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Harold Solomon

USA Born Sep 17, 1952 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1969–1991

Harold Solomon represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 5. TennisDB's records show a 566–328 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1969 through 1991 and 22 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
5 (Sep 8, 1980)
Elo peak
2164 (97th percentile)
Singles record
566–328 (63.3%)
Singles titles
22
Prize money
$1,802,769

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 →

Harold Solomon's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bruce Derlin #292 2-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Mar 16, 1991* R128 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Horacio de la Pena #32 1-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Aug 21, 1986* R32 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Brian Teacher #76 6-4 6-4 W H2H Match data Aug 20, 1986* R64 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Kevin Curren #31 3-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Aug 6, 1986* R64 Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
Thierry Tulasne #15 6-4 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Jul 31, 1986* R32 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Harold Solomon's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Brian Gottfried 14 10 24 Nov 4, 1982 H2H
Eddie Dibbs 5 15 20 Feb 16, 1983 H2H
John Alexander 9 7 16 Jul 15, 1981 H2H
Guillermo Vilas 7 8 15 Jan 14, 1981 H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 15 15 Jun 8, 1980 H2H

Singles Titles (22)

Harold Solomon singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197421 1 — — — 1 — Washington Open
197522 4 — — — 4 — Memphis, Perth, South African Open, Toronto Indoor Wct
197623 5 — — — 5 — Houston, Louisville, Maui, South African Open, Washington Wct
197724 3 — — — 3 — Brussels, Cincinnati Open, Tournament of Champions Wct
197825 2 — — — 2 — Alan King Tennis Classic, Louisville
197926 3 — — — 3 — Baltimore Wct, North Conway, Paris Masters
198027 4 — — 1 3 — Baltimore Wct, Hamburg Open, Tel Aviv, Cincinnati Open
Total 22 — — 1 21 —

