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Jeff Tarango

USA Age 57 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Left-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1987–2002

Jeff Tarango represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 42. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 240–294 and 2 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
42 (Nov 2, 1992)
Elo peak
1788 (69th percentile)
Singles record
240–294 (44.9%)
Singles titles
2
Prize money
$3,730,289

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 →

Jeff Tarango's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sebastien De Chaunac #179 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jul 19, 2009 Q2 Q Indianapolis ATP 250 Hard
Taylor Fogleman 6-0 4-6 7-6(5) W — Match data Jul 19, 2009 Q1 Q Indianapolis ATP 250 Hard
Arnaud Clement #48 4-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Feb 14, 2002* R32 Marseille ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Jamie Delgado #189 6-2 6-7(5) 3-6 L H2H Match data Jun 21, 2001* R32 Eastbourne Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Oscar Serrano #138 3-6 3-6 L H2H Match data May 28, 2001 Q1 Q Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Rivals all rivalries →

Jeff Tarango's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Paul Haarhuis 5 4 9 Mar 16, 1999 H2H
Wayne Ferreira 3 5 8 Jun 10, 1999 H2H
Sergi Bruguera 3 4 7 Oct 5, 2000 H2H
Marc Rosset 4 3 7 Nov 13, 1999 H2H
Andre Agassi 0 7 7 Mar 22, 1998 H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Jeff Tarango 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
199223 2 — — — 2 — Tel Aviv, Wellington
Total 2 — — — 2 —

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

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Jeff Tarango Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2000 Sydney Olympics Second Round 1 1 Mariano Zabaleta #55 def. Jeffrey Tarango #78 6-2 6-3 H2H Match data

Career Results

Jeff Tarango career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
198718ATP12333.3%538377
198819ATP761353.9%37896
198920ATP10112147.6%100137
199021ATP11172839.3%156131
199122ATP16233941.0%129106
199223ATP28245253.9%7145
199324ATP24265048.0%4591
199425ATP23275046.0%9178
199526ATP18244242.9%7876
199627ATP14183243.8%76106
199728ATP31296051.7%9249
199829ATP24295345.3%4973
199930ATP21244546.7%7355
200031ATP11253630.6%63112
200132Qualifying Q0110.0%——
200132ATP18911.1%112323
200233ATP0110.0%357730
200940Qualifying Q11250.0%——
Career—24029453444.9%——

