Giovani Samaha

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Giovani Samaha
Country (sports)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Born (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30)
Beirut, Lebanon
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
College Troy University
Prize money$19,743
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 819 (19 August 2019)
Doubles
Career record3–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 568 (21 October 2019)
Team competitions
Davis Cup 12–8
Last updated on: 22 March 2021.

Giovani Samaha (born 14 July 1994) is a Lebanese former tennis player.

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Samaha has a career high ATP singles ranking of 819 achieved on 19 August 2019 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of 568, achieved on 21 October 2019. Samaha has won three ITF Futures doubles titles.

Career

Samaha represented Lebanon at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 12–8.[ citation needed ]

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2019 Flag of Uganda.svg M15 Kampala, UgandaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Nedelko 3–6, 1–1 ret.

Doubles 3 (2–1)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2017 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka F1, Colombo FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Bybel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Duncan
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Rosenzweig
6–1, 6–2
Win2–0May 2018 Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda F1, Kampala FuturesClay Flag of India.svg Kunal Anand Flag of India.svg Vinayak Sharma Kaza
Flag of Serbia.svg Goran Marković
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss2–1Oct 2018 Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt F24, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of Egypt.svg Issam Haitham Taweel Flag of Russia.svg Shalva Dzhanashiya
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Igoshin
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win3–1Dec 2018 Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt F31, Cairo FuturesClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louroi Martínez
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Damien Wenger
6–3, 6–4

Davis Cup

Participations: (12–8)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (0–0)
WG play-off (0–0)
Group I (1–1)
Group II (2–3)
Group III (9–4)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (10–2)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (8–3)
Doubles (4–5)
Rubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score
Increase2.svg2–1; 16 June 2011; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; hard surface
Defeat1IIIDoubles (with Bassam Beidas) (dead rubber) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Khaled Al-Hassani / Faisal Bastaki 3–4 ret.
Increase2.svg3–0; 18 June 2011; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Promotion Pool round robin; hard surface
Victory2IIIDoubles (with Patrick Chucri) (dead rubber) Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Lê Quốc Khánh / Ngô Quang Huy 4–5 ret.
Decrease2.svg0–3; 19 June 2011; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Promotion Pool round robin; hard surface
Defeat3IISingles Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Harshana Godamanna 2–6, 1–6
Defeat4IIIDoubles (with Patrick Chucri) (dead rubber) Rajeev Rajapakse / Oshada Wijemanne 0–1 ret.
Decrease2.svg2–3; 17–19 July 2015; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group II relegation play-off; clay surface
Victory5IIIDoubles (with Hady Habib) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Harshana Godamanna / Dineshkanthan Thangarajah 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Defeat6VSingles Harshana Godamanna 3–6, 2–6, 3–6
Increase2.svg3–0; 11 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; clay surface
Victory7IISingles Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Bun Kenny 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Increase2.svg3–0; 13 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; clay surface
Victory8IISingles Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Roy Hobbs 6–2, 6–4
Increase2.svg3–0; 14 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; clay surface
Victory9IISingles Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Mubarak Shannan Zayid 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Increase2.svg3–0; 15 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; clay surface
Victory10IISingles Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria Bruno Abdel Nour 6–2, 7–5
Decrease2.svg1–2; 16 July 2016; Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III promotional play-off; clay surface
Defeat11IISingles Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Karan Rastogi 3–6, 2–6
Increase2.svg2–1; 17 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; clay surface
Victory12IISingles Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Ýuriý Rogusskiý 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Increase2.svg2–1; 19 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; clay surface
Victory13IISingles Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Increase2.svg3–0; 20 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Pool B round robin; clay surface
Victory14IISingles Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Mubarak Shannan Zayid 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Increase2.svg3–0; 22 July 2017; Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Asia/Oceania Zone Group III promotional play-off; clay surface
Victory15IISingles Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Mousa Alkotop 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Increase2.svg3–2; 3–4 February 2018; Taadod Sports Academy, Beirut, Lebanon; Asia/Oceania Zone Group II first round; hard (i) surface
Victory16IIIDoubles (with Hady Habib) Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Chen Ti / Yu Cheng-yu 6–1, 7–5
Increase2.svg3–1; 7–8 April 2018; Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon; Asia/Oceania Zone Group II second round; hard surface
Defeat17IIIDoubles (with Hady Habib) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Wong Chun-hun / Yeung Pak-long 2–6, 4–6
Increase2.svg3–2; 15–16 September 2018; National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Asia/Oceania Zone Group II promotional play-off; hard surface
Defeat18IIIDoubles (with Jad Ballout) Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana 0–6, 3–6
Decrease2.svg2–3; 13-14 September 2019; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; Asia/Oceania Group I first round; clay surface
Defeat19IIIDoubles (with Benjamin Hassan) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev / Jurabek Karimov 2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Increase2.svg3–1; 6-7 March 2020; Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon, Jounieh, Lebanon; World Group I Play-off first round; clay surface
Victory20IIIDoubles (with Benjamin Hassan) Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Kittirat Kerdlaphee / Phongsapak Kerdlaphee 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–0