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

Career Results

Harold Solomon career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1969160110.0%——
1970170110.0%——
197118861457.1%——
19721912112352.2%——
19732021234447.7%6359
19742159389760.8%5916
197522693110069.0%1517
197623722910171.3%128
19772465279270.7%916
19782567329967.7%149
19792664228674.4%78
19802761228373.5%87
19812829245354.7%721
19822922234548.9%2266
1983305172222.7%66—
198431461040.0%285223
198532461040.0%222106
198633481233.3%104240
1991380110.0%—1,106
Career56632889463.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Harold Solomon career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196916 ————————0110.0%———— 0110.0%
197017 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
197118 32560.0%54955.6%———————— 861457.1%
197219 52771.4%641060.0%13425.0%0220.0% 12112352.2%
197320 961560.0%871553.3%12333.3%381127.3% 21234447.7%
197421 18112962.1%31134470.5%0550.0%1091952.6% 59389760.8%
197522 19102965.5%32124472.7%————1892766.7% 693110069.0%
197623 1852378.3%35114676.1%————19133259.4% 722910171.3%
197724 1282060.0%4094981.6%0220.0%1382161.9% 65279270.7%
197825 1892766.7%3194077.5%————18143256.3% 67329967.7%
197926 2283073.3%2993876.3%————1351872.2% 64228674.4%
198027 2252781.5%2272975.9%————17102763.0% 61228373.5%
198128 1292157.1%1171861.1%————681442.9% 29245354.7%
198229 1492360.9%561145.5%————381127.3% 22234548.9%
198330 15616.7%4101428.6%————0220.0% 5172222.7%
198431 ————35837.5%————11250.0% 461040.0%
198532 14520.0%32560.0%———————— 461040.0%
198633 23540.0%24633.3%0110.0%———— 481233.3%
199138 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
Career—1769727364.5%26712038769.0%2141612.5%1219721855.5%56632889463.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Harold Solomon career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197320 0110.0%11250.0%00——00—— 12333.3%
197421 18911.1%911090.0%641060.0%41580.0% 20143458.8%
197522 0330.0%32560.0%808100.0%31475.0% 1462070.0%
197623 0110.0%00——00——00—— 0110.0%
197724 471136.4%1271963.2%2092969.0%00—— 36235961.0%
197825 4131723.5%971656.2%2522792.6%00—— 38226063.3%
197926 471136.4%681442.9%1521788.2%00—— 25174259.5%
198027 4111526.7%1121384.6%2142584.0%00—— 36175367.9%
198128 14520.0%17812.5%1572268.2%00—— 17183548.6%
198229 0660.0%2101216.7%54955.6%00—— 7202725.9%
198330 0110.0%0550.0%17812.5%00—— 113147.1%
198431 0110.0%0220.0%22450.0%11250.0% 36933.3%
198532 00——0110.0%14520.0%303100.0% 45944.4%
198633 0110.0%0110.0%25728.6%21366.7% 481233.3%
199138 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
Career 18648222.0%545410850.0%1215017170.8%1351872.2% 20617337954.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 379/894 (42.4%) of Harold Solomon's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Harold Solomon performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199138 1/1 0.0 2.0 53.3% 56.3% 21.4% 53.3% 100.0% 40.0% 46.7%
Career 1/894 0.0 2.0 53.3% 56.3% 21.4% 53.3% 100.0% 40.0% 46.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1/894 (0.1%) of Harold Solomon's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Harold Solomon 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
1969 16 1481 98.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.19
1970 17 1478 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19
1971 18 1591 124.4 — — — — +24 +7 — 52.9% +0.15 4–2 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 102.4 -0.28
1972 19 1682 124.3 — — — — -23 +14 -167 45.8% -0.22 4–2 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 101.7 -0.59
1973 20 1770 142.1 — — — — -41 -45 -248 46.4% -0.25 9–8 (53%) 8–8 (50%) 103.6 -6.22
1974 21 1902 149.3 — — — — +1 +50 -446 55.8% +0.36 20–11 (65%) 10–5 (67%) 108.1 -6.29
1975 22 1986 151.9 — — — — +2 -3 — 62.2% +0.94 22–8 (73%) 13–9 (59%) 105.6 +0.93
1976 23 2050 164.1 — — — — -8 +45 — 64.0% +1.02 25–11 (69%) 12–9 (57%) 103.9 -5.85
1977 24 2002 158.4 — — — — -33 +102 — 64.3% +1.02 19–6 (76%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -3.06
1978 25 1908 162.8 — — — — +1 +192 — 62.4% +0.83 20–10 (67%) 15–9 (63%) 102.9 -4.63
1979 26 2005 161.5 — — — — +7 +88 — 67.7% +1.21 19–10 (66%) 12–4 (75%) 105.0 +0.72
1980 27 1994 163.5 — — — — +46 +73 — 67.0% +0.99 17–6 (74%) 13–8 (62%) 104.3 -4.31
1981 28 1759 154.2 — — — — +58 +203 — 51.7% +0.54 4–5 (44%) 2–8 (20%) 90.1 -1.86
1982 29 1798 154.7 — — — — +11 +102 — 51.3% +0.21 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) 93.2 -5.44
1983 30 1624 125.8 — — — — +49 +134 — 31.5% -1.04 2–6 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 93.1 -1.77
1984 31 1633 121.4 — — — — — +87 — 50.0% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.31
1985 32 1616 120.2 — — — — +10 +96 — 43.5% -0.26 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.03
1986 33 1594 116.2 — — — — +38 +78 — 43.3% -1.00 0–5 (0%) — — -0.58
1991 38 1575 95.8 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
Career 2164 159.4 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% +6 +78 -304 59.0% +0.65 174–106 (62%) 105–86 (55%) 102.5 -4.42

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Harold Solomon Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge RGWUSO W-L
Win %
197219 QFR128R64 4–3 (57%)
197320 R32—R128 2–2 (50%)
197421 SFR128— 5–2 (71%)
197522 QF—R16 7–2 (78%)
197623 F—R128 6–2 (75%)
197724 R16R128SF 8–3 (73%)
197825 R32—R16 5–2 (71%)
197926 R16—R16 6–2 (75%)
198027 SF—R16 8–2 (80%)
198128 R128—R32 2–2 (50%)
198229 R64—R32 3–2 (60%)
198330 ——R128 0–1 (0%)
198431 R32—— 2–1 (67%)
198633 —R128— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 36–12
(75%)
0–4
(0%)
22–11
(67%)
58–27
(68%)

Masters 1000

Harold Solomon Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge MIA W-L
Win %
199138 R128 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)

