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Howard Joffe

RSA Age 55 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1995–1995

Howard Joffe represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 428. In TennisDB's records, Howard Joffe finished with a career record of 1–1 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

428 (Dec 21, 1992)

Elo peak

1515 (6th percentile)

Career record

1–1 (50.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$7,631

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 →

Howard Joffe's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Joern Renzenbrink #91	4-6 6-7(3)	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1995*	R16	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
David Nainkin #197	3-6 6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 6, 1995*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Howard Joffe's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Joern Renzenbrink	0	1	1	Apr 7, 1995	H2H
David Nainkin	1	0	1	Apr 6, 1995	H2H

Career Results

Howard Joffe career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1995	24	1	1	2	50.0%	592	585
Career		1	1	2	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Howard Joffe 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 %
1995	24	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Howard Joffe 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 %
1995	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%

Performance Stats

Howard Joffe 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%
1995	24	2/2	6.5	2.5	45.5%	80.2%	47.1%	56.3%	27.8%	62.2%	33.7%
Career		2/2	6.5	2.5	45.5%	80.2%	47.1%	56.3%	27.8%	62.2%	33.7%

Advanced Stats

Howard Joffe 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
1995	24	1503	100.3	-3.07	-1.87	0.892	48.1%	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.40	1–0	1–1	—	+0.37
Career		1515	100.2	-3.07	-1.87	0.892	48.1%	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.40	1–0	1–1	—	+18.50

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Howard Joffe ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SOU	W-L Win %
1995	24	R16	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

428

Career-high date

Dec 21, 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

Howard Joffe ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1989	18	—	—	—	—	795	788	688	706	696	713	703	693
1990	19	686	675	679	671	832	837	810	—	—	—	—	—
1992	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	669	670	576	567	431	428
1993	22	429	434	441	457	463	477	552	540	597	608	899	893
1994	23	896	888	886	865	882	890	911	1136	1152	1238	1224	—
1995	24	—	—	—	583	572	580	579	583	583	574	590	585
1996	25	585	582	590	1257	1269	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Howard Joffe's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Adam Malik	MAS	436	1,529	5	2	3	40.0%	1993–1995	Match log
Kotaro Miyachi	JPN	303	1,535	8	4	4	50.0%	1995–1998	Match log
Massimo Calvelli	ITA	255	1,523	2	1	1	50.0%	1995–1995	Match log
Stephen Noteboom	NED	333	1,524	3	1	2	33.3%	1995–1996	Match log
Jonathan Erlich	ISR	292	1,537	11	5	6	45.5%	1994–2003	Match log
Gilles Bastie	FRA	318	1,520	3	1	2	33.3%	1994–1995	Match log
Richard Gallien	USA	433	1,521	2	1	1	50.0%	1983–1983	Match log
Gabriel Auroux	ARG	429	1,527	2	1	1	50.0%	1982–1982	Match log
David Livingston	USA	454	1,512	2	1	1	50.0%	1986–1986	Match log
Warrick Jones	USA	429	1,513	2	1	1	50.0%	1979–1979	Match log
Brian Benson	AUS	423	1,506	2	1	1	50.0%	1980–1980	Match log
Phillip Tuckniss	ZIM	456	1,514	2	1	1	50.0%	1985–1985	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Howard Joffe?: Howard Joffe is 55 years old, born on January 1, 1971.
Which country does Howard Joffe represent?: Howard Joffe represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Howard Joffe left-handed or right-handed?: Howard Joffe plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Howard Joffe won?: Howard Joffe has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Howard Joffe won?: TennisDB does not group any of Howard Joffe's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Howard Joffe's highest ATP ranking?: Howard Joffe's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 428, first achieved on December 21, 1992.
What is Howard Joffe's career win-loss record?: Howard Joffe has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 1 losses (50.0%).
How much career prize money has Howard Joffe earned?: Howard Joffe has earned at least $7,631 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Howard Joffe's career appear in TennisDB?: Howard Joffe appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records in 1995.
Who has Howard Joffe faced most often?: Howard Joffe's most frequent opponent is Joern Renzenbrink, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.