Mitch Sprengelmeyer

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Mitch Sprengelmeyer
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Pendleton,
South Carolina
Born (1975-01-09) January 9, 1975 (age 48)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro1997
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$71,636
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 814 (August 10, 1998)
Doubles
Career record9-20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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]

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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 Grand Slam tournaments, winning a Grand Slam match at the 2001 French Open, with Aleksandar Kitinov. [3] They defeated Jan Siemerink and Grant Stafford, then lost in the second round to Max Mirnyi and David Prinosil. [3] In the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, Sprengelmeyer also played in the mixed doubles, partnering Lilia Osterloh. [3] He and partner Kyle Spencer were doubles runners-up at the 2000 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, an ATP Tour tournament, in Newport. [3]

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)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jul 2000 Newport, United States Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Spencer Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy 		6–7(2–7), 5–7

Challenger titles

Doubles: (7)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1999 Eisenach, Germany Clay Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Weir-Smith Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Dier
Flag of Germany.svg Marcus Hilpert 		6–3, 6–1
2.1999 Binghamton, United States Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Weir-Smith Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kim
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyung-Taik Lee 		5–7, 6–4, 6–2
3.1999 San Antonio, United States Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Weir-Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Painter
Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot 		6–3, 7–6(8–6)
4.2000 Burbank, United States Hard Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Merklein Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan 		7–6(7–5), 7–5
5.2000 Rancho Mirage, United States Hard Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Merklein Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan 		6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
6.2001 Rocky Mount, United States Clay Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Merklein Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Tramacchi 		7–5, 7–6(9–7)
7.2001 Venice, Italy Clay Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Merklein Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto 		6–4, 7–6(9–7)

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ↑ Herald-Journal , "Pair of awards for Sprengelmeyer", May 23, 1997
  3. 1 2 3 4 ATP World Tour Profile
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