Tom Mercer

USA Age 61 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1989–1993

Tom Mercer represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 303. In TennisDB's records, Tom Mercer finished with a career record of 0–6 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

303 (Aug 28, 1989)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

0–6 (0.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$93,715

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 →

Tom Mercer's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Kenneth Carlsen #55	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1993*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 500	Hard
Stephane Sansoni #202	6-3 1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1992*	R64	Indianapolis	ATP 500	Hard
Javier Frana #109	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1991*	R32	Newport	ATP 250	Grass
Richey Reneberg #36	4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	May 10, 1990*	R32	Kiawah Island	ATP 250	Clay
Barry Moir #202	5-7 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1989*	R64	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay

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Tom Mercer's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Kenneth Carlsen	1	1	Apr 7, 1993	H2H
Stephane Sansoni	1	1	Aug 19, 1992	H2H
Javier Frana	1	1	Jul 11, 1991	H2H
Richey Reneberg	1	1	May 10, 1990	H2H
Barry Moir	1	1	Jul 12, 1989	H2H

Career Results

Tom Mercer career results by season
Season	Age	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1989	24	2	2	0.0%	345	440
1990	25	1	1	0.0%	440	645
1991	26	1	1	0.0%	645	642
1992	27	1	1	0.0%	642	657
1993	28	1	1	0.0%	657	868
Career		6	6	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Tom Mercer 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 %
1989	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1990	25	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1992	27	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Tom Mercer 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 %
1989	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1992	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1993	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 5/6 (83.3%) of Tom Mercer's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Tom Mercer 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	1.0	8.0	47.0%	71.0%	40.0%	55.6%	50.0%	54.5%	26.9%
1992	27	1/1	5.0	4.0	48.6%	55.6%	50.0%	28.6%	33.3%	52.7%	37.5%
1993	28	1/1	0.0	2.0	51.9%	55.6%	52.0%	20.0%	—	53.8%	20.0%
Career		3/6	2.0	4.7	49.2%	60.7%	47.3%	34.7%	27.8%	53.7%	28.1%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 3/6 (50.0%) of Tom Mercer's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Tom Mercer 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
1989	24	1477	99.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.7%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.03
1990	25	1472	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-1.50	—	0–1	—	-0.13
1991	26	1463	99.2	+0.10	+2.60	0.592	42.4%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.03
1992	27	1448	97.4	-2.25	-2.43	0.793	44.8%	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.33	0–1	—	—	+0.18
1993	28	1441	100.0	-3.91	+0.58	0.433	39.1%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.06
Career		1500	98.1	-2.02	+0.25	0.608	42.1%	—	—	—	13.3%	-2.73	0–1	0–1	—	-0.17

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Tom Mercer Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1989	24	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 500

Tom Mercer ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	NAP	TKY	W-L Win %
1992	27	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	28	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Tom Mercer ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	NWP	KIA	U.S	W-L Win %
1989	24	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1990	25	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1991	26	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

303

Career-high date

Aug 28, 1989

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

Tom Mercer ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	19	793	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	920	941	592	542
1988	23	542	549	549	495	484	489	427	449	464	470	323	343
1989	24	338	348	351	369	371	321	322	303	306	310	449	440
1990	25	443	435	445	453	419	533	507	602	608	633	640	645
1991	26	661	674	686	677	902	921	792	796	812	811	742	642
1992	27	635	626	617	624	558	559	622	538	532	528	647	657
1993	28	662	664	675	587	652	662	680	842	834	848	869	868
1994	29	663	657	659	750	574	578	571	590	585	576	574	576
1995	30	689	691	695	685	1228	1241	1226	1247	1270	1254	1284	1275
1996	31	1275	1263	1263	1257	1269	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Tom Mercer's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Richard Schmidt	USA	240	1,500	13	1	12	7.7%	1987–1993	Match log
Shelby Cannon	USA	318	1,512	10	2	8	20.0%	1987–1993	Match log
John Sobel	USA	307	1,500	10	2	8	20.0%	1988–1992	Match log
Howard Herr	RSA	299	1,523	7	2	5	28.6%	1986–1994	Match log
George Bezecny	USA	308	1,514	9	2	7	22.2%	1985–1992	Match log
Seung Ho Ji	KOR	314	1,523	3	1	2	33.3%	1991–1992	Match log
Jason Cask	AUS	314	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	1991–1992	Match log
Harald Mair	AUT	317	1,515	3	1	2	33.3%	1989–1990	Match log
Carlos Claverie	VEN	290	1,514	2	1	1	50.0%	1990–1990	Match log
Brian Devening	USA	277	1,507	11	2	9	18.2%	1991–1994	Match log
Rudiger Haas	GER	321	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1991	Match log
Tim Donovan	USA	346	1,548	5	3	2	60.0%	1989–1989	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tom Mercer?: Tom Mercer is 61 years old, born on November 10, 1964.
Which country does Tom Mercer represent?: Tom Mercer represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Tom Mercer?: Tom Mercer is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Tom Mercer left-handed or right-handed?: Tom Mercer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Tom Mercer won?: Tom Mercer has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Tom Mercer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Tom Mercer's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Tom Mercer's highest ATP ranking?: Tom Mercer's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 303, first achieved on August 28, 1989.
What is Tom Mercer's career win-loss record?: Tom Mercer has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 6 losses (0.0%).
How much career prize money has Tom Mercer earned?: Tom Mercer has earned at least $93,715 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Tom Mercer's career appear in TennisDB?: Tom Mercer appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1989 through 1993.
Who has Tom Mercer faced most often?: Tom Mercer's most frequent opponent is Kenneth Carlsen, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.