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Nobuya Tamura

JPN Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1978–1981

Nobuya Tamura represented Japan on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 400. In TennisDB's records, Nobuya Tamura finished with a career record of 1–4 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

400 (Dec 26, 1979)

Elo peak

1508 (5th percentile)

Career record

1–4 (20.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,462

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 →

Nobuya Tamura's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Larry Stefanki	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1981*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Wolfgang Popp #96	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1980*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Peter Mcnamara	2-6 2-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 25, 1979*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Akira Motomura	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 24, 1979*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Sherwood Stewart	6-4 2-6 0-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 26, 1978*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay

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Nobuya Tamura's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Larry Stefanki	0	1	1	Oct 21, 1981	H2H
Wolfgang Popp	0	1	1	Oct 22, 1980	H2H
Peter Mcnamara	0	1	1	Oct 25, 1979	—
Akira Motomura	1	0	1	Oct 24, 1979	H2H
Sherwood Stewart	0	1	1	Oct 26, 1978	—

Career Results

Nobuya Tamura career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	418	418
1979	1	1	2	50.0%	400	400
1980	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1981	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Nobuya Tamura career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1978	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Nobuya Tamura career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/5 (20.0%) of Nobuya Tamura's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Nobuya Tamura advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1978	1493	99.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.67	0–1	—	—	-0.06
1979	1502	103.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	—	—	+0.10
1980	1490	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.09
1981	1473	92.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	+0.23
Career	1508	97.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.3%	-2.46	0–1	—	—	+7.20

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Nobuya Tamura ATP 250 results by season
Season	TKY	TKY	W-L Win %
1978	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1979	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

400

Career-high date

Dec 26, 1979

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

Nobuya Tamura ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	418
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	400
1984	793	—	—	—	—	744	742	768	748	739	726	745
1985	738	749	754	749	768	—	798	808	806	796	805	794
1986	789	783	782	773	759	761	773	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Nobuya Tamura's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Akinori Naguro	JPN	374	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1974–1981	Match log
Chris Bradnam	GBR	386	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1978–1983	Match log
Eiji Takeuchi	JPN	402	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1979–1985	Match log
Taisen Kanai	JPN	465	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1978–1981	Match log
Peter Lamb	RSA	440	1,504	4	1	3	25.0%	1980–1981	Match log
Massimo Rivaroli	ITA	400	1,513	3	1	2	33.3%	1979–1979	Match log
Gunther Gnettner	GER	366	1,516	7	1	6	14.3%	1973–1981	Match log
Bill Gilmour	AUS	335	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1980–1981	Match log
Phil Davies	AUS	339	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1978–1980	Match log
Rohun Beven	GBR	296	1,514	10	2	8	20.0%	1978–1980	Match log
Christophe Lesage	FRA	393	1,506	4	1	3	25.0%	1980–1983	Match log
Hans Hansson	AUS	382	1,511	8	1	7	12.5%	1980–1982	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Nobuya Tamura represent?: Nobuya Tamura represents Japan in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Nobuya Tamura left-handed or right-handed?: Nobuya Tamura plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Nobuya Tamura won?: Nobuya Tamura has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Nobuya Tamura won?: TennisDB does not group any of Nobuya Tamura's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Nobuya Tamura's highest ATP ranking?: Nobuya Tamura's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 400, first achieved on December 26, 1979.
What is Nobuya Tamura's career win-loss record?: Nobuya Tamura has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Nobuya Tamura earned?: Nobuya Tamura has earned at least $1,462 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Nobuya Tamura's career appear in TennisDB?: Nobuya Tamura appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1978 through 1981.
Who has Nobuya Tamura faced most often?: Nobuya Tamura's most frequent opponent is Larry Stefanki, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.