Richard Schmidt

USA Age 61 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1987–1993

Richard Schmidt represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 240. In TennisDB's records, Richard Schmidt finished with a career record of 1–12 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

240 (Oct 12, 1992)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

1–12 (7.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$98,332

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 →

Richard Schmidt's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Javier Frana #78	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 8, 1993*	R32	Newport	ATP 250	Grass
Jim Courier #1	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1992*	R32	Cincinnati Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Jeff Tarango #51	4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1992*	R64	Cincinnati Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Grant Connell #166	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 1992*	R64	Canadian Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Aki Rahunen #62	4-6 6-2 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 1991*	R64	Memphis	ATP 500	Hard

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Richard Schmidt's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Javier Frana	0	1	1	Jul 8, 1993	H2H
Jim Courier	0	1	1	Aug 13, 1992	H2H
Jeff Tarango	1	0	1	Aug 12, 1992	H2H
Grant Connell	0	1	1	Jul 22, 1992	H2H
Aki Rahunen	0	1	1	Feb 20, 1991	H2H

Career Results

Richard Schmidt career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1987	22	0	3	3	0.0%	304	286
1988	23	0	3	3	0.0%	280	771
1989	24	0	2	2	0.0%	981	426
1991	26	0	1	1	0.0%	315	389
1992	27	1	2	3	33.3%	390	271
1993	28	0	1	1	0.0%	271	691
Career		1	12	13	7.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Richard Schmidt 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 %
1987	22	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1988	23	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1989	24	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1991	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1992	27	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1993	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	10	11	9.1%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	12	13	7.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Richard Schmidt 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 %
1987	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1988	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1989	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1991	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1992	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1993	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	1	11	12	8.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 12/13 (92.3%) of Richard Schmidt's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Richard Schmidt 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	26	1/1	3.0	6.0	57.0%	57.1%	56.8%	55.6%	33.3%	57.0%	42.0%
1992	27	3/3	3.0	3.3	66.2%	64.1%	43.1%	56.4%	51.9%	57.6%	30.0%
1993	28	1/1	0.0	1.0	75.4%	60.9%	66.7%	71.4%	—	62.3%	21.2%
Career		5/13	2.4	3.4	66.2%	62.1%	50.6%	59.2%	37.8%	58.4%	30.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 5/13 (38.5%) of Richard Schmidt's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Richard Schmidt 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
1987	22	1470	104.4	—	—	—	—	+33	—	—	16.7%	-2.34	0–1	—	—	+0.06
1988	23	1448	108.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.0%	-0.90	0–2	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.16
1989	24	1423	104.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.6%	-1.71	0–1	—	—	0.00
1991	26	1415	100.5	-1.33	-5.27	0.976	48.9%	—	—	—	33.3%	0.00	0–1	—	—	-0.01
1992	27	1433	115.1	-1.15	+0.25	0.707	44.5%	+42	—	—	28.6%	-1.29	1–0	—	—	+0.01
1993	28	1424	100.2	+0.51	+3.01	0.561	43.4%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.06
Career		1500	113.4	-0.85	-0.30	0.736	45.2%	+38	—	—	25.7%	-1.40	1–5 (17%)	1–3 (25%)	95.4	-0.31

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Richard Schmidt Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	USO	W-L Win %
1988	23	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1989	24	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

Masters 1000

Richard Schmidt Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	W-L Win %
1992	27	R64	R32	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 500

Richard Schmidt ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	MIA	MEM	W-L Win %
1987	22	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	26	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Richard Schmidt ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	NWP	LIV	STR	SYD	W-L Win %
1987	22	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1988	23	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
1989	24	—	—	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	28	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–6 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

240

Career-high date

Oct 12, 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

Richard Schmidt ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1985	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	493	506	509	502	502	505
1986	21	503	495	495	485	490	488	305	301	297	302	301	304
1987	22	294	298	275	273	254	257	263	277	277	280	280	286
1988	23	277	278	281	307	339	338	720	730	759	752	758	771
1989	24	982	—	—	—	1075	1060	444	449	436	427	425	426
1990	25	421	418	423	423	347	321	307	310	314	320	315	315
1991	26	318	319	319	306	307	311	461	465	482	477	389	389
1992	27	392	393	407	327	344	344	311	262	248	250	265	271
1993	28	275	276	272	307	353	354	355	511	569	597	683	691
1994	29	686	677	676	771	785	782	1155	646	643	655	647	650
1995	30	648	650	649	659	642	387	378	435	438	436	359	354
1996	31	354	356	354	352	354	548	573	562	575	578	—	—

Similar Players

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

Richard Schmidt's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Charlton Eagle	AUS	255	1,501	8	1	7	12.5%	1987–1990	Match log
Al Parker	USA	261	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	1986–1989	Match log
Greg Failla	USA	249	1,517	5	1	4	20.0%	1987–1990	Match log
Byron Talbot	RSA	229	1,515	6	1	5	16.7%	1988–1989	Match log
Malcolm Allen	USA	217	1,513	6	1	5	16.7%	1989–1989	Match log
Ralph Kok	NED	243	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1989–1993	Match log
Federico Mordegan	ITA	243	1,500	11	2	9	18.2%	1989–1994	Match log
Larry Scott	USA	210	1,511	19	1	18	5.3%	1986–1989	Match log
Dan Goldberg	USA	276	1,516	11	2	9	18.2%	1987–1990	Match log
Ivan Baron	USA	218	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	1990–1997	Match log
Morten Christensen	DEN	250	1,521	8	2	6	25.0%	1987–1996	Match log
Cyril Suk	CZE	180	1,500	18	1	17	5.6%	1987–1994	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Richard Schmidt?: Richard Schmidt is 61 years old, born on January 31, 1965.
Which country does Richard Schmidt represent?: Richard Schmidt represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Richard Schmidt?: Richard Schmidt is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Richard Schmidt left-handed or right-handed?: Richard Schmidt plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Richard Schmidt won?: Richard Schmidt has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Richard Schmidt won?: TennisDB does not group any of Richard Schmidt's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Richard Schmidt's highest ATP ranking?: Richard Schmidt's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 240, first achieved on October 12, 1992.
What is Richard Schmidt's career win-loss record?: Richard Schmidt has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 12 losses (7.7%).
How much career prize money has Richard Schmidt earned?: Richard Schmidt has earned at least $98,332 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Richard Schmidt's career appear in TennisDB?: Richard Schmidt appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1987 through 1993.
Who has Richard Schmidt faced most often?: Richard Schmidt's most frequent opponent is Javier Frana, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.