Tony Giammalva

Tony Giammalva
Country (sports) United States
Born (1958-04-21) April 21, 1958
Houston, Texas, United States
Retired1985
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$307,994
Singles
Career record55–78
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 70 (2 February 1981)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1983)
French Open3R (1981)
Wimbledon3R (1981)
US Open3R (1980)
Doubles
Career record86–75
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 32 (22 April 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1982)
French OpenQF (1985)
Wimbledon2R (1985)
US Open3R (1983)

Tony Giammalva (born April 21, 1958) 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 United States. Tony's younger brother Sammy Jr. was also a touring pro.

Career finals

Doubles (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1980 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Buster Mottram Tom Okker
Balázs Taróczy
5–7, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 1981 Atlanta, U.S. Hard Sammy Giammalva Jr. Fritz Buehning
Peter Fleming
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 0–3 198 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet Tim Mayotte Steve Denton
Mark Edmondson
7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 1982 Florence, Italy Clay Sammy Giammalva Jr. Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–7, 1–6
Loss 0–5 1982 Zell Am See WCT, Austria Clay Sammy Giammalva Jr. Wojciech Fibak
Bruce Manson
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–5 1982 Baltimore WCT, U.S. Carpet Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
Fred Stolle
7–5, 6–2
Win 2–5 1983 Tampa, U.S. Carpet Steve Meister Eric Fromm
Drew Gitlin
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 3–5 1983 Maui, U.S. Hard Steve Meister Mike Bauer
Scott Davis
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 4–5 1984 Tokyo Indoor, U.S. Carpet Sammy Giammalva Jr. Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 6–4