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Eric Jelen

GER Age 61 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1983–1991

Eric Jelen represented Germany on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 23. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 124–128 and one singles title.

Peak singles rank

23 (Jul 7, 1986)

Elo peak

1805 (71st percentile)

Singles record

124–128 (49.2%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,094,272

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 →

Eric Jelen's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jan Siemerink #27	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 7, 1991*	R32	Moscow	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Anders Jarryd #24	6-7(5) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 1991*	R16	Vienna Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Gerald Mandl #421	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1991*	R32	Vienna Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Jan Siemerink #40	5-7 6-7(8)	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1991*	R32	Berlin	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Paul Haarhuis #45	6-2 2-6 1-6 6-3 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1991*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard

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Eric Jelen's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Carl Uwe Steeb	3	4	7	Jul 17, 1991	H2H
Jonas Svensson	2	3	5	Jul 18, 1991	H2H
Ronald Agenor	2	3	5	May 2, 1991	H2H
Ivan Lendl	0	4	4	Aug 23, 1991	H2H
Ramesh Krishnan	1	3	4	Jan 16, 1991	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Eric Jelen singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1989	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bristol
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Eric Jelen Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1988	Seoul Olympics	First Round	0	1	Miloslav Mecir #12 def. Eric Jelen #53 5-7 6-1 6-2 7-6(6)	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Eric Jelen career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1983	18	2	3	5	40.0%	450	450
1984	19	5	9	14	35.7%	250	168
1985	20	2	3	5	40.0%	166	172
1986	21	17	15	32	53.1%	172	31
1987	22	22	19	41	53.7%	31	40
1988	23	18	18	36	50.0%	41	76
1989	24	22	14	36	61.1%	79	47
1990	25	23	23	46	50.0%	48	68
1991	26	13	24	37	35.1%	65	118
Career		124	128	252	49.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Eric Jelen career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1983	18	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%
1984	19	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	9	14	35.7%
1985	20	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1986	21	2	2	4	50.0%	7	7	14	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	17	15	32	53.1%
1987	22	10	6	16	62.5%	1	5	6	16.7%	7	3	10	70.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	22	19	41	53.7%
1988	23	2	7	9	22.2%	1	4	5	20.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	18	18	36	50.0%
1989	24	3	4	7	42.9%	1	2	3	33.3%	8	2	10	80.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	22	14	36	61.1%
1990	25	6	8	14	42.9%	5	4	9	55.6%	7	4	11	63.6%	5	7	12	41.7%	23	23	46	50.0%
1991	26	2	5	7	28.6%	6	9	15	40.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	13	24	37	35.1%
Career	—	27	34	61	44.3%	24	39	63	38.1%	33	19	52	63.5%	40	36	76	52.6%	124	128	252	49.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Eric Jelen 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 %
1983	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	19	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	8	12	33.3%
1985	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%
1986	21	1	5	6	16.7%	5	1	6	83.3%	4	4	8	50.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	15	14	29	51.7%
1987	22	1	4	5	20.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	10	7	17	58.8%	11	3	14	78.6%	22	18	40	55.0%
1988	23	0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	10	5	15	66.7%	6	3	9	66.7%	18	16	34	52.9%
1989	24	0	3	3	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	13	4	17	76.5%	22	14	36	61.1%
1990	25	1	2	3	33.3%	1	6	7	14.3%	9	10	19	47.4%	9	5	14	64.3%	20	23	43	46.5%
1991	26	1	3	4	25.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	7	11	18	38.9%	3	2	5	60.0%	12	23	35	34.3%
Career		4	20	24	16.7%	12	29	41	29.3%	49	46	95	51.6%	50	25	75	66.7%	115	120	235	48.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 235/252 (93.3%) of Eric Jelen's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Eric Jelen 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	31/37	1.6	3.0	69.4%	62.2%	43.9%	54.8%	41.9%	57.0%	36.6%
Career		31/252	1.6	3.0	69.4%	62.2%	43.9%	54.8%	41.9%	57.0%	36.6%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 31/252 (12.3%) of Eric Jelen's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Eric Jelen 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
1983	18	1507	108.1	—	—	—	—	+60	—	—	46.2%	-0.23	1–2 (33%)	0–1	—	+0.78
1984	19	1502	118.0	—	—	—	—	+76	+32	—	38.2%	-0.82	2–2 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	98.3	+0.91
1985	20	1508	108.2	—	—	—	—	+92	—	—	41.7%	-0.17	1–1	—	—	+0.49
1986	21	1690	137.8	—	—	—	—	+8	-107	-67	52.3%	-0.19	6–4 (60%)	6–5 (55%)	106.5	0.00
1987	22	1749	130.4	—	—	—	—	-8	-196	-56	52.3%	-0.08	10–6 (63%)	7–4 (64%)	104.5	+0.20
1988	23	1700	126.6	—	—	—	—	+2	-190	+41	47.9%	-0.35	8–4 (67%)	3–4 (43%)	101.5	-0.96
1989	24	1727	134.8	—	—	—	—	-18	-219	+80	57.9%	+0.46	8–6 (57%)	3–10 (23%)	95.7	+1.00
1990	25	1708	129.1	—	—	—	—	-46	-113	+104	45.5%	-0.32	10–6 (63%)	7–9 (44%)	101.2	-1.46
1991	26	1614	136.6	-3.04	-1.39	0.853	47.3%	0	+59	+115	38.9%	-0.82	6–7 (46%)	8–10 (44%)	100.1	-1.76
Career		1805	136.4	-3.04	-1.39	0.853	47.3%	-6	-69	+38	48.4%	-0.24	52–38 (58%)	34–46 (43%)	101.1	-0.32

