H. Pfister
Peak ranking
19 (May 2, 1983)
Elo peak
1926 (85.0%ile)
Career record
260–213 (55.0%)
Career titles
2
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 1988* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Jim Grabb #67 | 6-3 3-6 4-6 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 19, 1987* | Cincinnati | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | P. Chamberlin #231 | 5-7 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 12, 1987* | Montreal / Toronto | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | M. Westphal #107 | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Mar 19, 1987* | Orlando | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | G. Holmes #64 | 7-6 6-7 6-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 24, 1987* | Key Biscayne | Masters 1000 | R128 | Hard | Ramesh Krishnan | 3-6 5-7 4-6 | L | — | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Connors | 1 | 9 | 10 | Aug 31, 1985 | H2H |
| Tom Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| Tim Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Jul 8, 1983 | — |
| Stan Smith | 5 | 3 | 8 | Apr 14, 1983 | — |
| R. Tanner | 5 | 3 | 8 | Feb 19, 1982 | H2H |
Titles (2)
Career Results
| Season | Age | W | L | M | Win % | Start Rank | End Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 252 | 252 |
| 1976 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% | 221 | 101 |
| 1977 | 23 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 57.8% | 76 | 48 |
| 1978 | 24 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 62.3% | 48 | 29 |
| 1979 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 55.0% | 29 | 30 |
| 1980 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 45.7% | 42 | 62 |
| 1981 | 27 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 63.8% | 75 | 39 |
| 1982 | 28 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 62.5% | 25 | 24 |
| 1983 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 52.8% | 34 | 41 |
| 1984 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 45.5% | 34 | 86 |
| 1985 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.6% | 87 | 68 |
| 1987 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 781 | 595 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 595 | 980 |
| Career | 260 | 213 | 473 | 55.0% | — | — |
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% |
| 1977 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 37 | 27 | 64 | 57.8% |
| 1978 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 43 | 26 | 69 | 62.3% |
| 1979 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 15 | 11 | 26 | 57.7% | 33 | 27 | 60 | 55.0% |
| 1980 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | 21 | 25 | 46 | 45.7% |
| 1981 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 37 | 21 | 58 | 63.8% |
| 1982 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 35 | 21 | 56 | 62.5% |
| 1983 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 19 | 17 | 36 | 52.8% |
| 1984 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 15 | 18 | 33 | 45.5% |
| 1985 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5% |
| 1987 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 95 | 74 | 169 | 56.2% | 22 | 30 | 52 | 42.3% | 96 | 53 | 149 | 64.4% | 47 | 56 | 103 | 45.6% | 260 | 213 | 473 | 55.0% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1975 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% |
| 1977 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 16 | 9 | 25 | 64.0% | 13 | 3 | 16 | 81.2% | 33 | 24 | 57 | 57.9% |
| 1978 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 19 | 2 | 21 | 90.5% | 37 | 25 | 62 | 59.7% |
| 1979 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 28 | 23 | 51 | 54.9% |
| 1980 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31.6% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 17 | 25 | 42 | 40.5% |
| 1981 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% | 30 | 18 | 48 | 62.5% |
| 1982 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 21 | 5 | 26 | 80.8% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 30 | 19 | 49 | 61.2% |
| 1983 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 17 | 13 | 30 | 56.7% |
| 1984 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44.8% |
| 1985 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% |
| 1987 | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | 12 | 41 | 53 | 22.6% | 30 | 42 | 72 | 41.7% | 107 | 78 | 185 | 57.8% | 74 | 29 | 103 | 71.8% | 223 | 190 | 413 | 54.0% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 413/473 (87.3%) of H. Pfister's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21 | 1459 | 20 | — | 24 | — | 20.0% | -2.25 | 33 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 22 | 1537 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 61 | 45.7% | -0.16 | 42 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 1977 | 23 | 1741 | 85 | 76 | 69 | 79 | 54.4% | +0.14 | 63 | 23 | 61 | 8 | 9 | 47 |
| 1978 | 24 | 1839 | 93 | 89 | 71 | 84 | 61.6% | +1.05 | 58 | 23 | 55 | 11 | 10 | 52 |
| 1979 | 25 | 1841 | 92 | 91 | — | 90 | 53.5% | +0.52 | 90 | 30 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 47 |
| 1980 | 26 | 1728 | 89 | 85 | 72 | 92 | 46.7% | -0.28 | 86 | 12 | 54 | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| 1981 | 27 | 1870 | 95 | 94 | 65 | 93 | 61.2% | +0.59 | 74 | 41 | 60 | 14 | 6 | 70 |
| 1982 | 28 | 1831 | 93 | 91 | 68 | 97 | 59.2% | +0.45 | 72 | 23 | 60 | 14 | 7 | 67 |
