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Photo of Marcelo Rios, professional tennis player
CHI Age 50 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Left-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1994–2003

Marcelo Rios represented Chile on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 366–180 and 18 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
1 (Mar 30, 1998)
Elo peak
2130 (97th percentile)
Singles record
366–180 (67.0%)
Singles titles
18
Prize money
$9,713,771

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Marcelo Rios's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mario Ancic #74 1-6 0-1 (ret.) L H2H Match data May 28, 2003* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Paradorn Srichaphan #13 (w/o) L H2H Match data Mar 22, 2003* R16 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Juan Carlos Ferrero #3 6-3 7-6(2) W H2H Match data Mar 20, 2003* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Taylor Dent #41 6-1 6-1 W H2H Match data Mar 19, 2003* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Max Mirnyi #36 3-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Mar 13, 2003* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard

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Marcelo Rios's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Alex Corretja 5 5 10 Mar 23, 2002 H2H
Thomas Enqvist 3 7 10 Jan 3, 2002 H2H
Alberto Berasategui 6 4 10 Jun 2, 1999 H2H
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 6 8 Mar 21, 2002 H2H
Andrei Pavel 7 1 8 Jan 11, 2002 H2H

Singles Titles (18)

Marcelo Rios singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
199519 3 — — — 3 — Bologna, Dutch Open, Brisbane International
199620 1 — — — 1 — St. Poelten
199721 1 — 1 — — — Monte-Carlo Masters
199822 7 — 3 1 2 1 ASB Classic, St. Poelten, Brisbane International, Indian Wells Open, Miami Open, Italian Open, Grand Slam Cup
199923 3 — 1 1 1 — St. Poelten, Brisbane International, Hamburg Open
200024 1 — — — 1 — Croatia Open Umag
200125 2 — — — 2 — Qatar Open, Hong Kong Open
Total 18 — 5 2 10 1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Marcelo Rios Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2000 Sydney Olympics First Round 0 1 Mariano Zabaleta #55 def. Marcelo Rios #17 6-7(8) 6-4 7-5 H2H Match data

