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Davide Scala

ITA Age 54 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1997–1999

Davide Scala represented Italy on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 117. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 8–13 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

117 (Sep 15, 1997)

Elo peak

1572 (25th percentile)

Singles record

8–13 (38.1%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$168,066

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 →

Davide Scala's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Mariano Hood #197	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 16, 1999*	R32	Bournemouth	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Franco Squillari #59	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 1999*	R32	Munich Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Dominik Hrbaty #42	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1998*	R32	San Marino	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Franco Squillari #100	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 1998*	R16	Bologna	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Stefano Pescosolido #181	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 1998*	R32	Bologna	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Davide Scala's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Franco Squillari	0	2	2	Apr 29, 1999	H2H
Olivier Delaitre	1	1	2	Apr 9, 1998	H2H
Mariano Hood	0	1	1	Sep 16, 1999	H2H
Dominik Hrbaty	0	1	1	Aug 13, 1998	H2H
Stefano Pescosolido	1	0	1	Jun 11, 1998	H2H

Career Results

Davide Scala career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1997	25	6	7	13	46.2%	200	149
1998	26	2	4	6	33.3%	149	280
1999	27	0	2	2	0.0%	281	316
Career		8	13	21	38.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Davide Scala career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1997	25	1	1	2	50.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%
1998	26	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1999	27	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	6	10	16	37.5%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	8	13	21	38.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Davide Scala 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 %
1997	25	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	6	7	13	46.2%
1998	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1999	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	7	13	20	35.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 20/21 (95.2%) of Davide Scala's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Davide Scala 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%
1997	25	13/13	3.1	2.7	57.4%	69.5%	46.0%	50.6%	36.6%	59.5%	35.9%
1998	26	5/6	2.4	2.6	43.3%	69.3%	46.2%	44.0%	63.8%	56.1%	36.0%
1999	27	2/2	1.5	2.0	52.1%	67.3%	35.3%	67.9%	0.0%	52.8%	16.8%
Career		20/21	2.8	2.6	53.4%	69.2%	45.0%	50.7%	39.7%	57.9%	34.0%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 20/21 (95.2%) of Davide Scala's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Davide Scala 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
1997	25	1531	110.3	-1.56	-2.63	0.885	48.1%	—	+30	—	41.9%	-0.45	4–1 (80%)	4–2 (67%)	106.0	+0.76
1998	26	1533	115.9	-1.93	-0.77	0.820	46.1%	+16	+17	—	33.3%	-0.92	—	—	—	-0.12
1999	27	1502	95.0	-0.91	-4.47	0.355	37.9%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.75	—	—	—	+0.26
Career		1572	110.5	-1.59	-2.35	0.809	46.6%	+16	+27	—	36.2%	-0.85	4–1 (80%)	4–2 (67%)	106.0	+4.29

Tournament Results by Category

Masters 1000

Davide Scala Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	W-L Win %
1997	25	R16	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)

ATP 500

Davide Scala ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	WAS	W-L Win %
1997	25	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

ATP 250

Davide Scala ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	CHN	MUN	ROT	BOG	BOL	BOU	PAL	SAN	W-L Win %
1997	25	—	—	—	R32	R16	QF	R32	R32	3–5 (38%)
1998	26	R32	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	R32	2–4 (33%)
1999	27	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	5–11 (31%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

117

Career-high date

Sep 15, 1997

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Davide Scala ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1989	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1122	1103
1990	18	1091	1089	1095	1061	1050	1048	1017	823	823	827	861	862
1991	19	863	880	891	879	902	921	950	886	—	—	—	—
1992	20	928	919	908	745	698	699	683	586	582	573	470	466
1993	21	468	450	462	440	420	432	358	371	344	342	393	396
1994	22	397	411	405	436	479	441	507	524	613	605	626	628
1995	23	519	528	550	494	495	467	469	440	440	444	375	371
1996	24	404	404	386	370	366	403	419	433	218	198	209	206
1997	25	198	197	206	212	167	146	133	122	131	139	148	149
1998	26	156	153	145	148	179	183	212	267	287	283	282	280
1999	27	279	289	314	296	287	279	265	252	305	311	312	316
2000	28	310	314	316	349	350	449	488	500	551	533	533	527
2001	29	541	541	536	520	570	567	573	530	546	545	548	557
2002	30	554	555	561	547	568	572	563	863	691	741	733	731
2003	31	732	728	723	807	783	764	711	654	789	793	795	802
2004	32	801	791	796	812	841	871	890	1242	1213	1225	1264	1272
2005	33	1270	1283	1270	1282	1284	1382	1468	1482	1497	—	—	1497
2006	34	1489	1492	1504	1519	1529	1528	1535	—	—	—	—	—
2007	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	1512	1506	1491	1461	1475	1479
2008	36	1488	1492	1502	1487	1494	1513	1512	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Davide Scala's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Marcio Carlsson	BRA	#119	1,564	13	5	8	38.5%	$205,297	1995–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Luis Adrian Morejon	ECU	#122	1,546	30	10	20	33.3%	$247,814	1994–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Glenn Weiner	USA	#119	1,587	38	13	25	34.2%	$498,614	1996–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Gaston Etlis	ARG	#114	1,577	84	29	55	34.5%	$1,559,459	1994–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Federico Browne	ARG	#106	1,628	30	11	19	36.7%	$370,589	1994–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Giorgio Galimberti	ITA	#115	1,569	26	7	19	26.9%	$619,170	1994–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Kevin Ullyett	ZIM	#107	1,636	48	18	30	37.5%	$4,138,771	1992–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Wilkinson	GBR	#114	1,609	75	26	49	34.7%	$613,641	1991–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Bob Bryan	USA	#116	1,624	54	17	37	31.5%	$15,931,631	1997–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Gerard Solves	FRA	#105	1,594	57	21	36	36.8%	$403,190	1993–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Marzio Martelli	ITA	#96	1,623	50	19	31	38.0%	$320,131	1996–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Eduardo Medica	ARG	#109	1,537	6	2	4	33.3%	$107,359	1998–1999	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Davide Scala?: Davide Scala is 54 years old, born on January 2, 1972.
Which country does Davide Scala represent?: Davide Scala represents Italy in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Davide Scala?: Davide Scala is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Davide Scala left-handed or right-handed?: Davide Scala plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Davide Scala won?: Davide Scala has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Davide Scala won?: TennisDB does not group any of Davide Scala's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Davide Scala's highest ATP ranking?: Davide Scala's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 117, first achieved on September 15, 1997.
What is Davide Scala's career win-loss record?: Davide Scala has a career ATP singles record of 8 wins and 13 losses (38.1%).
How much career prize money has Davide Scala earned?: Davide Scala has earned at least $168,066 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Davide Scala's career appear in TennisDB?: Davide Scala appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1997 through 1999.
Who has Davide Scala faced most often?: Davide Scala's most frequent opponent is Franco Squillari, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.