Career Sam Querrey

1 career

1.1 2006
1.2 2007
1.3 2008: first atp world tour title
1.4 2009: second atp title
1.5 2010: first atp 500 title
1.6 2011: first masters doubles title
1.7 2012: seventh atp title
1.8 2013: 200 career wins
1.9 2014
1.10 2015: open mixed doubles runner-up
1.11 2016: first grand slam quarterfinal
1.12 2017: first grand slam semifinal, american no. 1

career
2006

on june 11, 2006, querrey became first player win challenger event in pro debut. won in yuba city , winnetka challengers. won first-round match @ indian wells masters tournament on bobby reynolds, before falling james blake in 3 sets. defeated american vince spadea @ countrywide classic in los angeles. @ open, querrey received wildcard , defeated philipp kohlschreiber in straight sets, before falling gastón gaudio in second round.

2007

at 2007 australian open, advanced third round. defeated josé acasuso, 27th seed, in first round. in second round, defeated frenchman florent serra in straight sets, in third round lost 7th seed tommy robredo in 4 sets.

at 2007 indianapolis tennis championships, hit 10 consecutive aces when defeated james blake in quarterfinals. believed open era record.

at 2007 western , southern masters, defeated thirteenth seed mikhail youzhny , advanced quarterfinals after defeating argentina s juan mónaco, had defeated rafael nadal in previous round. lost no. 9 seed james blake, made top 50 debut @ no. 47 afterwards. @ time, querrey third-ranked american behind andy roddick , james blake.

in august 2007 @ open, austrian stefan koubek defeated querrey in first round.

2008: first atp world tour title

in january 2008 @ australian open, querrey defeated belgian olivier rochus in first round. in second round, beat russian dmitry tursunov. lost in third round eventual champion, serbian novak djokovic.

in march, querrey won first atp level tournament @ tennis channel open in las vegas. in final, querrey defeated qualifier kevin anderson of south africa in 3 sets. next month, @ monte-carlo masters, querrey reached quarterfinals, defeating former french open champion carlos moyà, andreas seppi, , no. 7 seeded richard gasquet.

querrey played tennis usa @ beijing summer olympics in 2008. advanced fourth round of open defeating 14th seed ivo karlović of croatia, defeated in 4 sets world no. 1 rafael nadal.

querrey tapped play in davis cup semifinals against spain replacement james blake, had withdrawn citing exhaustion. in querrey s first-ever davis cup match, lost world no. 1 rafael nadal in 4 sets.

2009: second atp title

querrey @ 2009 french open

querrey participated in 2009 heineken open in auckland, new zealand in january, sixth seed. querrey made final, defeated in straight sets top-seed juan martín del potro.

in 2009 australian open, querrey lost in opening round philipp kohlschreiber.

in sap open in san jose, querrey beat cypriot wildcard marcos baghdatis in opening match. querrey beat denis gremelmayr, in 52 minutes.

in 2009 campbell s hall of fame tennis championships in newport, rhode island, no. 3 seeded querrey advanced final against compatriot , first-time finalist , lucky loser rajeev ram, had entered main draw when top seed mardy fish had take andy roddick s place in davis cup quarterfinals. querrey lost match.

querrey seeded no. 3 2009 indianapolis tennis championships, made second final in many tournaments. however, querrey fell unseeded american robby ginepri.

querrey in indianapolis

querrey defeated no. 1 seeded tommy haas advance final of la tennis open. defeated qualifier carsten ball in final title of year.

querrey next played @ atp tour 500 event in washington, lost top seed andy roddick, in round of 16. played @ cincinnati masters losing in third round lleyton hewitt.

by reaching quarterfinals in new haven, won 2009 open series, qualifying accompanying bonus following 2009 open. querrey reached final in new haven, before losing fernando verdasco. in 2009 open, querrey lost in third round robin söderling in 4 sets.

querrey s year ended prematurely potentially career-threatening accident in glass table sitting on collapsed, impaling arm , requiring emergency surgery; location of injury missed causing nerve damage, have ended tennis career.

querrey finished year ranked career-high no. 25, , no. 2 american behind andy roddick.

