Michael Lammer
# Michael Lammer

Michael Lammer (born 25 March 1982) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, he won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli. It was his only ATP tour title.

## Early life and junior career

Lammer was born on 25 March 1982 to parents Ernst and Susi, and started playing tennis at the age of six.

As a junior, he was ranked as high as No. 7 in the world singles rankings in May 2000 (and No. 12 in doubles).

## Professional career

In 2009 in Gstaad, Lammer won his first ATP tour title with fellow Swiss player Marco Chiudinelli. Having been granted a wildcard into the doubles draw, they managed to reach the final. There, they defeated the No. 1 seeds Jaroslav Levinský and Filip Polášek 7–5, 6–3. It was Lammer's first ATP final, and his first title.

Lammer represented Switzerland in the 2014 Davis Cup World Group 1R, partnering with Marco Chiudinelli to win 3–2 over Serbia. His doubles victory with Chiudinelli clinched the first round victory over Serbia, allowing Switzerland to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2004. Switzerland went on to win its first Davis Cup in history.

## Retirement

Lammer retired in March 2015, after playing a doubles match with Roger Federer in Indian Wells. Subsequently, he became a coach of the Swiss Under 14s tennis team.

## Playing style

Lammer is right-handed and plays with a single-handed backhand. He prefers to run around his backhand in favour of a forehand, especially on clay when given more time.

Lammer cites Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer as his tennis idols.

## ATP career finals

### Doubles: 1 (1–0)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2009 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Marco Chiudinelli | Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polášek | 7–5, 6–3 |

## National Participation

### Davis Cup (4 wins, 9 losses)

* Group membership
* World Group (1–6)
* WG Play-off (2–2)
* Group I (1–1)
* Group II (0–0)
* Group III (0)
* Group IV (0)
* Matches by surface
* Hard (4–6)
* Clay (0–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Matches by Type
* Singles (1–8)
* Doubles (3–1)
* Matches by Setting
* Indoors (4–8)
* Outdoors (0–1)
* Matches by Venue
* Switzerland (3–4)
* Away (1–5)
* indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

| Rubber result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2–3; 10–12 February 2006; SEG Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland; World Group First Round; Clay(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 1 | I | Singles | Australia | Peter Luczak | 6–1, 3–6, 0–6, 3–6 |
| 4–1; 8–10 February 2008; Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland; Europe/Africa Group First Round; Hard(i) surface |||||||
| Victory | 2 | III | Doubles (with Yves Allegro) | Poland | Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Defeat | 3 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Poland | Dawid Olejniczak | 6–3, 2–2 retired |
| 3–2; 18–20 September 2009; Centro Sportivo "Valletta Cambiaso", Genoa, Italy; World Group play-offs; Clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 4 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Italy | Fabio Fognini | 5–7, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
| 0–5; 17–19 September 2010; National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan; World Group play-offs; Hard(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 5 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Kazakhstan | Andrey Golubev | 3–6, 2–6 |
| 0–5; 10–12 February 2012; Forum Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; World Group First Round; Clay(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 6 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | United States | Ryan Harrison | $6–7^{(0–7)},$ $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
| 4–1; 13–15 September 2013; Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; World Group play-offs; Hard(i) surface |||||||
| Victory | 7 | III | Doubles (with Stan Wawrinka) | Ecuador | Emilio Gómez / Roberto Quiroz | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, $6–7^{(7–9)},$ 6–4 |
| Victory | 8 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Ecuador | Roberto Quiroz | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 3–2; 31 January – 2 February 2014; SPENS, Novi Sad, Serbia; World Group First Round; Hard(i) surface |||||||
| Victory | 9 | III | Doubles (with Marco Chiudinelli) | Serbia | Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić | $7–6^{(9–7)},$ 3–6, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–2 |
| Defeat | 10 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Serbia | Dušan Lajović | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| 3–2; 12–14 September 2014; Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland; World Group Semifinal; Hard(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 11 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Italy | Andreas Seppi | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| 2–3; 6–8 March 2015; Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; World Group First Round; Hard(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 12 | II | Singles | Belgium | Steve Darcis | 3–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Defeat | 13 | III | Doubles (with Adrien Bossel) | Belgium | Ruben Bemelmans / Niels Desein | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |

**Wins: 1**

| Edition | Swiss Team | Rounds/Opponents |
| - | - | - |
| 2014 Davis Cup | Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka Michael Lammer Marco Chiudinelli | 1R: SUI 3–2 SRB QF: SUI 3–2 KAZ SF: SUI 3–2 ITA F: SUI 3–1 FRA |
