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Rocky Royer

USA Age 68 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1984

Rocky Royer represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 154. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 3–13 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

154 (Jan 3, 1983)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

3–13 (18.8%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$42,018

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 →

Rocky Royer's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tim Wilkison #95	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 8, 1984*	R64	Forest Hills Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Balazs Taroczy #32	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1983*	R32	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay
Craig Wittus	0-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 3, 1983*	R64	Forest Hills Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Alejandro Gattiker	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 1983*	R32	Vina Del Mar	ATP 250	Clay
Stefan Simonsson #100	4-6 7-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 3, 1983*	R32	Caracas	ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Rocky Royer's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Trey Waltke	2	2	Oct 7, 1982	H2H
Tim Wilkison	1	1	May 8, 1984	H2H
Balazs Taroczy	1	1	Jul 21, 1983	H2H
Craig Wittus	1	1	May 3, 1983	H2H
Alejandro Gattiker	1	1	Feb 17, 1983	H2H

Career Results

Rocky Royer career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	22	0	1	1	0.0%	356	356
1982	24	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1983	25	0	5	5	0.0%	154	154
1984	26	0	1	1	0.0%	223	676
Career		3	13	16	18.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rocky Royer career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	24	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1983	25	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%
1984	26	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	4	4	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	13	16	18.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rocky Royer 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	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1983	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1984	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	0	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 6/16 (37.5%) of Rocky Royer's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rocky Royer 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	22	1488	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	+0.03
1982	24	1472	95.5	—	—	—	—	+67	+39	—	33.3%	-1.62	2–1 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	102.3	+1.58
1983	25	1422	89.8	—	—	—	—	—	+42	—	9.1%	-3.27	0–1	1–0	—	+0.34
1984	26	1415	96.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.02
Career		1500	91.4	—	—	—	—	+67	+41	—	24.3%	-2.24	2–3 (40%)	5–2 (71%)	100.5	+12.06

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Rocky Royer ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	MEL	TKY	BAH	CAR	DUT	FOR	GUA	EAS	MAU	QUI	SYD	VIN	W-L Win %
1980	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1982	24	R32	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	3–6 (33%)
1983	25	—	—	—	R32	R32	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	0–5 (0%)
1984	26	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–13 (19%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

154

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

Rocky Royer ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662
1980	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	356
1983	25	154	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	26	223	—	—	—	—	239	483	511	498	603	592	676
1985	27	738	749	754	753	—	—	—	—	—	796	805	794
1986	28	789	783	782	773	759	761	799	839	853	855	—	—

Similar Players

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

Rocky Royer's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Bruce Kleege	USA	#148	1,500	45	10	35	22.2%	$283	1978–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Jerome Vanier	FRA	#152	1,500	22	5	17	22.7%	$3,524	1977–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Charles Buzz Strode	USA	#158	1,530	31	8	23	25.8%	$108,448	1977–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Tomm Warneke	USA	#159	1,535	23	6	17	26.1%	$73,152	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Charles Bud Cox	USA	#149	1,500	26	7	19	26.9%	$98,692	1980–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Whitecross	AUS	#161	1,526	45	10	35	22.2%	—	1979–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Ney Keller	BRA	#161	1,513	7	1	6	14.3%	$4,304	1980–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Maze	USA	#153	1,548	44	12	32	27.3%	$138	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Hans Peter Kandler	AUT	#136	1,500	26	5	21	19.2%	$48,938	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Miguel Mir	ESP	#158	1,500	38	7	31	18.4%	—	1975–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Glen Holroyd	USA	#185	1,506	22	5	17	22.7%	—	1980–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Andy Kohlberg	USA	#142	1,517	50	13	37	26.0%	$169,395	1978–1988	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rocky Royer?: Rocky Royer is 68 years old, born on June 27, 1958.
Which country does Rocky Royer represent?: Rocky Royer represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Rocky Royer left-handed or right-handed?: Rocky Royer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rocky Royer won?: Rocky Royer has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Rocky Royer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rocky Royer's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Rocky Royer's highest ATP ranking?: Rocky Royer's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 154, first achieved on January 3, 1983.
What is Rocky Royer's career win-loss record?: Rocky Royer has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 13 losses (18.8%).
How much career prize money has Rocky Royer earned?: Rocky Royer has earned at least $42,018 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Rocky Royer's career appear in TennisDB?: Rocky Royer appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1984.
Who has Rocky Royer faced most often?: Rocky Royer's most frequent opponent is Trey Waltke, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.