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Rick Leach

USA Age 61 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1985–1994

Rick Leach represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 110. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 21–57 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank
110 (Sep 28, 1987)
Elo peak
1580 (27th percentile)
Singles record
21–57 (26.9%)
Singles titles
0
Prize money
$4,293,554

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 →

Rick Leach's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tomas Nydahl #149 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Oct 21, 1994* R16 China Open ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Neil Borwick #333 6-4 6-2 W H2H Match data Oct 20, 1994* R32 China Open ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Chuck Adams #77 4-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Mar 31, 1994* R32 Osaka ATP World Series modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Andrei Medvedev #21 6-4 1-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Mar 14, 1993* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Jim Grabb #60 5-7 7-6(3) 7-5 W H2H Match data Mar 13, 1993* R128 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard

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Rick Leach's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Aaron Krickstein 0 2 2 Nov 8, 1990 H2H
Tim Wilkison 0 2 2 Feb 21, 1990 H2H
Carl Uwe Steeb 0 2 2 Oct 22, 1989 H2H
Boris Becker 0 2 2 Aug 16, 1989 H2H
Amos Mansdorf 0 2 2 Jan 18, 1989 H2H

Career Results

Rick Leach career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19852012333.3%673369
1986210440.0%368201
1987225111631.3%202148
1988236121833.3%148258
198924481233.3%246195
199025371030.0%218279
1991260770.0%280402
1992270330.0%402424
19932811250.0%424639
19942912333.3%639537
Career21577826.9%

Career Results by Surface

Rick Leach career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198520 12333.3% 12333.3%
198621 0220.0%0110.0%0110.0% 0440.0%
198722 471136.4%0220.0%12333.3% 5111631.2%
198823 591435.7%0110.0%12333.3% 6121833.3%
198924 26825.0%0110.0%21366.7% 481233.3%
199025 12333.3%12333.3%13425.0% 371030.0%
199126 0220.0%0220.0%0330.0% 0770.0%
199227 0110.0%0110.0%0110.0% 0330.0%
199328 11250.0% 11250.0%
199429 0110.0%11250.0% 12333.3%
Career14314531.1%0770.0%15616.7%6142030.0%21577826.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rick Leach career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198520 000110.0%11250.0%00 12333.3%
198621 000110.0%0110.0%0220.0% 0440.0%
198722 000330.0%25728.6%23540.0% 4111526.7%
198823 0330.0%0110.0%14520.0%53862.5% 6111735.3%
198924 0110.0%12333.3%13425.0%22450.0% 481233.3%
199025 0110.0%0220.0%11250.0%23540.0% 371030.0%
199126 00000660.0%0110.0% 0770.0%
199227 000110.0%0220.0%00 0330.0%
199328 000110.0%101100.0%00 11250.0%
199429 00000110.0%11250.0% 12333.3%
Career 0550.0%112137.7%7243122.6%12152744.4% 20567626.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 76/78 (97.4%) of Rick Leach's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Rick Leach performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199126 7/7 4.1 2.6 59.9% 69.5% 38.7% 54.3% 27.8% 57.5% 28.4%
199227 3/3 9.7 3.7 61.8% 71.4% 43.5% 66.7% 74.4% 60.7% 30.0%
199328 2/2 0.5 1.5 65.6% 63.6% 43.1% 42.2% 41.7% 55.9% 36.9%
199429 2/3 3.5 2.0 65.6% 72.9% 41.9% 73.8% 28.6% 61.8% 38.0%
Career 14/78 4.7 2.6 61.9% 69.5% 40.8% 58.0% 39.9% 58.6% 31.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 14/78 (17.9%) of Rick Leach's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rick Leach 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
1985 20 1505 109.7 +37 50.0% -0.25 0–2 2–1 (67%) -0.08
1986 21 1469 108.1 11.1% -1.56 0–1 0–2 0.00
1987 22 1505 112.4 +42 35.1% -0.57 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 96.1 +0.54
1988 23 1532 120.1 +26 38.8% -0.69 2–2 (50%) 4–4 (50%) 101.2 +0.10
1989 24 1559 122.2 +14 37.1% -0.74 3–2 (60%) 6–4 (60%) 104.6 -0.34
1990 25 1568 118.8 +19 -23 33.3% -1.17 3–2 (60%) -0.42
1991 26 1482 99.0 -2.39 -3.78 0.669 43.5% +30 6.3% -2.50 0–3 (0%) +0.14
1992 27 1463 111.2 -2.20 -0.18 0.762 46.4% 30.0% -1.40 0–2 1–2 (33%) -0.26
1993 28 1485 105.7 -1.30 +0.33 0.837 46.1% 50.0% -1.17 1–1 1–0 -0.18
1994 29 1479 101.8 -2.45 -1.20 0.996 51.0% +21 33.3% -0.83 +0.42
Career 1580 122.5 -2.20 -2.05 0.757 45.6% +27 -23 33.5% -0.95 7–13 (35%) 18–22 (45%) 97.5 -0.10

