Sammy Giammalva Jr.

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.

ATP career finals

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

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	[[Napa Open|Template:Dts]]	Napa, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Scott Davis	6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Loss	1–1	[[River Oaks International Tennis Tournament|Template:Dts]]	Houston, United States	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	[[Monterrey WCT|Template:Dts]]	Monterrey, Mexico	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Ben Testerman	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2–2	[[1983 Seiko Hong Kong Classic|Template:Dts]]	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wally Masur	1–6, 1–6
Loss	2–3	[[River Oaks International Tennis Tournament|Template:Dts]]	Houston, United States	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mark Dickson	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2–4	[[1984 NSW Building Society Open|Template:Dts]]	Sydney, Australia	Grand Prix	Grass	Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–5	[[1987 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|Template:Dts]]	Newport, United States	Grand Prix	Grass	Template:Flagicon Dan Goldie	7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6

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

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	[[Atlanta|Template:Dts]]	Atlanta, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tony Giammalva	Template:Flagicon Fritz Buehning Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	0–2	[[1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Vienna, Austria	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Fred McNair	Template:Flagicon Steve Denton Template:Flagicon Tim Wilkison	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	[[Bologna Indoor|Template:Dts]]	Bologna, Italy	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Henri Leconte	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 6–4
Win	2–2	[[Zurich|Template:Dts]]	Zurich, Switzerland	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–3	[[1982 Florence Open|Template:Dts]]	Florence, Italy	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tony Giammalva	Template:Flagicon Paolo Bertolucci Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta	6–7, 1–6
Loss	2–4	[[Zell Am See|Template:Dts]]	Zell Am See, Austria	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tony Giammalva	Template:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Template:Flagicon Bruce Manson	7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–5	[[1983 Seiko Hong Kong Classic|Template:Dts]]	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Steve Meister	Template:Flagicon Drew Gitlin Template:Flagicon Craig Miller	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–6	[[1984 Transamerica Open|Template:Dts]]	San Francisco, United States	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Mike De Palmer	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon John McEnroe	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–6	[[1984 Tokyo Indoor – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Tokyo, Ja[an	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Tony Giammalva	Template:Flagicon Mark Edmondson Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 6–4
Loss	3–7	[[1985 Paine Webber Classic – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Fort Myers, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon David Pate	Template:Flagicon Ken Flach Template:Flagicon Robert Seguso	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win	4–7	[[1985 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|Template:Dts]]	Newport, United States	Grand Prix	Grass	Template:Flagicon Peter Doohan	Template:Flagicon Paul Annacone Template:Flagicon Christo van Rensburg	6–1, 6–3
Loss	4–8	[[1985 Japan Open Tennis Championships|Template:Dts]]	Tokyo, Japan	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Greg Holmes	Template:Flagicon Scott Davis Template:Flagicon David Pate	6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	4–9	[[1986 Livingston Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Livingston, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Greg Holmes	Template:Flagicon Bob Green Template:Flagicon Wally Masur	7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–10	[[1987 Tokyo Indoor – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Tokyo, Japan	Grand Prix	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Jim Grabb	Template:Flagicon Broderick Dyke Template:Flagicon Tom Nijssen	3–6, 2–6
Loss	4–11	[[1988 Benson and Hedges Open|Template:Dts]]	Auckland, New Zealand	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jim Grabb	Template:Flagicon Martin Davis Template:Flagicon Tim Pawsat	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	4–12	[[1988 Livingston Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Livingston, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marc Flur	Template:Flagicon Grant Connell Template:Flagicon Glenn Michibata	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	4–13	[[1989 Livingston Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Livingston, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon Kelly Evernden	Template:Flagicon Tim Pawsat Template:Flagicon Tim Wilkison	5–7, 3–6

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	QF	2R	1R	2R	A	A	2R	A	0 / 5	5–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 4	1–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	1R	A	4R	3R	2R	3R	1R	0 / 7	8–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	3R	2R	A	3R	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	A	0 / 7	5–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	0 / 3	1–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	2R	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	1R	A	2R	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R	0 / 7	5–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage

Doubles

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	2R	1R	A	A	1R	A	0 / 4	0–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	QF	A	2R	2R	A	1R	3R	0 / 5	7–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	2R	A	3R	1R	A	1R	1R	3R	A	0 / 6	5–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	1–1	0–0	5–3	0–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–3	2–1	0 / 17	12–17	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	SF	0 / 3	8–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	2R	A	A	SF	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	4–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	2R	A	1R	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	QF	0 / 7	4–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	2–3	0–0	1–2	3–2	1–1	0–1	2–2	3–2	5–3	0 / 16	17–16	Template:Tennis win percentage

External links

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