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Derek Tarr

USA Age 66 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1981–1987

Derek Tarr represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 87. In TennisDB's records, Derek Tarr finished with a career record of 18–40 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

87 (Sep 12, 1983)

Elo peak

1573 (25th percentile)

Career record

18–40 (31.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$128,284

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 →

Derek Tarr's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jim Pugh #64	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1987*	R64	Washington Open	ATP 250	Hard
Guillermo Vilas #60	5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1987*	R32	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship	ATP 250	Clay
A. Parker #298	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1987*	R64	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship	ATP 250	Clay
Marcel Freeman #75	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 6, 1987*	R64	Forest Hills	ATP 250	Clay
Luiz Mattar #96	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 1987*	R16	Guaruja	ATP 250	Hard

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Derek Tarr's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Aaron Krickstein	0	2	2	May 1, 1986	H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis	0	2	2	Aug 30, 1984	H2H
Rodney Harmon	1	1	2	Sep 15, 1983	H2H
Terry Moor	2	0	2	Aug 3, 1983	H2H
Jim Pugh	0	1	1	Jul 29, 1987	H2H

Career Results

Derek Tarr career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1981	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1982	22	3	10	13	23.1%	—	—
1983	23	5	8	13	38.5%	133	97
1984	24	6	12	18	33.3%	115	159
1985	25	1	4	5	20.0%	160	215
1986	26	1	1	2	50.0%	248	188
1987	27	2	4	6	33.3%	187	235
Career		18	40	58	31.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Derek Tarr career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1981	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	22	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	10	13	23.1%
1983	23	2	3	5	40.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—	5	8	13	38.5%
1984	24	2	2	4	50.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	6	12	18	33.3%
1985	25	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1986	26	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	27	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
Career	—	6	13	19	31.6%	11	22	33	33.3%	1	5	6	16.7%	18	40	58	31.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Derek Tarr 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 %
1981	21	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	7	7	0.0%
1983	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1984	24	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
1985	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1986	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
Career		0	5	5	0.0%	0	8	8	0.0%	6	15	21	28.6%	5	3	8	62.5%	11	31	42	26.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 42/58 (72.4%) of Derek Tarr's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Derek Tarr 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
1981	21	1494	104.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-3.75	—	1–0	—	-0.13
1982	22	1472	125.9	—	—	—	—	+61	+47	+30	36.8%	-0.82	1–5 (17%)	0–1	—	-0.14
1983	23	1520	123.0	—	—	—	—	+15	+29	—	41.2%	-0.71	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	98.4	-0.04
1984	24	1549	123.2	—	—	—	—	+10	-8	-38	34.1%	-0.98	1–3 (25%)	2–3 (40%)	96.4	-0.68
1985	25	1525	109.0	—	—	—	—	—	+4	—	30.8%	-0.93	1–2 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	97.9	+0.05
1986	26	1540	107.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.25	—	—	—	-0.18
1987	27	1518	94.0	—	—	—	—	-16	+28	—	30.8%	-2.08	1–0	—	—	+0.52
Career		1573	124.9	—	—	—	—	+19	+17	-4	36.0%	-1.01	5–12 (29%)	6–9 (40%)	92.3	-1.03

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Derek Tarr Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1981	21	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1982	22	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1983	23	R128	—	R64	1–2 (33%)
1984	24	R128	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–4 (20%)	2–9 (18%)

ATP 500

Derek Tarr ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	W-L Win %
1984	24	R16	—	2–1 (67%)
1985	25	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)

ATP 250

Derek Tarr ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	DAL	GEN	MAD	U.S	QUE	WAS	BRI	BRU	FOR	FOR	GUA	LIV	NOR	PAL	SOU	SOU	STO	U.S	W-L Win %
1982	22	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	R32	3–7 (30%)
1983	23	R32	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	R64	4–6 (40%)
1984	24	—	R32	—	R64	R64	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	3–8 (27%)
1985	25	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1986	26	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	27	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	0–2 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	14–29 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Sep 12, 1983

First Top 100

May 16, 1983

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Derek Tarr ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662
1980	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	383
1983	23	133	—	—	—	96	99	—	96	91	99	97	—
1984	24	115	—	—	—	—	110	101	100	121	160	159	159
1985	25	150	151	150	143	178	169	188	259	221	225	218	215
1986	26	248	251	290	295	304	231	221	225	225	226	193	188
1987	27	207	202	190	168	193	216	191	197	210	209	241	235
1988	28	225	241	232	303	316	316	391	414	433	497	497	627
1989	29	630	770	776	825	826	813	1057	1077	1059	1133	1136	—
1990	30	—	—	—	—	—	1048	1017	981	977	992	1004	1007
1991	31	1008	1016	1033	1018	1043	1043	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Derek Tarr's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Steve Shaw	GBR	88	1,614	64	23	41	35.9%	1980–1988	Match log
Raul Antonio Viver	ECU	94	1,567	69	20	49	29.0%	1979–1993	Match log
David Dowlen	USA	95	1,589	36	10	26	27.8%	1978–1987	Match log
Wolfgang Popp	GER	80	1,626	110	35	75	31.8%	1979–1988	Match log
Olli Rahnasto	FIN	88	1,566	27	8	19	29.6%	1982–1991	Match log
Martin Wostenholme	CAN	84	1,606	123	44	79	35.8%	1979–1992	Match log
Jim Gurfein	USA	96	1,679	103	39	64	37.9%	1981–1988	Match log
Hans Dieter Beutel	GER	102	1,574	59	18	41	30.5%	1980–1989	Match log
Fernando Roese	BRA	92	1,538	68	22	46	32.4%	1982–1993	Match log
Magnus Tideman	SWE	76	1,562	49	14	35	28.6%	1980–1989	Match log
Barry Moir	RSA	92	1,624	95	36	59	37.9%	1981–1989	Match log
Loic Courteau	FRA	93	1,632	53	21	32	39.6%	1981–1988	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Derek Tarr?: Derek Tarr is 66 years old, born on September 15, 1959.
Which country does Derek Tarr represent?: Derek Tarr represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Derek Tarr?: Derek Tarr is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Derek Tarr left-handed or right-handed?: Derek Tarr plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Derek Tarr won?: Derek Tarr has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Derek Tarr won?: TennisDB does not group any of Derek Tarr's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Derek Tarr's highest ATP ranking?: Derek Tarr's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 87, first achieved on September 12, 1983.
What is Derek Tarr's career win-loss record?: Derek Tarr has a career ATP singles record of 18 wins and 40 losses (31.0%).
How much career prize money has Derek Tarr earned?: Derek Tarr has earned at least $128,284 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Derek Tarr's career appear in TennisDB?: Derek Tarr appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1981 through 1987.
On which surface does Derek Tarr have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Derek Tarr's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 33.3% (11–22).
Who has Derek Tarr faced most often?: Derek Tarr's most frequent opponent is Aaron Krickstein, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.