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Eric Jelen Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1984	19	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1986	21	—	R32	R16	R32	7–3 (70%)
1987	22	—	R64	R64	R64	3–3 (50%)
1988	23	—	R128	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1989	24	—	R64	R64	R128	2–3 (40%)
1990	25	R128	R128	R64	R128	1–4 (20%)
1991	26	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	4–6 (40%)	8–6 (57%)	3–6 (33%)	15–21 (42%)

Masters 1000

Eric Jelen Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	HAM	MC	MIA	ITA	W-L Win %
1990	25	R64	—	R64	—	1–2 (33%)
1991	26	R64	R64	—	R16	2–3 (40%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	3–5 (38%)

ATP 500

Eric Jelen ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	IW	ITA	STU	TKY	BRU	MIA	SYD	W-L Win %
1986	21	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	22	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1988	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1990	25	—	—	—	QF	R16	R32	—	R64	5–4 (56%)
1991	26	R64	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	2–3 (40%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	9–10 (47%)

ATP 250

Eric Jelen ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	SWE	BAR	BRI	HAM	HKG	AUS	MTP	MAD	MC	MEL	MET	MUN	NWP	PAR	QUE	ROT	STO	STU	TKY	UMA	VIE	BER	BRI	BRU	COL	DUT	FRA	LON	LUX	EAS	MEM	MIL	MOS	NAN	NIC	PHI	RYE	SIN	SYD	TEL	WEM	W-L Win %
1983	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1984	19	—	—	R32	R32	—	R64	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–8 (38%)
1985	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	2–3 (40%)
1986	21	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	R64	SF	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	9–11 (45%)
1987	22	—	—	—	—	F	R64	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	R32	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	18–15 (55%)
1988	23	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	16–13 (55%)
1989	24	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	20–11 (65%)
1990	25	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	16–12 (57%)
1991	26	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–13 (35%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	9–4 (69%)	0–4 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–5 (38%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	9–6 (60%)	5–5 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	7–4 (64%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	10–2 (83%)	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	8–5 (62%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	95–89 (52%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Jul 7, 1986

First Top 100

Mar 31, 1986

First Top 50

Mar 31, 1986

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Eric Jelen ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	18	450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	19	250	—	—	—	—	172	151	165	148	154	155	168
1985	20	172	170	160	268	287	273	404	321	357	301	185	172
1986	21	172	162	48	52	40	32	24	25	33	29	35	31
1987	22	30	30	56	54	63	53	71	68	68	60	49	40
1988	23	47	43	40	42	43	48	46	51	54	60	63	76
1989	24	75	59	58	48	50	46	47	52	50	48	44	47
1990	25	53	67	71	99	88	101	66	63	64	69	68	68
1991	26	64	61	64	69	56	70	93	86	98	112	117	118
1992	27	118	156	156	158	240	253	398	569	575	879	1072	1074
1993	28	1075	1078	1077	1095	1095	1153	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Eric Jelen's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Milan Srejber	CZE	#23	1,814	233	115	118	49.4%	$897,886	1	1985–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Libor Pimek	BEL	#21	1,860	243	124	119	51.0%	$1,509,018	1	1983–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Gunnarsson	SWE	#25	1,822	393	190	203	48.3%	$1,285,040	1	1979–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Robert Seguso	USA	#22	1,886	179	88	91	49.2%	$1,888,353	0	1983–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Francesco Cancellotti	ITA	#21	1,858	223	111	112	49.8%	$464,876	2	1981–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Andreas Maurer	GER	#24	1,829	252	114	138	45.2%	$391,562	1	1978–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Jordi Arrese	ESP	#23	1,830	426	218	208	51.2%	$1,847,136	6	1983–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Tim Wilkison	USA	#23	1,897	592	294	298	49.7%	$1,278,210	6	1977–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Claudio Mezzadri	SUI	#26	1,801	236	105	131	44.5%	$797,458	1	1983–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Matt Anger	USA	#23	1,818	188	82	106	43.6%	$484,631	1	1981–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Lundgren	SWE	#25	1,867	255	119	136	46.7%	$1,130,516	3	1983–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Eduardo Bengoechea	ARG	#21	1,805	213	101	112	47.4%	$476,094	0	1980–1991	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Eric Jelen?: Eric Jelen is 61 years old, born on March 11, 1965.
Which country does Eric Jelen represent?: Eric Jelen represents Germany in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Eric Jelen?: Eric Jelen is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Eric Jelen left-handed or right-handed?: Eric Jelen plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Eric Jelen won?: Eric Jelen has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Eric Jelen won?: TennisDB does not group any of Eric Jelen's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Eric Jelen won?: Eric Jelen has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Bristol in 1989.
What is Eric Jelen's highest ATP ranking?: Eric Jelen's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 23, first achieved on July 7, 1986.
What is Eric Jelen's career win-loss record?: Eric Jelen has a career ATP singles record of 124 wins and 128 losses (49.2%).
How much career prize money has Eric Jelen earned?: Eric Jelen has earned at least $1,094,272 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Eric Jelen's career appear in TennisDB?: Eric Jelen appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1983 through 1991.
On which surface does Eric Jelen have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Eric Jelen's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 63.5% (33–19).
Who has Eric Jelen faced most often?: Eric Jelen's most frequent opponent is Carl Uwe Steeb, with a head-to-head record of 3–4 across 7 meetings.