ATP 500

Harold Solomon ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINMIAITAMIACANCAN W-L
Win %
197118 QF————— 3–1 (75%)
197219 ————R128— 0–1 (0%)
197320 ——R16——R64 2–2 (50%)
197421 ——R64——QF 3–2 (60%)
197522 ——QF——R16 5–2 (71%)
197623 ——QF——— 3–1 (75%)
197825 ——QF——— 3–1 (75%)
197926 QF—QF—R64— 6–3 (67%)
198027 W————— 6–0 (100%)
198128 R32————— 1–1 (50%)
198229 ——R64——— 0–1 (0%)
198330 R64————— 0–1 (0%)
198532 —R128———— 0–1 (0%)
198633 R32——R64—— 2–2 (50%)
W-L 14–5
(74%)
0–1
(0%)
14–7
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
5–3
(62%)
34–19
(64%)

ATP 250

Harold Solomon ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBARBUECINDALFLRGENHALHAMHKGHOUMADMCMELMIAMUNNAPPARQUEROTSTOSTUTKYWASALABALBALBIRBOLBORBOSBREBRUBRUCARCEDCHACHICHICOLCOLCOLDAYDAYDENDORDUSFORFORFORFORGOTHAMHARJACJOHLALACLAGLASLISLONLONLOSLOSLOUMANMAUMEMMERMEXMONMONNEWNICNOREASPALPALPALIWPERPHIPHIIWRICSALSALSANSANSANSAOSOUSPRST.STOSTRSYDTAMTANTEHTELTORTORTOUU.SWCTWEM W-L
Win %
196916 ——————————————————————————————R128————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197017 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197118 ——————————QF—————R64——————R64—————————————————————————————————————————————R64—————————————————————————————QF———————— 5–5 (50%)
197219 ————————————————R64—R64————R32————————SF————————————————————————————————————QF———R64————————————R16————————————————————— 8–7 (53%)
197320 R16———————R16—————R32R32——R16————R32—————————R32——————R16————————QF—R16R16——R32—QF—————————————————————————R16—R32————BR———R32————————R16—R32—— 17–19 (47%)
197421 —QF——————R16—R16QF—————QF——R16—R32W————R32——F——RRR16—R16————R16—R16——————————————QF—QFR16F—QF——————————R64—QF————R16—————R64—QFSF———————R64————R32—— 50–30 (62%)
197522 SF———QF———R16R32SF——F————————QFF—R16———————————R32—————QF——————QF————————R16———SF—R32R32R16W——————R64—————W—R32————R32R64——W————R64————W——R16—— 53–23 (70%)
197623 —SF—R32SF—————W—————SFR16——R16——W—SF——————————R16——QF——————————QF———————QFRR———R64—W—W——R16—F———————R32——R32—————QF——W————————————F—R32 59–21 (74%)
197724 ———W——————QF———SF—QF—R64R16QF—SFSF———R16————W———QF—————————R16———————————————QF——R16—QF————QF——SF————QFQF—R16—————QF————SF——R32————R16—W——R32 57–24 (70%)
197825 ——SFSF—R32—RR——QF—————————R64—QFQFW——R32——————————————SF————————————————————SF—W—QFR32——————QF————R16——R16—R16———R64——FF—QF—————————FSFR16 59–26 (69%)
197926 —SF——————F—R32——————W——QF——R32——W——F————————————R16—————F——————————R16—————QF—————————W——————QF—SF———————R32——————————————F 51–15 (77%)
198027 ——————QFRRW—R16—————R16———R32——QF——W————————————————————————————————F———R32————SF——————SF———R32——QF—QF————————————————W———R32—SF 46–16 (74%)
198128 ————————SF—QF—————R32R32——R64R32—R32————————————————————————————————SF——F———————R32QF——————QF——————R16——R32—RR—R64——R16————————————R64—— 26–21 (55%)
198229 ————————R32————————R16—R16QF——R64————————R32—————QF——QF———R32———————R16——QF——R32———R32R32———R32——R32———R32——————R32———————————————SF——————R16—— 19–20 (49%)
198330 —R32————R16—R64———R32——————————R32————————————————————————————————R32———R32——R64————R64—————R32R64—R32————R64——————————————————R32———R32—— 5–15 (25%)
198431 ————————R64—R16————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R64——————R32——————————————————————R32—— 2–5 (29%)
198532 ———————————————————————R32———————————————————————————————————R32————————————————————————————————R16————————R32———R16—— 4–5 (44%)
198633 ————————————————R64——————R32———————————————————————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————R64————————R64—— 2–5 (29%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)
12–4
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
11–2
(85%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
1–5
(17%)
21–8
(72%)
0–1
(0%)
16–9
(64%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
10–7
(59%)
9–4
(69%)
1–3
(25%)
1–2
(33%)
13–8
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
8–4
(67%)
30–13
(70%)
5–0
(100%)
2–2
(50%)
10–0
(100%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
9–2
(82%)
0–1
(0%)
1–4
(20%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
8–3
(73%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
13–9
(59%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
14–7
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
21–4
(84%)
0–1
(0%)
11–4
(73%)
12–5
(71%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
21–8
(72%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
7–1
(88%)
8–6
(57%)
9–6
(60%)
7–2
(78%)
1–3
(25%)
2–1
(67%)
1–4
(20%)
0–1
(0%)
6–6
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
20–5
(80%)
4–1
(80%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
5–1
(83%)
1–1
(50%)
4–0
(100%)
20–12
(62%)
2–1
(67%)
8–5
(62%)
463–259
(64%)

