J. Clerc
Peak ranking
4 (Aug 3, 1981)
Elo peak
2217 (98.3%ile)
Career record
361–141 (71.9%)
Career titles
26
Prize money
$1,987,036
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1989* | St. Vincent | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | C. Allgardh #271 | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 31, 1989* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | Andres Gomez #29 | 6-7 6-3 1-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 25, 1989* | Florence | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | Omar Camporese #68 | 2-6 6-3 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 18, 1989* | Rome | Masters 1000 | R32 | Clay | M. Koevermans #101 | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 17, 1989* | Rome | Masters 1000 | R64 | Clay | Jason Stoltenberg #79 | 6-4 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Lendl | 7 | 7 | 14 | Sep 14, 1985 | H2H |
| G. Vilas | 4 | 10 | 14 | Jul 19, 1985 | H2H |
| Andres Gomez | 8 | 3 | 11 | May 31, 1989 | H2H |
| J. Higueras | 5 | 5 | 10 | Jan 15, 1984 | H2H |
| E. Dibbs | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jul 21, 1983 | H2H |
Titles (26)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | M1000 | 500 | 250 | Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | Buenos Aires , Florence , Santiago |
| 1979 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Johannesburg |
| 1980 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | Buenos Aires , Houston , Madrid , Nations Cup , Quito , San Jose , South Orange |
| 1981 | 22 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | Boston , Florence , Houston , North Conway , Washington , Rome |
| 1982 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | Gstaad , Richmond Wct , Sao Paulo , Venice , Zell Am See Wct |
| 1983 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | Boston , Guaruja , North Conway , Washington |
| Total | 26 | — | 1 | — | 25 | — |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1977 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1978 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 47 | 13 | 60 | 78.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 50 | 17 | 67 | 74.6% |
| 1979 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 83.3% | 34 | 15 | 49 | 69.4% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 56 | 23 | 79 | 70.9% |
| 1980 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 50 | 9 | 59 | 84.7% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 68 | 22 | 90 | 75.6% |
| 1981 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 44 | 5 | 49 | 89.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 54 | 12 | 66 | 81.8% |
| 1982 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 57 | 11 | 68 | 83.8% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 66 | 23 | 89 | 74.2% |
| 1983 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 24 | 9 | 33 | 72.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 29 | 14 | 43 | 67.4% |
| 1984 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 23 | 56.5% |
| 1985 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | 36 | 63.9% |
| 1989 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| Career | — | 42 | 18 | 60 | 70.0% | 290 | 86 | 376 | 77.1% | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 18 | 27 | 45 | 40.0% | 361 | 141 | 502 | 71.9% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1977 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 25 | 2 | 27 | 92.6% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 47 | 16 | 63 | 74.6% |
| 1979 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 22 | 7 | 29 | 75.9% | 15 | 2 | 17 | 88.2% | 44 | 22 | 66 | 66.7% |
| 1980 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 31 | 8 | 39 | 79.5% | 22 | 2 | 24 | 91.7% | 65 | 22 | 87 | 74.7% |
| 1981 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 25 | 3 | 28 | 89.3% | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% | 49 | 10 | 59 | 83.1% |
| 1982 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 33 | 9 | 42 | 78.6% | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% | 56 | 21 | 77 | 72.7% |
| 1983 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 26 | 14 | 40 | 65.0% |
| 1984 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5% |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% |
| 1989 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| Career | 22 | 36 | 58 | 37.9% | 36 | 34 | 70 | 51.4% | 165 | 44 | 209 | 78.9% | 96 | 19 | 115 | 83.5% | 319 | 133 | 452 | 70.6% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 452/502 (90.0%) of J. Clerc's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 18 | 1488 | 35 | 43 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.04 | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 19 | 1862 | 94 | 63 | 97 | 14 | 69.4% | +1.47 | 60 | 50 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 83 |
| 1979 | 20 | 1917 | 96 | 88 | 96 | 65 | 66.5% | +1.39 | 68 | 52 | 59 | 13 | 12 | 52 |
| 1980 | 21 | 2011 | 99 | 92 | 99 | 75 | 69.5% | +1.58 | 82 | 60 | 62 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
| 1981 | 22 | 2062 | 99 | 93 | 99 | 71 | 73.3% | +1.89 | 88 | 63 | 76 | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| 1982 | 23 | 1943 | 97 | 88 | 99 | — | 68.8% | +1.60 | 78 | 75 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 63 |
| 1983 | 24 | 1895 | 96 | 86 | 99 | — | 65.6% | +1.54 | 78 | 33 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 1984 | 25 | 1824 | 94 | 84 | 96 | — | 58.8% | +0.80 | 65 | 40 | — | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 1985 | 26 | 1812 | 94 | 84 | 96 | — | 64.2% | +0.93 | 72 | 38 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 64 |
