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Ellis Ferreira

RSA Age 56 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1992–1995

Ellis Ferreira represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 210. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 4–8 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

210 (Oct 3, 1994)

Elo peak

1549 (17th percentile)

Singles record

4–8 (33.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$2,375,220

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 →

Ellis Ferreira's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Marc Rosset #10	6-7(0) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1995*	R32	New Haven	ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500	Hard
Rob Givone #380	4-6 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1995*	R64	New Haven	ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500	Hard
Marc Kevin Goellner #68	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1995*	R64	Stuttgart Open	ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500	Clay
Jim Grabb #95	6-4 4-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1994*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Arnaud Boetsch #22	7-6(3) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1994*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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Ellis Ferreira's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Marc Rosset	0	1	1	Aug 17, 1995	H2H
Rob Givone	1	0	1	Aug 16, 1995	H2H
Marc Kevin Goellner	0	1	1	Jul 19, 1995	H2H
Jim Grabb	0	1	1	Sep 2, 1994	H2H
Arnaud Boetsch	1	0	1	Aug 31, 1994	H2H

Career Results

Ellis Ferreira career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1992	22	0	1	1	0.0%	516	386
1993	23	0	1	1	0.0%	386	368
1994	24	3	4	7	42.9%	368	246
1995	25	1	2	3	33.3%	246	530
Career		4	8	12	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Ellis Ferreira 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 %
1992	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	24	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1995	25	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	—	4	5	9	44.4%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	8	12	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ellis Ferreira 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 %
1992	22	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	24	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	4	7	42.9%
1995	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	4	8	12	33.3%

Performance Stats

Ellis Ferreira 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%
1992	22	1/1	11.0	14.0	51.8%	75.0%	25.4%	57.1%	57.1%	51.1%	34.0%
1993	23	1/1	10.0	2.0	55.9%	73.7%	51.1%	57.1%	28.6%	63.7%	34.3%
1994	24	7/7	4.0	6.6	57.3%	70.5%	41.1%	63.4%	37.7%	57.4%	37.5%
1995	25	3/3	5.0	6.3	58.2%	75.8%	39.9%	57.1%	56.7%	59.7%	34.6%
Career		12/12	5.3	6.8	56.9%	72.5%	40.3%	60.8%	43.3%	58.0%	36.3%

Advanced Stats

Ellis Ferreira 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
1992	22	1496	111.8	+4.56	+1.48	0.695	44.1%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	0–1	—	-0.18
1993	23	1491	100.6	+0.01	-1.28	0.947	49.3%	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	0–1	—	-0.18
1994	24	1535	123.1	-1.48	-0.61	0.882	47.9%	+40	—	—	42.1%	-0.63	1–0	1–1	—	-0.08
1995	25	1536	108.8	-1.99	+0.97	0.859	47.1%	—	—	—	28.6%	-0.43	1–0	0–1	—	-0.06
Career		1549	120.1	-0.98	-0.10	0.863	47.5%	+40	—	—	34.4%	-0.75	2–1 (67%)	1–4 (20%)	101.2	-4.17

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ellis Ferreira Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	USO	W-L Win %
1992	22	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1994	24	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)

ATP 500

Ellis Ferreira ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	STU	WAS	NEW	W-L Win %
1994	24	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1995	25	R64	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)

ATP 250

Ellis Ferreira ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	SOU	W-L Win %
1993	23	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1994	24	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

210

Career-high date

Oct 3, 1994

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

Ellis Ferreira ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	490	498	508	502	503	517
1992	22	511	503	497	500	377	379	497	493	435	427	387	386
1993	23	389	391	404	358	407	412	449	447	512	325	360	368
1994	24	366	364	270	255	270	275	246	247	211	239	242	246
1995	25	242	236	317	351	347	348	415	335	508	513	526	530
1996	26	525	523	528	568	573	568	631	639	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Ellis Ferreira's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
T.J. Middleton	USA	#221	1,524	7	2	5	28.6%	—	1991–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Alexander Reichel	USA	#204	1,549	11	3	8	27.3%	$135,419	1991–2004	Rivalries	Match log
Gerald Mandl	AUT	#186	1,512	10	3	7	30.0%	$113,624	1990–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Pietro Pennisi	ITA	#217	1,504	4	1	3	25.0%	$63,092	1992–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Sasa Hirszon	CRO	#214	1,518	14	3	11	21.4%	$312,767	1990–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Bing Chao Lin	TPE	#240	1,524	8	3	5	37.5%	$48,098	1992–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Thomas Buchmayer	AUT	#198	1,562	21	9	12	42.9%	$124,133	1988–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Jordi Mas	ESP	#199	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	$61,274	1992–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Andrew Foster	GBR	#184	1,579	10	4	6	40.0%	$168,329	1992–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Keith Evans	USA	#195	1,500	9	2	7	22.2%	$62,148	1990–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Bernardo Mota	POR	#194	1,500	16	4	12	25.0%	$253,659	1992–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Donald Johnson	USA	#194	1,537	23	7	16	30.4%	$2,294,044	1993–1999	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ellis Ferreira?: Ellis Ferreira is 56 years old, born on February 19, 1970.
Which country does Ellis Ferreira represent?: Ellis Ferreira represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Ellis Ferreira?: Ellis Ferreira is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Ellis Ferreira left-handed or right-handed?: Ellis Ferreira plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Ellis Ferreira won?: Ellis Ferreira has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ellis Ferreira won?: TennisDB does not group any of Ellis Ferreira's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Ellis Ferreira's highest ATP ranking?: Ellis Ferreira's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 210, first achieved on October 3, 1994.
What is Ellis Ferreira's career win-loss record?: Ellis Ferreira has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 8 losses (33.3%).
How much career prize money has Ellis Ferreira earned?: Ellis Ferreira has earned at least $2,375,220 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Ellis Ferreira's career appear in TennisDB?: Ellis Ferreira appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1992 through 1995.
Who has Ellis Ferreira faced most often?: Ellis Ferreira's most frequent opponent is Marc Rosset, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.