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Jose Higueras

ESP Born Mar 1, 1953 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1986

Jose Higueras represented Spain on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 6. TennisDB's records show a 424–220 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1986 and 16 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
6 (Jun 13, 1983)
Elo peak
2101 (96th percentile)
Singles record
424–220 (65.8%)
Singles titles
16
Prize money
$1,406,355

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 →

Jose Higueras's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Boris Becker #5 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Feb 28, 1986* R16 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Matt Anger #23 7-5 7-5 W H2H Match data Feb 27, 1986* R32 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Guy Forget #45 6-3 4-6 6-2 W H2H Match data Feb 26, 1986* R64 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
John Frawley 1-6 1-6 L — Match data Nov 21, 1985* R32 Hong Kong Open ATP 250 Hard
Thomas Muster #95 6-4 0-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Sep 25, 1985* R64 Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay

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Jose Higueras's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Guillermo Vilas 4 12 16 Jun 3, 1983 H2H
Corrado Barazzutti 11 1 12 May 21, 1983 H2H
Jose Luis Clerc 5 5 10 Jan 15, 1984 H2H
Eliot Teltscher 7 3 10 May 14, 1983 H2H
Jimmy Brown 6 3 9 Jul 10, 1985 —

Singles Titles (16)

Jose Higueras singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197623 1 — — — 1 — Santiago
197724 1 — — — 1 — Murcia
197825 4 — — — 4 — Bournemouth, Cairo, Madrid, Nice
197926 3 — — — 3 — Hamburg Open, Houston, U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
198229 2 — — — 2 — Hamburg Open, Indianapolis
198330 3 — — — 3 — Bournemouth, La Quinta, Stuttgart Open
198431 2 — — — 2 — Bordeaux, Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Total 16 — — — 16 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Jose Higueras career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1968150110.0%——
1969160110.0%——
1970170110.0%——
19711811250.0%——
19732062875.0%—128
19742112122450.0%131108
19752231275853.5%10746
19762336205664.3%4142
19772442236564.6%4228
19782557197675.0%3014
19792659218073.8%159
19802716112759.3%930
19812835205563.6%3235
19822953227570.7%3612
19833044145875.9%117
19843125123767.6%721
1985325121729.4%21182
19863321366.7%181330
Career42422064465.8%——

Career Results by Surface

Jose Higueras career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196815 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
196916 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
197017 ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
197118 ————11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
197320 ————62875.0%———————— 62875.0%
197421 11250.0%551050.0%22450.0%44850.0% 12122450.0%
197522 33650.0%21173855.3%————771450.0% 31275853.4%
197623 0110.0%31174864.6%————52771.4% 36205664.3%
197724 0220.0%38195766.7%————42666.7% 42236564.6%
197825 11250.0%50136379.4%————651154.5% 57197675.0%
197926 42666.7%53126581.5%11250.0%16714.3% 59218073.8%
198027 ————15102560.0%————11250.0% 16112759.3%
198128 12333.3%34185265.4%———————— 35205563.6%
198229 43757.1%48156376.2%————14520.0% 53227570.7%
198330 821080.0%35114676.1%————11250.0% 44145875.9%
198431 33650.0%2293171.0%———————— 25123767.6%
198532 12333.3%4101428.6%———————— 5121729.4%
198633 21366.7%———————————— 21366.7%
Career—28235154.9%36316252569.1%33650.0%30326248.4%42422064465.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jose Higueras career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197320 0220.0%101100.0%303100.0%00—— 42666.7%
197421 0110.0%0110.0%00——31475.0% 33650.0%
197522 0440.0%00——21366.7%22450.0% 471136.4%
197724 17812.5%31475.0%1482263.6%00—— 18163452.9%
197825 591435.7%404100.0%2252781.5%101100.0% 32144669.6%
197926 391225.0%761353.8%1531883.3%00—— 25184358.1%
198027 0110.0%13425.0%53862.5%00—— 671346.2%
198128 23540.0%0330.0%991850.0%00—— 11152642.3%
198229 671346.2%461040.0%2142584.0%00—— 31174864.6%
198330 34742.9%731070.0%1631984.2%00—— 26103672.2%
198431 0110.0%34742.9%72977.8%821080.0% 1892766.7%
198532 0110.0%0220.0%43757.1%0330.0% 491330.8%
198633 0110.0%101100.0%101100.0%00—— 21366.7%
Career 20507028.6%31296051.7%1194116074.4%1482263.6% 18412831259.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 312/644 (48.4%) of Jose Higueras's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jose Higueras 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
1968 15 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04
1969 16 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21
1970 17 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06
1971 18 1445 100.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15
1973 20 1562 127.1 — — — — — +50 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.39
1974 21 1646 114.7 — — — — -67 -6 -96 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.95
1975 22 1733 138.2 — — — — -72 +4 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.85
1976 23 1886 145.8 — — — — -148 -3 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.50
1977 24 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +16 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70
1978 25 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11
1979 26 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30
1980 27 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83
1981 28 1772 145.1 — — — — +18 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57
1982 29 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64
1983 30 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +108 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62
1984 31 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62
1985 32 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82
1986 33 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74
Career 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -96 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.78

