Tennis Career
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, current World No. 1 Roger Federer and former World No. 1's, 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 slams have been reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2000 and the fourth round of the US 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 Jan-Michael's younger brother Torrey.
Gambill has been playing for the Boston Lobsters since 2008 in the World Team Tennis league alongside other successful American players such as Andre Agassi, John Isner and Robby Ginepri.
In September 2009 Gambill reached the semi-finals of the U.S.A. F23 Futures tournament (losing to No. 2 seed Michael McClune) in his first ATP match of the year.
Gambill was a guest teaching pro Coto de Caza Golf & Tennis club in Southern California in 2010. Since July 2011 he has coached rising American star prospect Coco Vandeweghe, his Boston Lobsters teammate, on the WTA Tour.
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