Sam Warburg

Sam Warburg
	Sam Warburg at the 2007 US Open
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Sacramento, California, United States
Born	April 29, 1983 (age 41); Sacramento, California
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro	2005
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Stanford University
Coach	Doug Atkinson
Prize money	$301,995
Singles
Career record	5–10 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 132 (23 June 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2008)
Wimbledon	1R (2007)
US Open	2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	0–2 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 117 (26 November 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2008)
US Open	1R (2004)
	Last updated on: 2 July 2021.

Last updated October 31, 2024

Sam Warburg (born April 29, 1983) is an American retired tennis player.

College career

Warburg was a 4-time All-American for Stanford University, and won the NCAA Doubles Championship in 2004 while partnered with KC Corkery. He also won the 2004 & 2005 PAC-10 Singles titles.^[1]

Professional career

Warburg turned pro after graduating from Stanford in 2005. He broke into the top 200 late in 2006.

Warburg spent most of 2007 & 2008 ranked in the top-200 in the world, reaching a high of #132 in May 2008. He also reached a high doubles ranking of #117 in November 2007. In 2009, he retired, citing a lack of excitement for the game, and the wear and tear the travel was having on his life.

Performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q1	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
French Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q1	1R	Q1	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	Q1	Q2	2R	Q1	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	2–2	0–0	0 / 3	2–3	40%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	1R	Q1	Q1	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami Open	A	Q1	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0 / 2	1–2	33%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (6–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–6)
ITF Futures (5–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2004	USA F22, Decatur	Futures	Hard	Tres Davis	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–0	Jul 2005	USA F19, Godfrey	Futures	Hard	Jamie Baker	7–6^(8–6), 6–3
Loss	2–1	Aug 2005	USA F20, Decatur	Futures	Hard	Michael Yani	5–7, 4–6
Win	3–1	Sep 2005	USA F23, Costa Mesa	Futures	Hard	Wayne Odesnik	7–5, 6–4
Win	4–1	Jan 2006	Mexico F1, Naucalpan	Futures	Hard	David Navarrete	6–3, 6–1
Win	5–1	Apr 2006	Korea F3, Seogwipo	Futures	Hard	Pavel Ivanov	7–5, 6–2
Loss	5–2	Jun 2006	Yuba City, United States	Challenger	Hard	Sam Querrey	6–7^(6–8), 1–6
Loss	5–3	Dec 2006	Maui, United States	Challenger	Hard	Michael Russell	1–6, 0–6
Win	6–3	Aug 2007	Bronx, United States	Challenger	Hard	Bruno Echagaray	6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3
Loss	6–4	Sep 2007	New Orleans, United States	Challenger	Hard	Kevin Anderson	4–6, 0–6
Loss	6–5	Apr 2008	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Dawid Olejniczak	4–6, 3–6
Loss	6–6	Jun 2008	Yuba City, United States	Challenger	Hard	Michael Yani	6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 3–6
Loss	6–7	Oct 2008	Calabasas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Vince Spadea	6–7^(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 20 (12–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–4)
ITF Futures (6–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (12–7)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2003	USA F21, Joplin	Futures	Hard	Jeremy Wurtzman	Scott Lipsky David Martin	7–5, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Jul 2004	USA F16, Chico	Futures	Hard	KC Corkery	Lester Cook Jason Cook	5–7, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	2–1	Jun 2005	USA F14, Chico	Futures	Hard	Jeremy Wurtzman	Patrick Briaud Aleksandar Vlaski	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	3–1	Jul 2005	USA F19, Godfrey	Futures	Hard	Philip Stolt	Andrew Anderson Daniel King-Turner	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–2	Aug 2005	Ecuador F1, Guayaquil	Futures	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Brian Dabul Marcel Felder	5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Win	4–2	Dec 2005	Israel F3, Raanana	Futures	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Ivan Cerovic Lazar Magdinchev	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	4–3	Jan 2006	Guatemala F1, Guatemala City	Futures	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Rafael Arevalo Jhonson Garcia	6–7^(2–7), 6–1, 5–7
Win	5–3	Jan 2006	Mexico F1, Naucalpan	Futures	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Daniel Langre Victor Romero	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	6–3	Feb 2006	Costa Rica F1, San Jose	Futures	Hard	Nicholas Monroe	Arnaud Agniel Luis Fernando Manrique	7–6^(8–6), 6–0
Loss	6–4	Mar 2006	Korea F2, Andong	Futures	Hard	Aleksandar Vlaski	Chung Hee-Seok An Jae-Sung	3–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Win	7–4	Apr 2006	Valencia, United States	Challenger	Hard	John-Paul Fruttero	Rik De Voest Glenn Weiner	7–5, 6–3
Win	8–4	Sep 2006	New Orleans, United States	Challenger	Hard	Cecil Mamiit	Chris Drake David Martin	7–6^(7–3), 6–0
Loss	8–5	Oct 2006	Calabasas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Harel Levy	Robert Kendrick Cecil Mamiit	7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Win	9–5	Apr 2007	Valencia, United States	Challenger	Hard	Harel Levy	Eric Taino Cecil Mamiit	6–2, 6–4
Loss	9–6	May 2007	Forest Hills, United States	Challenger	Clay	Patrick Briaud	Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds	3–6, 4–6
Win	10–6	Jun 2007	Yuba City, United States	Challenger	Hard	Harel Levy	Eric Nunez Jean-Julien Rojer	6–4, 6–4
Loss	10–7	Oct 2007	Sacramento, United States	Challenger	Hard	John-Paul Fruttero	Robert Kendrick Brian Wilson	5–7, 6–7^(8–10)
Win	11–7	Nov 2007	Champaign-Urbana, United States	Challenger	Hard	Harel Levy	Scott Lipsky Brendan Evans	6–4, 6–0
Win	12–7	Nov 2007	Knoxville, United States	Challenger	Hard	Harel Levy	Jamie Baker Brendan Evans	3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss	12–8	Feb 2009	Wroclaw, Poland	Challenger	Hard	Benedikt Dorsch	Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana	4–6, 6–3, [8–10]

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↑ Warburg's Stanford Player Bio

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[1] Warburg's Stanford Player Bio

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