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Mark Merklein

BAH Age 54 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1994–1998

Mark Merklein represented the Bahamas on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 160. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 3–12 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

160 (Jul 7, 1997)

Elo peak

1508 (5th percentile)

Singles record

3–12 (20.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$502,870

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 →

Mark Merklein's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
David Nainkin #188	7-6(3) 0-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1998*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Francisco Clavet #27	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1998*	R64	Indianapolis	ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500	Hard
David Nainkin #227	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1998*	R64	Queen's Club Championships	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Grass
Wayne Black #71	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 7, 1998*	R32	Delray Beach Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Richard Fromberg #98	3-6 6-7(1)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 14, 1997*	R32	Indianapolis	Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Mark Merklein's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
David Nainkin	0	2	2	Sep 2, 1998	H2H
Tommy Haas	1	1	2	Aug 13, 1997	H2H
Francisco Clavet	0	1	1	Aug 19, 1998	H2H
Wayne Black	0	1	1	May 7, 1998	H2H
Richard Fromberg	0	1	1	Aug 14, 1997	H2H

Career Results

Mark Merklein career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1994	22	0	2	2	0.0%	521	323
1995	23	0	1	1	0.0%	323	389
1996	24	0	1	1	0.0%	389	184
1997	25	3	4	7	42.9%	184	234
1998	26	0	4	4	0.0%	234	485
Career		3	12	15	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Mark Merklein 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 %
1994	22	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1995	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1997	25	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
1998	26	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
Career	—	3	7	10	30.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	12	15	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Mark Merklein 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 %
1994	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1995	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1997	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1998	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	3	12	15	20.0%

Performance Stats

Mark Merklein 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%
1994	22	2/2	6.0	3.0	72.6%	66.1%	49.7%	53.3%	26.7%	61.4%	31.9%
1995	23	1/1	2.0	2.0	56.0%	46.4%	45.5%	28.6%	28.6%	46.0%	39.7%
1996	24	1/1	2.0	2.0	67.9%	55.3%	44.4%	50.0%	50.0%	51.8%	29.6%
1997	25	7/7	6.3	5.1	58.0%	72.0%	51.6%	53.6%	45.9%	63.7%	36.3%
1998	26	4/4	5.5	5.3	59.5%	68.2%	35.9%	53.5%	8.8%	55.1%	30.3%
Career		15/15	5.5	4.5	60.9%	67.4%	46.3%	51.6%	32.5%	59.1%	33.9%

Advanced Stats

Mark Merklein 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
1994	22	1485	104.7	+0.19	-0.32	0.825	46.4%	—	—	—	28.6%	-1.14	0–1	0–1	—	-0.25
1995	23	1470	96.5	+0.46	-1.43	0.734	42.6%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.18
1996	24	1461	100.6	-3.04	-1.60	0.615	40.9%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.02
1997	25	1495	118.2	+1.03	-0.13	0.999	49.8%	+40	—	—	38.9%	0.00	3–1 (75%)	0–4 (0%)	100.7	-0.05
1998	26	1447	93.2	-2.11	-4.14	0.674	42.7%	—	—	—	10.0%	-2.90	—	1–0	—	+0.14
Career		1508	106.9	-0.23	-1.41	0.829	46.4%	+40	—	—	25.6%	-1.31	3–2 (60%)	1–5 (17%)	99.4	0.00

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mark Merklein Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1994	22	R128	0–1 (0%)
1998	26	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

Masters 1000

Mark Merklein Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	MIA	W-L Win %
1997	25	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

ATP 500

Mark Merklein ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	NAP	WAS	W-L Win %
1994	22	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1997	25	R32	R32	2–2 (50%)
1998	26	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)

ATP 250

Mark Merklein ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	QUE	BER	DLB	ORL	PIN	W-L Win %
1995	23	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	24	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1997	25	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	26	R64	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–5 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

160

Career-high date

Jul 7, 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

Mark Merklein ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1990	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	824	832	829
1991	19	830	842	860	853	872	888	882	887	903	1116	1115	1131
1992	20	1125	1122	1113	1115	1109	1102	731	732	738	728	734	738
1993	21	742	749	759	777	785	793	803	504	510	519	514	521
1994	22	520	515	524	514	523	528	334	381	375	372	364	323
1995	23	326	324	326	321	296	293	323	334	348	344	336	389
1996	24	387	375	378	324	345	339	299	238	215	184	186	184
1997	25	180	187	169	176	177	169	189	218	215	264	224	234
1998	26	233	229	247	277	301	289	346	358	333	368	487	485
1999	27	482	477	481	470	480	530	554	686	910	911	902	897
2000	28	897	897	902	751	642	604	628	463	459	470	467	465
2001	29	466	459	461	485	531	584	596	1346	1361	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Mark Merklein's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Barry Cowan	GBR	#162	1,500	25	5	20	20.0%	$315,856	1994–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Nyborg	SWE	#166	1,511	14	3	11	21.4%	$898,987	1989–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Herbert Wiltschnig	AUT	#171	1,502	18	4	14	22.2%	$206,275	1993–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Wade Mcguire	USA	#163	1,562	27	7	20	25.9%	$201,114	1994–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Lionel Barthez	FRA	#154	1,532	15	4	11	26.7%	$196,324	1989–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Allen Belobrajdic	AUS	#146	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$83,068	1996–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Eyal Erlich	ISR	#144	1,522	12	2	10	16.7%	$172,773	1993–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Emanuel Couto	POR	#174	1,511	15	4	11	26.7%	$269,186	1991–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Miles Maclagan	GBR	#172	1,533	12	3	9	25.0%	$247,737	1993–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Ben Ellwood	AUS	#140	1,507	18	4	14	22.2%	$388,461	1994–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Luke Jensen	USA	#168	1,540	55	12	43	21.8%	$1,313,255	1985–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Solon Peppas	GRE	#149	1,518	4	1	3	25.0%	$98,878	1994–2001	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mark Merklein?: Mark Merklein is 54 years old, born on June 28, 1972.
Which country does Mark Merklein represent?: Mark Merklein represents Bahamas in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Mark Merklein?: Mark Merklein is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Mark Merklein left-handed or right-handed?: Mark Merklein plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Mark Merklein won?: Mark Merklein has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mark Merklein won?: TennisDB does not group any of Mark Merklein's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Mark Merklein's highest ATP ranking?: Mark Merklein's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 160, first achieved on July 7, 1997.
What is Mark Merklein's career win-loss record?: Mark Merklein has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 12 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Mark Merklein earned?: Mark Merklein has earned at least $502,870 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Mark Merklein's career appear in TennisDB?: Mark Merklein appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1994 through 1998.
Who has Mark Merklein faced most often?: Mark Merklein's most frequent opponent is David Nainkin, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.