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John Letts

USA Age 62 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1982–1989

John Letts represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 244. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 4–11 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

244 (Jun 13, 1988)

Elo peak

1523 (10th percentile)

Singles record

4–11 (26.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$89,800

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 →

John Letts's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Amos Mansdorf #26	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 1989*	R32	Philadelphia	ATP 250	Carpet
Robbie Weiss #355	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 1989*	R64	Philadelphia	ATP 250	Carpet
Jim Pugh #62	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 22, 1988*	R32	Los Angeles Open	ATP 250	Hard
Milan Srejber #53	7-5 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 11, 1988*	R32	Prague	ATP 250	Clay
Dong Wook Song #636	3-6 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 21, 1988*	R32	Seoul	ATP 250	Hard

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John Letts's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Amos Mansdorf	0	1	1	Feb 23, 1989	H2H
Robbie Weiss	1	0	1	Feb 22, 1989	H2H
Jim Pugh	0	1	1	Sep 22, 1988	H2H
Milan Srejber	0	1	1	Aug 11, 1988	H2H
Dong Wook Song	0	1	1	Apr 21, 1988	H2H

Career Results

John Letts career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1982	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1986	22	1	1	2	50.0%	462	380
1987	23	1	3	4	25.0%	380	403
1988	24	1	5	6	16.7%	405	300
1989	25	1	1	2	50.0%	301	388
Career		4	11	15	26.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Letts 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 %
1982	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1986	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	23	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1988	24	1	4	5	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
1989	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	1	7	8	12.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	11	15	26.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Letts 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 %
1986	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1988	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
1989	25	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	9	12	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 12/15 (80.0%) of John Letts's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Letts 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
1982	18	1480	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.33	—	—	—	+0.15
1986	22	1504	119.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	—	—	-0.12
1987	23	1503	101.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.50	—	—	—	+0.09
1988	24	1460	103.3	—	—	—	—	+13	—	—	26.7%	-1.73	0–2	1–0	—	+0.26
1989	25	1474	107.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	+0.08
Career		1523	111.0	—	—	—	—	+13	—	—	31.6%	-1.39	0–2	1–0	—	+3.07

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

John Letts Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	USO	W-L Win %
1982	18	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1987	23	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1988	24	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)

ATP 250

John Letts ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	SEL	TKY	LOS	PHI	PRA	SAN	SCH	W-L Win %
1986	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	23	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
1988	24	—	R32	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	1–4 (20%)
1989	25	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–8 (27%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

244

Career-high date

Jun 13, 1988

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

John Letts ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	19	504	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	768	748	739	726	745
1985	21	738	749	754	749	761	766	798	557	465	465	469	466
1986	22	462	452	460	455	450	439	420	534	422	421	370	380
1987	23	318	319	307	311	290	287	289	292	346	349	393	403
1988	24	467	470	478	349	328	248	265	266	263	267	281	300
1989	25	300	291	295	337	349	377	355	368	381	379	382	388
1990	26	389	433	442	451	442	593	760	726	730	494	523	528
1991	27	526	531	547	537	572	581	609	600	613	1116	1113	—

Similar Players

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

John Letts's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Rick Rudeen	USA	#229	1,537	9	3	6	33.3%	$29,158	1985–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Tim Pawsat	USA	#223	1,540	10	3	7	30.0%	$179,360	1987–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Amit Naor	ISR	#245	1,525	10	3	7	30.0%	$27,628	1985–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Andrew Burrow	RSA	#276	1,516	11	3	8	27.3%	$24,542	1987–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Ned Caswell	USA	#213	1,519	7	2	5	28.6%	$24,660	1988–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Devries	USA	#221	1,524	18	4	14	22.2%	$584,096	1983–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Stephen Botfield	GBR	#274	1,542	8	2	6	25.0%	$46,689	1986–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Enrico Cocchi	ITA	#241	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	$12,409	1987–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Harald Rittersbacher	GER	#257	1,516	8	2	6	25.0%	$37,551	1985–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Laurie Warder	AUS	#210	1,500	21	5	16	23.8%	$864,953	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Ricky Brown	USA	#215	1,515	21	4	17	19.0%	$35,729	1983–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Bruno Dadillon	FRA	#263	1,503	6	2	4	33.3%	$12,678	1983–1986	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Letts?: John Letts is 62 years old, born on May 11, 1964.
Which country does John Letts represent?: John Letts represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is John Letts?: John Letts is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is John Letts left-handed or right-handed?: John Letts plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has John Letts won?: John Letts has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Letts won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Letts's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John Letts' highest ATP ranking?: John Letts' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 244, first achieved on June 13, 1988.
What is John Letts' career win-loss record?: John Letts has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 11 losses (26.7%).
How much career prize money has John Letts earned?: John Letts has earned at least $89,800 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of John Letts's career appear in TennisDB?: John Letts appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1982 through 1989.
Who has John Letts faced most often?: John Letts' most frequent opponent is Amos Mansdorf, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.