American tennis player
Nathaniel Lammons (born August 12, 1993) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 19 in doubles, achieved on 11 November 2024. He has won 10 ATP doubles titles.
A former player at Southern Methodist University , Lammons turned professional in 2016. Lammons sealed his top 100 doubles debut in July 2019, a year in which he won four doubles titles from seven doubles finals reached as he broke through on the ATP Challenger Tour . In 2022, he won his first two career ATP Tour doubles titles in San Diego and Seoul , earning him his top 50 debut. Together with partner Jackson Withrow in 2023, Lammons reached his first ATP 500 final in Acapulco and his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal in Miami . In 2024, he made his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2024 US Open with Withrow and reached the top 20.
Professional career
2021–22: New partnership with Withrow, win over World No. 1 team, Two titles, top 50
At the 2021 US Open partnering Jackson Withrow they defeated top pair Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić in the first round in 75 minutes.[ 1]
He reached his maiden final at the 2022 Chile Open with André Göransson .[ 2]
At the 2022 San Diego Open he won his first ATP title with Withrow defeating Jason Kubler and Luke Saville .[ 3] [ 4] The pair moved up 25 places to 35th in the doubles race.[ 5] He made his top 60 debut in the rankings at world No. 55 on 26 September 2022.
At the Korea Open he partnered Raven Klaasen to win his second title in two weeks defeating Nicolás Barrientos and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela in straight sets.[ 6] He moved another 7 positions up to reach the top 50 in the doubles rankings at world No. 48 on 3 October 2022.
The pair Lammons/Withrow ended the season at No. 32 in the ATP doubles rankings.[ 7]
2023–24: Eight titles, Major & Masters semifinals, top 20
In the beginning of 2023 with Withrow, Lammons reached three finals in Auckland , in Dallas and at the ATP 500 Mexican Open in Acapulco.[ 8] [ 7]
The pair won the Challenger title at the 2023 Arizona Tennis Classic .
At the 2023 Miami Open they reached the semifinals of a Masters for the first time but lost to eventual champions Santiago González and Édouard Roger-Vasselin .[ 9]
He made his debut in the top 30 on 8 May 2023.
During the American summer swing, in the span of two months Lammons and Withrow won three titles at the 2023 Atlanta Open , the 2023 Hall of Fame Open and the 2023 Winston-Salem Open .
The pair reached their eight final of the season and second at the ATP 500 level at the 2023 Erste Bank Open in Vienna. At the last Masters of the season in Paris the pair reached the quarterfinals defeating sixth seeds Máximo González and Andrés Molteni .[ 10]
Lammons at the 2024 Libéma Open
Lammons and Withrow won their sixth title as a pair at the 2024 Libéma Open defeating top seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić .[ 11]
They successfully defended their Atlanta Open title in its last edition making them the last champions at the tournament.[ 12]
The pair captured their first ATP 500 title at the 2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington D.C.[ 13]
They also successfully defended their Winston-Salem Open title, making it the fourth team title for the season.[ 14]
At the 2024 US Open , Lammons reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, partnering Withrow, with wins over three-time defending champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram [ 15] and 13th seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić.[ 16] They lost to eventual champions Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in straight sets. As a result he reached the top 20 on 9 September 2024.[ 17] At the 2024 Shanghai Masters , they reached the quarterfinals but lost to Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić which halted their attempt to move one position up above their opponents in the ATP doubles race from their current place of No. 9.[ 18]
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (1–2)
ATP Tour 250 Series (9–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–6)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (9–4)
Indoors (1–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 2022
Chile Open , Chile
250 Series
Clay
André Göransson
Felipe Meligeni Alves Rafael Matos
6–7(8–10) , 6–7(3–7)
Win
1–1
Sep 2022
San Diego Open , United States
250 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Jason Kubler Luke Saville
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Win
2–1
Oct 2022
Korea Open , South Korea
250 Series
Hard
Raven Klaasen
Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–1, 7–5
Loss
2–2
Oct 2022
Gijón Open , Spain
250 Series
Hard (i)
Jackson Withrow
Máximo González Andrés Molteni
7–6(8–6) , 6–7(4–7) , [5–10]
Loss
2–3
Jan 2023
Auckland Open , New Zealand
250 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [6–10]
Loss
2–4
Feb 2023
Dallas Open , United States
250 Series
Hard (i)
Jackson Withrow
Jamie Murray Michael Venus
6–1, 6–7(4–7) , [7–10]
Loss
2–5
Mar 2023
Mexican Open , Mexico
500 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
6–7(9–11) , 6–7(3–7)
Win
3–5
Jul 2023
Hall of Fame Open , United States