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jose Higueras Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge RGWUSO W-L
Win %
197421 R32R64— 3–2 (60%)
197522 R128—R32 2–2 (50%)
197623 R32—R64 3–2 (60%)
197724 QF—R16 7–2 (78%)
197825 R64—— 1–1 (50%)
197926 QFR64— 5–2 (71%)
198027 R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198128 R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198229 SF—— 5–1 (83%)
198330 SF—R64 6–2 (75%)
198431 R16—— 3–1 (75%)
198532 R64—— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 27–12
(69%)
2–2
(50%)
7–4
(64%)
36–18
(67%)

ATP 500

Jose Higueras ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ITACANCAN W-L
Win %
197522 R64—R16 2–2 (50%)
197623 ——R64 0–1 (0%)
197825 SFR32— 5–2 (71%)
197926 R16—— 2–1 (67%)
198027 R64—— 0–1 (0%)
198128 R16—— 2–1 (67%)
198229 QF—— 3–1 (75%)
198330 F—— 4–1 (80%)
198431 R64—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 15–8
(65%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
18–11
(62%)

ATP 250

Jose Higueras ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge SWEBARBASBUEDLBGSTHAMHKGHOUAUSMADMCMIAMUNNAPPARITAROTSTGSTOSTUTKYWASAIXAMSAVIBERBOGBOLBORBOUBRUCAICALCALDENDUSDUTGUAHAMJOHLALALINLISLONLOUMANMARMARMEMMEXMILMURNICNOREASPALIWPALPHIPHIQUIIWRICRICSALSALSANSAOSARSOUST.TEHTEMU.SVALVENVINZEL W-L
Win %
196815 —R64—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
196916 —R64—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197017 —R64—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197118 ——————————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
197320 —QF————————QF————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 6–2 (75%)
197421 —————R16—————R16—R32————————————————R32———QF————R16————————————————R32—————————R32R32——————R16————— 9–10 (47%)
197522 FSF————R32R32——R16SF—R16R32——R32—QF—R16———R32——R32—R32——R32——————R32—————R32SF—————————————R64———R16———————R32—R64———— 25–22 (53%)
197623 —QF—QF——QF———QF——R32————WR64——————————R64—————SF————————R16————————R32————QF—————————F———R16—R64R64——— 29–15 (66%)
197724 R32QF—R16——R64———QF—R32SF—SFR64—R16————QF——QFF———R32—————QF—R16——————————QF——W————R64—————————R32————R16—R64———— 35–21 (62%)
197825 —QF—QF——R16———WR16——F———————SF————QF——W—W——R32——————————R16———SF—QF—WR64——R32—————R16———————R32——QF———— 51–16 (76%)
197926 —R32—QF——W—W—SFR16——SF———F———QF————QF——————————————————R16———R32————F————R64—FR16R16——————————W———— 52–15 (78%)
198027 —————R32——QF——R32——SF———————R32————————————————————————————————R16————R16—————————QF————SF———— 16–9 (64%)
198128 —R32—R16——R16—QF—R16QF——R16———SF———R16———————————————R32———R32—————SF——————QF—SF————R32————————————R32—QFF— 33–18 (65%)
198229 —R64——QF—W—R16SFQFR16——W—————————QF—————QF——————————QFR32F———————R16———F——————SF——————QF—QF—————R16—SF 45–18 (71%)
198330 —R16———QFF———R16R32——R32—————W—————————W——————R16————W—SF——————————SF———————————————R16———————— 33–10 (77%)
198431 —R64R32——SFR16—R16W————R16————R32QF————————W————————————SF————————————R16———————————————————————— 22–10 (69%)
198532 —R64————R64R32——R32R16————————R16—R64——————R32————————————R16——————R16—————————————————————————R64———— 4–11 (27%)
198633 ——————————————————————————————————————————R16————————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)
19–14
(58%)
0–1
(0%)
8–5
(62%)
1–1
(50%)
6–4
(60%)
25–8
(76%)
0–2
(0%)
10–4
(71%)
8–1
(89%)
26–10
(72%)
10–9
(53%)
0–1
(0%)
4–4
(50%)
23–7
(77%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
12–3
(80%)
2–3
(40%)
8–2
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
10–5
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
8–3
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
13–4
(76%)
0–1
(0%)
4–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
14–5
(74%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
5–3
(62%)
3–1
(75%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
6–3
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
6–1
(86%)
20–7
(74%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
7–3
(70%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
5–3
(62%)
1–1
(50%)
14–7
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
363–182
(67%)

