Martin Damm Sr. (born 1 August 1972) is a former professional

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player from the

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. He is best known as a doubles player (his highest ranking being No. 5 in the world in April 2007). His highest singles ranking was No. 42 in August 1997. Damm won a total of 40 titles in doubles, including one Grand Slam title. He reached five singles finals. He played his last tournament in September 2011 at the US Open (with

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) and lost to Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 6–3, 6–3.

Personal life

Damm and wife, Michaela, have two sons (Maxmillian Martin; born 1 February 2002) and Martin Jr. (born 30 September 2003), and one daughter (Laura Michelle Damm; born 3 December 2007), all born in

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Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Mixed Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Career finals

Doubles (40 wins, 24 losses)

ATP Tour and Challenger finals

Singles (5–12)

Doubles performance timeline

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