Player data updated: 2026-09-01 02:16 UTC

John Hayes

USA Age 71 193 cm / 6'4" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1978–1984

John Hayes represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 92. In TennisDB's records, John Hayes finished with a career record of 15–28 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

92 (Nov 10, 1980)

Elo peak

1589 (29th percentile)

Career record

15–28 (34.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$35,062

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

Jump to section

ATP Matches full match log →

John Hayes's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jeff Klaparda #252	3-6 6-7 6-3 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1984*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Guy Forget	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 1982*	R32	Indianapolis	ATP 250	Clay
Todd Witsken	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 1982*	R64	Indianapolis	ATP 250	Clay
Ramesh Krishnan	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1982*	R32	South Orange	ATP 250	Clay
Fernando Luna #63	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1982*	R32	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

John Hayes's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jose Higueras	0	3	3	Aug 6, 1981	H2H
Ramesh Krishnan	1	1	2	Jul 29, 1982	H2H
Andrew Pattison	0	2	2	Oct 21, 1981	—
Chris Mayotte	0	2	2	Aug 13, 1981	H2H
Jeff Klaparda	0	1	1	Aug 30, 1984	H2H

Career Results

John Hayes career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	23	0	1	1	0.0%	211	211
1979	24	1	1	2	50.0%	252	252
1980	25	6	7	13	46.2%	99	97
1981	26	6	14	20	30.0%	92	99
1982	27	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1984	29	0	1	1	0.0%	503	463
Career		15	28	43	34.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Hayes 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 %
1978	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	25	3	4	7	42.9%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%
1981	26	3	9	12	25.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	6	14	20	30.0%
1982	27	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1984	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	6	14	20	30.0%	8	10	18	44.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	15	28	43	34.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Hayes 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 %
1978	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	25	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
1981	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	7	7	0.0%
1982	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1984	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	7	8	12.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	16	19	15.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 19/43 (44.2%) of John Hayes's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Hayes 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
1978	23	1499	107.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.17
1979	24	1506	98.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.80	1–0	1–0	—	+0.45
1980	25	1582	123.8	—	—	—	—	+8	-13	—	42.9%	-0.63	4–2 (67%)	2–3 (40%)	104.0	+0.15
1981	26	1519	110.8	—	—	—	—	+1	+60	—	32.0%	-1.60	5–4 (56%)	6–1 (86%)	104.9	+1.48
1982	27	1519	104.6	—	—	—	—	—	+54	—	33.3%	-1.33	—	1–0	—	+0.02
1984	29	1496	100.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-0.75	—	0–1	—	+0.20
Career		1589	116.1	—	—	—	—	+3	+34	—	35.2%	-1.24	10–6 (63%)	10–5 (67%)	109.3	+4.95

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

John Hayes Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1980	25	R64	1–1 (50%)
1981	26	R128	0–1 (0%)
1984	29	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	1–3 (25%)

ATP 250

John Hayes ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	BAS	NAP	NWP	STO	VIE	WAS	BOL	COL	DEN	LA	LAF	MEX	NAP	SAN	SAR	SOU	STO	TAM	U.S	W-L Win %
1978	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	25	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	5–6 (45%)
1981	26	R16	—	R32	—	R64	R64	R64	—	—	R32	R64	—	QF	QF	R32	—	—	R32	R32	R64	6–13 (32%)
1982	27	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	2–4 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	14–25 (36%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Nov 10, 1980

First Top 100

Sep 8, 1980

First Top 50

—

First Top 20

—

First Top 10

—

Ranking History Matrix

John Hayes ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	211
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	252
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	99	—	94	97
1981	26	97	100	—	—	—	99	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	28	337	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	29	503	—	—	—	—	667	483	511	445	459	451	463
1985	30	466	480	494	496	512	508	701	546	596	591	596	618
1986	31	615	603	616	610	595	592	617	637	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

John Hayes's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Craig Wittus	USA	94	1,593	56	20	36	35.7%	1980–1984	Match log
Bruce Foxworth	USA	97	1,561	22	8	14	36.4%	1977–1985	Match log
Leo Palin	FIN	92	1,560	88	28	60	31.8%	1975–1985	Match log
Morris Skip Strode	USA	98	1,601	43	17	26	39.5%	1981–1983	Match log
Ben Mckown	USA	94	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1980–1981	Match log
David Dowlen	USA	95	1,589	36	10	26	27.8%	1978–1987	Match log
Haroon Ismail	ZIM	87	1,611	66	20	46	30.3%	1978–1983	Match log
Ron Hightower	USA	97	1,550	27	7	20	25.9%	1980–1983	Match log
Gianluca Rinaldini	ITA	94	1,570	36	9	27	25.0%	1978–1984	Match log
Andy Andrews	USA	78	1,591	56	18	38	32.1%	1975–1985	Match log
Chris Mayotte	USA	85	1,588	92	34	58	37.0%	1977–1982	Match log
Christophe Freyss	FRA	82	1,695	131	48	83	36.6%	1977–1984	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Hayes?: John Hayes is 71 years old, born on April 7, 1955.
Which country does John Hayes represent?: John Hayes represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is John Hayes?: John Hayes is 193 cm / 6'4".
Is John Hayes left-handed or right-handed?: John Hayes plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has John Hayes won?: John Hayes has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Hayes won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Hayes's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John Hayes' highest ATP ranking?: John Hayes' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 92, first achieved on November 10, 1980.
What is John Hayes' career win-loss record?: John Hayes has a career ATP singles record of 15 wins and 28 losses (34.9%).
How much career prize money has John Hayes earned?: John Hayes has earned at least $35,062 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of John Hayes's career appear in TennisDB?: John Hayes appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1978 through 1984.
On which surface does John Hayes have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, John Hayes's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 30.0% (6–14).
Who has John Hayes faced most often?: John Hayes' most frequent opponent is Jose Higueras, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.