Gary Muller

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.

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.

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

He currently resides in Ontario, Canada with his wife and four children.

Career finals

Doubles (8 wins, 12 losses)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Jul 1987 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Gary Donnelly Brad Pearce Jim Pugh 7–6, 6–2Loss 1. Nov 1988 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Tim Wilkison Kevin Curren David Pate 6–7, 4–6Win 2. Jul 1989 Washington, U.S. Hard Neil Broad Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe 6–7, 7–6, 6–4Loss 2. Aug 1990 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Neil Broad Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 6–7, 2–6Loss 3. Sep 1990 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Neil Broad Stefan Kruger Christo van Rensburg 6–4, 6–7, 3–6Win 3. Oct 1990 Toulouse, France Hard Neil Broad Michael Mortensen Michiel Schapers 7–6, 6–4Win 4. Jul 1991 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Danie Visser Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek 7–6, 6–4Win 5. Oct 1991 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Anders Järryd Jakob Hlasek Patrick McEnroe 6–4, 7–5Loss 4. Feb 1992 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Kevin Curren Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 5–7, 6–4, 6–7Win 6. Apr 1992 Seoul, South Korea Hard Kevin Curren Kelly Evernden Brad Pearce 7–6, 6–4Loss 5. Apr 1993 Seoul, South Korea Hard Neil Broad Jan Apell Peter Nyborg 7–5, 6–7, 2–6Loss 6. Jun 1993 London/Queen's Club, U.K. Grass Neil Broad Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 3–6, 4–6Loss 7. Jul 1993 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Piet Norval Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk 6–7, 3–6Win 7. Oct 1993 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Danie Visser John-Laffnie de Jager Stefan Kruger 6–3, 7–6Loss 8. Oct 1993 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Danie Visser Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 1–6, 6–3, 2–6Loss 9. Jun 1994 Halle, Germany Grass Henri Leconte Olivier Delaître Guy Forget 4–6, 7–6, 4–6Loss 10. Oct 1994 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Piet Norval Martin Damm Karel Nováček 4–6, 6–1, 3–6Loss 11. Mar 1995 Indian Wells, USA Hard Piet Norval Tommy Ho Brett Steven 4–6, 6–7Loss 12. Oct 1996 Beijing, China Hard (i) Patrik Kühnen Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy 4–6, 5–7Win 8. Feb 1997 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Brian MacPhie Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 4–6, 7–6, 7–5