L. Palin
Peak ranking
92 (May 17, 1982)
Elo peak
1560 (20.8%ile)
Career record
28–60 (31.8%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$140,695
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1985* | Tel Aviv | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | P. Carlsson #183 | 4-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 29, 1985* | US Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Horacio de la Pena #57 | 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-4 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 31, 1984* | Stockholm | ATP 250 | R64 | Hard | M. Purcell #66 | 4-6 6-4 0-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 14, 1984* | Tel Aviv | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | M. Flur #133 | 6-3 2-6 6-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Sep 13, 1984* | Tel Aviv | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | R. Meyer #185 | 2-6 7-6 6-4 | W | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Meyer | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sep 13, 1984 | H2H |
| T. Mayotte | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sep 1, 1984 | H2H |
| C. Barazzutti | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 28, 1982 | H2H |
| I. Nastase | 1 | 1 | 2 | Oct 14, 1982 | H2H |
| T. Cain | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sep 30, 1982 | H2H |
Career Results
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 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1979 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% |
| 1980 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 15 | 20 | 25.0% |
| 1981 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% |
| 1982 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32.0% |
| 1983 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1984 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 11 | 26 | 37 | 29.7% | 10 | 21 | 31 | 32.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 28 | 60 | 88 | 31.8% |
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 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18.8% |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 1982 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | 7 | 17 | 24 | 29.2% |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Career | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 9 | 30 | 39 | 23.1% | 12 | 20 | 32 | 37.5% | 21 | 57 | 78 | 26.9% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 78/88 (88.6%) of L. Palin'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 | 18 | 1479 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.33 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 20 | 1453 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 21 | 1451 | 11 | — | — | — | 25.0% | -0.75 | 32 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 1492 | 42 | 25 | 57 | — | 40.7% | -0.64 | 43 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 23 | 1463 | 14 | 7 | 51 | — | 33.3% | -1.11 | 44 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 1981 | 24 | 1522 | 58 | 41 | 36 | — | 45.2% | -0.55 | 42 | 14 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 1982 | 25 | 1504 | 43 | 26 | 11 | — | 34.4% | -1.55 | 28 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 78 |
| 1983 | 26 | 1519 | 50 | — | — | — | 50.0% | -1.00 | 74 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 27 | 1521 | 43 | 34 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.90 | 25 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1985 | 28 | 1486 | 24 | — | — | — | 28.6% | -1.70 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1490 | 34 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 35.6% | -1.19 | 35 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 18 | 45 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | R128 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | — | R128 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | R128 | R64 |
| 1982 | 25 | R64 | R64 | R128 |
| 1984 | 27 | — | — | R64 |
| 1985 | 28 | — | — | R128 |
Masters 1000
ATP 250
| Season | Age | AUC | BAD | BAS | HAM | HOU | MET | PAR | ROT | SOF | STO | BER | BOS | CAP | COL | FOR | FRA | HEL | HIL | JOH | LAG | LIN | LOS | MAU | MEX | MON | NOR | SAN | STO | SYD | TEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1979 | 22 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R64 | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — |
| 1980 | 23 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1982 | 25 | — | R32 | R16 | R64 | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — |
| 1983 | 26 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1985 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
92
Career-high date
May 17, 1982
First top 100
Apr 12, 1982
First top 50
—
First top 20
—
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 | 18 | — | — | — | 383 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 21 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | 386 | — | — | — | — | 236 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 |
| 1982 | 25 | 107 | — | — | 98 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 99 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 26 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 27 | 181 | — | — | — | — | 281 | 311 | 307 | 251 | 269 | 227 | 234 |
| 1985 | 28 | 235 | 239 | 239 | 254 | 220 | 221 | 211 | 211 | 247 | 247 | 286 | 277 |
| 1986 | 29 | 274 | 266 | 229 | 233 | 260 | 253 | 262 | 282 | 300 | 309 | 316 | 321 |
| 1987 | 30 | 323 | 354 | 627 | 694 | 701 | 903 | 901 | 904 | — | — | — | — |
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| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Rahnasto | FIN | 88 | 1,566 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 29.6% | 1982-1991 | Match log |
| I. Tiriac | ROU | 55 | 1,899 | 0 | 8 | 418 | 228 | 190 | 54.5% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| B. Carmichael | AUS | 55 | 1,903 | 0 | 1 | 471 | 215 | 256 | 45.6% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| G. Goven | FRA | 56 | 1,871 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 203 | 230 | 46.9% | 1968-1984 | Match log |
| H. Kary | AUT | 54 | 1,772 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 150 | 216 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| P. Cornejo | CHI | 65 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 142 | 202 | 41.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| J. McManus | USA | 90 | 1,730 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 132 | 222 | 37.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| S. Ball | AUS | 63 | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 126 | 181 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| S. Krulevitz | USA | 70 | 1,765 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 122 | 202 | 37.7% | 1969-1983 | Match log |
| M. Estep | USA | 59 | 1,760 | 0 | 2 | 304 | 120 | 184 | 39.5% | 1968-1983 | Match log |
| J. Bates | GBR | 54 | 1,717 | 0 | 1 | 290 | 116 | 174 | 40.0% | 1980-1996 | Match log |
| B. Bertram | RSA | 57 | 1,810 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 113 | 138 | 45.0% | 1969-1980 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is L. Palin?
- L. Palin is 69 years old, born on October 20, 1956.
- Which country is L. Palin from?
- L. Palin is from Finland.
- How tall is L. Palin?
- L. Palin is 178 cm / 5'10".
- Is L. Palin left-handed or right-handed?
- L. Palin plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has L. Palin won?
- L. Palin has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has L. Palin won?
- L. Palin has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- What is L. Palin's highest ATP ranking?
- L. Palin's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 92, first achieved on May 17, 1982.
- What is L. Palin's career win-loss record?
- L. Palin has a career ATP singles record of 28 wins and 60 losses (31.8%).
- How much career prize money has L. Palin earned?
- L. Palin has earned at least $140,695 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did L. Palin play professional tennis?
- L. Palin turned professional in 1975 and was active through 1985.
- What is L. Palin's best surface?
- L. Palin's best surface is clay court with a 32.3% win rate (10W-21L).
- Who is L. Palin's biggest rival?
- L. Palin's most frequent opponent is R. Meyer, with a head-to-head record of 1–1 across 2 meetings.