Career Results by Surface

Jeff Tarango career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198718ATP 12333.3%———————————— 12333.3%
198819ATP 641060.0%0110.0%————11250.0% 761353.8%
198920ATP 981752.9%————12333.3%0110.0% 10112147.6%
199021ATP 7101741.2%33650.0%13425.0%0110.0% 11172839.3%
199122ATP 11142544.0%33650.0%0220.0%24633.3% 16233941.0%
199223ATP 17112860.7%551050.0%23540.0%45944.4% 28245253.8%
199324ATP 14163046.7%861457.1%0220.0%22450.0% 24265048.0%
199425ATP 18183650.0%44850.0%0110.0%14520.0% 23275046.0%
199526ATP 7142133.3%45944.4%21366.7%54955.6% 18244242.9%
199627ATP 871553.3%25728.6%0110.0%45944.4% 14183243.8%
199728ATP 20133360.6%571241.7%23540.0%461040.0% 31296051.7%
199829ATP 19183751.4%25728.6%23540.0%13425.0% 24295345.3%
199930ATP 6111735.3%561145.5%33650.0%741163.6% 21244546.7%
200031ATP 2141612.5%891747.1%12333.3%———— 11253630.6%
200132Qualifying Q ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
200132ATP 16714.3%————0110.0%0110.0% 18911.1%
200233ATP 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
200940Qualifying Q 11250.0%———————————— 11250.0%
Career——14616731346.6%495910845.4%14274134.1%31417243.1%24029453444.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jeff Tarango career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198718 00——0220.0%00——101100.0% 12333.3%
198819 0110.0%0220.0%101100.0%22450.0% 35837.5%
198920 00——0550.0%45944.4%505100.0% 9101947.4%
199021 0110.0%12333.3%45944.4%671346.2% 11152642.3%
199122 0440.0%12333.3%6121833.3%851361.5% 15233839.5%
199223 11250.0%661250.0%11122347.8%941369.2% 27235054.0%
199324 0660.0%0880.0%1361968.4%841266.7% 21244546.7%
199425 0440.0%33650.0%7142133.3%1251770.6% 22264845.8%
199526 0770.0%45944.4%871553.3%551050.0% 17244141.5%
199627 0440.0%23540.0%44850.0%771450.0% 13183141.9%
199728 0660.0%381127.3%15122755.6%1031376.9% 28295749.1%
199829 25728.6%551050.0%10132343.5%461040.0% 21295042.0%
199930 0220.0%63966.7%10132343.5%561145.5% 21244546.7%
200031 0330.0%23540.0%2161811.1%63966.7% 10253528.6%
200132 0330.0%00——0330.0%12333.3% 18911.1%
200233 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
Career 347506.0%33579036.7%9512321843.6%895914860.1% 22028650643.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 506/534 (94.8%) of Jeff Tarango's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Jeff Tarango performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199122 32/39 1.9 5.1 65.8% 64.8% 46.6% 56.0% 48.7% 58.5% 37.0%
199223 47/52 3.5 3.5 63.1% 67.5% 47.8% 56.6% 42.3% 60.3% 38.7%
199324 43/50 3.7 4.6 56.6% 68.4% 47.0% 59.2% 45.1% 59.1% 38.5%
199425 40/50 3.6 2.2 62.1% 65.8% 51.8% 56.4% 46.6% 60.6% 39.0%
199526 38/42 4.2 3.7 62.9% 70.3% 49.3% 54.4% 44.8% 62.3% 37.0%
199627 28/32 5.2 3.2 61.9% 68.0% 50.2% 54.3% 39.3% 61.4% 38.0%
199728 54/60 3.8 3.5 62.3% 69.2% 51.5% 52.2% 45.0% 62.3% 38.9%
199829 47/53 4.0 4.2 57.7% 67.9% 52.0% 51.3% 46.8% 61.1% 40.1%
199930 42/45 4.9 4.1 60.6% 67.1% 46.1% 61.0% 43.2% 58.9% 38.4%
200031 33/36 4.6 5.3 58.1% 68.9% 47.5% 56.9% 42.2% 60.1% 36.0%
200132 7/9 3.3 2.1 62.4% 61.8% 52.7% 53.7% 51.2% 58.4% 34.3%
Career 411/534 3.9 3.9 61.0% 67.8% 49.2% 55.7% 44.6% 60.5% 38.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 411/534 (77.0%) of Jeff Tarango's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jeff Tarango 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
1987 18 1508 108.5 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — -0.19
1988 19 1598 124.9 — — — — +37 — — 51.4% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 4–0 (100%) 106.1 -0.05
1989 20 1648 118.8 — — — — +7 — -102 46.4% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 101.0 +0.12
1990 21 1607 120.5 — — — — +6 -46 -69 42.0% -0.54 4–6 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 98.7 +0.35
1991 22 1613 132.3 -1.93 -1.26 0.892 48.2% +24 -37 — 41.8% -0.47 8–7 (53%) 7–8 (47%) 104.0 +0.07
1992 23 1694 139.2 -0.84 +0.16 0.974 49.7% +28 -96 -139 50.4% +0.10 15–6 (71%) 10–14 (42%) 103.5 -1.21
1993 24 1670 136.1 -1.01 -0.06 0.942 49.0% +18 -8 — 45.9% -0.28 12–6 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 102.6 -1.60
1994 25 1655 132.9 -1.13 +0.92 0.992 50.0% +24 -22 — 46.1% -0.03 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) 97.6 +1.47
1995 26 1654 144.2 +0.56 -0.03 0.982 49.5% +7 -14 -104 43.3% -0.18 4–6 (40%) 7–10 (41%) 96.6 -1.34
1996 27 1620 125.4 -0.16 +0.21 0.984 49.7% +74 -59 — 44.4% -0.35 4–7 (36%) 7–5 (58%) 97.6 +0.93
1997 28 1694 143.8 +0.74 +1.18 1.031 50.6% +30 -59 -135 52.9% +0.29 7–11 (39%) 11–12 (48%) 94.7 -1.45
1998 29 1660 141.3 -0.44 +2.15 1.031 50.5% +49 -71 -90 47.8% -0.04 7–14 (33%) 7–12 (37%) 92.8 +0.03
1999 30 1685 132.2 -2.40 -0.03 0.934 48.9% +15 -75 -110 46.4% -0.07 7–6 (54%) 6–6 (50%) 103.4 +1.16
2000 31 1517 123.9 -0.88 -1.79 0.903 48.4% -8 +82 +47 38.3% -0.57 3–10 (23%) 6–12 (33%) 88.3 -0.28
2001 32 1453 110.6 -0.42 -1.74 0.824 46.7% +20 — — 25.0% -1.60 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.01
2002 33 1447 103.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06
2009 40 1455 101.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1788 140.0 -0.70 +0.24 0.968 49.5% +26 -27 -95 45.8% -0.19 84–94 (47%) 79–102 (44%) 95.5 -0.38

