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Eliot Teltscher

USA Born Mar 15, 1959 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1976–1990

Eliot Teltscher represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 6. TennisDB's records show a 392–207 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1976 through 1990 and 10 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
6 (Jun 7, 1982)
Elo peak
2094 (95th percentile)
Singles record
392–207 (65.4%)
Singles titles
10
Prize money
$1,653,997

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 →

Eliot Teltscher's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tommy Ho #305 4-6 6-4 6-7 L H2H Match data Aug 15, 1990* R64 New Haven ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Brad Gilbert #6 1-6 5-7 L H2H Match data Jul 19, 1990* R32 Washington Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Jeff Tarango #115 6-4 4-6 6-3 W H2H Match data Jul 18, 1990* R64 Washington Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Michael Robertson #183 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jul 27, 1988* R64 Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
Danie Visser #191 6-4 5-7 2-6 L H2H Match data Jul 21, 1988* R32 Washington Open ATP 250 Hard

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Eliot Teltscher's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jimmy Connors 1 15 16 Apr 4, 1987 H2H
John McEnroe 3 9 12 Sep 22, 1984 H2H
Jose Higueras 3 7 10 May 14, 1983 H2H
Tim Mayotte 5 3 8 Apr 4, 1987 H2H
Eddie Dibbs 3 5 8 May 23, 1982 H2H

Singles Titles (10)

Eliot Teltscher 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
197819 1 — — — 1 — Hong Kong Open
197920 1 — — — 1 — Atlanta
198021 2 — — — 2 — Atlanta, Maui
198122 2 — — — 2 — San Francisco, San Juan
198324 1 — — — 1 — Japan Open
198425 2 — — — 2 — Brisbane International, South African Open
198728 1 — — — 1 — Hong Kong Open
Total 10 — — — 10 —

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

Career Results

Eliot Teltscher career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19761711250.0%—239
1977189142339.1%—95
19781924184257.1%10642
19792042256762.7%4325
19802171279872.5%2710
19812254197374.0%108
19822338185667.9%814
19832443196269.4%1413
19842542196168.9%138
19852619123161.3%924
19862713112454.2%2453
19872824133764.9%5320
1988291192055.0%20138
19903112333.3%—564
Career39220759965.4%——

Career Results by Surface

Eliot Teltscher career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197617 ————————————11250.0% 11250.0%
197718 54955.6%26825.0%23540.0%0110.0% 9142339.1%
197819 1572268.2%53862.5%————481233.3% 24184257.1%
197920 1992867.9%1692564.0%————771450.0% 42256762.7%
198021 1742181.0%27103773.0%————27134067.5% 71279872.4%
198122 2452982.8%2082871.4%————1061662.5% 54197374.0%
198223 1161764.7%1882669.2%————941369.2% 38185667.9%
198324 1862475.0%1261866.7%31475.0%1061662.5% 43196269.4%
198425 1962576.0%45944.4%————1982770.4% 42196168.9%
198526 63966.7%22450.0%11250.0%1061662.5% 19123161.3%
198627 23540.0%641060.0%0110.0%53862.5% 13112454.2%
198728 1472166.7%54955.6%————52771.4% 24133764.9%
198829 1071758.8%11250.0%————0110.0% 1192055.0%
199031 12333.3%———————————— 12333.3%
Career—1616923070.0%1186618464.1%661250.0%1076617361.8%39220759965.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Eliot Teltscher career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197718 0330.0%21366.7%15616.7%00—— 391225.0%
197819 0330.0%23540.0%651154.5%00—— 8111942.1%
197920 26825.0%371030.0%1131478.6%00—— 16163250.0%
198021 110119.1%6101637.5%3263884.2%00—— 39266560.0%
198122 27922.2%951464.3%2262878.6%00—— 33185164.7%
198223 0440.0%771450.0%1531883.3%00—— 22143661.1%
198324 0770.0%551050.0%1541978.9%00—— 20163655.6%
198425 18911.1%1131478.6%1341776.5%1231580.0% 37185567.3%
198526 0220.0%13425.0%841266.7%72977.8% 16112759.3%
198627 0330.0%23540.0%63966.7%42666.7% 12112352.2%
198728 11250.0%471136.4%62875.0%1231580.0% 23133663.9%
198829 00——00——0330.0%941369.2% 971656.2%
199031 0110.0%00——00——11250.0% 12333.3%
Career 7556211.3%525410649.1%1354818373.8%45156075.0% 23917241158.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 411/599 (68.6%) of Eliot Teltscher's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Eliot Teltscher 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
1976 17 1504 104.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.75 — 0–1 — +0.46
1977 18 1536 116.9 — — — — +77 -38 -20 38.5% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 2–4 (33%) 95.2 +0.84
1978 19 1753 143.7 — — — — +29 -172 — 56.6% +0.76 9–7 (56%) 2–8 (20%) 100.4 +2.68
1979 20 1851 154.6 — — — — +24 -73 — 57.4% +0.63 13–8 (62%) 11–12 (48%) 105.2 -3.43
1980 21 1977 160.5 — — — — +25 -59 — 67.7% +1.30 15–11 (58%) 10–7 (59%) 102.1 -1.55
1981 22 2056 165.2 — — — — +86 -120 — 69.6% +1.37 13–7 (65%) 7–6 (54%) 102.5 -3.59
1982 23 1908 154.6 — — — — +84 +10 — 65.4% +1.01 6–9 (40%) 7–4 (64%) 95.5 -0.77
1983 24 1929 154.5 — — — — +69 -40 -274 61.6% +0.98 14–2 (88%) 11–15 (42%) 105.3 -0.44
1984 25 1990 156.3 — — — — +52 -164 — 64.8% +1.04 8–8 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 96.6 -0.79
1985 26 1833 139.0 — — — — +91 -69 — 58.3% +0.33 7–6 (54%) 9–5 (64%) 100.2 +1.47
1986 27 1799 140.4 — — — — +83 -20 — 50.8% +0.33 5–1 (83%) 3–5 (38%) 102.3 -0.98
1987 28 1841 145.9 — — — — +79 -83 — 60.2% +0.86 9–6 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 98.1 -0.10
1988 29 1718 115.7 — — — — +65 — — 58.5% +0.54 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +2.12
1990 31 1696 107.4 — — — — +55 — — 37.5% -0.62 1–1 0–1 — -0.08
Career 2094 157.9 — — — — +57 -67 -133 61.6% +0.88 102–71 (59%) 75–79 (49%) 99.5 -0.70