2010: first atp 500 title

although seeded @ australian open, querrey lost in first round 2003 australian open finalist rainer schüttler. querrey reached semifinals of sap open, lost andy roddick in singles.{ however, querrey teamed mardy fish win doubles title.

querrey s next tournament 2010 regions morgan keegan championships, seeded eighth. defeated defending champion roddick in quarterfinals. defeated ernests gulbis in semifinals, , defeated fellow american john isner, championship. querrey teamed isner in doubles, won championship; querrey became first player win singles , doubles @ memphis simultaneously since 1981. @ abierto mexicano telcel, lost in first round against fernando gonzález in 3 sets.

querrey , isner selected play singles united states davis cup team against serbia on indoor clay in march 2010. after losing novak djokovic in 4 sets, querrey managed beat viktor troicki in straight sets in unnecessary fifth match.

at bnp paribas open, querrey seeded 17th and, after receiving bye in first round, beat jérémy chardy in straight sets. in third round, beaten doubles partner john isner in straight sets. @ sony ericsson open, seeded 21st time, after receiving bye in first round, lost jérémy chardy in 3 sets.

in april, played @ u.s. men s clay court championships. after receiving bye in first round, beat blaž kavčič in straight sets in second round, , in quarterfinal, beat nicolás massú in 3 sets. in semifinals, beat wayne odesnik reach eighth final on atp world tour. lost argentine juan ignacio chela in final.

he reached doubles final john isner @ 2010 rome masters, lost davis cup teammates bob , mike bryan.

querrey played in 2010 serbia open , progressed final, faced davis cup teammate john isner. querrey defeated isner, second title of year, , first atp title on clay.

at 2010 french open, querrey seeded 18th, lost in first round fellow american robby ginepri in 4 sets. withdrew doubles event, , isner 12th seeds.

in queens club in london, querrey beat fellow american mardy fish in straight sets, in final of aegon championships. victory made him first american win tournament since andy roddick. victory gave querrey third title of season, making him player besides rafael nadal win @ least 3 titles, , made querrey first player in 2010 win titles on 3 different surfaces. querrey s first atp tour title on grass.

despite being ranked no. 21 in world @ time, querrey seeded no. 18 @ wimbledon, due queen s club result. entered in doubles isner, 12th seeds, partners agreed forfeit after isner played longest tennis match in history. in singles, querrey defeated 2002 wimbledon semifinalist xavier malisse in 5 sets reach fourth round of wimbledon first time, lost andy murray.

querrey defended title @ farmers classic in los angeles, winning third-set tiebreaker in quarterfinals against 2003 australian open finalist rainer schüttler, defeating janko tipsarević in semifinals, reach fifth final of year. in final, querrey faced world no. 4 , 2010 australian open finalist andy murray. querrey defeat murray in final. first successful title defense, making him first man since andre agassi win 2 consecutive titles @ tournament.

querrey next played in washington, lost in first round janko tipsarević. during time in washington, along bob , mike bryan conducted tennis clinic children, unexpectedly met president barack obama.

after losses in canada masters , cincinnati masters, querrey entered 2010 open ranked no. 22 , seeded no. 20. defeated bradley klahn in 4 sets, defeated marcel granollers , 14th seed nicolás almagro in straight sets reach fourth round, tying previous best result in grand slam. in fourth round, lost 25th seed stanislas wawrinka.

2011: first masters doubles title

querrey struggled injury during year. reached quarterfinals of 2 tournaments, both atp 500 series. first in memphis in february, lost mardy fish, , second in valencia, beaten in straight sets juan martín del potro.

he eliminated in second round of 2011 french open ivan ljubičić, , did not play @ wimbledon or open, due elbow injury required surgery.

2012: seventh atp title

querrey @ 2012 nice open

in australian open, querrey made second round, defeated bernard tomic in 4 sets.

querrey reached semifinals of aegon championships, losing marin Čilić.

querrey progressed third round of wimbledon, once again lose Čilić. second-longest match played in wimbledon history, clocking in @ 5 hours , 31 minutes, second isner-mahut match @ 2010 wimbledon championships (11 hours , 5 minutes on 3 days).

at farmers classic, querrey defeated ričardas berankis third los angeles title in 4 years.

querrey went on making third round @ open, losing tomáš berdych.

at bnp paribas masters, querrey defeated novak djokovic in second round.