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jeff Tarango Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198819 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
198920 R64—R128R32 3–3 (50%)
199021 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
199122 R128R128R128R64 1–4 (20%)
199223 R64R64R128R64 3–4 (43%)
199324 R128R32R128R128 2–4 (33%)
199425 R128R64R128R64 2–4 (33%)
199526 R128R128R32R128 2–4 (33%)
199627 R64R32—R32 5–3 (62%)
199728 R32R64R128R32 5–4 (56%)
199829 R128R64R64R128 2–4 (33%)
199930 R32R128R64R128 3–4 (43%)
200031 R128R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
200132 R128Q1—— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 7–12
(37%)		8–11
(42%)		5–11
(31%)		9–13
(41%)		 29–47
(38%)

Masters 1000

Jeff Tarango Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMCMIAPARITASTOSTU W-L
Win %
199021 R64————R32———— 2–2 (50%)
199122 R32————R64———— 2–2 (50%)
199223 R32R64———R128R64R64R32— 2–6 (25%)
199324 R32R32—R64—R32———— 4–4 (50%)
199425 R64————R64———— 1–2 (33%)
199526 R32————R128—QF—— 4–3 (57%)
199728 ——R32R32—R64R64R64—R64 3–6 (33%)
199829 R64R32——R64QF—R64—— 5–5 (50%)
199930 —————R128———— 0–1 (0%)
200031 R64R64R64——R128—R64—— 0–5 (0%)
200132 ———R64—————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 4–8
(33%)		2–4
(33%)		1–2
(33%)		1–3
(25%)		0–1
(0%)		11–10
(52%)		0–2
(0%)		3–5
(38%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		 23–37
(38%)

ATP 500

Jeff Tarango ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBARDUBAUSNAPTKYVIEWASLONMEMCANNEWPHISYD W-L
Win %
198920 ——————————R32——— 1–1 (50%)
199021 ————R64R64—R64—————— 0–3 (0%)
199122 —————R16—R64—QF——R64R32 5–5 (50%)
199223 ———————————R64QF— 3–2 (60%)
199324 ————R32——R16————R16— 4–3 (57%)
199425 —————R32—R64—R64—R64R32QF 3–6 (33%)
199526 ————R32R16—R64—R64——R16— 4–5 (44%)
199627 —————R16———R32——R32— 3–3 (50%)
199728 —————R16———QF—R64—— 5–3 (62%)
199829 QFR32————R16R32———R32QF— 8–6 (57%)
199930 —————R64R32—R32R32———— 0–4 (0%)
200031 ———R32—R64——R16————— 1–3 (25%)
200132 ——R32——————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		9–8
(53%)		1–2
(33%)		3–6
(33%)		1–2
(33%)		6–6
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		1–4
(20%)		7–7
(50%)		3–2
(60%)		 37–45
(45%)

ATP 250

Jeff Tarango ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBSWEBASBEIBRIBUCDOHDUBFLRHALLIBHKGAUSMTPMALMRSNAPNWPQUEROTSELSHASPBSTOUMAVIEWASATHBIRBOLBORBOUBRICHACOPDLBDUTGUAITAJAKKIABRIKUALIVLOSEASMEXMILMOSEASOPOORLOSAOSTPALPRALIBSANSANSCHSCOSINST.STRSYDTAMTELTOUU.SWEL W-L
Win %
198718 ————————————————————————————R32————————————————R32—————————————————————————— 1–2 (33%)
198819 ————————————————————————————R64————————————————FQF————————————R16——————————R64— 7–5 (58%)
198920 ———————————————————R16————————R32———————————R16————R16—————————————R32—QF———R64—————— 6–7 (46%)
199021 ———————————————————R32———————R32—R16—————————R32——QF———QF——————R32——R32—R16—————————SF——— 9–10 (47%)
199122 ——————R32—————————————R64—F———————R32SF———R32——————————R32——————R16—————R32—R32—R32———————— 8–11 (42%)
199223 —R16——R32——————————R32————R64——————————————SF——————————QFQF——R32————————QF——————R32R32WR32—W 20–12 (62%)
199324 —R16——R16——————R32————————————————————R32——R32—R16———R16——R32—R16—QF—R16————————SF———————QFR32R16—— 14–15 (48%)
199425 ——R16——R32————R16——R16————————SF————————QFF——————————R32——R32———————R16—————QFR32R16—R32——————— 16–14 (53%)
199526 ———————R16R32————R16———————QFR16————QF———R32——————————————R16———R32—R32———————R32———————R32——— 8–12 (40%)
199627 ———R32———R32R16—————R64——————R32R16QFQFR32——————————R32R32————————————————————R32————————————— 6–12 (33%)
199728 SF—R16QFR16——R32———QF—R16R32————————QF——————————————————————————R32R32———R16————R16—R32—R16—————SF— 18–16 (53%)
199829 ——R16—R16———R16R16—R32———R32—R32—R16——————————————————————————R16———R32——————R32————R16——————R16R16— 9–14 (39%)
199930 ——R32R16————QF———R16R32—QF—R32——R32———R16—F——————R32————R32———————————SF——————R32———————————QF—— 18–15 (55%)
200031 —SFR32QF————R32R32—R32—R32——R16——————R32——R32———————R32—————————————————————————————QF——————— 8–12 (40%)
200132 R16————————————————R32———————————————————————————————R32—R32——————————————R32————— 1–5 (17%)
200233 —————————————————R32—————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
200940 ——————————————————Q2————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)		5–3
(62%)		3–5
(38%)		5–4
(56%)		3–4
(43%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–3
(25%)		4–5
(44%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		2–4
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		3–5
(38%)		0–2
(0%)		3–3
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–4
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		2–3
(40%)		1–3
(25%)		2–2
(50%)		9–4
(69%)		4–3
(57%)		3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		4–2
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		2–3
(40%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		5–3
(62%)		4–2
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		3–3
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		5–3
(62%)		9–8
(53%)		2–1
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		4–6
(40%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		6–5
(55%)		3–3
(50%)		2–3
(40%)		2–3
(40%)		0–1
(0%)		3–3
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		8–3
(73%)		4–4
(50%)		4–3
(57%)		5–0
(100%)		 150–164
(48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
42
Career-high date
Nov 2, 1992
First Top 100
Oct 3, 1988
First Top 50
Oct 19, 1992
First Top 20
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First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Jeff Tarango ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198718——————508356355366367377
198819381388386378381384435161109929496
19892090899295989890151170207156137
199021148146126138130109124120136107116131
1991221391121209586100101101105105106106
199223615453757160575651444545
199324607669697570697465909191
1994258810310492859210410681798078
199526808173897080676179917776
1996277374848493889210485102105106
199728827572777471735153484949
199829586150514750516273717273
199930666794989695797275725555
20003177757564586080767890113112
200132111113114132174176235238251313321323
200233398413563590595643652754757739732730
2003347311001——————————