250 Series
Grass
Jackson Withrow
William Blumberg Max Purcell
6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Win
4–5
Jul 2023
Atlanta Open , United States
250 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Max Purcell Jordan Thompson
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–4)
Win
5–5
Aug 2023
Winston-Salem Open , United States
250 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Lloyd Glasspool Neal Skupski
6–3, 6–4
Loss
5–6
Sep 2023
Zhuhai Championships , China
250 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Jamie Murray Michael Venus
4–6, 4–6
Win
6–6
Sep 2023
Astana Open , Kazakhstan
250 Series
Hard (i)
Jackson Withrow
Mate Pavić John Peers
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(9–7)
Loss
6–7
Oct 2023
Vienna Open , Austria
500 Series
Hard (i)
Jackson Withrow
Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
4–6, 7–5, [10–12]
Win
7–7
Jun 2024
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships , Netherlands
250 Series
Grass
Jackson Withrow
Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić
7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–3)
Win
8–7
Jul 2024
Atlanta Open , United States (2)
250 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
André Göransson Sem Verbeek
4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Win
9–7
Aug 2024
Washington Open , United States
500 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Rafael Matos Marcelo Melo
7–5, 6–3
Win
10–7
Aug 2024
Winston-Salem Open, United States (2)
250 Series
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Julian Cash Robert Galloway
6–4, 6–3
Doubles
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Doubles: 45 (25–20)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (16–10)
ITF Futures Tour (9–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (18–14)
Clay (7–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2016
USA F21, Tulsa
Futures
Hard
Dane Webb
Rikus de Villiers Clay Thompson
7–5, 4–6, [12–10]
Loss
1–1
Sep 2016
Israel F11, Herzliya
Futures
Hard
Dane Webb
Connor Smith Danny Thomas
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–2
Sep 2016
Israel F12, Ashkelon
Futures
Hard
Dane Webb
Connor Smith Danny Thomas
0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
1–3
Sep 2016
Israel F13, Kiryat Gat
Futures
Hard
Dane Webb
Dekel Bar Scott Clayton
4–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win
2–3
Dec 2016
USA F40, Tallahassee
Futures
Hard (i)
Robert Galloway
Aziz Dougaz Guy Orly Iradukunda
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss
2–4
May 2017
Mexico F2, Villahermosa
Futures
Hard (i)
Farris Fathi Gosea
Kevin King Nicolaas Scholtz
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Win
3–4
May 2017
Mexico F3, Córdoba
Futures
Hard
Farris Fathi Gosea
Hunter Callahan Bernardo Saraiva
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–8]
Win
4–4
Jun 2017
Zimbabwe F1, Harare
Futures
Hard
Benjamin Lock
Mark Fynn Nicolaas Scholtz
6–2, 6–3
Loss
4–5
Jun 2017
Zimbabwe F2, Harare
Futures
Hard
Benjamin Lock
Mark Fynn Nicolaas Scholtz
6–3, 1–6, [7–10]
Win
5–5
Jul 2017
Zimbabwe F3, Harare
Futures
Hard
Benjamin Lock
Baptiste Crepatte Thomas Setodji
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Loss
5–6
Jul 2017
Egypt F19, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Benjamin Lock
Marat Deviatiarov Tomáš Papik
4–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Loss
5–7
Jul 2017
Egypt F20, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Bernardo Saraiva
Julian Ocleppo Andrea Vavassori
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Win
6–7
Aug 2017
USA F26, Decatur
Futures
Hard
Alexandru Gozun
Edward Bourchier Harry Bourchier
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win
7–7
Sep 2017
France F20, Plaisir
Futures
Hard (i)
Alex Lawson
Antoine Hoang Grégoire Jacq
4–6, 7–6(9–7) , [10–4]
Loss
7–8
Oct 2017
France F22, Nevers
Futures
Hard (i)
Alex Lawson
Benjamin Bonzi Antoine Hoang
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Loss
7–9
Oct 2017
France F23, Saint-Dizier
Futures
Hard (i)
Alex Lawson
Jonathan Kanar Mick Lescure
6–0, 4–6, [9–11]
Win
8–9
Oct 2017
France F24, Rodez
Futures
Hard (i)
Alex Lawson
Antoine Hoang Ugo Humbert
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, [10–7]
Loss
8–10
Dec 2017
USA F39, Waco
Futures
Hard (i)
Alex Lawson
Julian Lenz Roberto Maytín
6–7(5–7) , 6–1, [12–14]
Win
9–10
Dec 2017
USA F40, Tallahassee
Futures
Hard (i)
Alex Lawson
Jose E Gracia Lucas Poullain
6–3, 6–0
Win
10–10
Jul 2018
Scheveningen , Netherlands
Challenger
Clay
Ruben Gonzales
Luis David Martínez Gonçalo Oliveira
6–3, 6–7(8–10) , [10–5]
Loss
10–11
Aug 2018
Sopot , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Ruben Gonzales
Mateusz Kowalczyk Szymon Walków
6–7(6–8) , 3–6
Loss
10–12
Jan 2019
Columbus , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Robert Galloway
Maxime Cressy Bernardo Saraiva
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win
11–12
Jan 2019
Newport Beach , USA
Challenger
Hard
Robert Galloway
Romain Arneodo Andrei Vasilevski
7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Loss
11–13
Feb 2019
Cleveland , USA
Challenger
Hard
Robert Galloway
Romain Arneodo Andrei Vasilevski
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
12–13
Feb 2019