ATP Finals

Jose Higueras ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FINNAP W-L
Win %
197926 RR— 0–3 (0%)
198229 R16QF 0–2 (0%)
198330 QF— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 1–5
(17%)
0–1
(0%)
1–6
(14%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
6
Career-high date
Jun 13, 1983
First Top 100
Jul 29, 1974
First Top 50
Dec 15, 1975
First Top 20
May 29, 1978
First Top 10
May 21, 1979

Ranking History Matrix

Jose Higueras ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197320——————————127128
197421——131129127127676160—107108
197522107—62575862—————46
197623—————41—————42
197724455350343733353531312828
197825302924251922141716151514
197926151316111010977899
198027777111312132830253030
198128323027252324262929353735
198229354443451716148791012
19833011877766109977
19843177771526252620212021
19853221292929294281104188178178182
198633181212156217212243246252312317321330
198734331335——————————

Similar Players

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

Jose Higueras's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Adriano Panatta ITA #6 2,177 585 363 222 62.1% $776,187 10 1 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Sandy Mayer USA #7 2,080 576 371 205 64.4% $1,057,783 12 0 0 1970–1985 Rivalries Match log
Eliot Teltscher USA #6 2,093 599 392 207 65.4% $1,653,997 10 0 0 1976–1990 Rivalries Match log
Eddie Dibbs USA #5 2,169 867 605 262 69.8% $2,016,426 22 0 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
Jan Kodes CZE #5 2,121 744 469 275 63.0% $693,197 10 3 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Harold Solomon USA #5 2,163 894 566 328 63.3% $1,802,769 22 0 0 1969–1991 Rivalries Match log
Brian Teacher USA #7 2,044 576 338 238 58.7% $1,426,514 8 1 0 1971–1986 Rivalries Match log
Corrado Barazzutti ITA #7 2,038 491 289 202 58.9% $775,783 5 0 0 1971–1984 Rivalries Match log
Roscoe Tanner USA #4 2,162 885 592 293 66.9% $1,696,198 17 1 0 1969–1985 Rivalries Match log
Raul Ramirez MEX #4 2,150 786 530 256 67.4% $2,217,971 20 0 0 1970–1983 Rivalries Match log
Gene Mayer USA #4 2,208 466 309 157 66.3% $1,382,422 14 0 0 1973–1986 Rivalries Match log
Joakim Nystrom SWE #7 2,121 393 257 136 65.4% $2,067,447 13 0 0 1980–1989 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jose Higueras born?
Jose Higueras was born on March 1, 1953.
Which country did Jose Higueras represent?
Jose Higueras represented Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Jose Higueras?
Jose Higueras is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Jose Higueras use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Jose Higueras uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Jose Higueras left-handed or right-handed?
Jose Higueras plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Jose Higueras won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Jose Higueras in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jose Higueras won?
TennisDB does not group any of Jose Higueras's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Jose Higueras won?
TennisDB records 16 ATP singles titles for Jose Higueras across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1984.
What is Jose Higueras' highest ATP ranking?
Jose Higueras' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 6, first achieved on June 13, 1983.
What is Jose Higueras' career win-loss record?
Jose Higueras has 424 wins and 220 losses (65.8%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1986.
How much career prize money has Jose Higueras earned?
Jose Higueras has earned at least $1,406,355 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jose Higueras's career appear in TennisDB?
Jose Higueras appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1986.
On which surface does Jose Higueras have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Jose Higueras's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 69.1% (363–162).
Who has Jose Higueras faced most often?
Jose Higueras' most frequent opponent is Guillermo Vilas, with a head-to-head record of 4–12 across 16 meetings.