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rick Leach Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AOWUSO W-L
Win %
198722 R64 1–1 (50%)
198823 R64R64 2–2 (50%)
198924 R128R64 1–2 (33%)
199025 R128R64 1–2 (33%)
199126 R128 0–1 (0%)
199227 R128 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–2
(33%)
0–2
(0%)
4–5
(44%)
5–9
(36%)

Masters 1000

Rick Leach Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge MIASTO W-L
Win %
199126 R64 0–1 (0%)
199328 R64 1–1 (50%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)

ATP 500

Rick Leach ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINIWNAPTKYMIAPHI W-L
Win %
198722 R64 0–1 (0%)
198823 R64R128 0–2 (0%)
198924 R64 0–1 (0%)
199025 R32R64 1–2 (33%)
199126 R64R64 0–2 (0%)
W-L 0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–8
(11%)

ATP 250

Rick Leach ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBEIGSTHKGU.SNWPSTUTKYWASCHACHACHIDETFRALALIVLOSMEMOSARYESANSCOSINSOUSTRSYDTAMU.SWELWEM W-L
Win %
198520 R32R32 1–2 (33%)
198621 R32R64R32R64 0–4 (0%)
198722 R32QFR64R32R16R32R32R32R16 4–9 (31%)
198823 R16R32R16R32R64R64R32R32 4–8 (33%)
198924 R64QFR32R32R16 3–5 (38%)
199025 R16R32R32 1–3 (25%)
199126 R32R32R32 0–3 (0%)
199227 R32R32 0–2 (0%)
199429 R16R32 1–2 (33%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
14–38
(27%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
110
Career-high date
Sep 28, 1987
First Top 100
First Top 50
First Top 20
First Top 10

Ranking History Matrix

Rick Leach ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198419742692678676655676
198520672406403418424423293364377372373369
198621368457448446445432702626639273274201
198722203198205201201205196153110172114148
198823155159161164168166163168184229235258
198924267273270267246255260345337174202195
199025227229236274268265229230229295275279
199126280271241233232237298298349363402402
199227401442489491503512462418418502429424
199328425429388402401405461514518525642639
199429633626631752767765755779783538534537
199530534542543631614616610615626629

Similar Players

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

Rick Leach's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Massimo Cierro ITA #113 1,535 63 18 45 28.6% $313,726 0 0 0 1984–1993 Rivalries Match log
David Engel SWE #114 1,597 72 24 48 33.3% $363,509 0 0 0 1985–1995 Rivalries Match log
Vallis Wilder USA #105 1,531 13 4 9 30.8% $24,605 0 0 0 1986–1987 Rivalries Match log
Neil Borwick AUS #104 1,662 75 25 50 33.3% $517,035 0 0 0 1986–1995 Rivalries Match log
Guillermo Rivas ARG #116 1,507 37 10 27 27.0% $93,919 0 0 0 1984–1990 Rivalries Match log
Xavier Daufresne BEL #109 1,600 40 13 27 32.5% $252,896 0 0 0 1988–1995 Rivalries Match log
Corrado Aprili ITA #108 1,515 20 4 16 20.0% $41,323 0 0 0 1985–1988 Rivalries Match log
Kenny Thorne USA #121 1,618 52 14 38 26.9% $492,045 0 0 0 1989–1996 Rivalries Match log
Chris Garner USA #120 1,618 62 23 39 37.1% $242,281 0 0 0 1988–1994 Rivalries Match log
Brian Garrow USA #93 1,582 39 12 27 30.8% $242,556 0 0 0 1988–1991 Rivalries Match log
Nelson Aerts BRA #109 1,560 33 10 23 30.3% $233,278 0 0 0 1983–1991 Rivalries Match log
Paul Wekesa KEN #100 1,559 57 17 40 29.8% $448,114 0 0 0 1988–1995 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rick Leach?
Rick Leach is 61 years old, born on December 28, 1964.
Which country does Rick Leach represent?
Rick Leach represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Rick Leach?
Rick Leach is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Rick Leach left-handed or right-handed?
Rick Leach plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rick Leach won?
Rick Leach has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Rick Leach won?
TennisDB does not group any of Rick Leach's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Rick Leach's highest ATP ranking?
Rick Leach's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 110, first achieved on September 28, 1987.
What is Rick Leach's career win-loss record?
Rick Leach has a career ATP singles record of 21 wins and 57 losses (26.9%).
How much career prize money has Rick Leach earned?
Rick Leach has earned at least $4,293,554 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Rick Leach's career appear in TennisDB?
Rick Leach appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1985 through 1994.
On which surface does Rick Leach have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rick Leach's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 31.1% (14–31).
Who has Rick Leach faced most often?
Rick Leach's most frequent opponent is Aaron Krickstein, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.