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

Eliot Teltscher vs Sammy Giammalva Jr H2H: 3-1

Eliot Teltscher holds a 3–1 lead over Sammy Giammalva Jr in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Eliot Teltscher leads 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Eliot Teltscher won the 1988 Memphis round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Eliot Teltscher
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Sammy Giammalva Jr
USA Age 63 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eliot Teltscher #21 6-4 6-4 Sammy Giammalva Jr Match data Feb 18, 1988* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Hard
Eliot Teltscher #12 6-4 6-4 Sammy Giammalva Jr Match data Aug 17, 1985* R16 Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-1 5-7 7-6 Eliot Teltscher #11 Match data Mar 30, 1984* R16 Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Eliot Teltscher #15 6-2 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-2 Sammy Giammalva Jr Match data Sep 3, 1983* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Eliot Teltscher #1,093 #6 15 2,093 392 207 65.4% 0 0 0 0 10 10
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 Eliot Teltscher Sammy Giammalva Jr
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #239 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 9–14 39.1% #95 1,535 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 24–18 57.1% #42 1,753 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1979 42–25 62.7% #25 1,850 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1980 71–27 72.4% #10 1,977 0 4 — — — — — — —
22 1981 54–19 74.0% #8 2,055 0 6 — — — — — — —
23 1982 38–18 67.9% #14 1,908 0 6 — — — — — — —
24 1983 43–19 69.4% #13 1,928 0 7 — — — — — — —
25 1984 42–19 68.9% #8 1,989 0 9 — — — — — — —
26 1985 19–12 61.3% #24 1,832 0 9 — — — — — — —
27 1986 13–11 54.2% #53 1,798 0 9 — — — — — — —
28 1987 24–13 64.9% #20 1,841 0 10 — — — — — — —
29 1988 11–9 55.0% #138 1,718 0 10 — — — — — — —
31 1990 1–2 33.3% #564 1,695 0 10 — — — — — — —

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 Eliot Teltscher 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 1976 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1977 5 4 9 55.6% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6%
19 1978 15 7 22 68.2% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 4 8 12 33.3% 1982 0 3 3 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
20 1979 19 9 28 67.9% 16 9 25 64.0% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 1983 11 10 21 52.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
21 1980 17 4 21 81.0% 27 10 37 73.0% — — — — 27 13 40 67.5% 1984 8 7 15 53.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1981 24 5 29 82.8% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 1985 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1982 11 6 17 64.7% 18 8 26 69.2% — — — — 9 4 13 69.2% 1986 6 8 14 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 1983 18 6 24 75.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1987 4 8 12 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0%
25 1984 19 6 25 76.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 19 8 27 70.4% 1988 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 1985 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1989 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 0 1 100.0%
27 1986 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 14 7 21 66.7% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1988 10 7 17 58.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1990 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 161 69 230 70.0% 118 66 184 64.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 107 66 173 61.8% — 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 Eliot Teltscher 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 1976 1504 104.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.46 1980 1608 127.7 — — — — +76 — — 50.0% -0.03 3–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.70
18 1977 1536 117.0 — — — — +77 -37 -20 38.5% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 2–4 (33%) 95.2 +0.84 1981 1672 132.0 — — — — +26 -93 — 50.0% -0.02 15–10 (60%) 8–8 (50%) 103.8 +2.44
19 1978 1753 143.7 — — — — +29 -172 — 56.6% +0.76 9–7 (56%) 2–8 (20%) 100.4 +2.68 1982 1623 123.4 — — — — -34 -90 +29 41.3% -0.35 4–8 (33%) 3–7 (30%) 94.9 +1.50
20 1979 1851 154.6 — — — — +24 -72 — 57.4% +0.63 13–8 (62%) 11–12 (48%) 105.2 -3.43 1983 1701 132.6 — — — — -2 -112 -28 53.3% -0.09 7–7 (50%) 8–4 (67%) 103.1 +2.18
21 1980 1977 160.5 — — — — +25 -59 — 67.7% +1.30 15–11 (58%) 10–7 (59%) 102.1 -1.55 1984 1715 139.4 — — — — -12 -117 +2 47.1% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 3–3 (50%) 105.8 -0.79
22 1981 2056 165.2 — — — — +86 -119 — 69.6% +1.37 13–7 (65%) 7–6 (54%) 102.5 -3.59 1985 1737 142.0 — — — — +7 — +16 50.6% +0.04 3–2 (60%) 8–3 (73%) 106.1 -0.64
23 1982 1908 154.6 — — — — +84 +10 — 65.4% +1.01 6–9 (40%) 7–4 (64%) 95.5 -0.77 1986 1740 140.4 — — — — -9 -120 -6 48.8% +0.15 4–6 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 100.4 -1.68
24 1983 1929 154.5 — — — — +69 -39 -274 61.6% +0.98 14–2 (88%) 11–15 (42%) 105.3 -0.44 1987 1644 128.6 — — — — +2 -40 +94 43.4% -0.45 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 97.9 +0.11
25 1984 1990 156.3 — — — — +52 -164 — 64.8% +1.04 8–8 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 96.6 -0.79 1988 1653 124.7 — — — — -2 -43 +53 51.8% +0.13 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) 97.8 +0.72
26 1985 1833 139.0 — — — — +91 -69 — 58.3% +0.33 7–6 (54%) 9–5 (64%) 100.2 +1.47 1989 1582 113.0 — — — — +68 — +50 35.9% -0.54 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 96.8 +0.53
27 1986 1799 140.4 — — — — +83 -20 — 50.8% +0.33 5–1 (83%) 3–5 (38%) 102.3 -0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 1841 145.9 — — — — +79 -83 — 60.2% +0.86 9–6 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 98.1 -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1988 1718 115.7 — — — — +65 — — 58.5% +0.54 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +2.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1990 1696 107.4 — — — — +55 — — 37.5% -0.62 1–1 0–1 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2094 157.9 — — — — +57 -67 -133 61.6% +0.88 102–71 (59%) 75–79 (49%) 99.5 -0.70 — 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.