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Karl Richter

USA Age 66 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1984–1986

Karl Richter represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 285. In TennisDB's records, Karl Richter finished with a career record of 1–5 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

285 (Jul 30, 1984)

Elo peak

1510 (5th percentile)

Career record

1–5 (16.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$25,679

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 →

Karl Richter's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Damir Keretic #66	6-3 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1986*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Brett Dickinson #222	6-4 0-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1986*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Tim Wilkison #46	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 21, 1985*	R32	Hong Kong Open	ATP 250	Hard
Jonathan Canter #100	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1985*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Hatem Mcdadi #241	3-6 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1985*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Karl Richter's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Damir Keretic	0	1	1	Oct 15, 1986	H2H
Brett Dickinson	0	1	1	Jan 9, 1986	H2H
Tim Wilkison	0	1	1	Nov 21, 1985	H2H
Jonathan Canter	0	1	1	Oct 17, 1985	H2H
Hatem Mcdadi	1	0	1	Oct 16, 1985	H2H

Career Results

Karl Richter career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1984	23	0	1	1	0.0%	466	316
1985	24	1	2	3	33.3%	313	447
1986	25	0	2	2	0.0%	425	349
Career		1	5	6	16.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Karl Richter 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 %
1984	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	24	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1986	25	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Karl Richter 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 %
1984	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1986	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%

Advanced Stats

Karl Richter 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
1984	23	1494	102.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.16
1985	24	1489	99.7	—	—	—	—	+37	—	—	28.6%	-1.71	1–0	—	—	+0.28
1986	25	1466	96.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.50	0–2	—	—	+0.16
Career		1510	99.2	—	—	—	—	+37	—	—	26.7%	-1.86	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+4.67

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Karl Richter ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	HKG	TKY	W-L Win %
1984	23	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1985	24	—	R32	R32	1–2 (33%)
1986	25	R32	—	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–5 (17%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

285

Career-high date

Jul 30, 1984

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

Karl Richter ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	22	616	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	23	466	—	—	—	—	333	285	343	337	340	339	316
1985	24	311	314	321	331	334	366	444	451	457	422	407	447
1986	25	425	409	361	357	312	319	328	334	336	363	377	349
1987	26	365	364	409	377	451	463	459	479	469	484	495	615
1988	27	614	618	625	950	954	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Karl Richter's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Gerald Mild	AUT	275	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	1982–1987	Match log
Tetsu Kuramitsu	JPN	281	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	1976–1986	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	1970–1986	Match log
Hitoshi Shirato	JPN	337	1,512	7	1	6	14.3%	1981–1987	Match log
Anthony Lane	AUS	235	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1983–1988	Match log
Karel Demuynck	BEL	321	1,510	8	2	6	25.0%	1984–1988	Match log
Toru Yonezawa	JPN	297	1,519	10	3	7	30.0%	1979–1987	Match log
Peter Johnston	AUS	226	1,500	18	3	15	16.7%	1980–1986	Match log
Hugo Nunez	ECU	222	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1982–1988	Match log
John Letts	USA	244	1,522	15	4	11	26.7%	1982–1989	Match log
Desmond Tyson	AUS	218	1,514	7	1	6	14.3%	1983–1988	Match log
George Bezecny	USA	308	1,514	9	2	7	22.2%	1985–1992	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Karl Richter?: Karl Richter is 66 years old, born on July 21, 1960.
Which country does Karl Richter represent?: Karl Richter represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Karl Richter?: Karl Richter is 170 cm / 5'7".
Is Karl Richter left-handed or right-handed?: Karl Richter plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Karl Richter won?: Karl Richter has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Karl Richter won?: TennisDB does not group any of Karl Richter's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Karl Richter's highest ATP ranking?: Karl Richter's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 285, first achieved on July 30, 1984.
What is Karl Richter's career win-loss record?: Karl Richter has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 5 losses (16.7%).
How much career prize money has Karl Richter earned?: Karl Richter has earned at least $25,679 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Karl Richter's career appear in TennisDB?: Karl Richter appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1984 through 1986.
Who has Karl Richter faced most often?: Karl Richter's most frequent opponent is Damir Keretic, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.