Background
Gambill, Jan-Michael Charles was born on June 3, 1977 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Chuck and Diane Gambill.
Gambill, Jan-Michael Charles was born on June 3, 1977 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Chuck and Diane Gambill.
His career-high singles ranking is World Number. Gambill was sponsored by Prince for both his racquets and apparel. He currently resides in Orange County, California.
Gambill was featured as a "dream blind date" on the April 12, 2009, and April 19, 2009, episodes of the Human immunoglobulin heavy-chain-variable region -1 reality show Tough Love, in which matchmaker Steven Ward set him up with Natasha.
However, their relationship did not take off, and at the end of the April 19 episode, he stated he did not wish to date Natasha any further. 1996–2005
Gambill began playing tennis at the age of five, looking up to multiple Grand Slam singles titlists Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe.
He has defeated, amongst other top players, former World Number. 1s, Roger Federer, Carlos Moyá, Lleyton Hewitt, Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Rios, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi, as well as Grand Slam champions Michael Chang, Thomas Johansson, Sergi Bruguera, and Gaston Gaudio.
His best performances at Grand Slams have been reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2000 and the fourth round of the United States Open in 2002.
His run to the final of the 2001 Miami Masters included wins over Hewitt, Gaudio, and Thomas Enqvist. He was coached by his father Chuck Gambill, who also coaches January-Michael"s younger brother Torrey. Throughout his career, Gambill was hampered by numerous injuries.
Most prominently, whilst still in the world"s top 40, he suffered a recurring shin condition, which severely limited him on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour after 2004.
He also started serving harder to try and compensate for lack of movement, which resulted in a shoulder injury. Post–2005
Gambill played for the Boston Lobsters in the World Team Tennis league from 2008 on, alongside other successful American players such as Andre Agassi, John Isner, and Robby Ginepri.
In September 2009, Gambill reached the semifinals of the United States of America F23 Futures tournament (losing to second seed Michael McClune) in his first pro match of the year. He competed in three Challenger events in 2010, and reached the quarterfinals of the United States of America F25 Futures in Irvine, California.
Since October 2010, Gambill has not competed on the pro tour.
Gambill was a guest teaching at the Coto de Caza Golf & Tennis club in Southern California in 2010. Since July 2011, he has coached Coco Vandeweghe, his former Boston Lobsters teammate, on the Women's Tennis Association Tour. To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player"s participation in the tournament has concluded.
This table is current through the 2010 Paris Masters.
A = did not participate in the main draw of the tournament
Q# = lost in qualifying draw.