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Grant Stafford

RSA Age 55 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1990–2000

Grant Stafford represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 53. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 83–111 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

53 (Jan 31, 1994)

Elo peak

1807 (71st percentile)

Singles record

83–111 (42.8%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,307,208

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 →

Grant Stafford's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Stefan Koubek #43	7-5 5-7 6-2 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2000*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Marat Safin #23	7-6(4) 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2000*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Grant Doyle #331	3-6 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2000*	Q3 Q	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Radek Stepanek #165	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2000*	Q2 Q	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Johan Settergren #300	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2000	Q1 Q	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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

Rivals all rivalries →

Grant Stafford's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Patrick Rafter	1	4	5	Jun 25, 1997	H2H
Thomas Muster	2	3	5	Mar 19, 1997	H2H
Jonas Bjorkman	0	4	4	Jun 23, 1999	H2H
Richey Reneberg	3	1	4	Feb 12, 1998	H2H
Luiz Mattar	0	4	4	May 13, 1994	H2H

Career Results

Grant Stafford career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1990	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	712	264
1991	20	ATP	5	6	11	45.5%	264	172
1992	21	ATP	4	4	8	50.0%	172	191
1993	22	ATP	17	14	31	54.8%	191	86
1994	23	ATP	11	21	32	34.4%	86	168
1995	24	ATP	2	7	9	22.2%	168	288
1996	25	ATP	10	13	23	43.5%	288	83
1997	26	ATP	21	20	41	51.2%	82	74
1998	27	ATP	12	21	33	36.4%	74	163
1999	28	ATP	0	3	3	0.0%	164	475
2000	29	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—
2000	29	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	473	435
Career		—	83	111	194	42.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Grant Stafford career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1990	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	20	ATP	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	5	6	11	45.5%
1992	21	ATP	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	4	4	8	50.0%
1993	22	ATP	13	11	24	54.2%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	17	14	31	54.8%
1994	23	ATP	9	12	21	42.9%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	11	21	32	34.4%
1995	24	ATP	2	5	7	28.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
1996	25	ATP	3	8	11	27.3%	—	—	—	—	5	2	7	71.4%	2	3	5	40.0%	10	13	23	43.5%
1997	26	ATP	10	11	21	47.6%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	4	10	60.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	21	20	41	51.2%
1998	27	ATP	8	12	20	40.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	12	21	33	36.4%
1999	28	ATP	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2000	29	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	3	100.0%
2000	29	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	—	53	70	123	43.1%	7	14	21	33.3%	20	19	39	51.3%	3	8	11	27.3%	83	111	194	42.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Grant Stafford career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1990	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	20	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	5	6	11	45.5%
1992	21	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	4	8	50.0%
1993	22	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	8	3	11	72.7%	17	14	31	54.8%
1994	23	1	4	5	20.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	9	11	18.2%	3	5	8	37.5%	7	20	27	25.9%
1995	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
1996	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	7	4	11	63.6%	9	13	22	40.9%
1997	26	0	4	4	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	11	7	18	61.1%	7	3	10	70.0%	21	19	40	52.5%
1998	27	0	4	4	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	11	21	32	34.4%
1999	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2000	29	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		2	20	22	9.1%	7	23	30	23.3%	34	42	76	44.7%	34	22	56	60.7%	77	107	184	41.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 184/194 (94.8%) of Grant Stafford's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Grant Stafford performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	20	10/11	1.6	2.9	66.6%	61.7%	43.9%	53.1%	40.6%	55.5%	39.0%
1992	21	8/8	3.6	5.8	60.4%	64.4%	34.5%	42.1%	40.5%	53.0%	42.7%
1993	22	25/31	2.3	3.2	61.9%	66.5%	46.6%	53.3%	50.5%	59.1%	44.0%
1994	23	26/32	2.3	4.2	60.8%	64.3%	43.2%	48.3%	39.9%	56.0%	39.8%
1995	24	7/9	3.7	4.7	61.7%	64.6%	44.0%	53.7%	40.4%	56.3%	39.2%
1996	25	22/23	4.9	2.7	60.2%	70.3%	49.0%	61.2%	37.6%	61.8%	38.5%
1997	26	36/41	4.8	3.5	55.4%	71.7%	51.0%	53.0%	53.2%	62.4%	41.1%
1998	27	30/33	3.9	4.3	56.9%	67.1%	44.0%	49.0%	33.6%	57.0%	38.4%
1999	28	2/3	1.5	6.5	61.6%	70.0%	34.4%	45.2%	13.3%	56.4%	35.6%
2000	29	2/2	8.0	7.5	61.9%	79.4%	48.2%	59.2%	34.2%	68.1%	39.9%
Career		168/194	3.6	3.8	59.4%	67.6%	45.9%	52.2%	42.6%	58.8%	40.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 168/194 (86.6%) of Grant Stafford's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Grant Stafford 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
1990	19	1493	101.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	0–1	—	-0.11
1991	20	1553	120.2	-2.74	+0.10	0.877	47.4%	+35	—	—	37.9%	-0.86	4–0 (100%)	1–3 (25%)	105.2	+0.35
1992	21	1636	116.0	-2.73	+2.89	0.909	47.9%	-35	—	+9	52.4%	-0.43	1–1	3–0 (100%)	—	-0.68
1993	22	1718	129.9	-1.48	+4.18	1.076	51.6%	-17	—	-65	55.2%	+0.18	4–2 (67%)	6–3 (67%)	105.8	+0.11
1994	23	1558	130.9	-3.88	+1.31	0.904	47.9%	+81	-50	+43	40.5%	-0.46	3–10 (23%)	4–4 (50%)	94.4	-0.87
1995	24	1530	116.1	-1.20	+0.97	0.895	47.6%	+80	—	—	32.0%	-0.92	2–4 (33%)	1–4 (20%)	95.9	-0.12
1996	25	1563	122.3	-0.43	-0.01	1.008	50.1%	+9	—	+95	48.3%	+0.05	2–6 (25%)	4–4 (50%)	96.5	+1.72
1997	26	1658	134.1	+0.10	+3.52	1.093	51.4%	-32	-111	+67	50.0%	+0.05	7–8 (47%)	4–5 (44%)	102.5	-0.14
1998	27	1565	127.0	-3.40	+0.46	0.893	47.5%	+59	-78	+128	39.2%	-0.82	3–6 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	96.7	-0.07
1999	28	1535	103.1	+1.15	-0.33	0.817	44.9%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.86	—	—	—	-0.39
2000	29	1592	112.5	+0.96	+1.20	1.250	53.0%	—	—	—	62.5%	+0.63	0–1	1–0	—	-0.05
Career		1807	133.9	-1.78	+1.85	0.977	49.4%	+21	-80	+52	44.8%	-0.34	26–38 (41%)	27–27 (50%)	100.0	-0.13

