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

Sam Warburg
Sam Warburg at the 2007 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSacramento, California, United States
Born (1983-04-29) April 29, 1983 (age 40)
Sacramento, California
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Turned pro2005
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeStanford University
CoachDoug Atkinson
Prize money$301,995
Singles
Career record5–10 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 132 (23 June 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2008)
Wimbledon1R (2007)
US Open2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 117 (26 November 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2008)
US Open1R (2004)
Last updated on: 2 July 2021.

College career edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Singles: 13 (6–7) edit

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) edit

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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