Career Results

Marcelo Rios career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19941812112352.2%562107
19951938205865.5%10725
19962052257767.5%2511
19972154268067.5%1110
19982266188478.6%102
19992345166173.8%29
20002428204858.3%937
20012528194759.6%3739
20022631195062.0%4724
2003271261866.7%24105
Career36618054667.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Marcelo Rios career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199418 22450.0%1091952.6%———————— 12112352.2%
199519 881650.0%2493372.7%12333.3%51683.3% 38205865.5%
199620 18102864.3%28103873.7%————651154.5% 52257767.5%
199721 23113467.6%2393271.9%32560.0%54955.6% 54268067.5%
199822 3394278.6%2352882.1%0220.0%1021283.3% 66188478.6%
199923 2082871.4%2573278.1%————0110.0% 45166173.8%
200024 14112556.0%1482263.6%————0110.0% 28204858.3%
200125 23113467.6%581338.5%———————— 28194759.6%
200226 25113669.4%661250.0%————0220.0% 31195062.0%
200327 63966.7%63966.7%———————— 1261866.7%
Career—1728425667.2%1647423868.9%461040.0%26164261.9%36618054667.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Marcelo Rios career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199418 0440.0%21366.7%26825.0%707100.0% 11112250.0%
199519 0660.0%52771.4%2092969.0%1231580.0% 37205764.9%
199620 551050.0%35837.5%25113669.4%1732085.0% 50247467.6%
199721 561145.5%54955.6%29114072.5%1131478.6% 50247467.6%
199822 44850.0%1642080.0%3294178.0%1311492.9% 65188378.3%
199923 21366.7%1161764.7%1982770.4%1111291.7% 43165972.9%
200024 0440.0%781546.7%1451973.7%53862.5% 26204656.5%
200125 44850.0%44850.0%1241675.0%761353.8% 27184560.0%
200226 15616.7%941369.2%1382161.9%821080.0% 31195062.0%
200327 101100.0%21366.7%651154.5%303100.0% 1261866.7%
Career 22396136.1%643910362.1%1727624869.4%942211681.0% 35217652866.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 528/546 (96.7%) of Marcelo Rios's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Marcelo Rios performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199418 20/23 3.7 2.1 60.5% 65.5% 52.6% 49.4% 48.5% 60.1% 41.2%
199519 55/58 3.1 2.0 62.5% 69.4% 55.4% 59.3% 44.6% 64.1% 40.7%
199620 69/77 4.3 2.7 52.3% 73.2% 53.0% 54.8% 48.7% 63.5% 40.2%
199721 62/80 5.2 3.1 54.3% 71.9% 53.9% 58.8% 43.0% 63.7% 40.0%
199822 69/84 4.8 2.1 59.2% 76.8% 57.1% 63.8% 47.6% 68.7% 44.8%
199923 51/61 3.8 3.6 55.5% 70.9% 53.9% 56.5% 43.7% 63.2% 42.0%
200024 43/48 6.1 3.8 55.1% 72.7% 53.6% 62.1% 42.8% 64.1% 39.2%
200125 39/47 5.2 3.2 58.4% 72.0% 51.3% 60.6% 48.9% 63.3% 40.2%
200226 41/50 5.9 2.9 60.8% 70.2% 51.2% 59.0% 50.6% 62.7% 38.1%
200327 17/18 3.5 2.1 65.0% 73.6% 52.4% 56.3% 39.8% 66.5% 44.1%
Career 466/546 4.6 2.8 57.5% 72.1% 53.8% 58.7% 46.1% 64.3% 41.0%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 466/546 (85.3%) of Marcelo Rios's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Marcelo Rios advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1994 18 1616 137.6 +0.45 +1.49 1.032 50.6% -52 +21 — 55.0% +0.22 3–7 (30%) 6–2 (75%) 101.0 -0.43
1995 19 1771 143.6 +2.61 +2.16 1.134 52.1% -64 +64 -204 62.1% +0.70 11–6 (65%) 15–7 (68%) 108.6 +0.33
1996 20 1838 152.6 +2.05 +2.33 1.101 51.6% -34 +60 — 61.9% +0.60 14–6 (70%) 18–8 (69%) 109.0 +2.50
1997 21 1870 152.1 +2.50 +1.54 1.103 51.7% +18 +34 -203 62.1% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 16–20 (44%) 100.2 +2.15
1998 22 1963 161.2 +5.86 +6.49 1.429 55.9% +47 +47 — 74.9% +1.61 6–7 (46%) 13–6 (68%) 97.5 +0.31
1999 23 1918 149.7 +1.16 +3.33 1.141 52.4% +10 +119 — 68.0% +0.95 13–3 (81%) 15–9 (63%) 104.6 +0.91
2000 24 1797 147.3 +2.03 +1.16 1.090 51.4% +20 +166 — 61.5% +0.77 7–9 (44%) 15–10 (60%) 97.2 -0.74
2001 25 1839 143.7 +1.20 +2.08 1.095 51.6% +26 -19 — 57.9% +0.52 7–6 (54%) 6–4 (60%) 100.3 -0.04
2002 26 1820 149.1 +0.99 +1.31 1.023 50.6% +48 -37 — 63.5% +0.74 7–5 (58%) 14–10 (58%) 101.6 +0.28
2003 27 1823 138.3 +2.95 +4.36 1.313 55.0% +78 -41 — 69.7% +1.21 2–1 (67%) 3–0 (100%) 103.5 +0.79
Career 2130 155.6 +2.44 +2.75 1.148 52.4% +15 +57 -203 64.3% +0.85 88–58 (60%) 121–76 (61%) 107.0 +1.12

