Jan-Michael Gambill

Jan-Michael Gambill
Full name Jan-Michael Charles Gambill
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Hawaii
Born (1977-06-03) June 3, 1977
Spokane, Washington
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 1996
Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides, occasionally one-handed forehand)
Prize money $3,612,179
Singles
Career record 201–196 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 3
Highest ranking No. 14 (June 18, 2001)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2003, 2004)
French Open 2R (1998, 2000)
Wimbledon QF (2000)
US Open 4R (2002)
Doubles
Career record 119–125 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 23 (November 4, 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2000)
French Open 2R (2002)
Wimbledon 3R (2002)
US Open 2R (1999, 2000)
Mixed doubles
Career record 3–2
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open QF (2000)
Team competitions
Davis Cup SF (1998, 2000)
Hopman Cup F (2001, 2002)

Jan-Michael Charles Gambill (born June 3, 1977) is an American tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 14, which he achieved on June 18, 2001. Best known for his unusual double-handed forehand,[1] Gambill reached the quarterfinals of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, the final of the 2001 Miami Masters, and won three singles titles.

Personal life

Gambill spent the early years of his life in the countryside of Spokane, Washington. He currently resides in both Los Angeles, California and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. While Jan-Michael has been sponsored by car manufacturer Jaguar, he also supports real life Jaguars and tigers through Cat Tales Zoological Park, an organization dedicated to saving the lives of big cats. Gambill also raised money for his long-time friend Elton John through his charity EJAF.

Gambill's high-profile career as a professional athlete has evolved into coaching world-class tennis players as well as being an international analyst for BeIn sports. Gambill was also sponsored by Prince for both his racquets and apparel.

Tennis career

1996–2005

Gambill began playing tennis at the age of five, looking up to multiple Grand Slam singles titlists Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. He has defeated, amongst other top players, former World No. 1s, Roger Federer, Carlos Moyá, Lleyton Hewitt, Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Rios, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi, as well as Grand Slam champions Michael Chang, Thomas Johansson, Sergi Bruguera, and Gastón Gaudio. His best performances at Grand Slams have been reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2000 and the fourth round of the US Open in 2002. His run at Wimbledon in 2000 saw him beat Lleyton Hewitt, Fabrice Santoro, Paul Goldstein and Thomas Enqvist before losing to eventual champion Pete Sampras. His run to the final of the 2001 Miami Masters included wins over Hewitt, Gaudio, and Thomas Enqvist. He was coached by his father Chuck Gambill, who also coaches Jan-Michael's younger brother Torrey.

Throughout his career, Gambill was hampered by numerous injuries. Most prominently, whilst still in the world's top 40, he suffered a recurring shin condition, which severely limited him on the ATP Tour after 2004.[2] He also started serving harder to try and compensate for lack of movement, which resulted in a shoulder injury.[3][4]

Post–2005

Gambill played for the Boston Lobsters in the World Team Tennis league from 2008 on, alongside other successful American players such as Andre Agassi, John Isner, and Robby Ginepri.[3]

In September 2009, Gambill reached the semifinals of the USA F23 Futures tournament (losing to second seed Michael McClune) in his first pro match of the year.

He competed in three Challenger events in 2010, and reached the quarterfinals of the USA F25 Futures in Irvine, California. Since October 2010, Gambill has not competed on the pro tour.

Gambill was a guest teaching at the Coto de Caza Golf & Tennis club in Southern California in 2010. Since July 2011, he has coached top 10 player Coco Vandeweghe, his former Boston Lobsters teammate, on the WTA Tour. As of 2017 He is currently coaching top 50 player Jared Donaldson on the ATP Tour.[5]

Grand Slam and ATP Tour singles titles

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Tour (3–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. March 8, 1999 Scottsdale, United States Hard Australia Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(7-2), 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1. July 30, 2000 Los Angeles, United States Hard United States Michael Chang 7–6(7-2), 3–6, retired
Winner 2. March 5, 2001 Delray Beach, United States Hard Belgium Xavier Malisse 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 2. April 2, 2001 Miami, United States Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–7(4-7), 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. July 28, 2002 Los Angeles, United States (2) Hard United States Andre Agassi 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. January 5, 2003 Doha, Qatar Hard Austria Stefan Koubek 4–6, 4–6
Winner 3. March 10, 2003 Delray Beach, United States (2) Hard United States Mardy Fish 6–0, 7–6(7-5)

Performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2010 Paris Masters.

Tournament19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R A A A A A
French Open A 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A A A A
Wimbledon Q1 2R 2R QF 1R 2R 2R 3R Q3 A A A A A
US Open 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R 4R 2R 2R 1R A A A A A
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A SF 2R 1R QF 3R 1R 2R 1R A 1R A A A
Miami Masters A 1R 2R QF F 3R 2R 1R A A A A A A
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A A
Rome Masters A A 1R A 1R A 1R A A A A A A A
Hamburg Masters A A 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R A A A A A A A
Canada Masters A 2R 2R A 3R A A A A A 1R A A A
Cincinnati Masters A 3R 2R A QF 2R 1R 1R A A A A A A
Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) A QF A 1R 1R 2R 3R A A A A A A A
Paris Masters A A A 3R A 1R A A A A A A A A
ATP Tournaments Won 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year End Ranking 186 38 58 33 21 42 51 95 191 687 1107 1147 891 1051
  • A = did not participate in the main draw of the tournament
  • Q# = lost in qualifying draw

References

  1. ↑ Smith, David W. (2004). Tennis Mastery, p. 207. Manahawkin Printing, USA. ISBN 0974902608.
  2. ↑ "Gambill Quits Match to Miss Wimbledon", The Spokesman Review, June 17, 2005.
  3. 1 2 "Gambill is Still Competing", Globe Correspondent, July 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jan Michael Gambill Speaks About WTT & Injuries", YouTube interview, March 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ "With new coach and NBA DNA, Vandeweghe rolls", espnW, August 31, 2011.


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