| 1983 | 29 | 1750 | 90 | 92 | — | 90 | 50.5% | +0.01 | 89 | 18 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
| 1984 | 30 | 1723 | 86 | 89 | — | 87 | 45.8% | -0.49 | 72 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 1985 | 31 | 1763 | 90 | 92 | — | 77 | 53.6% | +0.59 | 84 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 45 |
| 1987 | 33 | 1677 | 85 | 85 | — | — | 10.0% | -2.29 | 36 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1988 | 34 | 1655 | 82 | — | — | — | 25.0% | -2.00 | 69 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1768 | 87 | 87 | 64 | 88 | 53.9% | +0.17 | 72 | 21 | 53 | 81 | 73 | 53 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 23 | R16 | — | R128 | R128 |
| 1978 | 24 | SF | R64 | R16 | R64 |
| 1979 | 25 | R64 | R128 | R32 | R32 |
| 1980 | 26 | R64 | R128 | R16 | R32 |
| 1981 | 27 | SF | R128 | — | R128 |
| 1982 | 28 | SF | — | R16 | R64 |
| 1983 | 29 | R64 | — | R64 | — |
| 1984 | 30 | R32 | — | R128 | — |
| 1985 | 31 | — | — | R128 | R64 |
| 1988 | 34 | R128 | — | — | — |
Masters 1000
| Season | Age | CIN | DLB | ROM | KEY | MON | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 23 | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1978 | 24 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 25 | R64 | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1980 | 26 | R64 | — | R16 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 28 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 29 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1984 | 30 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 31 | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 33 | R64 | — | — | R128 | R64 | — |
ATP 250
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
19
Career-high date
May 2, 1983
First top 100
Jan 3, 1977
First top 50
Jul 11, 1977
First top 20
Apr 25, 1983
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 252 |
| 1976 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 |
| 1977 | 23 | 60 | 69 | 80 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 40 |
| 1978 | 24 | 52 | 42 | 34 | 43 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 29 |
| 1979 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 30 |
| 1980 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 48 | 44 | 63 | 62 |
| 1981 | 27 | 77 | 99 | 86 | 81 | 83 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 74 | 62 | 45 | 39 |
| 1982 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 24 |
| 1983 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 41 |
| 1984 | 30 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 54 | — | 125 | 148 | 96 | 103 | 108 | 115 | 86 |
| 1985 | 31 | 89 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 48 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 68 |
| 1986 | 32 | 69 | 113 | 120 | 126 | 121 | 126 | 128 | 474 | 474 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 33 | — | — | 626 | 650 | 661 | 673 | 682 | 573 | 569 | 567 | 576 | 595 |
| 1988 | 34 | 561 | 566 | 705 | 701 | 697 | 709 | 720 | 923 | 954 | 945 | 962 | 980 |
| 1989 | 35 | 982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| M. Riessen | USA | 11 | 2,101 | 0 | 15 | 849 | 533 | 316 | 62.8% | 1968-1981 | Match log |
| C. Richey | USA | 16 | 2,112 | 0 | 23 | 712 | 488 | 224 | 68.5% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| T. Wilkison | USA | 23 | 1,894 | 0 | 6 | 592 | 294 | 298 | 49.7% | 1977-1993 | Match log |
| J. Fillol | CHI | 14 | 2,041 | 0 | 7 | 899 | 532 | 367 | 59.2% | 1968-1983 | Match log |
| T. Smid | CZE | 11 | 1,998 | 0 | 10 | 815 | 497 | 318 | 61.0% | 1976-1989 | Match log |
| P. Dent | AUS | 17 | 1,953 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 418 | 351 | 54.4% | 1968-1983 | Match log |
| M. Cox | GBR | 12 | 2,009 | 0 | 15 | 682 | 408 | 274 | 59.8% | 1968-1981 | Match log |
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| V. Amritraj | IND | 18 | 2,005 | 0 | 16 | 684 | 390 | 294 | 57.0% | 1970-1993 | Match log |
| B. Taroczy | HUN | 12 | 2,003 | 0 | 13 | 609 | 381 | 228 | 62.6% | 1972-1986 | Match log |
| O. Parun | NZL | 19 | 1,990 | 0 | 6 | 717 | 375 | 342 | 52.3% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is H. Pfister?
- H. Pfister is 72 years old, born on October 9, 1953.
- Which country is H. Pfister from?
- H. Pfister is from United States.
- How tall is H. Pfister?
- H. Pfister is 193 cm / 6'4".
- Is H. Pfister left-handed or right-handed?
- H. Pfister plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has H. Pfister won?
- H. Pfister has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has H. Pfister won?
- H. Pfister has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- How many ATP titles has H. Pfister won?
- H. Pfister has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Newport in 1982.
- What is H. Pfister's highest ATP ranking?
- H. Pfister's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 19, first achieved on May 2, 1983.
- What is H. Pfister's career win-loss record?
- H. Pfister has a career ATP singles record of 260 wins and 213 losses (55.0%).
- When did H. Pfister play professional tennis?
- H. Pfister turned professional in 1975 and was active through 1988.
- What is H. Pfister's best surface?
- H. Pfister's best surface is grass court with a 64.4% win rate (96W-53L).
- Who is H. Pfister's biggest rival?
- H. Pfister's most frequent opponent is J. Connors, with a head-to-head record of 1–9 across 10 meetings.