Player data updated: 2026-10-17 16:37 UTC

Russell Barlow

AUS Age 63 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1983–1989

Russell Barlow represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 175. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 3–9 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

175 (Oct 9, 1989)

Elo peak

1526 (11th percentile)

Singles record

3–9 (25.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$61,805

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

Jump to section

ATP Matches full match log →

Russell Barlow's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Miguel Nido #134	6-3 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1989*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP 250	Hard
Tom Nijssen #139	3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 25, 1988*	R16	Brussels	ATP 250	Carpet
Magnus Gustafsson #50	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 24, 1988*	R32	Brussels	ATP 250	Carpet
Libor Pimek #172	0-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 1988*	R64	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Neil Borwick #663	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 1988*	R64	Bristol	ATP 250	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Russell Barlow's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Miguel Nido	0	1	1	Oct 19, 1989	H2H
Tom Nijssen	0	1	1	Nov 25, 1988	H2H
Magnus Gustafsson	1	0	1	Nov 24, 1988	H2H
Libor Pimek	0	1	1	Aug 3, 1988	H2H
Neil Borwick	0	1	1	Jun 15, 1988	H2H

Career Results

Russell Barlow career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1983	20	1	1	2	50.0%	434	434
1984	21	0	1	1	0.0%	331	385
1985	22	1	2	3	33.3%	385	352
1988	25	1	4	5	20.0%	587	389
1989	26	0	1	1	0.0%	389	244
Career		3	9	12	25.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Russell Barlow 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 %
1983	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1984	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	22	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1988	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1989	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	4	5	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	9	12	25.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Russell Barlow 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 %
1985	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1988	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1989	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 8/12 (66.7%) of Russell Barlow's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Russell Barlow 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
1983	20	1511	106.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.50	—	—	—	+0.26
1984	21	1500	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.33	0–1	—	—	+0.15
1985	22	1510	107.4	—	—	—	—	+32	—	—	37.5%	-1.13	1–1	—	—	-0.11
1988	25	1478	86.0	—	—	—	—	+35	—	—	18.2%	-3.36	—	1–0	—	+0.37
1989	26	1465	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.14
Career		1526	98.7	—	—	—	—	+34	—	—	31.0%	-1.76	1–3 (25%)	1–0	—	+6.75

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Russell Barlow Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1988	25	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Russell Barlow ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BRI	AUS	BRI	BRU	TEL	TOU	W-L Win %
1983	20	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1984	21	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1985	22	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	1–2 (33%)
1988	25	—	—	R64	R64	R16	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1989	26	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–8 (27%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

175

Career-high date

Oct 9, 1989

First Top 100

—

First Top 50

—

First Top 20

—

First Top 10

—

Ranking History Matrix

Russell Barlow ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	20	434	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	21	331	—	—	—	—	315	308	314	299	384	376	385
1985	22	383	394	395	407	468	457	472	476	461	358	357	352
1986	23	363	356	346	344	345	324	280	283	273	328	329	322
1987	24	324	324	318	335	335	354	487	503	541	560	569	587
1988	25	559	565	674	603	635	597	681	633	685	681	384	389
1989	26	398	396	406	419	423	422	378	190	177	187	246	244
1990	27	245	248	247	249	250	248	265	626	742	792	941	941
1991	28	941	—	1033	1034	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Russell Barlow's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Brett Dickinson	USA	#176	1,520	11	3	8	27.3%	$94,910	1985–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Nick Fulwood	GBR	#176	1,507	18	5	13	27.8%	$98,425	1984–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Jorge Bardou	ESP	#173	1,527	35	9	26	25.7%	$66,260	1983–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Carter	AUS	#173	1,517	21	4	17	19.0%	$70,705	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Ivo Werner	GER	#175	1,527	16	5	11	31.3%	$33,382	1983–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Christian Geyer	GER	#154	1,500	8	2	6	25.0%	$74,159	1982–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Tsuyoshi Fukui	JPN	#177	1,521	36	10	26	27.8%	$34,083	1977–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Scott Warner	USA	#180	1,566	10	3	7	30.0%	$53,917	1989–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Brian Levine	RSA	#180	1,543	16	5	11	31.3%	$81,541	1983–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Kevin Moir	RSA	#162	1,535	13	3	10	23.1%	$44,047	1981–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Laurie Warder	AUS	#210	1,500	21	5	16	23.8%	$864,953	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Shane Barr	AUS	#160	1,514	22	6	16	27.3%	$72,239	1985–1990	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Russell Barlow?: Russell Barlow is 63 years old, born on December 18, 1962.
Which country does Russell Barlow represent?: Russell Barlow represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Russell Barlow?: Russell Barlow is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Russell Barlow left-handed or right-handed?: Russell Barlow plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Russell Barlow won?: Russell Barlow has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Russell Barlow won?: TennisDB does not group any of Russell Barlow's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Russell Barlow's highest ATP ranking?: Russell Barlow's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 175, first achieved on October 9, 1989.
What is Russell Barlow's career win-loss record?: Russell Barlow has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 9 losses (25.0%).
How much career prize money has Russell Barlow earned?: Russell Barlow has earned at least $61,805 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Russell Barlow's career appear in TennisDB?: Russell Barlow appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1983 through 1989.
Who has Russell Barlow faced most often?: Russell Barlow's most frequent opponent is Miguel Nido, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.