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Billy Nealon

USA Age 65 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1985

Billy Nealon represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 230. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–10 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

230 (Aug 13, 1984)

Elo peak

1523 (10th percentile)

Singles record

1–10 (9.1%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$17,904

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 →

Billy Nealon's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Peter Doohan #96	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1985*	R64	Stratton Mountain	ATP 250	Hard
Pablo Arraya #38	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1984*	R64	Barcelona Open	ATP 250	Clay
Cassio Motta #55	7-5 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1984*	R64	Indianapolis	ATP 250	Clay
Brian Gottfried #51	2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 1984*	R64	North Conway	ATP 250	Clay
Cassio Motta #58	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1984*	R64	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay

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Billy Nealon's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Cassio Motta	2	2	Aug 8, 1984	H2H
Peter Doohan	1	1	Aug 7, 1985	H2H
Pablo Arraya	1	1	Oct 3, 1984	H2H
Brian Gottfried	1	1	Aug 1, 1984	H2H
Brian Levine	1	1	May 8, 1984	H2H

Career Results

Billy Nealon career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	19	1	3	4	25.0%	309	309
1981	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1984	23	0	5	5	0.0%	289	319
1985	24	0	1	1	0.0%	313	325
Career		1	10	11	9.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Billy Nealon 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	19	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1981	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	23	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%
1985	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	8	9	11.1%	—	—	—	—	1	10	11	9.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Billy Nealon 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 %
1980	19	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1984	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1985	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	8	8	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 8/11 (72.7%) of Billy Nealon's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Billy Nealon 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	19	1510	114.1	—	—	—	—	—	+35	—	27.3%	-1.82	1–0	—	—	-0.60
1981	20	1496	95.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.13
1984	23	1455	102.9	—	—	—	—	—	+21	—	9.1%	-2.73	0–1	—	—	-0.19
1985	24	1445	96.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.02
Career		1523	105.1	—	—	—	—	—	+26	—	15.4%	-2.43	1–1	—	—	-5.82

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Billy Nealon Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1980	19	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Billy Nealon ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	NAP	FOR	NOR	STR	U.S	W-L Win %
1980	19	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1981	20	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	23	R64	R64	R64	R64	—	R64	0–5 (0%)
1985	24	—	—	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–9 (10%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

230

Career-high date

Aug 13, 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

Billy Nealon ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1980	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	309
1982	21	752	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	23	289	—	—	—	—	260	241	297	319	326	324	319
1985	24	311	282	267	281	282	276	299	311	307	318	319	325
1986	25	323	491	390	432	424	417	409	432	446	447	453	461
1987	26	463	465	707	735	738	748	739	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Billy Nealon's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Brent Pirow	RSA	#229	1,500	12	2	10	16.7%	$5,844	1981–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Johnston	AUS	#226	1,500	18	3	15	16.7%	$4,012	1980–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Cowan	CAN	#207	1,513	9	1	8	11.1%	$12,847	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Lorenzo Fargas	ESP	#201	1,500	14	1	13	7.1%	$12,176	1976–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Helmar Stiegler	AUT	#224	1,500	12	1	11	8.3%	$17,781	1977–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Tetsu Kuramitsu	JPN	#281	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$2,699	1976–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Craig Edwards	USA	#258	1,515	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1980–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Stefan Svensson	SWE	#245	1,500	13	2	11	15.4%	$17,862	1979–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Cary Stansbury	USA	#220	1,518	29	7	22	24.1%	$43,282	1978–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Filip Krajcik	AUT	#227	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1979–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Joel Bailey	USA	#197	1,500	41	7	34	17.1%	$16,298	1976–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	#254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	$10,270	1970–1986	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Billy Nealon?: Billy Nealon is 65 years old, born on November 11, 1960.
Which country does Billy Nealon represent?: Billy Nealon represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Billy Nealon?: Billy Nealon is 178 cm / 5'10".
Is Billy Nealon left-handed or right-handed?: Billy Nealon plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Billy Nealon won?: Billy Nealon has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Billy Nealon won?: TennisDB does not group any of Billy Nealon's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Billy Nealon's highest ATP ranking?: Billy Nealon's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 230, first achieved on August 13, 1984.
What is Billy Nealon's career win-loss record?: Billy Nealon has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 10 losses (9.1%).
How much career prize money has Billy Nealon earned?: Billy Nealon has earned at least $17,904 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Billy Nealon's career appear in TennisDB?: Billy Nealon appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1985.
Who has Billy Nealon faced most often?: Billy Nealon's most frequent opponent is Cassio Motta, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.