Tony Giammalva
US tennis player
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| Intro | US tennis player | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| is | Athlete Tennis player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 21 April 1958, Houston | ||
| Age | 66 years | ||
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Biography
Tony Giammalva (born April 21, 1958 in Houston, Texas), is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
During his career he won 4 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 32 in 1985. His best singles ranking was reached in February 1981, at World No. 70.
Giammalva's father Sam played top-level tennis as well, participating on two Davis Cup winning teams for the U.S. Tony's younger brother Sammy Jr. was also a touring pro.
Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam doubles finals (9)
Wins (4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 1980 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Buster Mottram | Tom Okker Balázs Taróczy | 5–7, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1981 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 198 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | Tim Mayotte | Steve Denton Mark Edmondson | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1982 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1982 | Zell Am See WCT, Austria | Clay | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Wojtek Fibak Bruce Manson | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1982 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Anand Amritraj | Vijay Amritraj Fred Stolle | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | Steve Meister | Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 1983 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Steve Meister | Mike Bauer Scott Davis | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 1984 | Tokyo Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 7–6, 6–4 |