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Thomas Messmer

GER Age 47 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1998–1998

Thomas Messmer represented Germany on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 498. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 0–1 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

498 (Oct 23, 2000)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

0–1 (0.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$16,159

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 →

Thomas Messmer's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Richard Fromberg #44	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 5, 1998*	R32	Scottsdale	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Thomas Messmer's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Richard Fromberg	0	1	1	Mar 5, 1998	H2H

Career Results

Thomas Messmer career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1998	19	0	1	1	0.0%	1,269	862
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Thomas Messmer career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1998	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Thomas Messmer 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 %
1998	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%

Performance Stats

Thomas Messmer 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%
1998	19	1/1	1.0	9.0	51.5%	54.3%	45.5%	76.5%	0.0%	50.0%	30.0%
Career		1/1	1.0	9.0	51.5%	54.3%	45.5%	76.5%	0.0%	50.0%	30.0%

Advanced Stats

Thomas Messmer 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
1998	19	1493	98.5	-1.50	+2.24	0.600	41.5%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.06
Career		1500	99.2	-1.50	+2.24	0.600	41.5%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-6.00

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Thomas Messmer ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SCO	W-L Win %
1998	19	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

498

Career-high date

Oct 23, 2000

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

Thomas Messmer ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1997	18	—	—	—	—	1159	1182	1245	1278	1272	1261	1252	1269
1998	19	1274	852	832	839	923	890	867	871	843	863	869	862
1999	20	856	1207	1233	1185	1129	1195	965	963	976	957	524	530
2000	21	529	524	533	525	523	505	510	513	511	505	808	802
2001	22	802	856	857	862	871	926	912	912	937	1309	1303	1309
2002	23	1306	1313	1311	1306	1385	1373	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Thomas Messmer's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Mehdi Tahiri	MAR	#324	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	$88,160	1994–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Mounir El Aarej	MAR	#319	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$127,568	1997–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Luke Smith	AUS	#363	1,536	7	2	5	28.6%	$84,208	1997–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Kotaro Miyachi	JPN	#303	1,535	8	4	4	50.0%	$44,690	1995–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Mahesh Bhupathi	IND	#217	1,500	16	2	14	12.5%	$6,665,907	1995–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Borut Urh	SLO	#281	1,530	4	2	2	50.0%	$49,943	1998–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Jonas Froberg	SWE	#476	1,525	2	1	1	50.0%	$23,134	2000–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Tasos Bavelas	GRE	#451	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	$14,780	1986–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Jonathan Erlich	ISR	#292	1,537	11	5	6	45.5%	$2,827,240	1994–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Dominic Durand	FRA	#493	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	$3,359	1989–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Ian Flanagan	GBR	#503	1,533	3	2	1	66.7%	$46,354	2004–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Petr Luxa	CZE	#150	1,500	21	1	20	4.8%	$635,062	1995–2003	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Thomas Messmer?: Thomas Messmer is 47 years old, born on January 1, 1979.
Which country does Thomas Messmer represent?: Thomas Messmer represents Germany in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Thomas Messmer left-handed or right-handed?: Thomas Messmer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Thomas Messmer won?: Thomas Messmer has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Thomas Messmer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Thomas Messmer's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Thomas Messmer's highest ATP ranking?: Thomas Messmer's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 498, first achieved on October 23, 2000.
What is Thomas Messmer's career win-loss record?: Thomas Messmer has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 1 losses (0.0%).
How much career prize money has Thomas Messmer earned?: Thomas Messmer has earned at least $16,159 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Thomas Messmer's career appear in TennisDB?: Thomas Messmer appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records in 1998.
Who has Thomas Messmer faced most often?: Thomas Messmer's most frequent opponent is Richard Fromberg, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.