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American tennis player
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 .[ 1]
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)[ edit ]
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
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(7–5) , 4–6, 4–6
Doubles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)[ edit ]
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
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
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.