H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Kevin Curren vs Sammy Giammalva Jr H2H: 0-1

Sammy Giammalva Jr holds a 1–0 lead over Kevin Curren in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sammy Giammalva Jr leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Sammy Giammalva Jr won the 1985 Brussels round of 32 7-6 4-6 6-1.

USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
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1 main-draw meetings
USA Age 63 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sammy Giammalva Jr 7-6 4-6 6-1 Kevin Curren #8 Match data Mar 14, 1985* R32 Brussels ATP 250 Carpet

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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Kevin Curren Sammy Giammalva Jr
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0
21 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0
22 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0
23 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1
24 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2
25 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2
26 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2
27 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3
28 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4
29 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4
30 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4
31 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5
32 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5
33 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5
34 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5
35 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 0 5

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 Kevin Curren 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 1980 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
19 1982 0 3 3 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
20 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1983 11 10 21 52.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
21 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1984 8 7 15 53.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1985 10 8 18 55.6% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1986 6 8 14 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3% 1987 4 8 12 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0%
25 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 1988 7 8 15 46.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
26 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 1989 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 0 1 100.0%
27 1985 3 6 9 33.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
28 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9%
29 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 1988 21 9 30 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
31 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
32 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
34 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 1993 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2% 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 Kevin Curren 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 1980 1608 127.7 +76 50.0% -0.03 3–0 (100%) 1–0 +0.70
18 1981 1672 132.0 +26 -93 50.0% -0.02 15–10 (60%) 8–8 (50%) 103.8 +2.44
19 1982 1623 123.4 -34 -90 +29 41.3% -0.35 4–8 (33%) 3–7 (30%) 94.9 +1.50
20 1978 1510 108.2 +45 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 -0.02 1983 1701 132.6 -1 -112 -28 53.3% -0.09 7–7 (50%) 8–4 (67%) 103.1 +2.18
21 1979 1550 117.1 +10 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) 100.2 +0.18 1984 1715 139.4 -12 -117 +2 47.1% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 3–3 (50%) 105.8 -0.79
22 1980 1770 143.7 -96 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 101.4 -0.62 1985 1737 142.0 +7 +16 50.6% +0.04 3–2 (60%) 8–3 (73%) 106.1 -0.64
23 1981 1768 137.7 -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) 101.3 -0.60 1986 1740 140.4 -9 -120 -6 48.8% +0.15 4–6 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 100.4 -1.68
24 1982 1945 163.1 -10 -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) 100.7 -5.36 1987 1644 128.6 +2 -40 +94 43.4% -0.45 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 97.9 +0.11
25 1983 1932 158.2 -8 -408 +68 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) 99.7 -3.15 1988 1653 124.7 -2 -43 +53 51.8% +0.13 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) 97.8 +0.72
26 1984 1959 146.2 -46 +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) 102.6 +0.12 1989 1582 113.0 +68 +50 35.9% -0.54 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 96.8 +0.53
27 1985 1918 150.2 -82 +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) 92.3 -0.51
28 1986 1893 151.4 +28 +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) 98.3 -0.41
29 1987 1809 144.7 +41 +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) 95.6 -1.25
30 1988 1813 143.0 +19 +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) 101.7 +0.26
31 1989 1831 149.5 +47 +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) 98.4 +0.21
32 1990 1798 141.4 -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) 99.8 -1.04
33 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) 95.6 -2.21
34 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) 89.5 -0.53
35 1993 1637 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% 0.0% -4.50 +0.19
Career 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59 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.