Prix Hard Wally Masur 1–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Apr 1984 Houston, United States Grand Prix Clay Mark Dickson 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Dec 1984 Sydney, Australia Grand Prix Grass John Fitzgerald 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Jul 1987 Newport, United States Grand Prix Grass Dan Goldie 7–6, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)


Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (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 Aug 1981 Atlanta, United States Grand Prix Hard Tony Giammalva Fritz Buehning
Peter Fleming
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1981 Vienna, Austria Grand Prix Hard Fred McNair Steve Denton
Tim Wilkison
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Nov 1981 Bologna, Italy Grand Prix Carpet Henri Leconte Tomáš Šmíd
Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 6–4
Win 2–2 Mar 1982 Zurich, Switzerland Grand Prix Carpet Tom Gullikson Wojciech Fibak
John Fitzgerald
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–3 May 1982 Florence, Italy Grand Prix Clay Tony Giammalva Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–7, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Aug 1982 Zell Am See, Austria Grand Prix Clay Tony Giammalva Wojciech Fibak
Bruce Manson
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 1983 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Grand Prix Hard Steve Meister Drew Gitlin
Craig Miller
2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–6 Sep 1984 San Francisco, United States Grand Prix Carpet Mike De Palmer Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–6 Oct 1984 Tokyo, Ja[an Grand Prix Carpet Tony Giammalva Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 6–4
Loss 3–7 Apr 1985 Fort Myers, United States Grand Prix Hard David Pate Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–7 Jul 1985 Newport, United States Grand Prix Grass Peter Doohan Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
6–1, 6–3
Loss 4–8 Oct 1985 Tokyo, Japan Grand Prix Hard Greg Holmes Scott Davis
David Pate
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 4–9 Jul 1986 Livingston, United States Grand Prix Hard Greg Holmes Bob Green
Wally Masur
7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–10 Oct 1987 Tokyo, Japan Grand Prix Carpet Jim Grabb Broderick Dyke
Tom Nijssen
3–6, 2–6
Loss 4–11 Jan 1988 Auckland, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard Jim Grabb Martin Davis
Tim Pawsat
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 4–12 Aug 1988 Livingston, United States Grand Prix Hard Marc Flur Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 4–13 Aug 1989 Livingston, United States Grand Prix Hard Kelly Evernden Tim Pawsat
Tim Wilkison
5–7, 3–6

Performance timeline


Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles


Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A QF 2R 1R 2R A A 2R A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
French Open 1R A A A 1R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Wimbledon A 1R A 1R A 4R 3R 2R 3R 1R 0 / 7 8–7 53%
US Open 3R 2R A 3R 1R A 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 7 5–7 42%
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 45%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Monte Carlo A 2R A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A 2R A A 1R A A 2R A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Rome A 1R A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Canada A 1R A 2R A 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 7 5–7 42%
Cincinnati A A A 2R 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
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 36%

Doubles


Tournament198119821983198419851986198719881989SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 2R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
French Open A A A A A 1R 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A QF A 2R 2R A 1R 3R 0 / 5 7–5 58%
US Open 2R A 3R 1R A 1R 1R 3R A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Win–loss 1–1 0–0 5–3 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 2–1 0 / 17 12–17 41%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami A A A A A A 2R QF SF 0 / 3 8–3 73%
Hamburg 1R A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome 2R A A SF A A A A A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Canada 2R A 1R A 2R 1R 2R 1R QF 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Cincinnati A A 2R 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 2–3 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 5–3 0 / 16 17–16 52%

References





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Sammy Giammalva, Jr. (* 24. März 1963 in Houston, Texas) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Tennisspieler.
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