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Grant Stafford Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1991	20	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1992	21	R128	—	R32	—	2–2 (50%)
1993	22	R128	—	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1994	23	R16	R128	R128	R128	3–4 (43%)
1995	24	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	25	—	—	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1997	26	R64	R128	R128	R64	2–4 (33%)
1998	27	R128	R128	R128	—	0–3 (0%)
1999	28	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2000	29	R64	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
W-L		8–7 (53%)	0–3 (0%)	3–7 (30%)	2–5 (29%)	13–22 (37%)

Masters 1000

Grant Stafford Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	IW	MIA	W-L Win %
1991	20	—	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1992	21	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1993	22	R32	—	R32	R64	3–3 (50%)
1994	23	R64	—	—	R64	1–2 (33%)
1996	25	—	—	R64	R128	0–2 (0%)
1997	26	R64	R64	—	R64	1–3 (25%)
1998	27	R64	—	R64	R64	1–3 (25%)
W-L		1–4 (20%)	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	5–6 (45%)	8–15 (35%)

ATP 500

Grant Stafford ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	NAP	WAS	MEM	NEW	PHI	BRI	W-L Win %
1990	19	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	20	R32	R16	—	—	R64	—	3–3 (50%)
1993	22	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1994	23	—	R64	R32	R32	R32	—	1–4 (20%)
1995	24	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1996	25	R64	R64	R32	—	R16	—	2–4 (33%)
1997	26	R16	—	R64	—	SF	R16	6–4 (60%)
1998	27	R64	R32	QF	—	QF	—	6–4 (60%)
1999	28	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		3–6 (33%)	5–7 (42%)	4–5 (44%)	2–2 (50%)	6–5 (55%)	1–1 (50%)	21–26 (45%)

