Gary Robert
Muller
Male
South Africa
1964-12-27
Durban, Natal, South Africa
He is a former professional South African tennis player.
As a junior, he was not one of the top U12 or U14 players in South Africa, but he started making an impression in his second year of U16. He represented South Africa as a junior and in Davis Cup, but politics prevented him from participating in a number of important international competitions. Because he completed compulsory military service from age 17-19, he did not go on to college or university. He turned Pro at 20 and played on the Pro Tour for thirteen years [1985-1997], and coached on the Tour for eight.
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. 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 has recently been spotted with top ten player, Dominic Thiem, and was with 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. He is Tennis Director at Ontario Racquet Club [ORC]. Gary is married to a Canadian who he met at Wimbledon in 2000.
1982 - 1993
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1985 - United States 4 Satellite - Leg 1 (Open)
1985 - United States 4 Satellite - Leg 4 (Open)
Round 1
Todd Witsken 1 *
Gary Muller
7-5
6-2
7-6(4)
Round 1
Magnus Gustafsson 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Marcos Ondruska
6-7(4)
6-3
7-6(8)
6-3
Round 2
Stefan Edberg 1 *
Gary Muller
7-6(3)
6-3
7-6(4)
Round 1
Jonathan Alan Stark 1 *
Gary Muller
7-5
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Anders Jarryd 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Jordi Arrese
6-2
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Christian Saceanu 1 *
Gary Muller
7-6
6-4
3-6
7-6
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
4-6
6-4
6-7
6-0
Round 2
Todd Christopher Martin 1 *
Gary Muller
6-1
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Todd Christopher Martin 1 *
Gary Muller
6-3
7-6(6)
6-2
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Jaime Yzaga
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Tommy Ho
6-1
1-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Michael Chang
5-7
6-3
7-6
Semifinals
Richard Krajicek 1 *
Gary Muller
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Paul Annacone 1 *
Gary Muller
6-3
6-4
6-7
2-6
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Tim Mayotte
4-6
7-6
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Kevin Curren 1 *
Gary Muller
6-7
6-4
7-6
6-7
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Roberto Azar
6-3
3-6
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
James Spencer (Jim) Courier
4-6
6-4
7-6
7-6
Round 3
Gilad Bloom 1 *
Gary Muller
6-2
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Mark Koevermans 1 *
Gary Muller
6-1
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Paul Chamberlin 1 *
Gary Muller
4-6
6-3
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Derrick Rostagno 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
7-6
7-5
Round 1
Darren Cahill 1 *
Gary Muller
6-7
6-2
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Steve Denton
6-7
6-3
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Mark Woodforde
7-5
5-7
4-6
7-6
6-4
Round 3
Miloslav Mecir sr 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Mats Wilander 1 *
Gary Muller
6-2
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Ricky Osterthun
7-5
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Jim Pugh 1 *
Gary Muller
7-5
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Mats Wilander 1 *
Gary Muller
3-6
6-3
7-6
6-4
Round 1
Nduka Odizor 1 *
Gary Muller
6-7
6-7
7-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Jimmy Connors 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-3
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Marius Masencamp
6-7
7-6
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Claudio Mezzadri
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Gary Muller 1 *
Glenn Michibata
6-4
7-6
6-1
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Kerman Urresti
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Stephen Enochs
6-2
6-0
Round 3
Liu Shuhua 1 *
Gary Muller
5-7
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Seth Bowen
7-6
6-3
Round 2
Simon Bartram 1 *
Gary Muller
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Don Russell
6-3
5-7
6-4
Round 2
Rick Fagel 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Carlos Gomez 1 *
Gary Muller
7-6
6-1
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Bud Cox
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Laird Dunlop 1 *
Gary Muller
3-6
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Ben Papell
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Chuck Willenborg
Round 3
Gary Muller 1 *
Daniel Montes de Oca
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Gap-Taik Ro
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Dong-Wook Song
6-7
6-3
6-2
Final
Gary Muller 1 *
Kevin Moir
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Simon Bartram
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Evan Ratner 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Charlton Eagle
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Craig Boynton
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Gary Muller 1 *
Sadiq Abdullahi
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Jonathan Canter
6-3
4-6
6-4
Semifinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Brett Greenwood
6-3
5-7
6-4
Final
Kelly Evernden 1 *
Gary Muller
6-2
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Eddie Stewart
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Mike Smith
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Gary Muller 1 *
Bobby Banck
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Jon Treml
7-6
6-3
Semifinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Evan Ratner
6-4
6-4
Final
Gary Muller 1 *
Mark Basham
6-1
5-7
6-2
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Marius Masencamp
6-7
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Thomas (Tom) Fontana 1 *
Gary Muller
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Rill Baxter
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Glenn Michibata
6-2
1-6
6-3
Round 3
Gary Muller 1 *
Kevin Moir
7-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Bud Cox
7-6
6-7
7-5
Semifinals
Todd Witsken 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Gary Niebur
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Mattew (Matt) Anger 1 *
Gary Muller
6-3
7-6
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Charles (Buzz) Strode
4-6
7-6
7-5
Round 2
Mattew (Matt) Anger 1 *
Gary Muller
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Jeff Turpin
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Sergio Casal 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Mark Frankel
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Chris Johnstone 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Marc Flur
7-5
6-1
Round 2
Jonathan Canter 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Francisco Gonzalez
3-6
7-6
6-4
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Peter Doohan
7-5
7-6
Round 3
Guillermo Rivas 1 *
Gary Muller
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Steve Shaw 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Francisco Gonzalez 1 *
Gary Muller
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Marc Coseo
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Miguel Dungo jr
6-3
7-6
Round 3
Mark Buckley 1 *
Gary Muller
3-6
7-6
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Andrew Burrow
7-6
6-0
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Robert Nelson
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Gary Muller 1 *
Bill Csipkay
6-1
5-7
7-6
Quarterfinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Morris Chesney (Skip) Strode
7-6
3-6
6-3
Semifinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Kelvin Belcher
5-7
6-1
7-6
Final
Roger Knapp 1 *
Gary Muller
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Stevenson Clarke
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Gary Muller 1 *
Gustav Fichardt
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Gary Muller 1 *
Gonzalo Nunez
1-6
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Gary Muller 1 *
Mark Buckley
7-5
3-6
6-2
Semifinals
Gary Muller 1 *
John Sadri
7-6
6-4
Final
Guillermo Rivas 1 *
Gary Muller
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Deon Joubert 1 *
Gary Muller
7-6
6-1
Round 1
Bud Schultz 1 *
Gary Muller
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Garth Haynes
6-7
7-5
11-9
Round 2
Randy Nixon 1 *
Gary Muller
3-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Kobus Botha
7-6
6-4
Round 2
Charles Honey 1 *
Gary Muller
7-5
7-6
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Desmond Ward
1-6
7-6
6-4
Round 2
Kevin Moir 1 *
Gary Muller
7-5
3-6
8-6
Round 1
Shakhar Perkiss 1 *
Gary Muller
7-6
7-6
Round 1
Barry Moir 1 *
Gary Muller
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Cliff Retief
6-2
6-4
Round 2
John Yuill 1 *
Gary Muller
6-2
6-3