{{short description|American tennis player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Sammy Giammalva Jr. |image = |caption = |fullname = |country = {{USA}} |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|03|24}} |birth_place = Houston, Texas, United States |height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |college = University of Texas <br> Rice University |turnedpro = 1981 |retired = 1990 |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |careerprizemoney = $754,113 |singlesrecord = 161–164 |singlestitles = 2 <br> 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |highestsinglesranking = No. 28 (21 October 1985) |AustralianOpenresult = QF (1982) |FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1986) |Wimbledonresult = 4R (1985) |USOpenresult = 3R (1980) |Othertournaments = yes |WCTFinalsresult = QF (1981) |doublesrecord = 155–138 |doublestitles = 4 <br> 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |highestdoublesranking = No. 22 (29 October 1984) |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1983, 1984) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1986, 1987) |WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1983) |USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1983, 1988) |FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (1980) |USOpenMixedresult = 2R (1988) }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Gi/S/Sammy-Giammalva-Jr.aspx|title = Players | ATP Tour | Tennis}}</ref>
== ATP career finals==
===Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend |-style="background:#f3e6d7;" |Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |-style="background:#ffc;" |Grand Prix Masters (0–0) |- |Grand Prix (2–5) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by surface |- |Hard (1–1) |- |Clay (0–2) |- |Grass (0–2) |- |Carpet (1–0) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by setting |- |Outdoors (1–5) |- |Indoors (1–0) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–0</small> |{{dts|Mar 1981}} |Napa, United States |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Davis |6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>1–1</small> |{{dts|Apr 1981}} |Houston, United States |Grand Prix |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas |2–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>2–1</small> |{{dts|Mar 1983}} |Monterrey, Mexico |Grand Prix |Carpet |{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Testerman |6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–2</small> |{{dts|Oct 1983}} |Hong Kong, Hong Kong |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Wally Masur |1–6, 1–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–3</small> |{{dts|Apr 1984}} |Houston, United States |Grand Prix |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dickson |3–6, 2–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–4</small> |{{dts|Dec 1984}} |Sydney, Australia |Grand Prix |Grass |{{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald |3–6, 3–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–5</small> |{{dts|Jul 1987}} |Newport, United States |Grand Prix |Grass |{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Goldie |7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 4–6, 4–6 |}
===Doubles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend |-style="background:#f3e6d7;" |Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |-style="background:#ffc;" |Grand Prix Masters (0–0) |- |Grand Prix (4–13) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–9) |- |Clay (0–2) |- |Grass (1–0) |- |Carpet (3–2) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by setting |- |Outdoors (1–10) |- |Indoors (3–3) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partnet !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|Aug 1981}} |Atlanta, United States |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Giammalva |{{flagicon|USA}} Fritz Buehning <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming |4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–2</small> |{{dts|Oct 1981}} |Vienna, Austria |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair |{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Denton <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Wilkison |6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–2</small> |{{dts|Nov 1981}} |Bologna, Italy |Grand Prix |Carpet |{{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Leconte |{{flagicon|TCH}} Tomáš Šmíd <br> {{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Taróczy |7–6, 6–4 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>2–2</small> |{{dts|Mar 1982}} |Zurich, Switzerland |Grand Prix |Carpet |{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gullikson |{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald |6–4, 6–2 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–3</small> |{{dts|May 1982}} |Florence, Italy |Grand Prix |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Giammalva |{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Bertolucci <br> {{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta |6–7, 1–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–4</small> |{{dts|Aug 1982}} |Zell Am See, Austria |Grand Prix |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Giammalva |{{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Manson |7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–5</small> |{{dts|Nov 1983}} |Hong Kong, Hong Kong |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Meister |{{flagicon|USA}} Drew Gitlin <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Miller |2–6, 2–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>2–6</small> |{{dts|Sep 1984}} |San Francisco, United States |Grand Prix |Carpet |{{flagicon|USA}} Mike De Palmer |{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming <br> {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe |3–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>3–6</small> |{{dts|Oct 1984}} |Tokyo, Ja[an |Grand Prix |Carpet |{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Giammalva |{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart |7–6, 6–4 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>3–7</small> |{{dts|Apr 1985}} |Fort Myers, United States |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} David Pate |{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Flach <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Seguso |6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>4–7</small> |{{dts|Jul 1985}} |Newport, United States |Grand Prix |Grass |{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Doohan |{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Annacone <br> {{flagicon|RSA}} Christo van Rensburg |6–1, 6–3 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–8</small> |{{dts|Oct 1985}} |Tokyo, Japan |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Holmes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Scott Davis <br> {{flagicon|USA}} David Pate |6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–9</small> |{{dts|Jul 1986}} |Livingston, United States |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Holmes |{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Green <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Wally Masur |7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–10</small> |{{dts|Oct 1987}} |Tokyo, Japan |Grand Prix |Carpet |{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb |{{flagicon|AUS}} Broderick Dyke <br> {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Nijssen |3–6, 2–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–11</small> |{{dts|Jan 1988}} |Auckland, New Zealand |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb |{{flagicon|USA}} Martin Davis <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Pawsat |3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–12</small> |{{dts|Aug 1988}} |Livingston, United States |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Marc Flur |{{flagicon|CAN}} Grant Connell <br> {{flagicon|CAN}} Glenn Michibata |6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–13</small> |{{dts|Aug 1989}} |Livingston, United States |Grand Prix |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Kelly Evernden |{{flagicon|USA}} Tim Pawsat <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Wilkison |5–7, 3–6 |}
==Performance timeline== {{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
===Singles=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97% !Tournament!!1980!!1981!!1982!!1983!!1984!!1985!!1986!!1987!!1988!!1989!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |- |colspan=23 align=left|'''Grand Slam tournaments''' |- |align=left|Australian Open |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A !0 / 5 !5–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=5|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|French Open |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 4 !1–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=4|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Wimbledon |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 7 !8–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=7|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|US Open |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A !0 / 7 !5–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=7|integer=yes}} |- !style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=19|lost=23|integer=yes}} |- |colspan=23 align=left|'''ATP Masters Series''' |- |align=left|Miami |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R !0 / 3 !1–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Monte Carlo |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !1–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Hamburg |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A !0 / 3 !2–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Rome |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !0–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Canada |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R !0 / 7 !5–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=7|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Cincinnati |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- !style=text-align:left|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 !{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=18|integer=yes}} |}
===Doubles=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97% !Tournament!!1981!!1982!!1983!!1984!!1985!!1986!!1987!!1988!!1989!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |- |colspan=23 align=left|'''Grand Slam tournaments''' |- |align=left|Australian Open |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 4 !0–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=4|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|French Open |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 2 !0–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Wimbledon |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R !0 / 5 !7–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=5|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|US Open |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A !0 / 6 !5–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=6|integer=yes}} |- !style=text-align:left|Win–loss !1–1 !0–0 !5–3 !0–2 !1–2 !1–3 !0–2 !2–3 !2–1 !0 / 17 !12–17 !{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=17|integer=yes}} |- |colspan=23 align=left|'''ATP Masters Series''' |- |align=left|Indian Wells |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Miami |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=yellow|SF !0 / 3 !8–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Hamburg |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Rome |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |bgcolor=yellow|SF |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !4–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Canada |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF !0 / 7 !4–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=7|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Cincinnati |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- !style=text-align:left|Win–loss !2–3 !0–0 !1–2 !3–2 !1–1 !0–1 !2–2 !3–2 !5–3 !0 / 16 !17–16 !{{tennis win percentage|won=17|lost=16|integer=yes}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giammalva, Sammy Jr.}} Category:American male tennis players Category:American people of Italian descent Category:Tennis players from Houston Category:Rice University alumni <!--may not have played on tennis team, had retired from tour--> Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American sportsmen