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Lawson Duncan

USA Age 61 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1984–1991

Lawson Duncan represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 47. In TennisDB's records, Lawson Duncan finished with a career record of 105–110 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

47 (May 20, 1985)

Elo peak

1762 (65th percentile)

Career record

105–110 (48.8%)

Career titles

Prize money

$514,450

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 →

Lawson Duncan's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Richey Reneberg #27	6-7(3) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 2, 1991*	R32	Tampa	ATP 250	Clay
Martin Wostenholme #160	6-7(3) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 7, 1991*	R32	Guaruja	ATP 250	Hard
Javier Sanchez #60	4-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 1990*	R16	Athens	ATP 250	Clay
Jose Francisco Altur #118	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1990*	R32	Athens	ATP 250	Clay
Tomas Carbonell #79	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1990*	R32	Palermo	ATP 250	Clay

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Lawson Duncan's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Horacio de la Pena	2	3	5	Jul 9, 1988	H2H
Petr Korda	1	3	4	Feb 21, 1990	H2H
Ivan Lendl	0	4	4	Sep 29, 1989	H2H
Claudio Panatta	1	3	4	May 25, 1989	H2H
Thomas Muster	0	4	4	Sep 24, 1988	H2H

Career Results

Lawson Duncan career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1984	19	4	5	9	44.4%	793	165
1985	20	26	19	45	57.8%	165	59
1986	21	11	18	29	37.9%	59	174
1987	22	6	9	15	40.0%	174	93
1988	23	21	17	38	55.3%	95	58
1989	24	25	22	47	53.2%	57	91
1990	25	12	18	30	40.0%	65	143
1991	26	0	2	2	0.0%	143	432
Career		105	110	215	48.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Lawson Duncan 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 %
1984	19	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
1985	20	1	4	5	20.0%	25	15	40	62.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	19	45	57.8%
1986	21	1	3	4	25.0%	9	14	23	39.1%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	11	18	29	37.9%
1987	22	0	2	2	0.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	15	40.0%
1988	23	2	3	5	40.0%	19	13	32	59.4%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	21	17	38	55.3%
1989	24	2	5	7	28.6%	23	17	40	57.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	22	47	53.2%
1990	25	2	4	6	33.3%	9	10	19	47.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	12	18	30	40.0%
1991	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	9	24	33	27.3%	93	79	172	54.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	105	110	215	48.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Lawson Duncan 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 %
1984	19	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	5	8	37.5%
1985	20	0	5	5	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	15	9	24	62.5%	25	17	42	59.5%
1986	21	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	1	9	10	10.0%	8	5	13	61.5%	10	18	28	35.7%
1987	22	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1988	23	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	4	8	12	33.3%	13	5	18	72.2%	19	17	36	52.8%
1989	24	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	18	5	23	78.3%	22	17	39	56.4%
1990	25	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	12	18	30	40.0%
1991	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	9	9	0.0%	4	20	24	16.7%	27	37	64	42.2%	64	37	101	63.4%	95	103	198	48.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 198/215 (92.1%) of Lawson Duncan's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Lawson Duncan 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	2/2	1.0	0.0	75.3%	62.3%	43.3%	48.9%	22.5%	57.5%	29.5%
Career		2/215	1.0	0.0	75.3%	62.3%	43.3%	48.9%	22.5%	57.5%	29.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2/215 (0.9%) of Lawson Duncan's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Lawson Duncan 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
1984	19	1538	118.7	—	—	—	—	+16	+33	—	42.1%	-0.84	—	1–0	—	+0.04
1985	20	1625	135.4	—	—	—	—	-112	+56	—	55.2%	+0.25	7–4 (64%)	7–1 (88%)	108.1	+2.39
1986	21	1570	128.6	—	—	—	—	-55	+57	—	45.6%	-0.35	1–8 (11%)	8–2 (80%)	97.4	+0.35
1987	22	1566	120.6	—	—	—	—	—	+69	—	43.8%	-0.16	1–2 (33%)	0–2	—	+0.50
1988	23	1658	128.6	—	—	—	—	-200	+59	—	52.4%	+0.15	4–4 (50%)	5–5 (50%)	99.5	+1.27
1989	24	1672	132.8	—	—	—	—	-181	+42	—	52.6%	+0.20	5–5 (50%)	5–4 (56%)	99.4	+1.78
1990	25	1590	119.9	—	—	—	—	-91	+107	—	38.8%	-1.07	2–4 (33%)	5–1 (83%)	101.9	+1.13
1991	26	1565	95.6	+0.82	-1.98	0.695	44.0%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.75	—	0–2	—	-0.06
Career		1762	133.6	+0.82	-1.98	0.695	44.0%	-107	+60	—	48.9%	-0.13	20–27 (43%)	31–17 (65%)	102.7	+3.44

