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Bill Cowan

CAN Age 67 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1987

Bill Cowan represented Canada on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 207. In TennisDB's records, Bill Cowan finished with a career record of 1–8 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

207 (Dec 8, 1986)

Elo peak

1513 (6th percentile)

Career record

1–8 (11.1%)

Career titles

Prize money

$12,847

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 →

Bill Cowan's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Christo Steyn #96	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1987*	R64	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Hard
Mike Bauer #242	6-3 6-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1986*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Greg Holmes #43	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1986*	R64	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Hard
Glenn Michibata	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 18, 1982*	R32	Bangkok	ATP 250	Carpet
Rocky Royer	6-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1982*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay

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Bill Cowan's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Christo Steyn	1	1	Aug 12, 1987	H2H
Mike Bauer	1	1	Oct 15, 1986	H2H
Greg Holmes	1	1	Aug 13, 1986	H2H
Glenn Michibata	1	1	Nov 18, 1982	H2H
Rocky Royer	1	1	Oct 20, 1982	H2H

Career Results

Bill Cowan career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	21	1	1	2	50.0%	403	403
1981	22	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1982	23	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1986	27	0	2	2	0.0%	740	207
1987	28	0	1	1	0.0%	207	918
Career		1	8	9	11.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Bill Cowan 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 %
1980	21	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1981	22	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1982	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1986	27	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1987	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	6	7	14.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	8	9	11.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Bill Cowan 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 %
1980	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1986	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1987	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/9 (44.4%) of Bill Cowan's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Bill Cowan 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
1980	21	1501	98.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	+0.54
1981	22	1467	96.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.20	—	0–1	—	+0.36
1982	23	1439	96.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.25	—	0–2	—	+0.41
1986	27	1423	103.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.40	0–1	0–2	—	+0.08
1987	28	1413	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.13
Career		1513	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0%	-1.55	0–1	0–5 (0%)	—	+16.89

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Bill Cowan Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1981	22	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 500

Bill Cowan ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1980	21	R32	1–1 (50%)
1981	22	R64	0–1 (0%)
1986	27	R64	0–1 (0%)
1987	28	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–4 (20%)	1–4 (20%)

ATP 250

Bill Cowan ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	TKY	BAN	W-L Win %
1982	23	R64	R32	0–2 (0%)
1986	27	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (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

207

Career-high date

Dec 8, 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

Bill Cowan ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662
1980	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	403
1983	24	255	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	25	563	—	—	—	—	487	483	511	498	485	592	555
1985	26	553	569	547	590	603	632	737	745	742	742	710	743
1986	27	740	733	252	255	250	254	240	223	221	219	211	207
1987	28	208	211	360	360	370	378	407	480	527	543	914	918
1988	29	917	918	924	950	964	984	992	999	—	—	—	—
1992	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	1085	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Bill Cowan's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Billy Nealon	USA	230	1,523	11	1	10	9.1%	1980–1985	Match log
Lorenzo Fargas	ESP	201	1,500	14	1	13	7.1%	1976–1986	Match log
Christophe Bernelle	FRA	185	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1981–1983	Match log
Desmond Tyson	AUS	218	1,514	7	1	6	14.3%	1983–1988	Match log
Brent Pirow	RSA	229	1,500	12	2	10	16.7%	1981–1985	Match log
Ricky Brown	USA	215	1,515	21	4	17	19.0%	1983–1986	Match log
Markus Gunthardt	SUI	209	1,508	18	2	16	11.1%	1978–1983	Match log
Stuart Bale	GBR	202	1,553	21	4	17	19.0%	1983–1987	Match log
Joel Bailey	USA	197	1,500	41	7	34	17.1%	1976–1988	Match log
Jean Marc Piacentile	FRA	195	1,514	5	1	4	20.0%	1982–1986	Match log
Randy Nixon	USA	175	1,500	12	1	11	8.3%	1982–1986	Match log
Peter Johnston	AUS	226	1,500	18	3	15	16.7%	1980–1986	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bill Cowan?: Bill Cowan is 67 years old, born on April 28, 1959.
Which country does Bill Cowan represent?: Bill Cowan represents Canada in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Bill Cowan left-handed or right-handed?: Bill Cowan plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Bill Cowan won?: Bill Cowan has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Bill Cowan won?: TennisDB does not group any of Bill Cowan's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Bill Cowan's highest ATP ranking?: Bill Cowan's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 207, first achieved on December 8, 1986.
What is Bill Cowan's career win-loss record?: Bill Cowan has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 8 losses (11.1%).
How much career prize money has Bill Cowan earned?: Bill Cowan has earned at least $12,847 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Bill Cowan's career appear in TennisDB?: Bill Cowan appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1987.
Who has Bill Cowan faced most often?: Bill Cowan's most frequent opponent is Christo Steyn, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.