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Eliot Teltscher Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197718 R64—R32R128 2–3 (40%)
197819 ———R32 2–1 (67%)
197920 —R16—R128 3–2 (60%)
198021 —R32—QF 6–2 (75%)
198122 —R128—QF 4–2 (67%)
198223 —R16—R16 6–2 (75%)
198324 QFR16—QF 10–3 (77%)
198425 ———R32 2–1 (67%)
198526 —R64R64— 2–2 (50%)
198627 —R32R128R64 3–3 (50%)
198728 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)
14–7
(67%)
3–3
(50%)
20–10
(67%)
40–22
(65%)

ATP 500

Eliot Teltscher ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINIWITAWASCANNEW W-L
Win %
197920 ——R64——— 0–1 (0%)
198021 ——SF——— 4–1 (80%)
198122 ————F— 5–1 (83%)
198223 ——F——— 5–1 (83%)
198324 R16—QF—R32— 5–3 (62%)
198425 ——R64—QF— 2–2 (50%)
198526 ————QF— 2–1 (67%)
198627 ——R32——— 1–1 (50%)
198728 —R64——R64— 0–2 (0%)
198829 —R32———— 1–1 (50%)
199031 ———R32—R64 1–2 (33%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
12–6
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
10–5
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
26–16
(62%)

ATP 250

Eliot Teltscher ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBARBASBRICINDALDLBGSTHALHAMHKGHOUAUSMCMELMUNNAPROTSELSTOSTUTKYVIEWASBALBIRMIABOLBORBRUCHICOLCOLDAYDENDUTFORFORFORGUALALALALAGLASLOSLOSLOUMAUMEMMEXMONNEWNICNORORLIWPHIIWREPRICSALSANSANSANSARSCOSOUSOUSTOSTRSYDSYDTORTULU.SVENWEM W-L
Win %
197617 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32——————————————— 1–1 (50%)
197718 ———————R32————R16———R64——————R64————————————————R64——R32—QF—R32————————R16—————R64—————————R64————— 7–11 (39%)
197819 F———R16—————W——————————R32——R32——R16————SF—————————————R64—R16—R32———————————R64QF—R16—R32R32SF—R32—————R32 22–17 (56%)
197920 WR32R32——————SF—R16————R16—————R32QF—R16——QF——QF—QFR32—————————R32—SFSF——————R64——R64SF—R32————————R32————SF——— 39–21 (65%)
198021 W———————SFSF—QF————QF——R16—F—SF—F————————R32——R32——————R32—R16—WR16——F—QF——R32R16F——F————————————R16—R32 58–22 (72%)
198122 SF————————R16—————R16—————F—R16—————————————QF————SF——————R16————SF——R64———RRW—W——————SF———SF—— 43–13 (77%)
198223 ——————SF——R16—QF——F————————R64—————————————————R16SF—R16———R16QF—R32——R16———————SF————————QF———R16—— 27–15 (64%)
198324 —————————QF———————————W—————————————QF——————F—R32—R32——QF———————QF——SF—R16————————————SFR32— 26–11 (70%)
198425 ———W—QF—R32—R32——R16—R16——QF——SF—————R16——R16————————————QF———F——SF———————QF————SF————W———SF—————— 37–15 (71%)
198526 —————R16—R16——————————————————————R32———————QF—————QF————SF———————QF————QF——————————SF———— 15–9 (62%)
198627 QF——————————SF———SFR64—————————————R32———————R16———R64——————————————————————————————————— 9–7 (56%)
198728 —————————R16W——R32————————————————SF—————R32—————————QF——R16———R16—R16——————QF———F——————————— 24–10 (71%)
198829 ——————————————————SF——R32—R32————————————R32——F—————————R16———————R32————————————R64——————— 10–8 (56%)
W-L 19–3
(86%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
1–3
(25%)
2–2
(50%)
16–7
(70%)
10–0
(100%)
8–4
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
4–2
(67%)
5–4
(56%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
17–4
(81%)
1–1
(50%)
8–6
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
15–5
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
3–5
(38%)
3–1
(75%)
11–6
(65%)
5–2
(71%)
7–2
(78%)
17–8
(68%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
9–4
(69%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
7–7
(50%)
6–2
(75%)
4–1
(80%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
23–9
(72%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
5–1
(83%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
8–4
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
11–4
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
318–160
(67%)

