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Matti Timonen

FIN Age 73 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1974–1977

Matti Timonen represented Finland on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 257. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–6 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

257 (Apr 14, 1975)

Elo peak

1519 (8th 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 →

Matti Timonen's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Pavel Hutka	6-2 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 17, 1977*	R32	Helsinki	ATP 250	Carpet
Peter Feigl	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1976*	R64	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Jean Francois Caujolle	4-6 6-1 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1976*	QF	Copenhagen	ATP 250	Carpet
Tenny Svensson	7-5 3-6 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1976*	R16	Copenhagen	ATP 250	Carpet
Jan Kodes	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1975*	R32	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Matti Timonen's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pavel Hutka	0	1	1	Mar 17, 1977	H2H
Peter Feigl	0	1	1	Jul 20, 1976	H2H
Jean Francois Caujolle	0	1	1	Jan 23, 1976	H2H
Tenny Svensson	1	0	1	Jan 22, 1976	H2H
Jan Kodes	0	1	1	Jul 16, 1975	H2H

Career Results

Matti Timonen career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	21	0	1	1	0.0%	274	274
1975	22	1	2	3	33.3%	281	308
1976	23	1	2	3	33.3%	272	360
1977	24	0	1	1	0.0%	322	322
Career		2	6	8	25.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Matti Timonen 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 %
1974	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1976	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1977	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%

Advanced Stats

Matti Timonen 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
1974	21	1495	104.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	-0.15
1975	22	1501	109.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.4%	-0.82	0–1	1–0	—	+0.14
1976	23	1484	97.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-0.75	1–1	—	—	+0.95
1977	24	1470	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.22
Career		1519	104.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.0%	-0.80	1–4 (20%)	1–0	—	+14.50

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Matti Timonen ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	AUS	STO	COP	HEL	W-L Win %
1974	21	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	22	R16	R32	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1976	23	—	R64	—	QF	—	1–2 (33%)
1977	24	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–6 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

257

Career-high date

Apr 14, 1975

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

Matti Timonen ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	274
1975	22	281	—	306	257	268	330	—	—	—	—	—	308
1976	23	—	—	—	—	—	272	—	—	—	—	—	360
1977	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	322	—	—	—	—	—
1978	25	397	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662
1983	30	831	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	31	602	—	—	—	—	744	742	589	572	603	592	609
1985	32	604	619	630	628	638	632	660	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Matti Timonen's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Trevor Little	AUS	#254	1,504	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1973–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Hartmut Kirchhubel	GER	#253	1,531	12	3	9	25.0%	—	1973–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Bengt Lundstedt	SWE	#272	1,512	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1975–1976	Rivalries	Match log
John Trickey	AUS	#253	1,500	23	5	18	21.7%	—	1972–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Shigeyuki Nishio	JPN	#263	1,533	15	4	11	26.7%	$10,785	1974–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Orlando Agudelo	COL	#255	1,510	5	1	4	20.0%	$212	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	#254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	$10,270	1970–1986	Rivalries	Match log
John Eagleton	RSA	#272	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	—	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Stephen Myers	AUS	#239	1,500	18	4	14	22.2%	—	1972–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Rafael Ruiz	ESP	#237	1,500	15	4	11	26.7%	—	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
George Taylor	USA	#248	1,506	20	4	16	20.0%	$56	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Max Wunschig	GER	#287	1,500	15	4	11	26.7%	—	1971–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Matti Timonen?: Matti Timonen is 73 years old, born on January 1, 1953.
Which country does Matti Timonen represent?: Matti Timonen represents Finland in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Matti Timonen left-handed or right-handed?: Matti Timonen plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Matti Timonen won?: Matti Timonen has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Matti Timonen won?: TennisDB does not group any of Matti Timonen's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Matti Timonen's highest ATP ranking?: Matti Timonen's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 257, first achieved on April 14, 1975.
What is Matti Timonen's career win-loss record?: Matti Timonen has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 6 losses (25.0%).
Which seasons of Matti Timonen's career appear in TennisDB?: Matti Timonen appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1974 through 1977.
Who has Matti Timonen faced most often?: Matti Timonen's most frequent opponent is Pavel Hutka, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.