Tony Giammalva is a former professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 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

Sam Giammalva

Sam Giammalva, Sr. , was an amateur tennis player in the mid-20th Century.Giammalva played for the United States Davis Cup team, earning a 7–3 record in match play between 1956 and 1958. He was on the victorious U.S. teams of 1957 and 1958.In 1958, he teamed with Barry MacKay to reach the doubles...

 played top-level tennis as well, participating on two Davis Cup

Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

 winning teams for the U.S. Tony's younger brother Sammy Jr. was also a touring pro.

Wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	1982	Baltimore WCT Baltimore WCT The Baltimore WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Baltimore, Maryland from 1972-1982. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , U.S.	Carpet	Anand Amritraj Anand Amritraj Anand Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player and businessman.Anand Amritraj and his brothers, Vijay Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the team of Anand and Vijay was semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles...	Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player, sports commentator and actor.Amritraj was born in Chennai, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He and his brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis...     Fred Stolle Fred Stolle Frederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle is an Australian tennis player. He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is the father of former Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle....	7–5, 6–2
2.	1983	Tampa Tampa Open The Tampa Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1981 to 1983. It was held in Tampa, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1982 and on indoor carpet courts in 1983.-Singles:-Doubles:... , U.S.	Carpet	Steve Meister Steve Meister Steve Meister , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Meister's highest singles ranking was World No. 69, which he reached in August, 1984. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	Eric Fromm Eric Fromm Eric Fromm is a former tennis player from the United States. Perhaps Fromm's best result was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost comprehensively to Jimmy Connors....     Drew Gitlin Drew Gitlin Drew Gitlin , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Gitlin reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 88 in January, 1983. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and reached a high doubles ranking of World No...	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
3.	1983	Maui ATP Maui Seiko Super Tennis was the 1984 name of a men's professional tennis tournament played in Maui or Honolulu, Hawaii from 1974 through 1984. It was played in Maui every year except 1984, when it was played in Honolulu. The event was played on outdoor hard courts.... , U.S.	Hard	Steve Meister	Mike Bauer Mike Bauer Mike Bauer is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. He reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 29 in November 1984....     Scott Davis	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
4.	1984	Tokyo Indoor ATP Tokyo Indoor The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan. It was one of the most prestigious in terms of prize money available. The event was played as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour from 1978 to 1989 and part of the Grand Prix Championship Series, the precursors to the Masters... , U.S.	Carpet	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....     Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No...	7–6, 6–4

Runner-ups (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	1980	Hilversum, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	Clay	Buster Mottram Buster Mottram Christopher Mottram is a former English tennis player, who achieved a highest lifetime ranking of fifteenth in the world.Mottram represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup eight times...	Tom Okker Tom Okker Thomas S. Okker is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.-Tennis career:Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through...     Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career. The right-hander achieved his highest ranking during the ATP Tour on February 8, 1982, when he became World Number 13. He's a six times Hungarain champion...	7–5, 6–3, 7–6
2.	1981	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...     Peter Fleming	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
3.	1982	Frankfurt Frankfurt Grand Prix (tennis) The Frankfurt Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played in Frankfurt, Germany from 1980-1982. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Carpet	Tim Mayotte Tim Mayotte Timothy "Tim" Mayotte is a former professional tennis player from the United States.- Career :...	Steve Denton Steve Denton Steve Denton is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University....     Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....	6–7, 6–3, 6–3
4.	1982	Florence ATP Florence This is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1973 through 1989 and the ATP Tour 1990 through 1994. The tournament was held in Florence, Italy and was competed on outdoor clay courts... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Clay	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	Paolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci is an Italian former tennis player, currently working as sport commentator for Italian Sky TV.Born at Forte dei Marmi, Bertolucci won the Davis Cup with Italy in 1976. His greatest success on tour was the victory at the 1977 Hamburg Masters, where he beat Manuel Orantes in the...     Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta is a former professional tennis player from Italy. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1976, and for being the only player to ever defeat Björn Borg at Roland Garros, which he did on two occasions.-Career:...	7–6, 6–1
5.	1982	Zell Am See WCT Zell am See Zell am See is the capital city of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The city has about 10,000 inhabitants.Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	Clay	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	Wojtek Fibak    Bruce Manson Bruce Manson Bruce Manson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Manson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 8 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 17 in 1981...	6–7, 6–4, 6–4

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