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Gary Donnelly

USA Age 64 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1985–1987

Gary Donnelly represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 48. In TennisDB's records, Gary Donnelly finished with a career record of 13–32 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

48 (Nov 10, 1986)

Elo peak

1687 (51st percentile)

Career record

13–32 (28.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$369,904

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 →

Gary Donnelly's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Todd Witsken #124	7-5 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1987*	R32	Scottsdale	ATP 250	Hard
Jonas Svensson #25	4-6 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1987*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Carl Limberger #98	4-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1987*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Mel Purcell #85	7-6 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1987*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Martin Laurendeau #204	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1987*	R64	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Gary Donnelly's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Paul Annacone	0	2	2	Aug 5, 1987	H2H
Jim Pugh	1	1	2	Jul 23, 1987	H2H
Todd Nelson	1	1	2	Apr 2, 1987	H2H
Eddie Edwards	0	2	2	Mar 19, 1987	H2H
Anders Jarryd	1	1	2	Sep 1, 1986	H2H

Career Results

Gary Donnelly career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1985	23	1	1	2	50.0%	741	259
1986	24	11	11	22	50.0%	259	50
1987	25	1	20	21	4.8%	49	439
Career		13	32	45	28.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Gary Donnelly 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 %
1985	23	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1986	24	11	7	18	61.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	11	11	22	50.0%
1987	25	1	12	13	7.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	20	21	4.8%
Career	—	13	20	33	39.4%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	13	32	45	28.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Gary Donnelly 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	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%
1986	24	0	3	3	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	11	10	21	52.4%
1987	25	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	9	10	10.0%	0	8	8	0.0%	1	19	20	5.0%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	5	12	17	29.4%	4	10	14	28.6%	13	29	42	31.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 42/45 (93.3%) of Gary Donnelly's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Gary Donnelly 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
1985	23	1508	103.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.50	—	0–1	—	+0.14
1986	24	1671	137.7	—	—	—	—	+32	—	—	55.0%	+0.52	2–7 (22%)	4–4 (50%)	95.4	-0.40
1987	25	1442	103.6	—	—	—	—	+60	—	+14	21.7%	-1.78	1–6 (14%)	4–10 (29%)	90.4	+0.57
Career		1687	121.6	—	—	—	—	+44	—	+14	38.7%	-0.59	3–13 (19%)	8–15 (35%)	87.5	+0.69

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Gary Donnelly Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1986	24	—	—	—	R16	3–1 (75%)
1987	25	R128	R128	R128	R64	1–4 (20%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	4–5 (44%)

ATP 500

Gary Donnelly ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	IW	MIA	CAN	W-L Win %
1987	25	R64	R64	R128	R64	0–4 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)

ATP 250

Gary Donnelly ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	HKG	HOU	NWP	QUE	STO	TKY	WAS	BAR	CHI	COL	FOR	LIV	MEM	ORL	PHI	SCH	SCO	STR	W-L Win %
1985	23	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1986	24	R16	R32	—	R64	QF	R32	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	R32	8–10 (44%)
1987	25	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	R64	R32	R64	R32	R64	R32	R32	R64	0–12 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	9–23 (28%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Nov 10, 1986

First Top 100

Sep 8, 1986

First Top 50

Nov 10, 1986

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Gary Donnelly ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	21	504	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	22	409	—	—	—	—	487	483	511	498	676	655	745
1985	23	738	749	754	749	294	293	285	281	283	261	263	259
1986	24	259	252	200	152	232	224	237	211	90	90	49	50
1987	25	58	62	76	84	93	99	121	151	220	224	423	439
1988	26	437	434	417	426	402	413	389	422	560	576	589	592
1989	27	590	590	593	595	660	655	1091	1113	1121	—	1122	1103
1990	28	1091	1089	1095	1095	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Gary Donnelly's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Jorge Lozano	MEX	51	1,654	62	20	42	32.3%	1981–1993	Match log
Blaine Willenborg	USA	50	1,624	87	33	54	37.9%	1979–1988	Match log
Glenn Michibata	CAN	48	1,676	182	70	112	38.5%	1979–1992	Match log
Marcel Freeman	USA	46	1,713	139	53	86	38.1%	1980–1988	Match log
Eric Fromm	USA	46	1,793	134	51	83	38.1%	1979–1987	Match log
Cassio Motta	BRA	48	1,739	269	105	164	39.0%	1979–1993	Match log
Ricardo Acuna	CHI	47	1,729	161	60	101	37.3%	1978–1989	Match log
Richard Matuszewski	USA	49	1,693	134	54	80	40.3%	1985–1995	Match log
Glenn Layendecker	USA	48	1,733	181	77	104	42.5%	1984–1992	Match log
Mark Kratzmann	AUS	50	1,751	156	60	96	38.5%	1982–1992	Match log
Alberto Tous	ESP	52	1,633	101	40	61	39.6%	1982–1989	Match log
Michael Westphal	GER	49	1,755	170	73	97	42.9%	1982–1989	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Gary Donnelly?: Gary Donnelly is 64 years old, born on June 3, 1962.
Which country does Gary Donnelly represent?: Gary Donnelly represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Gary Donnelly?: Gary Donnelly is 190 cm / 6'3".
Is Gary Donnelly left-handed or right-handed?: Gary Donnelly plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Gary Donnelly won?: Gary Donnelly has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Gary Donnelly won?: TennisDB does not group any of Gary Donnelly's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Gary Donnelly's highest ATP ranking?: Gary Donnelly's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 48, first achieved on November 10, 1986.
What is Gary Donnelly's career win-loss record?: Gary Donnelly has a career ATP singles record of 13 wins and 32 losses (28.9%).
How much career prize money has Gary Donnelly earned?: Gary Donnelly has earned at least $369,904 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Gary Donnelly's career appear in TennisDB?: Gary Donnelly appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1985 through 1987.
On which surface does Gary Donnelly have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Gary Donnelly's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 39.4% (13–20).
Who has Gary Donnelly faced most often?: Gary Donnelly's most frequent opponent is Paul Annacone, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.