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.[1]
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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Grand Prix Masters (0–0)
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Grand Prix (2–5)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–1)
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Clay (0–2)
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Grass (0–2)
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Carpet (1–0)
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Outdoors (1–5)
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W–L
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Date
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Win
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1–0
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Mar 1981
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Napa, United States
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Scott Davis
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6–3, 5–7, 6–1
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Loss
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1–1
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Apr 1981
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Houston, United States
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Guillermo Vilas
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2–6, 4–6
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Win
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2–1
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Mar 1983
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Monterrey, Mexico
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Grand Prix
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Carpet
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Ben Testerman
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3
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Loss
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2–2
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Oct 1983
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Wally Masur
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1–6, 1–6
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Loss
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2–3
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Apr 1984
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Houston, United States
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Mark Dickson
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3–6, 2–6
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Loss
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2–4
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Dec 1984
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Sydney, Australia
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Grand Prix
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Grass
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John Fitzgerald
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3–6, 3–6
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Loss
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2–5
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Jul 1987
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Newport, United States
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Grand Prix
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Grass
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Dan Goldie
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, 4–6
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Doubles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)
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Grand Prix (4–13)
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Outdoors (1–10)
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Indoors (3–3)
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Partnet
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0–1
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Aug 1981
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Atlanta, United States
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Tony Giammalva
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Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming
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4–6, 6–4, 3–6
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Loss
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0–2
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Oct 1981
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Vienna, Austria
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Fred McNair
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Steve Denton Tim Wilkison
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6
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Win
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1–2
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Nov 1981
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Bologna, Italy
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Grand Prix
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Carpet
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Henri Leconte
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Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy
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7–6, 6–4
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Win
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2–2
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Mar 1982
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Grand Prix
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Carpet
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Tom Gullikson
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Wojciech Fibak John Fitzgerald
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6–4, 6–2
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Loss
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2–3
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May 1982
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Florence, Italy
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Tony Giammalva
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Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
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6–7, 1–6
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Loss
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2–4
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Aug 1982
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Zell Am See, Austria
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Tony Giammalva
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Wojciech Fibak Bruce Manson
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7–6, 4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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2–5
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Nov 1983
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Steve Meister
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Drew Gitlin Craig Miller
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2–6, 2–6
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Loss
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2–6
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Sep 1984
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San Francisco, United States
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Grand Prix
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Carpet
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Mike De Palmer
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Peter Fleming John McEnroe
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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3–6
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Oct 1984
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Tokyo, Ja[an
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Grand Prix
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Carpet
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Tony Giammalva
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Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
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7–6, 6–4
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Loss
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3–7
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Apr 1985
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Fort Myers, United States
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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David Pate
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Ken Flach Robert Seguso
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6
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Win
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4–7
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Jul 1985
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Newport, United States
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Grand Prix
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Grass
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Peter Doohan
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Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
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6–1, 6–3
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Loss
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4–8
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Oct 1985
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Tokyo, Japan
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Greg Holmes
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Scott Davis David Pate
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6–7, 7–6, 3–6
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Loss
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4–9
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Jul 1986
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Livingston, United States
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Greg Holmes
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Bob Green Wally Masur
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7–5, 4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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4–10
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Oct 1987
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Tokyo, Japan
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Grand Prix
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Carpet
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Jim Grabb
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Broderick Dyke Tom Nijssen
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3–6, 2–6
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Loss
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4–11
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Jan 1988
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Jim Grabb
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Martin Davis Tim Pawsat
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6
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Loss
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4–12
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Aug 1988
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Livingston, United States
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Marc Flur
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Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
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6–2, 4–6, 5–7
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Loss
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4–13
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Aug 1989
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Livingston, United States
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Kelly Evernden
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Tim Pawsat Tim Wilkison
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5–7, 3–6
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Key
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.