Mitch Sprengelmeyer
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Pendleton, South Carolina |
Born | Boulder, Colorado, U.S. | January 9, 1975
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Turned pro | 1997 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $71,636 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 814 (August 10, 1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9-20 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 92 (July 9, 2001) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2000) |
French Open | 2R (2001) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2001) |
US Open | 1R (1999, 2000) |
Mitchell Dell "Mitch" Sprengelmeyer (born January 9, 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Career
Sprengelmeyer, a three time
All-American, played collegiate tennis for Clemson University from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, Sprengelmeyer was the NCAA ITA Senior Player of the Year and also won the Van Nostrand Memorial Award, the first person to win both in the same year.[2] Sprengelmeyer was also named ACC
Player of the Year in 1997.
Sprengelmeyer competed in the men's doubles at seven
Sprengelmeyer has three career wins over the Bryan Brothers. The first win was with Adam Peterson at a Challenger event in Texas, and the other two wins were with Mark Merklein in back-to-back finals of Challenger events in California, the Bryan Brother's home state.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jul 2000 | Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 5–7 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (7)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1999 | Eisenach, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
2. | 1999 | Binghamton, United States | Hard | ![]() |
Hyung-Taik Lee
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5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
3. | 1999 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
4. | 2000 | Burbank, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
5. | 2000 | Rancho Mirage, United States
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Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
6. | 2001 | Rocky Mount, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
7. | 2001 | Venice, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
References
- ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ^ Herald-Journal, "Pair of awards for Sprengelmeyer", May 23, 1997
- ^ a b c d ATP World Tour Profile