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Ofer Sela

ISR Age 54 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1991–1995

Ofer Sela represented Israel on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 236. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–4 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

236 (Apr 12, 1999)

Elo peak

1509 (5th percentile)

Singles record

1–4 (20.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$63,483

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 →

Ofer Sela's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Alexander Volkov #38	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 1995*	R32	Hong Kong Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Vincent Spadea #99	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1994*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Javier Sanchez #33	2-6 6-4 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1993*	R16	Tel Aviv	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Rodolphe Gilbert #81	7-6(4) 4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 1993*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Chuck Adams #118	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1991*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Ofer Sela's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Alexander Volkov	0	1	1	Apr 20, 1995	H2H
Vincent Spadea	0	1	1	Oct 13, 1994	H2H
Javier Sanchez	0	1	1	Oct 15, 1993	H2H
Rodolphe Gilbert	1	0	1	Oct 14, 1993	H2H
Chuck Adams	0	1	1	Oct 10, 1991	H2H

Career Results

Ofer Sela career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1991	18	0	1	1	0.0%	862	615
1993	20	1	1	2	50.0%	531	346
1994	21	0	1	1	0.0%	346	363
1995	22	0	1	1	0.0%	363	460
Career		1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Ofer Sela 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 %
1991	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	20	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1994	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ofer Sela 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 %
1991	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1994	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%

Performance Stats

Ofer Sela 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%
1993	20	2/2	5.5	3.0	58.4%	69.2%	52.5%	38.9%	54.2%	62.1%	34.7%
1994	21	1/1	6.0	3.0	56.5%	71.8%	33.3%	50.0%	50.0%	55.1%	27.9%
1995	22	1/1	3.0	3.0	53.3%	59.4%	32.1%	61.5%	33.3%	46.7%	40.3%
Career		4/5	5.0	3.0	56.6%	67.4%	42.6%	47.3%	47.9%	56.5%	34.4%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 4/5 (80.0%) of Ofer Sela's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ofer Sela 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
1991	18	1487	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.11
1993	20	1504	101.7	+0.35	-1.66	0.915	49.7%	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.33	0–1	—	—	-0.06
1994	21	1491	98.4	+0.73	-5.33	0.620	42.3%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.11
1995	22	1484	102.4	-1.93	-0.89	0.755	43.1%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.07
Career		1509	100.8	-0.13	-2.39	0.790	46.2%	—	—	—	11.1%	-2.55	0–1	—	—	+1.80

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Ofer Sela ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	HKG	TEL	W-L Win %
1991	18	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1993	20	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
1994	21	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1995	22	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

236

Career-high date

Apr 12, 1999

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

Ofer Sela ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1990	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	861	862
1991	18	863	880	891	879	902	846	868	722	730	617	661	615
1992	19	579	567	562	569	563	561	573	496	494	527	530	531
1993	20	535	565	575	445	410	418	361	419	427	346	371	346
1994	21	347	337	290	326	279	281	304	319	324	351	342	363
1995	22	364	360	427	390	545	548	549	557	511	452	462	460
1996	23	313	326	305	342	318	325	317	311	317	347	353	348
1997	24	441	439	486	480	503	507	516	440	459	404	414	352
1998	25	351	366	370	362	349	353	335	352	294	301	284	281
1999	26	257	255	243	245	246	245	246	258	288	302	415	425
2000	27	482	529	564	625	658	655	830	1304	1318	1331	—	—

Similar Players

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

Ofer Sela's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Axel Finnberg	GER	#231	1,503	5	1	4	20.0%	$21,769	1992–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Ross Matheson	GBR	#241	1,524	5	1	4	20.0%	$79,011	1993–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Eui Jong Chang	KOR	#245	1,518	10	2	8	20.0%	$25,850	1991–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Clinton Marsh	RSA	#245	1,511	6	1	5	16.7%	$63,729	1992–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Heath Denman	AUS	#247	1,522	6	1	5	16.7%	$60,213	1991–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Tom Kempers	NED	#253	1,500	9	2	7	22.2%	$494,330	1990–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Garat	ARG	#249	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	$122,941	1992–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Morten Christensen	DEN	#250	1,521	8	2	6	25.0%	$46,884	1987–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Sasa Hirszon	CRO	#214	1,518	14	3	11	21.4%	$312,767	1990–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Federico Mordegan	ITA	#243	1,500	11	2	9	18.2%	$236,608	1989–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Pietro Pennisi	ITA	#217	1,504	4	1	3	25.0%	$63,092	1992–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Massimo Ardinghi	ITA	#194	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$164,274	1991–1994	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ofer Sela?: Ofer Sela is 54 years old, born on July 22, 1972.
Which country does Ofer Sela represent?: Ofer Sela represents Israel in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Ofer Sela?: Ofer Sela is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Ofer Sela left-handed or right-handed?: Ofer Sela plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Ofer Sela won?: Ofer Sela has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ofer Sela won?: TennisDB does not group any of Ofer Sela's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Ofer Sela's highest ATP ranking?: Ofer Sela's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 236, first achieved on April 12, 1999.
What is Ofer Sela's career win-loss record?: Ofer Sela has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Ofer Sela earned?: Ofer Sela has earned at least $63,483 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Ofer Sela's career appear in TennisDB?: Ofer Sela appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1991 through 1995.
Who has Ofer Sela faced most often?: Ofer Sela's most frequent opponent is Alexander Volkov, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.