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Marcelo Rios Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199418 —R64—R64 2–2 (50%)
199519 —R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
199620 R128R16—R64 4–3 (57%)
199721 QFR16R16QF 14–4 (78%)
199822 FQFR128R32 12–4 (75%)
199923 —QF—R16 7–2 (78%)
200024 —R128—R32 2–2 (50%)
200125 R128R64—R32 3–3 (50%)
200226 QF——R32 6–2 (75%)
200327 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 14–5
(74%)
17–9
(65%)
3–3
(50%)
17–9
(65%)
51–26
(66%)

Masters 1000

Marcelo Rios Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITASTU W-L
Win %
199519 —R64—R16——R32—R32— 5–4 (56%)
199620 SF—SFSF—SFR32R32QFQF 20–8 (71%)
199721 —R16R16R32—WR32R32FQF 16–7 (70%)
199822 —R32R32W——WQFWQF 21–4 (84%)
199923 ——WR16—FR16R32R64QF 14–6 (70%)
200024 R16R32SFR32—R64R16—R64— 10–7 (59%)
200125 ——R32R64—R32R64—R32R16 5–6 (45%)
200226 R16R32—R16R32R16SFR64—— 12–7 (63%)
200327 ———R32——R16——— 3–2 (60%)
W-L 7–3
(70%)
4–5
(44%)
14–5
(74%)
16–8
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
16–5
(76%)
20–8
(71%)
2–5
(29%)
16–6
(73%)
10–5
(67%)
106–51
(68%)

ATP 500

Marcelo Rios ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge MEXANTBARAUSNAPSTUTKYVIEWASMEMNEWPHIBRI W-L
Win %
199418 ——R16———————R32—— 3–2 (60%)
199519 ——R16——R32R32——R32R16—— 6–5 (55%)
199620 ——F——R32—R32—R16R16QF— 8–6 (57%)
199721 —R16R32—R16R16——————QF 5–5 (50%)
199822 ————R16SF———SF——W 12–3 (80%)
199923 ——R16—R16QF——————W 9–3 (75%)
200024 ——QF—R32———————— 2–2 (50%)
200125 ——————QFR32QF———— 5–3 (62%)
200226 ———R32————SF———— 3–2 (60%)
200327 QF———————————— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
11–6
(65%)
0–1
(0%)
3–4
(43%)
7–5
(58%)
2–2
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
5–3
(62%)
4–3
(57%)
2–1
(67%)
12–1
(92%)
55–32
(63%)

ATP 250

Marcelo Rios ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEASBBASBUEDLBDOHDUBESTGSTHKGAUSMTPMALMRSMUNSHASTGSTOUMAATHBOGBOLDUTBRILONLOSMONMOSEASPALPRASANSCOST.SYDTOUU.SSTG W-L
Win %
199418 ———R32————QF———————R32——R16——SF———R16——R32———————— 7–7 (50%)
199519 ———R16————QF———————F———QFWWWR16—R32—R16——R32—————— 26–8 (76%)
199620 ————————R32—R16QF————F—————R16—————————FWR32SF—— 20–8 (71%)
199721 —QF——————R16————F——F———————————R32—QF—R32R16——F— 18–9 (67%)
199822 —W————R32—SF——SF————QF———————R32———R32————W———— 18–6 (75%)
199923 —R32—————SFR16——————F—————————————————W——QF— 15–5 (75%)
200024 ——R32—————QFR16——R16———R32—W——————R32——————QF——SF—— 14–8 (64%)
200125 —R32—R32—W———W————R16——QF——————————————QFR32———R32 15–7 (68%)
200226 R32——R16—————————————FR32————————R32—SF————QF——R32 10–8 (56%)
200327 ————SF————————————————————————————————F 7–2 (78%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
7–3
(70%)
0–1
(0%)
2–4
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
11–7
(61%)
6–1
(86%)
1–1
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
14–6
(70%)
6–2
(75%)
5–1
(83%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
9–2
(82%)
5–0
(100%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
8–4
(67%)
16–2
(89%)
2–2
(50%)
6–2
(75%)
6–2
(75%)
4–3
(57%)
150–68
(69%)

