Michael Lammer

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Michael Lammer
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Residence Dübendorf, Switzerland
Born (1982-03-25) 25 March 1982 (age 41)
Kilchberg, Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 533,475
Singles
Career record7–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 150 (9 November 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2006)
French Open Q2 (2007, 2010)
Wimbledon Q3 (2007)
US Open 2R (2005)
Doubles
Career record10–15
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 213 (2 November 2009)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (2014)

Michael Lammer (born 25 March 1982) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, he won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli. It was his only ATP tour title. [1]

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Early life and junior career

Lammer was born on 25 March 1982 to parents Ernst and Susi, and started playing tennis at the age of six. [2]

As a junior, he was ranked as high as No. 7 in the world singles rankings in May 2000 (and No. 12 in doubles).

Professional career

In 2009 in Gstaad, Lammer won his first ATP tour title with fellow Swiss player Marco Chiudinelli. Having been granted a wildcard into the doubles draw, they managed to reach the final. There, they defeated the No. 1 seeds Jaroslav Levinský and Filip Polášek 7–5, 6–3. It was Lammer's first ATP final, and his first title. [1]

Lammer represented Switzerland in the 2014 Davis Cup World Group 1R, partnering with Marco Chiudinelli to win 3–2 over Serbia. [3] His doubles victory with Chiudinelli clinched the first round victory over Serbia, allowing Switzerland to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2004. Switzerland went on to win its first Davis Cup in history.

Retirement

Lammer retired in March 2015, after playing a doubles match with Roger Federer in Indian Wells. [4] Subsequently, he became a coach of the Swiss Under 14s tennis team. [5]

Playing style

Lammer is right-handed and plays with a single-handed backhand. [2] He prefers to run around his backhand in favour of a forehand, especially on clay when given more time.

Lammer cites Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer as his tennis idols. [6]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2009 Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
7–5, 6–3

National Participation

Davis Cup (4 wins, 9 losses)

Group membership
World Group (1–6)
WG Play-off (2–2)
Group I (1–1)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Matches by surface
Hard (4–6)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by Type
Singles (1–8)
Doubles (3–1)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (4–8)
Outdoors (0–1)
Matches by Venue
Switzerland (3–4)
Away (1–5)
Rubber resultNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score
Decrease2.svg2–3; 10–12 February 2006; SEG Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland; World Group First Round; Clay(i) surface
Defeat1ISingles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Peter Luczak 6–1, 3–6, 0–6, 3–6
Increase2.svg4–1; 8–10 February 2008; Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland; Europe/Africa Group First Round; Hard(i) surface
Victory2IIIDoubles (with Yves Allegro) Flag of Poland.svg Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Defeat3IVSingles (dead rubber) Dawid Olejniczak 6–3, 2–2 retired
Increase2.svg3–2; 18–20 September 2009; Centro Sportivo "Valletta Cambiaso", Genoa, Italy; World Group play-offs; Clay surface
Defeat4VSingles (dead rubber) Flag of Italy.svg Italy Fabio Fognini 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Decrease2.svg0–5; 17–19 September 2010; National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan; World Group play-offs; Hard(i) surface
Defeat5IVSingles (dead rubber) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 3–6, 2–6
Decrease2.svg0–5; 10–12 February 2012; Forum Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland; World Group First Round; Clay(i) surface
Defeat6IVSingles (dead rubber) Flag of the United States.svg United States Ryan Harrison 6–7(0–7), 6–7(4–7)
Increase2.svg4–1; 13–15 September 2013; Patinoire du Littoral, Neuchâtel, Switzerland; World Group play-offs; Hard(i) surface
Victory7IIIDoubles (with Stan Wawrinka) Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Emilio Gómez / Roberto Quiroz 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Victory8IVSingles (dead rubber) Roberto Quiroz 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Increase2.svg3–2; 31 January – 2 February 2014; SPENS, Novi Sad, Serbia; World Group First Round; Hard(i) surface
Victory9IIIDoubles (with Marco Chiudinelli) Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Defeat10IVSingles (dead rubber) Dušan Lajović 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Increase2.svg3–2; 12–14 September 2014; Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland; World Group Semifinal; Hard(i) surface
Defeat11VSingles (dead rubber) Flag of Italy.svg Italy Andreas Seppi 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Decrease2.svg2–3; 6–8 March 2015; Country Hall du Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; World Group First Round; Hard(i) surface
Defeat12IISingles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Steve Darcis 3–6, 1–6, 3–6
Defeat13IIIDoubles (with Adrien Bossel) Ruben Bemelmans / Niels Desein 6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Wins: 1

Edition Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss TeamRounds/Opponents
2014 Davis Cup Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka
Michael Lammer
Marco Chiudinelli
1R: SUI 3–2 SRB
QF: SUI 3–2 KAZ
SF: SUI 3–2 ITA
F: SUI 3–1 FRA

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