ATP 250

Grant Stafford ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	ASB	BEI	HAL	NWP	QUE	SEL	BIR	CHI	DLB	BRI	LOS	EAS	EAS	ORL	OST	PIN	SAN	SCH	SCO	BRI	SOU	ST.	SYD	TEL	W-L Win %
1991	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1993	22	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	F	—	—	QF	13–6 (68%)
1994	23	QF	R32	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	6–11 (35%)
1995	24	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–4 (0%)
1996	25	—	—	—	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	7–5 (58%)
1997	26	—	R32	—	R16	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	12–9 (57%)
1998	27	R32	R32	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R16	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	5–11 (31%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	10–5 (67%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	5–4 (56%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	44–48 (48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jan 31, 1994

First Top 100

Jun 14, 1993

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Grant Stafford ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1988	17	—	—	883	876	774	785	633	643	577	584	576	564
1989	18	561	562	564	609	616	607	676	672	816	795	838	712
1990	19	706	694	703	307	304	304	288	249	250	254	254	264
1991	20	261	245	232	354	308	312	215	190	176	178	182	172
1992	21	170	167	162	152	160	162	167	196	201	190	188	191
1993	22	186	184	161	112	115	102	100	100	105	82	86	86
1994	23	53	58	60	83	77	91	106	112	117	160	159	168
1995	24	332	364	386	435	451	457	300	306	286	278	285	288
1996	25	292	242	190	149	121	120	98	105	92	86	84	83
1997	26	77	78	69	63	76	67	80	70	78	81	75	74
1998	27	77	67	72	93	89	108	115	127	132	141	162	163
1999	28	166	220	313	344	346	434	509	482	502	530	548	475
2000	29	313	342	348	338	339	340	372	397	393	391	387	435
2001	30	1073	1072	1070	1079	1076	1099	1085	1097	1128	1143	1161	—

Similar Players

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

Grant Stafford's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Alex Radulescu	GER	#51	1,727	96	40	56	41.7%	$698,887	0	1992–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Sandon Stolle	AUS	#50	1,745	220	100	120	45.5%	$3,762,442	0	1989–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Jamie Morgan	AUS	#52	1,755	140	60	80	42.9%	$640,354	0	1988–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Daniel Nestor	CAN	#58	1,735	174	71	103	40.8%	$12,835,671	0	1989–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Luis Herrera	MEX	#49	1,668	110	43	67	39.1%	$542,438	0	1990–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Aki Rahunen	FIN	#57	1,682	69	27	42	39.1%	$257,054	0	1990–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Francisco Roig	ESP	#60	1,715	160	64	96	40.0%	$1,466,118	0	1987–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Lionel Roux	FRA	#48	1,727	192	76	116	39.6%	$1,255,648	0	1992–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Paul Goldstein	USA	#58	1,747	200	85	115	42.5%	$1,620,456	0	1993–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Jens Woehrmann	GER	#54	1,670	47	20	27	42.6%	$165,790	0	1989–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Leonardo Lavalle	MEX	#51	1,728	162	64	98	39.5%	$903,200	1	1985–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Apell	SWE	#62	1,770	111	44	67	39.6%	$1,404,957	0	1989–1999	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Grant Stafford?: Grant Stafford is 55 years old, born on May 27, 1971.
Which country does Grant Stafford represent?: Grant Stafford represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Grant Stafford?: Grant Stafford is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Grant Stafford left-handed or right-handed?: Grant Stafford plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Grant Stafford won?: Grant Stafford has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Grant Stafford won?: TennisDB does not group any of Grant Stafford's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Grant Stafford's highest ATP ranking?: Grant Stafford's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 53, first achieved on January 31, 1994.
What is Grant Stafford's career win-loss record?: Grant Stafford has a career ATP singles record of 83 wins and 111 losses (42.8%).
How much career prize money has Grant Stafford earned?: Grant Stafford has earned at least $1,307,208 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Grant Stafford's career appear in TennisDB?: Grant Stafford appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1990 through 2000.
On which surface does Grant Stafford have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Grant Stafford's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 51.3% (20–19).
Who has Grant Stafford faced most often?: Grant Stafford's most frequent opponent is Patrick Rafter, with a head-to-head record of 1–4 across 5 meetings.