ATP Finals

Marcelo Rios ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FINGRA W-L
Win %
199721 —QF 1–1 (50%)
199822 RRW 3–1 (75%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
4–2
(67%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
1
Career-high date
Mar 30, 1998
First Top 100
Jan 16, 1995
First Top 50
May 29, 1995
First Top 20
Mar 4, 1996
First Top 10
May 13, 1996

Ranking History Matrix

Marcelo Rios ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199216——————936943957956487483
199317485489491380380383401384395405555562
199418560553561531283250145123113109106107
1995191039777634849383433252525
199620242215111010121110101111
199721769810109107131010
199822861332223222
199923261389913108999
200024778131925221917353737
200125222326263935525658453939
200226383633232425272225252424
200327363236434244435167103103105
200428108154375739745850835843819827834842
200529842849843994————————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Marcelo Rios's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS #1 2,066 855 574 281 67.1% $23,883,797 26 2 0 1992–2003 Rivalries Match log
Thomas Muster AUT #1 2,165 858 590 268 68.8% $12,266,977 44 1 8 1984–2011 Rivalries Match log
Carlos Moya ESP #1 2,029 864 554 310 64.1% $13,443,970 20 1 3 1995–2010 Rivalries Match log
Gustavo Kuerten BRA #1 2,137 523 339 184 64.8% $14,807,000 20 3 5 1996–2008 Rivalries Match log
Patrick Rafter AUS #1 2,105 511 333 178 65.2% $11,133,128 11 2 2 1991–2001 Rivalries Match log
Jim Courier USA #1 2,216 712 489 223 68.7% $14,034,132 23 4 5 1987–2000 Rivalries Match log
Marat Safin RUS #1 2,098 645 396 249 61.4% $14,373,291 15 2 5 1997–2009 Rivalries Match log
Andre Agassi USA #1 2,242 1,110 842 268 75.9% $31,152,975 60 8 17 1986–2006 Rivalries Match log
Lleyton Hewitt AUS #1 2,160 811 567 244 69.9% $20,890,470 30 2 2 1997–2016 Rivalries Match log
Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP #1 2,096 717 461 256 64.3% $13,998,165 16 1 4 1999–2012 Rivalries Match log
Pete Sampras USA #1 2,265 948 739 209 78.0% $43,280,489 64 14 11 1988–2002 Rivalries Match log
Goran Ivanisevic CRO #2 2,126 885 565 320 63.8% $19,878,007 22 1 2 1988–2004 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Marcelo Rios?
Marcelo Rios is 50 years old, born on December 26, 1975.
Which country does Marcelo Rios represent?
Marcelo Rios represents Chile in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Marcelo Rios?
Marcelo Rios is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Marcelo Rios use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Marcelo Rios uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Marcelo Rios left-handed or right-handed?
Marcelo Rios plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Marcelo Rios won?
Marcelo Rios has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Marcelo Rios won?
TennisDB groups 5 of Marcelo Rios's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category. All 5 were won under documented predecessor category names and are shown using the modern equivalent. The most recent was Hamburg in 1999.
How many ATP titles has Marcelo Rios won?
Marcelo Rios has won 18 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Hong Kong in 2001.
What is Marcelo Rios' highest ATP ranking?
Marcelo Rios' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on March 30, 1998.
What is Marcelo Rios' career win-loss record?
Marcelo Rios has a career ATP singles record of 366 wins and 180 losses (67.0%).
How much career prize money has Marcelo Rios earned?
Marcelo Rios has earned at least $9,713,771 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Marcelo Rios's career appear in TennisDB?
Marcelo Rios appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1994 through 2003.
On which surface does Marcelo Rios have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Marcelo Rios's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 68.9% (164–74).
Who has Marcelo Rios faced most often?
Marcelo Rios' most frequent opponent is Alex Corretja, with a head-to-head record of 5–5 across 10 meetings.