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Markus Zillner

GER Age 56 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1988–1996

Markus Zillner represented Germany on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 143. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 5–9 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

143 (Jun 22, 1992)

Elo peak

1583 (28th percentile)

Singles record

5–9 (35.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$99,911

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 →

Markus Zillner's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Richard Krajicek #26	6-7(4) 6-2 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1996*	R64	Hamburg Open	Masters 1000	Clay
Franco Davin #47	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 1992*	R32	Croatia Open Umag	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Jordi Arrese #28	3-6 7-6(3) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1992*	R32	Prague	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Clay
Nicklas Kulti #94	6-4 1-6 6-2 6-7(0) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 29, 1992*	R64	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Amos Mansdorf #26	1-6 5-7 7-6(8) 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1992*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Markus Zillner's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Richard Krajicek	0	1	1	May 8, 1996	H2H
Franco Davin	0	1	1	Aug 27, 1992	H2H
Jordi Arrese	0	1	1	Aug 13, 1992	H2H
Nicklas Kulti	0	1	1	May 29, 1992	H2H
Amos Mansdorf	1	0	1	May 27, 1992	H2H

Career Results

Markus Zillner career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1988	18	1	2	3	33.3%	391	344
1989	19	0	1	1	0.0%	346	321
1991	21	3	1	4	75.0%	379	167
1992	22	1	4	5	20.0%	167	247
1996	26	0	1	1	0.0%	393	361
Career		5	9	14	35.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Markus Zillner 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 %
1988	18	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1989	19	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	21	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
1992	22	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1996	26	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	1	1	0.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	—	—	—	—	5	9	14	35.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Markus Zillner 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 %
1988	18	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1989	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	21	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	1	4	75.0%
1992	22	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1996	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	5	9	14	35.7%

Performance Stats

Markus Zillner 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%
1991	21	4/4	0.5	4.0	75.4%	57.3%	57.0%	58.0%	61.3%	55.8%	43.1%
1992	22	5/5	0.2	3.0	76.6%	56.4%	44.3%	53.4%	35.4%	53.4%	39.5%
1996	26	1/1	0.0	1.0	86.5%	62.3%	33.3%	25.0%	50.0%	58.4%	39.4%
Career		10/14	0.3	3.2	77.1%	57.4%	48.3%	52.4%	47.2%	54.9%	40.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 10/14 (71.4%) of Markus Zillner's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Markus Zillner 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
1988	18	1509	116.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.6%	-1.43	1–0	—	—	-0.36
1989	19	1492	97.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	0–1	—	+0.19
1991	21	1549	116.2	+0.47	+0.06	0.974	50.2%	—	+72	—	54.5%	+0.36	3–0 (100%)	—	—	-0.07
1992	22	1553	109.6	-1.69	-0.66	0.848	46.3%	—	+29	—	38.9%	-1.00	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	98.9	-0.52
1996	26	1547	106.8	-1.01	+5.58	0.947	48.6%	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	0–1	—	-0.12
Career		1583	118.4	-0.76	+0.25	0.906	48.1%	—	+48	—	39.0%	-0.73	5–4 (56%)	2–3 (40%)	103.3	-6.29

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Markus Zillner Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W-L Win %
1992	22	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

Masters 1000

Markus Zillner Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	HAM	ITA	W-L Win %
1992	22	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1996	26	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Markus Zillner ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	AUS	STU	UMA	PAL	PRA	SAO	W-L Win %
1988	18	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
1989	19	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	21	QF	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1992	22	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–6 (40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

143

Career-high date

Jun 22, 1992

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

Markus Zillner ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1987	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	485	380	378	390
1988	18	386	365	368	361	260	267	256	260	314	342	341	344
1989	19	360	381	385	280	373	368	353	366	368	339	331	321
1990	20	319	302	307	361	363	365	397	386	397	493	392	379
1991	21	316	332	344	380	294	271	231	178	170	160	172	167
1992	22	171	163	165	148	161	143	163	215	208	228	232	247
1993	23	249	253	256	302	294	356	343	348	436	464	466	474
1994	24	475	517	527	520	631	922	508	515	463	465	456	452
1995	25	451	451	460	418	424	319	419	408	445	399	413	393
1996	26	391	390	323	348	321	416	417	410	405	453	345	361
1997	27	346	344	412	410	377	296	271	267	256	237	264	268
1998	28	275	269	273	279	319	437	482	488	600	664	899	892
1999	29	884	912	909	896	1142	1150	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Markus Zillner's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Oliver Fernandez	MEX	#141	1,534	17	6	11	35.3%	$148,944	1991–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Nicklas Utgren	SWE	#138	1,569	20	7	13	35.0%	$249,960	1988–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Heiner Moraing	GER	#135	1,538	11	4	7	36.4%	$36,539	1988–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Markus Rackl	GER	#129	1,561	22	8	14	36.4%	$90,675	1988–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Philippe Pech	FRA	#155	1,538	16	5	11	31.3%	$101,424	1988–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Stefan Lochbihler	AUT	#141	1,515	10	3	7	30.0%	$31,299	1989–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Andrei Merinov	RUS	#141	1,520	16	6	10	37.5%	$185,632	1991–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Roberto Jabali	BRA	#130	1,581	34	12	22	35.3%	$277,807	1988–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Thomas Gollwitzer	GER	#159	1,583	12	5	7	41.7%	$85,217	1992–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Luis Aparisi	ESP	#142	1,533	12	3	9	25.0%	$84,641	1989–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Martin Stringari	ARG	#125	1,538	18	6	12	33.3%	$172,652	1988–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Felipe Rivera	CHI	#173	1,519	14	5	9	35.7%	$112,854	1989–1993	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Markus Zillner?: Markus Zillner is 56 years old, born on March 19, 1970.
Which country does Markus Zillner represent?: Markus Zillner represents Germany in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Markus Zillner?: Markus Zillner is 178 cm / 5'10".
Is Markus Zillner left-handed or right-handed?: Markus Zillner plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Markus Zillner won?: Markus Zillner has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Markus Zillner won?: TennisDB does not group any of Markus Zillner's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Markus Zillner's highest ATP ranking?: Markus Zillner's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 143, first achieved on June 22, 1992.
What is Markus Zillner's career win-loss record?: Markus Zillner has a career ATP singles record of 5 wins and 9 losses (35.7%).
How much career prize money has Markus Zillner earned?: Markus Zillner has earned at least $99,911 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Markus Zillner's career appear in TennisDB?: Markus Zillner appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1988 through 1996.
Who has Markus Zillner faced most often?: Markus Zillner's most frequent opponent is Richard Krajicek, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.