Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Houston, USA | March 24, 1963
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Turned pro | 1981 |
Retired | 1990 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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) |
Last updated on: October 25, 2012. |
Sammy Giammalva Jr. (born March 24, 1963 in Houston, Texas), 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]
Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam singles finals (7)
Titles (2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1981 | Napa, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1981 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1983 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1983 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1984 | Houston WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1984 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1987 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam doubles finals (17)
Titles (4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1981 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1981 | Vienna, Vienna | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 1982 | Zurich WCT, Switzerland | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1982 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1982 | Zell Am See WCT, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1983 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1984 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1984 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1985 | Fort Myers, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1985 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1985 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1986 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1987 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1988 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1988 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1989 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
References
External links
- Giammalva Jr., Sammy at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.