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Harald Rittersbacher

GER Age 63 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1985–1990

Harald Rittersbacher represented Germany on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 257. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–6 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

257 (Jul 14, 1986)

Elo peak

1516 (7th percentile)

Singles record

2–6 (25.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$37,551

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 →

Harald Rittersbacher's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Luiz Mattar #46	6-4 6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 9, 1990*	R16	Guaruja	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Pedro Rebolledo #214	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 8, 1990*	R32	Guaruja	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Ricki Osterthun #98	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 1987*	R64	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Carlos Di Laura	6-4 3-6 5-7	L	—	Match data	Oct 9, 1986*	R32	Toulouse	ATP 250	Hard
Anders Jarryd #9	6-2 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1986*	R32	Cologne	ATP 250	Hard

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Harald Rittersbacher's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Luiz Mattar	0	1	1	Feb 9, 1990	H2H
Pedro Rebolledo	1	0	1	Feb 8, 1990	H2H
Ricki Osterthun	0	1	1	Aug 5, 1987	H2H
Carlos Di Laura	0	1	1	Oct 9, 1986	—
Anders Jarryd	0	1	1	Apr 3, 1986	H2H

Career Results

Harald Rittersbacher career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1985	22	1	1	2	50.0%	398	305
1986	23	0	3	3	0.0%	298	378
1987	24	0	1	1	0.0%	378	382
1990	27	1	1	2	50.0%	599	342
Career		2	6	8	25.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Harald Rittersbacher 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 %
1985	22	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1986	23	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1987	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	27	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	2	5	7	28.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Harald Rittersbacher 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 %
1985	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1986	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1987	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	5	7	28.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 7/8 (87.5%) of Harald Rittersbacher's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Harald Rittersbacher 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	22	1499	99.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.20	1–0	0–1	—	+0.40
1986	23	1468	106.2	—	—	—	—	+34	—	—	25.0%	-1.00	0–2	—	—	+0.16
1987	24	1459	102.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.03
1990	27	1472	107.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+1.40	0–1	0–1	—	+0.10
Career		1516	106.6	—	—	—	—	+34	—	—	35.0%	-0.30	1–3 (25%)	0–2	—	+7.88

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Harald Rittersbacher ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	AUS	TKY	COL	GUA	TOU	W-L Win %
1985	22	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1986	23	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	0–3 (0%)
1987	24	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1990	27	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–6 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

257

Career-high date

Jul 14, 1986

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

Harald Rittersbacher ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	21	793	—	—	—	—	667	669	541	572	547	540	400
1985	22	396	406	423	431	441	400	380	409	337	314	317	305
1986	23	298	298	282	270	268	262	278	278	310	324	325	378
1987	24	387	388	387	430	405	483	505	493	498	501	435	382
1988	25	385	392	413	417	366	368	365	380	377	350	368	420
1989	26	423	428	435	426	517	516	524	533	562	695	566	598
1990	27	593	385	389	384	328	330	328	298	304	302	334	342
1991	28	340	482	485	486	648	656	501	613	624	638	641	651
1992	29	645	638	631	635	629	630	829	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Harald Rittersbacher's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Stephen Botfield	GBR	#274	1,542	8	2	6	25.0%	$46,689	1986–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Andrew Burrow	RSA	#276	1,516	11	3	8	27.3%	$24,542	1987–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Amit Naor	ISR	#245	1,525	10	3	7	30.0%	$27,628	1985–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Failla	USA	#249	1,517	5	1	4	20.0%	$34,837	1987–1990	Rivalries	Match log
James Turner	GBR	#228	1,521	9	2	7	22.2%	$51,222	1986–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Igor Flego	CRO	#261	1,507	3	1	2	33.3%	$14,227	1986–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Charlton Eagle	AUS	#255	1,501	8	1	7	12.5%	$29,181	1987–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Royce Deppe	RSA	#224	1,501	4	1	3	25.0%	$192,064	1989–1990	Rivalries	Match log
John Letts	USA	#244	1,522	15	4	11	26.7%	$89,800	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Otavio Della	BRA	#299	1,512	4	1	3	25.0%	$66,279	1988–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Morten Christensen	DEN	#250	1,521	8	2	6	25.0%	$46,884	1987–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Dan Goldberg	USA	#276	1,516	11	2	9	18.2%	$20,907	1987–1990	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Harald Rittersbacher?: Harald Rittersbacher is 63 years old, born on April 27, 1963.
Which country does Harald Rittersbacher represent?: Harald Rittersbacher represents Germany in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Harald Rittersbacher?: Harald Rittersbacher is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Harald Rittersbacher left-handed or right-handed?: Harald Rittersbacher plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Harald Rittersbacher won?: Harald Rittersbacher has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Harald Rittersbacher won?: TennisDB does not group any of Harald Rittersbacher's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Harald Rittersbacher's highest ATP ranking?: Harald Rittersbacher's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 257, first achieved on July 14, 1986.
What is Harald Rittersbacher's career win-loss record?: Harald Rittersbacher has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 6 losses (25.0%).
How much career prize money has Harald Rittersbacher earned?: Harald Rittersbacher has earned at least $37,551 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Harald Rittersbacher's career appear in TennisDB?: Harald Rittersbacher appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1985 through 1990.
Who has Harald Rittersbacher faced most often?: Harald Rittersbacher's most frequent opponent is Luiz Mattar, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.