Gary Muller

Gary Muller
Country (sports)	/ South Africa
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Born	27 December 1964 (age 59); Durban, South Africa
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1997
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,447,455
Singles
Career record	85–118
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 49 (6 August 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1987)
French Open	2R (1991)
Wimbledon	2R (1991)
US Open	3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record	264–238
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 7 (15 November 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1990)
French Open	QF (1991)
Wimbledon	SF (1988, 1993)
US Open	SF (1986)

Gary Muller (born 27 December 1964) is a former professional South African tennis player.

Muller turned pro in 1985. His 12-year career included wins over Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Michael Chang and Stefan Edberg. Muller's best singles result at a Grand Slam was reaching the third round in the 1987 Australian Open in which he lost to Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia. A more successful doubles player than singles, Muller won eight doubles titles in his career with six different partners and reached a career highest ranking of 7th in November 1993. He reached the semi-final of the men's doubles at four Grand Slams (1986 US Open, 1988 Wimbledon, 1990 Australian Open and 1993 Wimbledon). Muller still holds the record for the most aces served in a three set match (54) in a 1993 Wimbledon Qualifying match against Peter Lundgren.^[1]

After his retirement in 1997 Muller worked for eight years as an ATP Tour coach during which time he worked with Jonas Björkman, Stefan Koubek, Sargis Sargsian and Thomas Johansson. He was with Dominic Thiem as his Touring Coach when he clinched the title in Rio in 2017.^[2]

Muller was on the ATP Board of Directors as a Player Representative from 2002 to 2004.^[3]

He currently resides in Ontario, Canada with his wife and four children.^[3]

Career finals[edit]

Doubles (8 wins, 12 losses)[edit]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Jul 1987	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Gary Donnelly	Brad Pearce Jim Pugh	7–6, 6–2
Loss	1.	Nov 1988	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Tim Wilkison	Kevin Curren David Pate	6–7, 4–6
Win	2.	Jul 1989	Washington, U.S.	Hard	Neil Broad	Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe	6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Loss	2.	Aug 1990	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Neil Broad	Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann	6–7, 2–6
Loss	3.	Sep 1990	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Neil Broad	Stefan Kruger Christo van Rensburg	6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win	3.	Oct 1990	Toulouse, France	Hard	Neil Broad	Michael Mortensen Michiel Schapers	7–6, 6–4
Win	4.	Jul 1991	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Danie Visser	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek	7–6, 6–4
Win	5.	Oct 1991	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Anders Järryd	Jakob Hlasek Patrick McEnroe	6–4, 7–5
Loss	4.	Feb 1992	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Kevin Curren	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	5–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win	6.	Apr 1992	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Kevin Curren	Kelly Evernden Brad Pearce	7–6, 6–4
Loss	5.	Apr 1993	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Neil Broad	Jan Apell Peter Nyborg	7–5, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	6.	Jun 1993	London/Queen's Club, U.K.	Grass	Neil Broad	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	Jul 1993	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Piet Norval	Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk	6–7, 3–6
Win	7.	Oct 1993	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Danie Visser	John-Laffnie de Jager Stefan Kruger	6–3, 7–6
Loss	8.	Oct 1993	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Danie Visser	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	9.	Jun 1994	Halle, Germany	Grass	Henri Leconte	Olivier Delaître Guy Forget	4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss	10.	Oct 1994	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet	Piet Norval	Martin Damm Karel Nováček	4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss	11.	Mar 1995	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Piet Norval	Tommy Ho Brett Steven	4–6, 6–7
Loss	12.	Oct 1996	Beijing, China	Hard (i)	Patrik Kühnen	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy	4–6, 5–7
Win	8.	Feb 1997	San Jose, U.S.	Hard (i)	Brian MacPhie	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 7–6, 7–5