| 1989 | 30 | 1722 | 89 | — | 92 | — | 30.8% | -1.77 | 31 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| Career | 1914 | 95 | 87 | 98 | 60 | 67.6% | +1.35 | 72 | 52 | 62 | 63 | 46 | 58 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 19 | R64 | R64 | R128 | R32 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | R64 | R16 | R16 |
| 1980 | 21 | R32 | R64 | R32 | R128 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | SF | R32 | R16 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | SF | — | R128 |
| 1983 | 24 | — | R64 | R128 | R128 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | R64 | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | — | R32 | — | R128 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | R128 | — | — |
Masters 1000
| Season | Age | CIN | ROM | MON |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 19 | — | R32 | F |
| 1979 | 20 | — | R32 | — |
| 1980 | 21 | — | R16 | — |
| 1981 | 22 | — | W | — |
| 1982 | 23 | — | R32 | — |
| 1983 | 24 | — | QF | — |
| 1984 | 25 | — | SF | — |
| 1985 | 26 | R32 | QF | — |
| 1989 | 30 | — | R32 | — |
ATP 250
| Season | Age | BAR | BAS | BUE | DAL | DLB | FLR | GST | HAM | HOU | KIT | MAD | MC | MUN | QUE | ROT | STG | STU | TKY | WAS | AIX | AMS | BAR | BIR | BOC | BOG | BOR | BOS | CHI | DEN | FOR | FRA | GUA | HAR | JOH | LA | LOS | LOS | LOU | MEX | MIL | NAT | NIC | NOR | PAL | PHI | QUI | RIC | SAN | SAO | SOU | ST. | SYD | VEN | ZEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 18 | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 19 | R64 | — | W | — | — | W | F | — | R16 | SF | R16 | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1979 | 20 | R64 | — | F | — | — | — | SF | QF | QF | — | SF | QF | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | R64 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | R32 | — | SF | — | R16 | SF | — | QF | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 21 | SF | — | W | — | — | QF | — | — | W | — | W | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | W | — | — | — | QF | W | R16 | W | — | W | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1981 | 22 | — | F | — | — | — | W | — | — | W | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 23 | SF | — | — | QF | SF | QF | W | — | F | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R32 | SF | — | — | R16 | QF | R16 | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | W | — | W | — | — | — | W | W |
| 1983 | 24 | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | R32 | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | R16 | — | — | R16 | SF | — | — | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
ATP Finals
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
4
Career-high date
Aug 3, 1981
First top 100
May 29, 1978
First top 50
Jul 31, 1978
First top 20
Aug 21, 1978
First top 10
Aug 25, 1980
Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 19 | 272 | — | — | — | 89 | 85 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| 1979 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| 1980 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 1981 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1982 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 1983 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 1984 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 33 |
| 1985 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 |
| 1986 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 77 | 100 | 140 | 162 | 530 | 530 | 536 | 545 |
| 1989 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 541 | 527 | 528 | 525 | 517 | 519 | 516 | 514 |
| 1990 | 31 | 511 | 511 | 524 | 512 | 1017 | 1048 | 1017 | 996 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 36 | — | — | 1224 | 1224 | 1228 | 1241 | 1226 | 1247 | 1270 | 1254 | 1284 | 1275 |
| 1996 | 37 | 1275 | 1263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| G. Vilas | ARG | 2 | 2,338 | 4 | 63 | 1,180 | 898 | 282 | 76.1% | 1968-1992 | Match log |
| Martin Jaite | ARG | 10 | 1,965 | 0 | 12 | 429 | 272 | 157 | 63.4% | 1982-1993 | Match log |
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| Ivan Lendl | USA | 1 | 2,424 | 8 | 94 | 1,280 | 1,051 | 229 | 82.1% | 1978-1994 | Match log |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is J. Clerc?
- J. Clerc is 67 years old, born on August 16, 1958.
- Which country is J. Clerc from?
- J. Clerc is from Argentina.
- How tall is J. Clerc?
- J. Clerc is 185 cm / 6'1".
- Is J. Clerc left-handed or right-handed?
- J. Clerc plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has J. Clerc won?
- J. Clerc has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has J. Clerc won?
- J. Clerc has won 1 Masters 1000 title. The most recent was Rome in 1981.
- How many ATP titles has J. Clerc won?
- J. Clerc has won 26 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Washington in 1983.
- What is J. Clerc's highest ATP ranking?
- J. Clerc's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on August 3, 1981.
- What is J. Clerc's career win-loss record?
- J. Clerc has a career ATP singles record of 361 wins and 141 losses (71.9%).
- How much career prize money has J. Clerc earned?
- J. Clerc has earned at least $1,987,036 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did J. Clerc play professional tennis?
- J. Clerc turned professional in 1977 and was active through 1989.
- What is J. Clerc's best surface?
- J. Clerc's best surface is clay court with a 77.1% win rate (290W-86L).
- Who is J. Clerc's biggest rival?
- J. Clerc's most frequent opponent is Ivan Lendl, with a head-to-head record of 7–7 across 14 meetings.