Sam Groth

Samuel Groth

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Narrandera, New South Wales
Born	(1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 Narrandera, New South Wales
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2006
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$782,740
Singles
Career record	13–19 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 75 (10 November 2014)
Current ranking	No. 81 (24 November 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2009, 2014)
French Open	Q3 (2014)
Wimbledon	1R (2014)
US Open	2R (2014)
Doubles
Career record	30–21 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 31 (20 October 2014)
Current ranking	No. 31 (17 November 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2011, 2013)
French Open	SF (2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2013)
US Open	2R (2014)
Last updated on: 20 November 2014.

Samuel "Sam" Groth (born 19 October 1987) is a professional Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is World No. 75, which he reached in November 2014. His career high in doubles was World No. 31, in October 2014. Groth's best singles result to date is a semi-final appearance at the 2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. He is best known for hitting the fastest serve on record at 163.4 mph (263 km/h) in 2012 at the ATP Challenger in Busan. Association of Tennis Professionals does not formally recognise this serve speed record: Ivo Karlovic still holds the official record for the fastest serve of 251 km/h (156 mph).

Tennis career

Groth and Andrew Kennaugh of Great Britain lost in the finals of the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship to Jesse Levine and Michael Shabaz 6–4, 6–1.

Groth beat Mark Philippoussis in a 2007 match; Philippoussis has focused on the seniors tour since then. Groth qualified for the ATP event in Nottingham where he defeated Britain's Jamie Baker 7–6, 6–3 in the first round. He played well, but lost his second round match to seeded Gilles Simon 7–6, 4–6, 4–6.

Helped by a large frame (6 foot 4, 215 lbs), he holds the record for the 2009 Australian Open for the fastest serve by a male individual (232 km/h). He lost in the qualification to Wimbledon 2009 to Jesse Levine 4-6, 7-6, 5-7.[1]

In 2012, in an ATP Challenger in Busan, Groth hit the fastest serve on record at 163.4 mph (263 km/h) which was an ace, but Groth still lost to Uladzimir Ignatik - 4-6, 3-6.

In November 2013, made the final of the Champaign Challenger, eventually losing in 3 tight sets to Tennys Sandgren 6-3, 3-6, 6-7. However, by reaching the final there, and the semi final of Toyota Challenger the following week, his ranking improved to a career high of #173.

In 2014, Groth was awarded a wild card into the main draw at the Brisbane International where he made the quarter finals. This is his first ATP World Tour quarter final appearance.

On January 8, Groth was awarded a wild card into the 2014 Australian Open but lost in round one to 28th seed, Vasek Pospisil in straight sets.

In March, Groth qualified for Indian Wells Masters but lost in round 1 to Mikhail Kukushkin, 4-7 in the third set tie-break.

On the 17th of March, Groth entered and won the Rimouski Challenger in Canada. This was his first Challenger tour title. Two weeks later, he made the final of the León Challenger, but lost to #1 seed, Rajeev Ram. This gave him a new career high ranking of 136.

At the 2014 French Open, Groth made it to the last round of qualifying, but lost to Simone Bolelli 4-6, 2-6. This was his best French Open result to date. He partnered Andrey Golubev in the Men's doubles where they made it to the semi final. This increased his doubles ranking to a career high of #41. In June, Groth made the final of the 2014 Aegon Nottingham Challenge but lost to compatriot Nick Kyrgios 6-7, 6-7. Groth made his WImbledon debut after winning his way through qualifying, but lost in round 1 to Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets. In July. Groth entered the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships where he reached his maiden ATP semi-final, defeating defending champion Nicholas Mahut in the quarter finals. This achievemant broke him into the top 100 rankings for the first time.

In August, Groth won his first Grand Slam match, defeating Albert Ramos-Viñolas 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the 2014 US Open. In the second round, he was defeated by Roger Federer in straight sets 4-6, 4-6, 4-6.

Australian football

Groth was a member of Vermont Football Club reserve squad during a hiatus from tennis in 2011.

Personal

From 2009 to 2011, Groth was married to Jarmila Gajdošová who competed under the name Jarmila Groth during this time.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
Year-End Championships (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	20 July 2014	Claro Open Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia	Hard	Chris Guccione	Nicolás Barrientos Juan Sebastián Cabal	7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [11–9]
Runner-up	1.	3 August 2014	Citi Open, Washington DC., United States	Hard	Leander Paes	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	27 September 2014	Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China	Hard	Chris Guccione	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up	4.	19 October 2014	Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Chris Guccione	František Čermák Jiří Veselý	6–7(2–7), 5–7

Tour titles

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (1)
Futures (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	5 April 2009	Mobile, Alabama	Hard	Jesse Witten	6–2, 3–0 ret
2.	3 October 2010	Antalya	Hard	Radu Albot	6–3, 6–1
3.	10 October 2010	Antalya	Hard	Artem Smirnov	6–4, 6–2
4.	5 December 2010	Bendigo	Plexicushion	Benjamin Mitchell	7–6(9–7), 6–4
5.	25 March 2012	Ipswich, Queensland	Clay	Jason Kubler	5–7, 6–3, 6–2
6.	20 May 2012	Daegu	Hard	Frederik Nielsen	6–7, 6–4, 6–1
7.	24 February 2013	Mildura	Grass	James Lemke	6-1, 6-4
8.	24 March 2014	Rimouski	Hard	Ante Pavić	7-6(7–3), 6-2

Grand Slam Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current till 2014 US Open.

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Australian Open	Q2	1R	Q1	Q1	A	Q1	1R	0–2
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q3	0–0
Wimbledon	A	Q1	A	A	A	Q2	1R	0–1
US Open	Q2	Q1	A	A	A	Q1	2R	1–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	1–4

Grand Slam Doubles performance timeline

Current till 2014 US Open.

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Australian Open	1R	1R	1R	2R	A	2R	1R	2–6
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	4–1
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1–2
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0–0
Win–Loss	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	2–2	4–3	7–9

External links

• Sam Groth at the Association of Tennis Professionals