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Craig Wittus

USA Age 69 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1984

Craig Wittus represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 94. In TennisDB's records, Craig Wittus finished with a career record of 20–36 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

94 (Jul 11, 1983)

Elo peak

1594 (31st percentile)

Career record

20–36 (35.7%)

Career titles

Prize money

$8,477

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 →

Craig Wittus's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Marty Davis #78	3-6 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1984*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Charles Bud Cox #406	6-4 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 27, 1984*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
John Alexander #44	6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1983*	R32	Sydney Indoor	ATP 250	Hard
Brad Gilbert #84	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 1983*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Carpet
Mike Bauer #53	6-4 1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 1983*	R32	Maui	ATP 250	Hard

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Craig Wittus's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Brad Gilbert	0	2	2	Oct 6, 1983	H2H
Pat Cash	0	2	2	Sep 1, 1983	H2H
Fritz Buehning	0	2	2	Jun 22, 1983	H2H
Tom Cain	2	0	2	Jun 9, 1983	H2H
Chris Johnstone	1	1	2	Jun 8, 1983	H2H

Career Results

Craig Wittus career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	23	0	1	1	0.0%	324	324
1981	24	7	13	20	35.0%	—	—
1982	25	8	12	20	40.0%	151	151
1983	26	4	9	13	30.8%	163	94
1984	27	1	1	2	50.0%	162	305
Career		20	36	56	35.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Craig Wittus 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	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	24	1	3	4	25.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	7	13	20	35.0%
1982	25	1	2	3	33.3%	3	7	10	30.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	8	12	20	40.0%
1983	26	1	5	6	16.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1984	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	3	10	13	23.1%	5	13	18	27.8%	8	10	18	44.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	20	36	56	35.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Craig Wittus 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 %
1981	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	0	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
1982	25	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	0	0	—	—	2	10	12	16.7%
1983	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%	0	0	—	—	2	8	10	20.0%
1984	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
Career		0	4	4	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	19	25	24.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	7	25	32	21.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 32/56 (57.1%) of Craig Wittus's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Craig Wittus 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	23	1482	96.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.34
1981	24	1472	111.6	—	—	—	—	+36	+24	+107	40.0%	-1.11	3–5 (38%)	4–4 (50%)	100.5	+1.75
1982	25	1548	124.7	—	—	—	—	+37	-53	—	43.1%	-0.71	3–5 (38%)	3–2 (60%)	101.7	+0.93
1983	26	1517	106.1	—	—	—	—	-12	—	+54	37.9%	-0.97	0–2	1–1	—	+0.24
1984	27	1520	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-0.88	1–0	—	—	+0.34
Career		1594	115.9	—	—	—	—	+19	-24	+92	40.0%	-0.95	7–12 (37%)	8–7 (53%)	101.3	+6.43

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Craig Wittus Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1981	24	R64	R128	R64	R128	1–4 (20%)
1982	25	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1983	26	—	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1984	27	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	2–9 (18%)

ATP 500

Craig Wittus ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	W-L Win %
1981	24	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Craig Wittus ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	MET	NAP	NWP	QUE	TKY	WAS	CAI	CAR	CLE	COL	FOR	MAU	NOR	STO	SYD	SYD	TAI	U.S	W-L Win %
1980	23	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	24	R16	—	—	R64	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	6–8 (43%)
1982	25	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	R32	R64	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	F	R32	8–10 (44%)
1983	26	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	4–7 (36%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	1–2 (33%)	18–26 (41%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Jul 11, 1983

First Top 100

Jun 13, 1983

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Craig Wittus ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	400
1980	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	324
1982	25	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	26	163	—	—	—	—	97	94	—	—	—	—	—
1984	27	162	—	—	—	—	313	259	297	302	298	293	305
1985	28	304	306	307	315	392	390	623	626	620	617	—	—

Similar Players

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

Craig Wittus's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
John Hayes	USA	92	1,588	43	15	28	34.9%	1978–1984	Match log
Bruce Foxworth	USA	97	1,561	22	8	14	36.4%	1977–1985	Match log
Morris Skip Strode	USA	98	1,601	43	17	26	39.5%	1981–1983	Match log
Steve Shaw	GBR	88	1,614	64	23	41	35.9%	1980–1988	Match log
Carlos Castellan	ARG	97	1,623	69	27	42	39.1%	1980–1986	Match log
David Dowlen	USA	95	1,589	36	10	26	27.8%	1978–1987	Match log
Ben Mckown	USA	94	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1980–1981	Match log
Leo Palin	FIN	92	1,560	88	28	60	31.8%	1975–1985	Match log
Craig A Miller	AUS	102	1,572	79	26	53	32.9%	1979–1988	Match log
Ron Hightower	USA	97	1,550	27	7	20	25.9%	1980–1983	Match log
Raul Antonio Viver	ECU	94	1,567	69	20	49	29.0%	1979–1993	Match log
Jim Gurfein	USA	96	1,679	103	39	64	37.9%	1981–1988	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Craig Wittus?: Craig Wittus is 69 years old, born on February 24, 1957.
Which country does Craig Wittus represent?: Craig Wittus represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Craig Wittus?: Craig Wittus is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Craig Wittus left-handed or right-handed?: Craig Wittus plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Craig Wittus won?: Craig Wittus has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Craig Wittus won?: TennisDB does not group any of Craig Wittus's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Craig Wittus' highest ATP ranking?: Craig Wittus' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 94, first achieved on July 11, 1983.
What is Craig Wittus' career win-loss record?: Craig Wittus has a career ATP singles record of 20 wins and 36 losses (35.7%).
How much career prize money has Craig Wittus earned?: Craig Wittus has earned at least $8,477 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Craig Wittus's career appear in TennisDB?: Craig Wittus appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1984.
Who has Craig Wittus faced most often?: Craig Wittus' most frequent opponent is Brad Gilbert, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.