Cherbourg , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Robert Galloway
Raúl Brancaccio Javier Barranco Cosano
4–6, 7–6(7–4) , [10–8]
Win
13–13
Jul 2019
Ludwigshafen , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Fernando Romboli
Pedro Sousa João Domingues
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
Loss
13–14
Jul 2019
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Antonio Šančić
Guillermo Durán Simone Bolelli
3–6, 2–6
Win
14–14
Sep 2019
New Haven , USA
Challenger
Hard
Robert Galloway
Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen
7–5, 6–4
Win
15–14
Feb 2020
Cleveland , USA
Challenger
Hard
Treat Huey
Luke Saville John-Patrick Smith
7–5, 6–2
Win
16–14
Mar 2020
Columbus , USA
Challenger
Hard
Treat Huey
Lloyd Glasspool Alex Lawson
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–4)
Loss
16–15
Sep 2020
Iași , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Treat Huey
Rafael Matos João Menezes
2–6, 2–6
Win
17-15
Oct 2020
Split , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Treat Huey
André Göransson Hunter Reese
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss
17-16
Oct 2020
Istanbul , Turkey
Challenger
Hard
Robert Galloway
Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss
17-17
Nov 2020
Cary , United States
Challenger
Hard
Luke Bambridge
Teymuraz Gabashvili Dennis Novikov
5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Win
18-17
Mar 2021
Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jackson Withrow
Nathan Pasha Max Schnur
6-4, 6-2
Win
19-17
May 2021
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
André Göransson
Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Win
20–17
May 2021
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Jackson Withrow
André Göransson Sem Verbeek
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [10–8]
Loss
20-18
Sep 2021
Szczecin , Poland
Challenger
Clay
André Göransson
Santiago González Andrés Molteni
6–2, 2–6, [13–15]
Win
21–18
Nov 2021
Champaign , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jackson Withrow
Treat Huey Max Schnur
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss
21-19
Apr 2022
Sarasota , USA
Challenger
Clay
André Göransson
Robert Galloway Jackson Withrow
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
22–19
Apr 2022
Split , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Albano Olivetti
Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
4–6, 7–6(8–6) , [10–7]
Win
23–19
Jul 2022
Salzburg , Austria
Challenger
Clay
Jackson Withrow
Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
7–5, 5–7, [11–9]
Win
24–19
Sep 2022
Cary , USA
Challenger
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Treat Huey John-Patrick Smith
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Win
25–19
Mar 2023
Phoenix , USA
Challenger
Hard
Jackson Withrow
Hugo Nys Jan Zieliński
6–7(1–7) , 6–4, [10–8]
Loss
25-20
May 2023
Turin , Italy
Challenger
Clay[ a]
John Peers
Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(8–6) , [5–10]
Notes
^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[ 20]
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^ Scott Sode (September 2, 2021). "Doubles Wrap: Shock upset for Mektic/Pavic" . US Open . Retrieved December 4, 2023 .
^ "Rafael Matos/Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves Battle to Santiago Title" . ATP Tour .
^ "Lammons/Withrow Claim First ATP Tour Title in San Diego" . ATP Tour .
^ "San Diego ATP 250 won by American Brandon Nakashima" . September 28, 2022.
^ "Lammons/Withrow Claim First ATP Tour Title In Dan Diego" . September 26, 2022.
^ "Yoshihito Nishioka stuns seeded players to take Korea Open title" . October 2, 2022.
^ a b "Austrians Erler/Miedler Win Acapulco Doubles Crown in Two Tie-breaks" . ATP Tour .
^ "Glasspool/Heliövaara Race into Dubai Final; Lammons/Withrow save MP in Acapulco semis " . ATP Tour .
^ "Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury Ease Through In Miami | ATP Tour | Tennis" . ATP Tour . Retrieved December 4, 2023 .
^ "Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow Reach Paris QFs | ATP Tour | Tennis" . ATP Tour . Retrieved December 4, 2023 .
^ "Brazilians Matos/Melo win Stuttgart doubles title; Lammons/Withrow victorious in 's-Hertogenbosch " . June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ "Lammons/Withrow successfully defend Atlanta crown" . ATPTour . July 29, 2024.
^ "Lammons & Withrow claim Washington crown" . ATPTour . August 4, 2024.
^ "Lammons and Withrow successfully defend their Winston-Salem crown" . ATPTour . August 23, 2024.
^ "Lammons/Withrow inflict Ram/Salisbury's first US Open defeat for four years" . ATPTour . September 2, 2024.
^ "Purcell & Thompson down top seeds at US Open, reach SFs; Lammons/Withrow are last American team remaining " . ATPTour . September 4, 2024.
^ " 'Overloaded with happiness', Purcell & Thompson reach US Open doubles final" . ATPTour . September 5, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024 .
^ "Koolhof & Mektic eyeing Turin chances with Shanghai QF win" . ATPTour . October 10, 2024.
^ "Juncheng Shang | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis" . ATP Tour . Retrieved January 25, 2023 .
^ "Sports news" . [dead link ]
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