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Lawson Duncan Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1984	19	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1985	20	R64	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
1986	21	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	22	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1988	23	R128	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1989	24	R16	—	R64	4–2 (67%)
1990	25	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
W-L		5–5 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–6 (14%)	6–12 (33%)

Masters 1000

Lawson Duncan Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	MIA	ITA	W-L Win %
1990	25	R64	R64	R64	1–3 (25%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)

ATP 500

Lawson Duncan ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	MIA	IW	ITA	MIA	MIA	PHI	TOR	W-L Win %
1985	20	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1986	21	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1988	23	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1989	24	—	—	R64	R32	—	R64	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1990	25	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	0–3 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–10 (23%)

ATP 250

Lawson Duncan ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BAR	BAS	BUE	FLR	GEN	AUS	MAD	MC	MUN	NAP	STU	TKY	WAS	ATH	BAR	BOL	BOR	CHA	COL	FOR	FOR	GUA	ITA	KIA	MAR	MEM	NIC	NOR	PAL	PHI	PRA	SAN	SAN	ST.	TAM	U.S	W-L Win %
1984	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
1985	20	—	R64	R32	R32	QF	—	R32	F	R32	—	R16	R32	—	R16	—	F	—	R16	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	25–16 (61%)
1986	21	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	R16	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	9–15 (38%)
1987	22	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	6–8 (43%)
1988	23	R32	R64	—	—	SF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	SF	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R64	QF	—	—	—	—	F	21–14 (60%)
1989	24	—	R32	—	—	SF	R16	R64	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	F	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	R32	—	R16	19–17 (53%)
1990	25	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	11–9 (55%)
1991	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	12–5 (71%)	1–1 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	6–3 (67%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	9–3 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	6–4 (60%)	7–2 (78%)	1–1 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	3–4 (43%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	8–4 (67%)	95–85 (53%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

May 20, 1985

First Top 100

Apr 22, 1985

First Top 50

May 20, 1985

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Lawson Duncan ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	19	793	—	—	—	—	—	276	219	172	165	164	165
1985	20	168	156	146	69	49	48	48	51	59	66	62	59
1986	21	59	54	53	89	151	147	187	152	142	149	164	174
1987	22	182	210	204	134	125	129	131	147	156	104	93	93
1988	23	87	92	96	134	74	79	55	55	52	55	58	58
1989	24	60	65	63	64	67	54	97	103	98	97	92	91
1990	25	74	71	76	86	112	97	107	123	131	141	142	143
1991	26	140	145	147	149	169	256	271	274	367	423	428	432
1992	27	440	447	450	664	670	1094	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Lawson Duncan's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Paul Chamberlin	USA	46	1,752	0	124	57	67	46.0%	1980–1991	Match log
Todd Witsken	USA	43	1,782	0	250	115	135	46.0%	1981–1993	Match log
Glenn Layendecker	USA	48	1,733	0	181	77	104	42.5%	1984–1992	Match log
Bruno Oresar	CRO	46	1,713	0	120	52	68	43.3%	1985–1991	Match log
Tore Meinecke	GER	46	1,715	0	91	40	51	44.0%	1985–1989	Match log
Cassio Motta	BRA	48	1,739	0	269	105	164	39.0%	1979–1993	Match log
Glenn Michibata	CAN	48	1,676	0	182	70	112	38.5%	1979–1992	Match log
Marty Davis	USA	47	1,797	3	324	151	173	46.6%	1978–1990	Match log
Shahar Perkiss	ISR	53	1,755	0	99	46	53	46.5%	1980–1992	Match log
Richard Matuszewski	USA	49	1,693	0	134	54	80	40.3%	1985–1995	Match log
Eric Korita	USA	46	1,726	0	61	29	32	47.5%	1982–1987	Match log
Veli Paloheimo	FIN	48	1,707	0	92	40	52	43.5%	1988–1992	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lawson Duncan?: Lawson Duncan is 61 years old, born on October 26, 1964.
Which country does Lawson Duncan represent?: Lawson Duncan represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Lawson Duncan?: Lawson Duncan is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Lawson Duncan left-handed or right-handed?: Lawson Duncan plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Lawson Duncan won?: Lawson Duncan has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Lawson Duncan won?: TennisDB does not group any of Lawson Duncan's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Lawson Duncan's highest ATP ranking?: Lawson Duncan's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 47, first achieved on May 20, 1985.
What is Lawson Duncan's career win-loss record?: Lawson Duncan has a career ATP singles record of 105 wins and 110 losses (48.8%).
How much career prize money has Lawson Duncan earned?: Lawson Duncan has earned at least $514,450 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Lawson Duncan's career appear in TennisDB?: Lawson Duncan appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1984 through 1991.
On which surface does Lawson Duncan have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Lawson Duncan's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 54.1% (93–79).
Who has Lawson Duncan faced most often?: Lawson Duncan's most frequent opponent is Horacio de la Pena, with a head-to-head record of 2–3 across 5 meetings.