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Neville Godwin

RSA Age 51 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1992–2002

Neville Godwin represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 90. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 34–51 and one singles title.

Peak singles rank

90 (Mar 31, 1997)

Elo peak

1670 (48th percentile)

Singles record

34–51 (40.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$912,783

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 →

Neville Godwin's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Vadim Kutsenko #185	6-7(2) 6-3 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2003*	Q3 Q	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Slimane Saoudi #281	6-4 5-7 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2003*	Q2 Q	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Paul Baccanello #330	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 2003	Q1 Q	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Thomas Dupre #285	3-6 7-6(1) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2002	Q1 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Lars Burgsmuller #85	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 14, 2002*	R64	Washington Open	ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500	Hard

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

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Neville Godwin's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Kenneth Carlsen	1	2	3	Jul 14, 2001	H2H
Lars Burgsmuller	0	2	2	Aug 14, 2002	H2H
Jason Stoltenberg	1	1	2	Jul 13, 2000	H2H
Gaston Etlis	1	1	2	Sep 17, 1998	H2H
Justin Gimelstob	1	1	2	Jul 11, 1998	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Neville Godwin singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
2001	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Newport
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

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

Career Results

Neville Godwin career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1992	17	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	903	487
1994	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	373	275
1995	20	ATP	2	3	5	40.0%	275	208
1996	21	ATP	7	6	13	53.9%	208	111
1997	22	ATP	7	13	20	35.0%	110	180
1998	23	ATP	7	7	14	50.0%	180	150
1999	24	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	151	210
2000	25	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
2000	25	ATP	3	4	7	42.9%	214	123
2001	26	Qualifying Q	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—
2001	26	ATP	5	7	12	41.7%	123	128
2002	27	Qualifying Q	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
2002	27	ATP	2	7	9	22.2%	127	207
2003	28	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
Career		—	34	51	85	40.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Neville Godwin 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 %
1992	17	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	20	ATP	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1996	21	ATP	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	7	6	13	53.8%
1997	22	ATP	6	9	15	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	7	13	20	35.0%
1998	23	ATP	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	7	7	14	50.0%
1999	24	ATP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
2000	25	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
2000	25	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
2001	26	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—	—	—	5	3	8	62.5%
2001	26	ATP	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	1	6	83.3%	—	—	—	—	5	7	12	41.7%
2002	27	Qualifying Q	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2002	27	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
2003	28	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
Career	—	—	17	33	50	34.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	16	13	29	55.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	34	51	85	40.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Neville Godwin 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 %
1992	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1996	21	2	1	3	66.7%	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	7	6	13	53.8%
1997	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	6	11	17	35.3%
1998	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	7	7	14	50.0%
1999	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
2000	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
2001	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	5	7	12	41.7%
2002	27	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	7	9	22.2%
Career		2	7	9	22.2%	0	3	3	0.0%	11	22	33	33.3%	19	17	36	52.8%	32	49	81	39.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 81/85 (95.3%) of Neville Godwin's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Neville Godwin 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%
1992	17	1/1	1.0	3.0	50.6%	74.4%	42.1%	66.7%	16.7%	58.4%	32.0%
1994	19	1/1	7.0	3.0	37.0%	70.6%	53.4%	63.6%	26.7%	59.8%	44.4%
1995	20	4/5	3.3	5.3	59.1%	64.3%	49.1%	64.9%	36.5%	58.1%	37.3%
1996	21	11/13	7.4	5.5	50.8%	71.4%	46.3%	60.9%	49.9%	58.9%	35.4%
1997	22	15/20	5.0	4.0	55.3%	73.4%	46.6%	51.1%	42.2%	61.9%	36.4%
1998	23	13/14	4.8	5.1	55.4%	70.4%	43.7%	63.1%	42.4%	58.7%	36.1%
1999	24	3/3	4.7	6.0	51.4%	66.2%	48.4%	35.6%	53.7%	57.6%	38.2%
2000	25	6/7	6.2	6.3	53.3%	75.9%	47.1%	61.4%	64.2%	62.5%	34.8%
2001	26	10/12	3.8	5.9	54.5%	72.5%	51.0%	67.8%	51.1%	62.9%	35.0%
2002	27	7/9	3.6	4.9	55.7%	69.9%	39.6%	47.1%	38.2%	56.2%	38.9%
Career		71/85	5.0	5.1	54.1%	71.4%	46.2%	58.2%	45.7%	60.0%	36.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 71/85 (83.5%) of Neville Godwin's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Neville Godwin 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
1992	17	1484	97.9	-2.47	-0.18	0.770	45.4%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–1	—	+0.18
1994	19	1468	98.1	0.00	-1.69	1.105	51.2%	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	—	—	+0.24
1995	20	1475	102.5	-1.33	-1.24	0.891	47.8%	+21	—	—	40.0%	-0.47	2–1 (67%)	0–2	—	+0.50
1996	21	1595	121.4	-1.47	-0.05	0.861	47.4%	-44	—	+97	50.0%	-0.44	2–2 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	104.0	+0.40
1997	22	1549	118.2	-0.65	+0.07	0.955	49.1%	+12	—	+124	40.0%	-0.22	2–2 (50%)	4–9 (31%)	96.8	+1.06
1998	23	1582	111.8	-2.26	-0.48	0.875	47.6%	-21	—	+121	42.9%	-0.54	5–1 (83%)	3–2 (60%)	105.4	+1.25
1999	24	1568	102.9	-2.65	+1.66	0.900	48.3%	—	—	—	42.9%	-0.71	0–1	1–0	—	+0.33
2000	25	1616	116.4	+0.81	-0.99	0.928	48.8%	-57	—	+95	45.5%	-0.05	2–2 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.11
2001	26	1578	110.6	-0.58	-1.74	0.944	49.2%	-112	—	+212	46.9%	-0.06	2–4 (33%)	4–4 (50%)	96.0	+1.24
2002	27	1489	103.3	-2.83	-0.17	0.890	47.4%	-52	—	+200	28.6%	-1.48	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	103.0	-0.29
2003	28	1503	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1670	117.3	-1.29	-0.45	0.907	48.2%	-27	—	+148	42.0%	-0.43	17–15 (53%)	19–23 (45%)	100.0	+5.65