ATP Finals

Harold Solomon ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197421 RR 0–3 (0%)
197522 RR 1–2 (33%)
197623 SF 2–2 (50%)
197825 RR 0–3 (0%)
197926 RR 1–2 (33%)
198027 RR 0–3 (0%)
W-L 4–15
(21%)
4–15
(21%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
5
Career-high date
Sep 8, 1980
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Apr 22, 1974
First Top 20
Aug 12, 1974
First Top 10
Dec 13, 1976

Ranking History Matrix

Harold Solomon ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197320———————6364575859
197421——59444143312014—1516
19752215—15151515—————17
197623—————12—————8
1977241010101110129129131116
19782513141513121212121210109
1979267669891099978
198027899766766777
19812877107911101919202121
19822922304063978584968586—66
19833061818895————————
198431—————169176185194217217223
198532265260262275236283183145121107107106
198633104979710097101166181196239240240
198734244271263271345347362576————
199138——100198810121045106710751092109610931106
19923910991096——————————

Similar Players

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

Harold Solomon'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
Eddie Dibbs USA #5 2,169 867 605 262 69.8% $2,016,426 22 0 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
Jan Kodes CZE #5 2,121 744 469 275 63.0% $693,197 10 3 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Kevin Curren USA #5 2,088 577 339 238 58.8% $3,054,423 5 0 0 1978–1993 Rivalries Match log
Gene Mayer USA #4 2,208 466 309 157 66.3% $1,382,422 14 0 0 1973–1986 Rivalries Match log
Eliot Teltscher USA #6 2,093 599 392 207 65.4% $1,653,997 10 0 0 1976–1990 Rivalries Match log
Roscoe Tanner USA #4 2,162 885 592 293 66.9% $1,696,198 17 1 0 1969–1985 Rivalries Match log
Raul Ramirez MEX #4 2,150 786 530 256 67.4% $2,217,971 20 0 0 1970–1983 Rivalries Match log
Jose Higueras ESP #6 2,101 644 424 220 65.8% $1,406,355 16 0 0 1968–1986 Rivalries Match log
Adriano Panatta ITA #6 2,177 585 363 222 62.1% $776,187 10 1 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Sandy Mayer USA #7 2,080 576 371 205 64.4% $1,057,783 12 0 0 1970–1985 Rivalries Match log
Anders Jarryd SWE #5 2,061 625 373 252 59.7% $5,371,067 8 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Brad Gilbert USA #4 2,056 782 506 276 64.7% $5,507,973 20 0 0 1981–1995 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Harold Solomon born?
Harold Solomon was born on September 17, 1952.
Which country did Harold Solomon represent?
Harold Solomon represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Harold Solomon?
Harold Solomon is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Harold Solomon use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Harold Solomon uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Harold Solomon left-handed or right-handed?
Harold Solomon plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Harold Solomon won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Harold Solomon in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Harold Solomon won?
TennisDB does not group any of Harold Solomon's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Harold Solomon won?
TennisDB records 22 ATP singles titles for Harold Solomon across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1980.
What is Harold Solomon's highest ATP ranking?
Harold Solomon's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 5, first achieved on September 8, 1980.
What is Harold Solomon's career win-loss record?
Harold Solomon has 566 wins and 328 losses (63.3%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1969 through 1991.
How much career prize money has Harold Solomon earned?
Harold Solomon has earned at least $1,802,769 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Harold Solomon's career appear in TennisDB?
Harold Solomon appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1991.
On which surface does Harold Solomon have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Harold Solomon's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 69.0% (267–120).
Who has Harold Solomon faced most often?
Harold Solomon's most frequent opponent is Brian Gottfried, with a head-to-head record of 14–10 across 24 meetings.