Sammy Giammalva Jr.

Sammy Giammalva Jr.

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1963-03-24) March 24, 1963 Houston, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Turned pro	1981
Retired	1990
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Texas
Prize money	$754,113
Singles
Career record	161–164
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 28 (21 October 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1982)
French Open	2R (1986)
Wimbledon	4R (1985)
US Open	3R (1980)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals	QF (1981)
Doubles
Career record	156–139
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 22 (29 October 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1983, 1984)
French Open	1R (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon	QF (1983)
US Open	3R (1983, 1988)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	2R (1988)

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.

Career finals

Singles (2 wins, 5 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	1981	Napa, U.S.	Hard	Scott Davis	6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Loss	1.	1981	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	2–6, 4–6
Win	2.	1983	Monterrey, Mexico	Carpet	Ben Testerman	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2.	1983	Hong Kong	Hard	Wally Masur	1–6, 1–6
Loss	3.	1984	Houston WCT, U.S.	Clay	Mark Dickson	3–6, 2–6
Loss	4.	1984	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	John Fitzgerald	3–6, 3–6
Loss	5.	1987	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Dan Goldie	7–6, 4–6, 4–6

Doubles (4 wins, 13 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	1981	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Tony Giammalva	Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	2.	1981	Vienna, Vienna	Hard (i)	Fred McNair	Steve Denton Tim Wilkison	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	1.	1981	Bologna, Italy	Carpet	Henri Leconte	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 6–4
Win	2.	1982	Zurich WCT, Switzerland	Carpet	Tom Gullikson	Wojciech Fibak John Fitzgerald	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3.	1982	Florence, Italy	Clay	Tony Giammalva	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	6–7, 1–6
Loss	4.	1982	Zell Am See WCT, Austria	Clay	Tony Giammalva	Wojciech Fibak Bruce Manson	7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	1983	Hong Kong	Hard	Steve Meister	Drew Gitlin Craig Miller	2–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	1984	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Mike De Palmer	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 4–6
Win	3.	1984	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Tony Giammalva	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 6–4
Loss	7.	1985	Fort Myers, U.S.	Hard	David Pate	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win	4.	1985	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Peter Doohan	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	6–1, 6–3
Loss	8.	1985	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Greg Holmes	Scott Davis David Pate	6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	1986	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Greg Holmes	Bob Greene Wally Masur	7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	10.	1987	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Jim Grabb	Broderick Dyke Tom Nijssen	3–6, 2–6
Loss	11.	1988	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Jim Grabb	Martin Davis Tim Pawsat	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	12.	1988	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Marc Flur	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	13.	1989	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Kelly Evernden	Tim Pawsat Tim Wilkison	5–7, 3–6

External links

• Sammy Giammalva Jr. at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Sammy Giammalva Jr. at the International Tennis Federation