2013: 200 career wins

querrey @ 2013 wimbledon championships

early in year, querrey made seminfinals in auckland , san jose. exited in fourth round of indian wells , miami, losing novak djokovic , tomáš berdych, respectively.

in davis cup competition in boise, won first rubber against viktor troicki, lost deciding rubber against djokovic, despite fact djokovic suffered ankle injury in match.

querrey eliminated in first round in madrid, rome, , wimbledon. did not have summer on north american hard-court swing , consequently slipped out of top 20, ceding place top american player friend john isner.

the year not successful, since querrey failed make single final first time since 2011.

2014

querrey struggled in 2014, being eliminated in first round in brisbane , sydney. however, made third round of australian open, defeating santiago giraldo , ernests gulbis, before succumbing fabio fognini.

he lost both of ties in davis cup against great britain in san diego in january , eliminated in first round in memphis , delray beach.

he made second round in indian wells , miami, losing andreas seppi , nicolás almagro, respectively.

he had best showing of year far in houston, made semifinals of clay-court event. however, there again lost almagro.

querrey failed qualify in rome , nice, continuing frustrating year. lost first match in second round in nice albert montañés.

at french open, sam defeated filippo volandri in first round, went down dmitry tursunov in second in straight sets. form picked @ queen s club grass tournament, defeated jérémy chardy , denis kudla in first 2 rounds. lost in third round eventual semifinalist stanislas wawrinka.

sam made semifinals of aegon international in eastbourne, england, fell eventual champion feliciano lopez.

2015: open mixed doubles runner-up

querrey reached first singles final 3 years @ u.s. men s clay court championships, beaten compatriot jack sock. querrey reached final of nottingham open, lost uzbek denis istomin. both sock , istomin first-time atp tour singles winners.

2016: first grand slam quarterfinal

after failing make past 2nd round of tournament since july, querrey started 2016 strong run, reaching semi-finals in memphis, lose eventual champion kei nishikori. following week, querrey reached final @ delray beach, defeated american rajeev ram win first atp title since 2012 , return top 50 of world rankings.

at wimbledon, querrey faced novak djokovic in 3rd round while opponent holding 4 majors. despite being listed high 30-1 underdog, querrey upset world no. 1 player in 4 sets snap djokovic s streak of reaching @ least quarterfinals in every grand slam since 2009 french open, , streak of 30 consecutive grand slam match wins. querrey s first win on no. 1 ranked player. continued successful run defeating nicolas mahut become first american man reach quarterfinals of grand slam since john isner , andy roddick did @ 2011 u.s. open. in quarterfinals, lost canadian milos raonic in 4 sets. despite defeat, 2016 championships marked querrey s best ever performance @ grand slam.

querrey entered 2016 open lost serbia s janko tipsarevic in first round. played doubles fellow american steve johnson lost italians fabio fognini & andreas seppi in first round.

2017: first grand slam semifinal, american no. 1

querrey opened 2017 in brisbane fell in round of 32 match diego schwartzman. won first 2 matches in first major of season (australian open) before falling in straight sets no. 1 andy murray. returning us, helped defeat switzerland in first round of davis cup winning singles match against adrien bossel.

february saw querrey compete in memphis fell in opening match eventual champion ryan harrison. competed @ delray beach fell in quarterfinals juan martin del potro in straight sets. @ atp acapulco tournament beat david goffin, dominic thiem, , nick kyrgios, before defeating world no. 6 rafael nadal first career victory on former world no. 1 player , ninth career atp singles title. @ wimbledon, querrey defeated murray in 5 sets earn spot in first semi-final @ wimbledon. querrey lost marin Čilić in semifinals in 4 sets. furthering success in mexico, won 2017 los cabos open in august, defeating thanasi kokkinakis in final.

he quarterfinalist @ 2017 open. first male american reach quarterfinals of open since andy roddick in 2011.