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Olle Palmer

SWE Age 71 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1973–1981

Olle Palmer represented Sweden on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 140. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–6 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

140 (Nov 26, 1973)

Elo peak

1516 (7th percentile)

Singles record

2–6 (25.0%)

Singles titles

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 →

Olle Palmer's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
John Fitzgerald #51	0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1981*	R32	Swedish Open	ATP 250	Clay
Billy Martin #55	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 8, 1977*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Buster C Mottram #29	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1977*	R32	Swedish Open	ATP 250	Clay
John Lloyd	4-6 3-6	L	—	Match data	Mar 18, 1977*	R16	Helsinki	ATP 250	Carpet
Ulf Eriksson	4-6 7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 1977*	R32	Helsinki	ATP 250	Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Olle Palmer's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John Fitzgerald	0	1	1	Jul 23, 1981	H2H
Billy Martin	0	1	1	Nov 8, 1977	H2H
Buster C Mottram	0	1	1	Jul 6, 1977	H2H
John Lloyd	0	1	1	Mar 18, 1977	—
Ulf Eriksson	1	0	1	Mar 17, 1977	H2H

Career Results

Olle Palmer career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1973	17	1	1	2	50.0%	140	140
1976	20	0	1	1	0.0%	310	310
1977	21	1	3	4	25.0%	258	258
1981	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		2	6	8	25.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Olle Palmer 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 %
1973	17	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1976	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	21	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1981	25	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	6	8	25.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Olle Palmer 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 %
1973	17	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	21	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1981	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/8 (50.0%) of Olle Palmer's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Olle Palmer 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
1973	17	1515	110.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	1–0	—	-0.06
1976	20	1503	96.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.04
1977	21	1499	106.5	—	—	—	—	+65	—	—	22.2%	-1.55	1–0	1–0	—	+0.20
1981	25	1494	91.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-6.00	—	—	—	-0.12
Career		1516	102.8	—	—	—	—	+65	—	—	23.5%	-2.06	1–0	2–0	—	+0.75

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Olle Palmer ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	STO	HEL	W-L Win %
1973	17	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	20	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1977	21	R32	R64	R16	1–3 (25%)
1981	25	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–3 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–6 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

140

Career-high date

Nov 26, 1973

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

Olle Palmer ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	140	140
1974	18	—	—	146	145	147	160	251	252	244	—	236	—
1976	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	310
1977	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	258	—	—	—	—	—
1978	22	266	—	—	—	—	—	343	—	—	—	—	—
1979	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662
1983	27	743	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	522	541	532	511	503	520
1985	29	519	537	547	550	570	567	601	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Olle Palmer's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Mark Meyers	USA	#148	1,509	10	2	8	20.0%	—	1975–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pearson	USA	#153	1,509	25	6	19	24.0%	$138	1976–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Aubone	ARG	#133	1,546	46	12	34	26.1%	—	1969–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Gerard Toulon	FRA	#165	1,529	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1977–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Maze	USA	#153	1,548	44	12	32	27.3%	$138	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Myburg	RSA	#159	1,539	34	9	25	26.5%	—	1971–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Herve Gauvain	FRA	#148	1,561	36	10	26	27.8%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Eric Friedler	USA	#152	1,551	53	16	37	30.2%	$86	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Christophe Casa	FRA	#146	1,533	54	16	38	29.6%	—	1974–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Andrew Jarrett	GBR	#140	1,536	51	14	37	27.5%	—	1977–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Douglas Palm	SWE	#159	1,540	63	17	46	27.0%	—	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Wayman	GBR	#171	1,535	18	4	14	22.2%	—	1974–1978	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Olle Palmer?: Olle Palmer is 71 years old, born on October 4, 1955.
Which country does Olle Palmer represent?: Olle Palmer represents Sweden in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Olle Palmer left-handed or right-handed?: Olle Palmer plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Olle Palmer won?: Olle Palmer has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Olle Palmer won?: TennisDB does not group any of Olle Palmer's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Olle Palmer's highest ATP ranking?: Olle Palmer's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 140, first achieved on November 26, 1973.
What is Olle Palmer's career win-loss record?: Olle Palmer has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 6 losses (25.0%).
Which seasons of Olle Palmer's career appear in TennisDB?: Olle Palmer appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1973 through 1981.
Who has Olle Palmer faced most often?: Olle Palmer's most frequent opponent is John Fitzgerald, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.