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Desmond Tyson

AUS Age 61 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1983–1988

Desmond Tyson represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 218. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–6 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

218 (Jul 27, 1987)

Elo peak

1515 (6th percentile)

Singles record

1–6 (14.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$49,090

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 →

Desmond Tyson's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Carl Uwe Steeb #80	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 7, 1988*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Hard
Tomas Smid #60	4-6 4-6 7-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1987*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Peter Doohan #289	6-7 6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 1987*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Glenn Michibata #206	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1987*	R32	Adelaide International	ATP 250	Grass
Alex Antonitsch #262	6-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1986*	R16	St. Vincent	ATP 250	Clay

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Desmond Tyson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Carl Uwe Steeb	1	1	Oct 7, 1988	H2H
Tomas Smid	1	1	Jun 24, 1987	H2H
Peter Doohan	1	1	Jan 14, 1987	H2H
Glenn Michibata	1	1	Jan 2, 1987	H2H
Alex Antonitsch	1	1	Aug 15, 1986	H2H

Career Results

Desmond Tyson career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1983	17	0	1	1	0.0%	831	831
1986	20	1	1	2	50.0%	469	357
1987	21	0	3	3	0.0%	347	301
1988	22	0	1	1	0.0%	310	580
Career		1	6	7	14.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Desmond Tyson 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 %
1983	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1986	20	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1988	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Desmond Tyson 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 %
1986	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1988	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 6/7 (85.7%) of Desmond Tyson's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Desmond Tyson 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
1983	17	1489	100.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-1.50	—	0–1	—	+0.06
1986	20	1500	106.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.40	1–0	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.11
1987	21	1453	96.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	+19	11.1%	-2.44	—	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.26
1988	22	1446	101.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.04
Career		1515	102.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	+19	16.7%	-1.83	1–0	2–5 (29%)	—	+5.57

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Desmond Tyson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	W-L Win %
1987	21	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Desmond Tyson ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	ST.	SYD	W-L Win %
1983	17	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1986	20	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	21	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1988	22	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

218

Career-high date

Jul 27, 1987

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

Desmond Tyson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	17	831	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	18	390	—	—	—	—	361	342	343	445	459	451	400
1985	19	445	460	403	431	441	457	427	446	443	444	419	473
1986	20	469	460	499	490	501	480	578	404	369	374	402	357
1987	21	341	343	333	349	228	231	218	260	278	266	291	301
1988	22	315	319	300	298	518	525	585	597	577	643	577	580
1989	23	580	581	679	687	465	460	458	338	353	359	377	376
1990	24	371	364	373	366	461	469	460	981	977	—	—	—
1996	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	673	674	665	661	650
1997	31	619	619	621	613	614	619	635	1048	1033	1074	1064	1209
1998	32	1218	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Desmond Tyson's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Anthony Lane	AUS	#235	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	$20,065	1983–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Hugo Nunez	ECU	#222	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$25,970	1982–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Ricky Brown	USA	#215	1,515	21	4	17	19.0%	$35,729	1983–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Rolf Hertzog	SUI	#205	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$21,863	1986–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Laurie Warder	AUS	#210	1,500	21	5	16	23.8%	$864,953	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Devries	USA	#221	1,524	18	4	14	22.2%	$584,096	1983–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Cowan	CAN	#207	1,513	9	1	8	11.1%	$12,847	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
George Kalovelonis	GRE	#208	1,541	14	3	11	21.4%	$27,582	1983–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Stuart Bale	GBR	#202	1,553	21	4	17	19.0%	$48,554	1983–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Joel Bailey	USA	#197	1,500	41	7	34	17.1%	$16,298	1976–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Johnston	AUS	#226	1,500	18	3	15	16.7%	$4,012	1980–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Carter	AUS	#173	1,517	21	4	17	19.0%	$70,705	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Desmond Tyson?: Desmond Tyson is 61 years old, born on September 26, 1965.
Which country does Desmond Tyson represent?: Desmond Tyson represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Desmond Tyson?: Desmond Tyson is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Desmond Tyson left-handed or right-handed?: Desmond Tyson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Desmond Tyson won?: Desmond Tyson has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Desmond Tyson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Desmond Tyson's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Desmond Tyson's highest ATP ranking?: Desmond Tyson's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 218, first achieved on July 27, 1987.
What is Desmond Tyson's career win-loss record?: Desmond Tyson has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 6 losses (14.3%).
How much career prize money has Desmond Tyson earned?: Desmond Tyson has earned at least $49,090 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Desmond Tyson's career appear in TennisDB?: Desmond Tyson appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1983 through 1988.
Who has Desmond Tyson faced most often?: Desmond Tyson's most frequent opponent is Carl Uwe Steeb, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.