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Frank Puncec

RSA Age 75 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1983

Frank Puncec represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 179. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 0–9 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

179 (Jan 3, 1983)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

0–9 (0.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$18,567

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 →

Frank Puncec's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Schalk Van Der Merwe	3-6 6-3 6-7	L	—	Match data	Oct 13, 1983*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP 250	Hard
Eliot Teltscher #16	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1983*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Jim Gurfein	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1983*	R64	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Danie Visser	3-6 1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 25, 1983*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Per Hjertquist #84	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1981*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Frank Puncec's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Schalk Van Der Merwe	1	1	Oct 13, 1983	—
Eliot Teltscher	1	1	Aug 17, 1983	H2H
Jim Gurfein	1	1	Jul 20, 1983	H2H
Danie Visser	1	1	May 25, 1983	H2H
Per Hjertquist	1	1	Oct 8, 1981	H2H

Career Results

Frank Puncec career results by season
Season	Age	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	28	2	2	0.0%	325	325
1981	29	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1983	31	4	4	0.0%	179	179
Career		9	9	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Frank Puncec 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 %
1980	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1981	29	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1983	31	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
Career	—	0	5	5	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	9	9	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Frank Puncec 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	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1983	31	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/9 (44.4%) of Frank Puncec's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Frank Puncec 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
1980	28	1471	90.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.36
1981	29	1451	102.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-2.86	0–1	1–0	—	-0.13
1983	31	1410	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.0%	-2.10	0–1	0–1	—	+0.25
Career		1500	98.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.5%	-2.72	0–2	1–1	—	+5.33

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Frank Puncec Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W-L Win %
1983	31	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 500

Frank Puncec ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	W-L Win %
1983	31	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Frank Puncec ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	GEN	AUS	JOH	TEL	W-L Win %
1980	28	R64	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1981	29	—	R32	—	R32	R32	0–3 (0%)
1983	31	—	—	R64	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–7 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

179

Career-high date

Jan 3, 1983

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Frank Puncec ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	480
1980	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	325
1983	31	179	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	32	316	—	—	—	—	393	425	459	532	547	540	555
1985	33	553	569	547	550	534	423	452	391	413	416	421	348
1986	34	350	347	364	363	366	401	359	424	423	423	430	555
1987	35	556	558	552	568	579	592	721	740	745	753	764	773
1988	36	770	765	774	772	770	781	789	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Frank Puncec's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Lorenzo Fargas	ESP	#201	1,500	14	1	13	7.1%	$12,176	1976–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Christophe Bernelle	FRA	#185	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1981–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Ney Keller	BRA	#161	1,513	7	1	6	14.3%	$4,304	1980–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Cowan	CAN	#207	1,513	9	1	8	11.1%	$12,847	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Markus Gunthardt	SUI	#209	1,508	18	2	16	11.1%	$81,388	1978–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Alejandro Gattiker	ARG	#194	1,501	25	4	21	16.0%	$689	1979–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Helmar Stiegler	AUT	#224	1,500	12	1	11	8.3%	$17,781	1977–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Sean Sorensen	IRL	#203	1,501	22	3	19	13.6%	$182	1977–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Phil Lehnhoff	USA	#182	1,509	7	2	5	28.6%	—	1980–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Randy Nixon	USA	#175	1,500	12	1	11	8.3%	$37,961	1982–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Glen Holroyd	USA	#185	1,506	22	5	17	22.7%	—	1980–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Joel Bailey	USA	#197	1,500	41	7	34	17.1%	$16,298	1976–1988	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Frank Puncec?: Frank Puncec is 75 years old, born on July 9, 1951.
Which country does Frank Puncec represent?: Frank Puncec represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Frank Puncec left-handed or right-handed?: Frank Puncec plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Frank Puncec won?: Frank Puncec has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Frank Puncec won?: TennisDB does not group any of Frank Puncec's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Frank Puncec's highest ATP ranking?: Frank Puncec's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 179, first achieved on January 3, 1983.
What is Frank Puncec's career win-loss record?: Frank Puncec has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 9 losses (0.0%).
How much career prize money has Frank Puncec earned?: Frank Puncec has earned at least $18,567 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Frank Puncec's career appear in TennisDB?: Frank Puncec appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1983.
Who has Frank Puncec faced most often?: Frank Puncec's most frequent opponent is Schalk Van Der Merwe, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.