Sammy Giammalva Jr.
# 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 | 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)

* 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 |

## Performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### 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 | 50% |
| French Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
| US Open | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| 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 | 45% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Monte Carlo | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Hamburg | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Rome | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Canada | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| 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 | 36% |

### 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 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | QF | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| US Open | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 17 | 12–17 | 41% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 73% |
| Hamburg | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | 2R | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Canada | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 0 / 16 | 17–16 | 52% |