Similar Players

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

Jeff Tarango'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
Tomas Carbonell ESP #40 1,777 415 193 222 46.5% $3,157,584 2 0 0 1986–1999 Rivalries Match log
Stefano Pescosolido ITA #42 1,764 263 107 156 40.7% $1,657,671 2 0 0 1988–2004 Rivalries Match log
Martin Sinner GER #42 1,678 127 49 78 38.6% $896,974 2 0 0 1989–1998 Rivalries Match log
Filip Dewulf BEL #39 1,801 194 85 109 43.8% $1,503,987 2 0 0 1993–2000 Rivalries Match log
Jordi Burillo ESP #43 1,728 220 91 129 41.4% $1,198,126 1 0 0 1990–1998 Rivalries Match log
Jonathan Stark USA #36 1,802 285 135 150 47.4% $3,220,867 2 0 0 1988–2001 Rivalries Match log
Gianluca Pozzi ITA #40 1,783 431 173 258 40.1% $2,272,035 1 0 0 1986–2001 Rivalries Match log
Hernan Gumy ARG #39 1,770 230 108 122 47.0% $1,226,776 1 0 0 1994–2001 Rivalries Match log
Patrik Kuhnen GER #43 1,789 277 126 151 45.5% $1,645,528 0 0 0 1986–1996 Rivalries Match log
Kenneth Carlsen DEN #41 1,754 516 241 275 46.7% $2,990,980 3 0 0 1992–2007 Rivalries Match log
Scott Draper AUS #42 1,818 233 107 126 45.9% $1,594,598 1 0 0 1995–2005 Rivalries Match log
Mikael Tillstrom SWE #39 1,833 218 109 109 50.0% $2,030,525 1 0 0 1992–2000 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jeff Tarango?
Jeff Tarango is 57 years old, born on November 20, 1968.
Which country does Jeff Tarango represent?
Jeff Tarango represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Jeff Tarango?
Jeff Tarango is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Jeff Tarango use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Jeff Tarango uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Jeff Tarango left-handed or right-handed?
Jeff Tarango plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Jeff Tarango won?
Jeff Tarango has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jeff Tarango won?
TennisDB does not group any of Jeff Tarango's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Jeff Tarango won?
Jeff Tarango has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Wellington in 1992.
What is Jeff Tarango's highest ATP ranking?
Jeff Tarango's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 42, first achieved on November 2, 1992.
What is Jeff Tarango's career win-loss record?
Jeff Tarango has a career ATP singles record of 240 wins and 294 losses (44.9%).
How much career prize money has Jeff Tarango earned?
Jeff Tarango has earned at least $3,730,289 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jeff Tarango's career appear in TennisDB?
Jeff Tarango appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1987 through 2002.
On which surface does Jeff Tarango have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Jeff Tarango's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 46.6% (146–167).
Who has Jeff Tarango faced most often?
Jeff Tarango's most frequent opponent is Paul Haarhuis, with a head-to-head record of 5–4 across 9 meetings.