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Tony Giammalva

USA Age 68 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1976–1985

Tony Giammalva represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 54. In TennisDB's records, Tony Giammalva finished with a career record of 54–78 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

54 (Sep 15, 1980)

Elo peak

1737 (60th percentile)

Career record

54–78 (40.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$307,994

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Tony Giammalva's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
John Fitzgerald #38	4-6 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1985*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
David Pate #25	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1985*	R32	Houston	ATP 250	Carpet
Hank Pfister #108	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 2, 1984*	R16	Taipei	ATP 250	Carpet
Van Winitsky #126	6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1984*	R32	Taipei	ATP 250	Carpet
Drew Gitlin #196	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1984*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Tony Giammalva's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Eliot Teltscher	1	3	4	Feb 17, 1983	H2H
Johan Kriek	0	3	3	Aug 3, 1984	H2H
Jimmy Connors	0	3	3	Sep 15, 1983	H2H
Heinz Gunthardt	1	2	3	Jul 9, 1982	H2H
Kevin Curren	1	2	3	Oct 30, 1981	H2H

Career Results

Tony Giammalva career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1976	18	0	1	1	0.0%	310	310
1977	19	1	3	4	25.0%	322	322
1978	20	0	1	1	0.0%	287	200
1980	22	13	12	25	52.0%	97	71
1981	23	17	21	38	44.7%	72	78
1982	24	10	16	26	38.5%	76	81
1983	25	7	11	18	38.9%	177	177
1984	26	6	11	17	35.3%	145	119
1985	27	0	2	2	0.0%	121	691
Career		54	78	132	40.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Tony Giammalva career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1976	18	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	19	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1978	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	22	5	5	10	50.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	13	12	25	52.0%
1981	23	4	7	11	36.4%	6	6	12	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	17	21	38	44.7%
1982	24	1	1	2	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	10	16	26	38.5%
1983	25	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	2	3	5	40.0%	7	11	18	38.9%
1984	26	5	6	11	45.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	6	11	17	35.3%
1985	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	17	22	39	43.6%	18	26	44	40.9%	8	13	21	38.1%	11	17	28	39.3%	54	78	132	40.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Tony Giammalva career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1977	19	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1978	20	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	22	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	0	0	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%
1981	23	0	5	5	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	8	8	16	50.0%	0	0	—	—	9	18	27	33.3%
1982	24	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	9	12	25.0%	0	0	—	—	4	13	17	23.5%
1983	25	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	0	0	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%
1984	26	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
1985	27	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		2	11	13	15.4%	2	18	20	10.0%	19	27	46	41.3%	4	2	6	66.7%	27	58	85	31.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 85/132 (64.4%) of Tony Giammalva's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Tony Giammalva advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1976	18	1480	96.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.15
1977	19	1481	106.0	—	—	—	—	—	+34	—	22.2%	-2.22	1–0	0–1	—	-0.12
1978	20	1481	113.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	—	—	—	-0.26
1980	22	1610	126.0	—	—	—	—	+3	-26	—	59.3%	+0.44	3–6 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	99.9	+1.80
1981	23	1682	143.3	—	—	—	—	-40	-27	-79	48.0%	-0.34	4–8 (33%)	6–5 (55%)	101.3	-1.80
1982	24	1646	130.6	—	—	—	—	+10	-25	-45	42.6%	-0.64	2–5 (29%)	2–4 (33%)	94.9	-1.10
1983	25	1613	129.1	—	—	—	—	+27	—	+5	42.3%	-0.15	3–4 (43%)	7–8 (47%)	98.4	+0.71
1984	26	1589	123.3	—	—	—	—	+49	—	—	41.7%	-0.33	3–5 (38%)	3–1 (75%)	101.3	-0.19
1985	27	1567	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.60	—	—	—	-0.17
Career		1737	137.7	—	—	—	—	+3	-20	-32	45.2%	-0.38	16–28 (36%)	21–21 (50%)	98.6	-0.75

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Tony Giammalva Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1976	18	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1977	19	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1980	22	—	—	R128	R32	2–2 (50%)
1981	23	—	R32	R32	R128	4–3 (57%)
1982	24	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1983	25	R64	—	R64	R128	2–3 (40%)
1984	26	—	R128	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
1985	27	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	3–6 (33%)	9–15 (38%)