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Neville Godwin Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1995	20	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1996	21	—	—	R16	R64	4–2 (67%)
1997	22	R32	R128	R64	—	3–3 (50%)
1998	23	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
2000	25	—	Q1	R32	Q2	6–3 (67%)
2001	26	Q3	Q1	R128	Q1	5–4 (56%)
2002	27	Q1	Q1	R128	Q1	0–4 (0%)
2003	28	Q3	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
W-L		6–4 (60%)	0–4 (0%)	12–6 (67%)	2–5 (29%)	20–19 (51%)

Masters 1000

Neville Godwin Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	MIA	W-L Win %
1995	20	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1996	21	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	22	R32	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
1998	23	R32	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
2000	25	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	2–7 (22%)

ATP 500

Neville Godwin ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	NAP	TKY	WAS	MEM	W-L Win %
1996	21	—	—	QF	—	3–1 (75%)
1997	22	R64	R32	R32	—	2–3 (40%)
1998	23	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2001	26	—	R64	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
2002	27	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	5–8 (38%)

ATP 250

Neville Godwin ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	LIB	HKG	MRS	NWP	QUE	SHA	COP	DLB	COS	LOS	BRI	SOU	SYD	TAS	W-L Win %
1992	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1994	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1995	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1996	21	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1997	22	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	1–5 (17%)
1998	23	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	6–3 (67%)
1999	24	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2000	25	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2001	26	—	—	R32	R32	W	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
2002	27	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	9–4 (69%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	18–26 (41%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Mar 31, 1997

First Top 100

Sep 9, 1996

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Neville Godwin ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	902
1992	17	896	888	879	852	813	811	788	792	792	777	491	487
1993	18	489	494	376	391	396	337	333	303	302	301	380	373
1994	19	370	366	377	370	296	334	327	359	356	340	263	275
1995	20	273	274	301	240	292	287	233	228	203	211	218	208
1996	21	206	207	209	219	217	223	110	118	99	103	112	111
1997	22	95	96	90	93	95	92	176	161	218	214	212	180
1998	23	181	220	208	204	168	171	130	131	135	128	128	150
1999	24	152	149	144	170	180	178	239	196	199	217	213	210
2000	25	215	206	202	178	200	203	181	163	162	161	133	123
2001	26	122	125	132	145	146	133	108	105	114	112	120	128
2002	27	133	125	112	101	99	107	197	201	218	210	207	207
2003	28	181	191	223	253	249	286	303	372	387	403	398	408
2004	29	410	711	723	724	726	733	812	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Neville Godwin's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Emilio Benfele Alvarez	ESP	#81	1,670	112	45	67	40.2%	$902,099	0	1993–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Michael Tebbutt	AUS	#87	1,736	148	64	84	43.2%	$1,114,448	0	1993–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Lars Rehmann	GER	#87	1,636	37	16	21	43.2%	$271,500	0	1994–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Marzio Martelli	ITA	#96	1,623	50	19	31	38.0%	$320,131	0	1996–2001	Rivalries	Match log
German Puentes	ESP	#90	1,562	41	13	28	31.7%	$481,369	0	1993–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Dimitri Poliakov	UKR	#93	1,650	74	29	45	39.2%	$438,529	1	1990–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Mauricio Hadad	COL	#78	1,734	92	43	49	46.7%	$523,801	1	1993–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Marcello Craca	GER	#90	1,569	34	11	23	32.4%	$273,659	0	1997–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Leander Paes	IND	#73	1,737	130	53	77	40.8%	$8,587,586	1	1991–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Campbell	USA	#78	1,725	86	32	54	37.2%	$484,898	0	1994–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Laurence Tieleman	ITA	#76	1,653	103	41	62	39.8%	$773,130	0	1993–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Jens Knippschild	GER	#76	1,701	116	47	69	40.5%	$1,017,972	0	1994–2002	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Neville Godwin?: Neville Godwin is 51 years old, born on January 31, 1975.
Which country does Neville Godwin represent?: Neville Godwin represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Neville Godwin?: Neville Godwin is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Neville Godwin left-handed or right-handed?: Neville Godwin plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Neville Godwin won?: Neville Godwin has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Neville Godwin won?: TennisDB does not group any of Neville Godwin's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Neville Godwin won?: Neville Godwin has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Newport in 2001.
What is Neville Godwin's highest ATP ranking?: Neville Godwin's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 90, first achieved on March 31, 1997.
What is Neville Godwin's career win-loss record?: Neville Godwin has a career ATP singles record of 34 wins and 51 losses (40.0%).
How much career prize money has Neville Godwin earned?: Neville Godwin has earned at least $912,783 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Neville Godwin's career appear in TennisDB?: Neville Godwin appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1992 through 2002.
On which surface does Neville Godwin have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Neville Godwin's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 55.2% (16–13).
Who has Neville Godwin faced most often?: Neville Godwin's most frequent opponent is Kenneth Carlsen, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.