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Mitch Sprengelmeyer

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Mitch Sprengelmeyer
Country (sports)United States United States
ResidencePendleton,
South Carolina
Born (1975-01-09) January 9, 1975 (age 49)
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 Open1R (2000)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon1R (2001)
US Open1R (1999, 2000)

Mitchell Dell "Mitch" Sprengelmeyer (born January 9, 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

Career

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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

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jul 2000 Newport, United States Grass United Kingdom Kyle Spencer Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Harel Levy
6–7(2–7), 5–7

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (7)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1999 Eisenach, Germany Clay South Africa Jason Weir-Smith Germany Dirk Dier
Germany Marcus Hilpert
6–3, 6–1
2. 1999 Binghamton, United States Hard South Africa Jason Weir-Smith United States Kevin Kim
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
3. 1999 San Antonio, United States Hard South Africa Jason Weir-Smith Australia Andrew Painter
South Africa Byron Talbot
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
4. 2000 Burbank, United States Hard The Bahamas Mark Merklein United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–5), 7–5
5. 2000 Rancho Mirage, United States Hard The Bahamas Mark Merklein United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
6. 2001 Rocky Mount, United States Clay The Bahamas Mark Merklein Australia Paul Kilderry
Australia Peter Tramacchi
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
7. 2001 Venice, Italy Clay The Bahamas Mark Merklein Peru Luis Horna
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–4, 7–6(9–7)

References

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