ATP 500

Tony Giammalva ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	W-L Win %
1981	23	R32	R64	1–2 (33%)
1982	24	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	26	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)

ATP 250

Tony Giammalva ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	SWE	BAR	BAS	CIN	DAL	FLR	GST	HAM	HOU	AUS	MAD	MEL	MUN	NWP	QUE	STO	TKY	VIE	MIA	BOR	BRI	COL	COL	DEN	DUT	FOR	FRA	GEN	HON	LA	LIV	MAU	MEM	MEX	MON	MON	NAP	PHI	SAN	SOU	STO	STR	SYD	TAI	WEM	ZEL	W-L Win %
1977	19	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1978	20	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	22	QF	F	R64	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	11–10 (52%)
1981	23	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R32	R16	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	12–16 (43%)
1982	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	R32	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R16	10–14 (42%)
1983	25	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	5–8 (38%)
1984	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	5–7 (42%)
1985	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		4–2 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	3–1 (75%)	0–4 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	44–59 (43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Sep 15, 1980

First Top 100

Mar 10, 1980

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Tony Giammalva ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1976	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	310
1977	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	322	—	—	—	—	—
1978	20	281	—	—	—	—	—	300	—	—	—	—	200
1979	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	105
1980	22	—	—	91	92	89	90	58	59	56	67	70	71
1981	23	72	68	72	77	56	60	75	79	81	64	76	78
1982	24	76	84	77	80	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	25	177	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	26	145	—	—	—	95	116	124	122	108	123	113	119
1985	27	117	123	118	254	264	269	269	313	446	456	702	691
1986	28	685	679	717	715	700	692	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Tony Giammalva's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Rodney Harmon	USA	56	1,750	0	76	34	42	44.7%	1980–1985	Match log
Alejandro Ganzabal	ARG	58	1,663	0	110	46	64	41.8%	1976–1987	Match log
Matt Mitchell	USA	53	1,718	1	163	60	103	36.8%	1976–1986	Match log
Peter Elter	GER	51	1,788	0	203	88	115	43.3%	1976–1986	Match log
Trevor Allan	AUS	57	1,693	0	59	24	35	40.7%	1974–1986	Match log
Mike Cahill	USA	58	1,727	0	256	100	156	39.1%	1974–1983	Match log
Drew Gitlin	USA	65	1,663	0	82	34	48	41.5%	1981–1985	Match log
Russell Simpson	NZL	47	1,767	0	326	131	195	40.2%	1972–1987	Match log
Gilles Moretton	FRA	65	1,735	0	148	59	89	39.9%	1977–1983	Match log
Belus Prajoux	CHI	62	1,729	0	210	81	129	38.6%	1972–1986	Match log
Ferdi Taygan	USA	59	1,745	0	195	74	121	37.9%	1973–1983	Match log
Ricardo Ycaza	ECU	44	1,750	0	151	60	91	39.7%	1977–1985	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tony Giammalva?: Tony Giammalva is 68 years old, born on April 21, 1958.
Which country does Tony Giammalva represent?: Tony Giammalva represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Tony Giammalva?: Tony Giammalva is 190 cm / 6'3".
Is Tony Giammalva left-handed or right-handed?: Tony Giammalva plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Tony Giammalva won?: Tony Giammalva has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Tony Giammalva won?: TennisDB does not group any of Tony Giammalva's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Tony Giammalva's highest ATP ranking?: Tony Giammalva's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 54, first achieved on September 15, 1980.
What is Tony Giammalva's career win-loss record?: Tony Giammalva has a career ATP singles record of 54 wins and 78 losses (40.9%).
How much career prize money has Tony Giammalva earned?: Tony Giammalva has earned at least $307,994 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Tony Giammalva's career appear in TennisDB?: Tony Giammalva appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1976 through 1985.
On which surface does Tony Giammalva have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Tony Giammalva's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 43.6% (17–22).
Who has Tony Giammalva faced most often?: Tony Giammalva's most frequent opponent is Eliot Teltscher, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.