ATP Finals

Eliot Teltscher ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
198122 SF 2–2 (50%)
198324 R16 0–1 (0%)
198425 QF 1–1 (50%)
W-L 3–4
(43%)
3–4
(43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
6
Career-high date
Jun 7, 1982
First Top 100
Sep 26, 1977
First Top 50
Aug 21, 1978
First Top 20
May 26, 1980
First Top 10
Oct 20, 1980

Ranking History Matrix

Eliot Teltscher ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197617———————————239
197718————————84929795
19781989—————735038504242
197920433030343028233126272725
198021222723222021241813111010
1981221211121113151289998
19822388810767914161414
198324141212131617171516141513
19842512911910101311131598
198526101213111013121315182624
198627246977544339476582795253
198728534946424346464539232020
198829222531353234394043132136138
19893021926931358710351020——————
199031——————571543550565563564
1991325645715795805966021090—————

Similar Players

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

Eliot Teltscher'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
Kent Carlsson SWE #6 2,106 212 155 57 73.1% $998,956 9 0 0 1983–1989 Rivalries Match log
Johan Kriek USA #7 2,053 603 380 223 63.0% $2,383,794 14 2 0 1977–1992 Rivalries Match log
Joakim Nystrom SWE #7 2,121 393 257 136 65.4% $2,067,447 13 0 0 1980–1989 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
Tim Mayotte USA #7 2,048 533 338 195 63.4% $2,663,672 12 0 0 1979–1992 Rivalries Match log
Henrik Sundstrom SWE #6 1,993 249 143 106 57.4% $819,393 5 0 0 1981–1989 Rivalries Match log
Harold Solomon USA #5 2,163 894 566 328 63.3% $1,802,769 22 0 0 1969–1991 Rivalries Match log
Aaron Krickstein USA #6 2,043 633 381 252 60.2% $3,709,772 9 0 0 1983–1996 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
Kevin Curren USA #5 2,088 577 339 238 58.8% $3,054,423 5 0 0 1978–1993 Rivalries Match log
Brian Teacher USA #7 2,044 576 338 238 58.7% $1,426,514 8 1 0 1971–1986 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Eliot Teltscher born?
Eliot Teltscher was born on March 15, 1959.
Which country did Eliot Teltscher represent?
Eliot Teltscher represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Eliot Teltscher?
Eliot Teltscher is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Eliot Teltscher use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Eliot Teltscher uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Eliot Teltscher left-handed or right-handed?
Eliot Teltscher plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Eliot Teltscher won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Eliot Teltscher in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Eliot Teltscher won?
TennisDB does not group any of Eliot Teltscher's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Eliot Teltscher won?
TennisDB records 10 ATP singles titles for Eliot Teltscher across all categories. The most recent was Hong Kong in 1987.
What is Eliot Teltscher's highest ATP ranking?
Eliot Teltscher's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on June 7, 1982.
What is Eliot Teltscher's career win-loss record?
Eliot Teltscher has 392 wins and 207 losses (65.4%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1976 through 1990.
How much career prize money has Eliot Teltscher earned?
Eliot Teltscher has earned at least $1,653,997 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Eliot Teltscher's career appear in TennisDB?
Eliot Teltscher appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1976 through 1990.
On which surface does Eliot Teltscher have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Eliot Teltscher's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 70.0% (161–69).
Who has Eliot Teltscher faced most often?
Eliot Teltscher's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 1–15 across 16 meetings.