H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Bruce Manson vs Sammy Giammalva Jr H2H: 0-1

Sammy Giammalva Jr holds a 1–0 lead over Bruce Manson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sammy Giammalva Jr leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sammy Giammalva Jr won the 1981 Houston semifinal 6-7 6-4 6-3.

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Bruce Manson
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Sammy Giammalva Jr
USA Age 63 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-7 6-4 6-3 Bruce Manson #83 Match data Apr 11, 1981* SF Houston ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Bruce Manson #597 #39 0 1,838 129 171 43.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sammy Giammalva Jr — — — 1,803 — — — 0 0 0 0 2 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Bruce Manson Sammy Giammalva Jr
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1974 1–2 33.3% #274 1,475 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1975 1–6 14.3% #187 1,443 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1976 3–6 33.3% #215 1,454 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1977 7–15 31.8% #197 1,478 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1978 12–17 41.4% #105 1,587 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1979 24–27 47.1% #80 1,733 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1980 24–25 49.0% #83 1,694 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1981 24–22 52.2% #43 1,803 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1982 21–28 42.9% #75 1,692 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1983 4–10 28.6% #98 1,647 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1984 7–11 38.9% #135 1,621 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1985 0–1 0.0% #388 1,615 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Bruce Manson Sammy Giammalva Jr
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1973 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1980 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6%
19 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1982 0 3 3 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
20 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1983 11 10 21 52.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
21 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1984 8 7 15 53.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1978 5 8 13 38.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1985 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1979 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1986 6 8 14 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 1987 4 8 12 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0%
25 1981 12 9 21 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1988 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 1982 10 11 21 47.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 11 19 42.1% 1989 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 0 1 100.0%
27 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1984 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 52 61 113 46.0% 35 46 81 43.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 35 50 85 41.2% — 69 68 137 50.4% 25 32 57 43.9% 24 23 47 51.1% 26 29 55 47.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Bruce Manson Sammy Giammalva Jr
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 1973 1504 100.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 1–2 (33%) — +0.09 1980 1608 127.7 — — — — +76 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
18 1974 1475 97.6 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 1981 1672 132.0 — — — — +26 -93 — 50.0% -0.02 15–10 (60%) 8–8 (50%) 103.8 +2.44
19 1975 1443 106.8 — — — — +72 — — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 — — -0.33 1982 1623 123.4 — — — — -34 -90 +29 41.3% -0.35 4–8 (33%) 3–7 (30%) 94.9 +1.50
20 1976 1455 108.5 — — — — — +69 — 23.5% -1.94 1–0 1–1 — -0.07 1983 1701 132.6 — — — — -2 -112 -28 53.3% -0.09 7–7 (50%) 8–4 (67%) 103.1 +2.18
21 1977 1478 118.7 — — — — -8 +38 — 39.2% -0.39 1–8 (11%) 2–9 (18%) 89.2 +1.25 1984 1715 139.4 — — — — -12 -117 +2 47.1% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 3–3 (50%) 105.8 -0.79
22 1978 1587 132.7 — — — — -49 +15 — 44.1% -0.16 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) 95.8 +0.01 1985 1737 142.0 — — — — +7 — +16 50.6% +0.04 3–2 (60%) 8–3 (73%) 106.1 -0.64
23 1979 1733 143.1 — — — — -33 -106 -191 47.5% -0.07 11–10 (52%) 9–12 (43%) 105.5 -1.86 1986 1740 140.4 — — — — -9 -120 -6 48.8% +0.15 4–6 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 100.4 -1.68
24 1980 1695 139.0 — — — — -45 -7 -63 51.2% +0.09 7–10 (41%) 10–11 (48%) 97.9 +0.41 1987 1644 128.6 — — — — +2 -40 +94 43.4% -0.45 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 97.9 +0.11
25 1981 1803 150.6 — — — — -6 -79 — 51.3% +0.14 8–7 (53%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -2.08 1988 1653 124.7 — — — — -2 -43 +53 51.8% +0.13 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) 97.8 +0.72
26 1982 1693 141.9 — — — — -11 +54 — 42.6% -0.42 7–6 (54%) 6–13 (32%) 96.8 -3.40 1989 1582 113.0 — — — — +68 — +50 35.9% -0.54 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 96.8 +0.53
27 1983 1647 120.0 — — — — +18 +27 — 37.2% -0.91 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 96.7 -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1984 1621 121.4 — — — — +38 +30 — 41.5% -0.73 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 101.8 -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1985 1616 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1838 142.4 — — — — -17 0 -134 44.6% -0.29 44–56 (44%) 47–70 (40%) 94.8 -2.32 — 1804 139.1 — — — — +8 -94 +29 48.1% -0.11 55–47 (54%) 44–41 (52%) 103.6 +1.72

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.