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Bernie Mitton

RSA Died May 5, 2017 (age 62) 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1971–1984

Bernie Mitton represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 42. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 206–223 and 2 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
42 (Apr 7, 1980)
Elo peak
1827 (74th percentile)
Singles record
206–223 (48.0%)
Singles titles
2

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 →

Bernie Mitton's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Arias #5 6-3 3-6 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jun 27, 1984* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors #3 3-6 6-4 3-6 L H2H Match data Jun 13, 1984* R64 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Andres Gomez #7 3-6 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data May 30, 1984* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Gene Mayer #24 2-6 0-6 L H2H Match data May 19, 1984* QF Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Rolf Gehring #90 6-4 6-4 W H2H Match data May 18, 1984* R16 Munich Open ATP 250 Clay

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Bernie Mitton's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Roscoe Tanner 1 7 8 Aug 19, 1981 H2H
Mark Cox 4 4 8 Aug 25, 1979 H2H
Jimmy Connors 0 7 7 Jun 13, 1984 H2H
Tim Wilkison 3 3 6 Mar 15, 1984 H2H
Sandy Mayer 4 2 6 Oct 29, 1983 H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Bernie Mitton singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197823 1 — — — 1 — Newport
197924 1 — — — 1 — San Jose
Total 2 — — — 2 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Bernie Mitton career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1971160110.0%——
1972170110.0%——
1973181141573.3%158179
197419551050.0%181161
19752020193951.3%16051
19762116213743.2%6065
19772223325541.8%6576
19782336316753.7%9062
19792429265552.7%6258
19802528295749.1%5960
19812613193240.6%6094
1982278111942.1%——
19832813162944.8%162100
198429481233.3%111243
Career20622342948.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Bernie Mitton career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197116 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
197217 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
197318 31475.0%11250.0%72977.8%———— 1141573.3%
197419 21366.7%0110.0%22450.0%11250.0% 551050.0%
197520 1061662.5%5101533.3%21366.7%32560.0% 20193951.3%
197621 45944.4%24633.3%32560.0%7101741.2% 16213743.2%
197722 7111838.9%10112147.6%13425.0%571241.7% 23325541.8%
197823 1091952.6%17812.5%1351872.2%12102254.5% 36316753.7%
197924 1692564.0%32560.0%851361.5%2101216.7% 29265552.7%
198025 11122347.8%34742.9%34742.9%1192055.0% 28295749.1%
198126 11102152.4%————0440.0%25728.6% 13193240.6%
198227 13425.0%12333.3%34742.9%32560.0% 8111942.1%
198328 471136.4%33650.0%0220.0%641060.0% 13162944.8%
198429 12333.3%33650.0%0220.0%0110.0% 481233.3%
Career—807815850.6%32488040.0%42367853.8%526111346.0%20622342948.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Bernie Mitton career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197419 00——0110.0%00——202100.0% 21366.7%
197520 0220.0%101100.0%0110.0%101100.0% 23540.0%
197621 00——101100.0%21366.7%00—— 31475.0%
197722 36933.3%17812.5%8111942.1%101100.0% 13243735.1%
197823 0440.0%54955.6%13122552.0%0110.0% 18213946.2%
197924 0440.0%24633.3%891747.1%101100.0% 11172839.3%
198025 13425.0%15616.7%10162638.5%00—— 12243633.3%
198126 0330.0%14520.0%641060.0%00—— 7111838.9%
198227 00——0220.0%23540.0%00—— 25728.6%
198328 0110.0%31475.0%561145.5%202100.0% 1081855.6%
198429 0330.0%0220.0%31475.0%00—— 36933.3%
Career 4263013.3%15304533.3%576412147.1%71887.5% 8312120440.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 204/429 (47.6%) of Bernie Mitton's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Bernie Mitton 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
1971 16 1476 98.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — -0.03
1972 17 1453 99.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
1973 18 1620 117.8 — — — — -39 — +45 65.0% +0.73 3–1 (75%) — — +2.05
1974 19 1619 122.8 — — — — -11 — +30 50.0% +0.32 0–1 0–1 — +0.83
1975 20 1769 147.6 — — — — +16 -190 -71 52.3% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 0–3 (0%) 94.2 -1.55
1976 21 1767 139.9 — — — — +10 -220 -14 48.4% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 6–6 (50%) 96.8 -1.92
1977 22 1691 147.0 — — — — +38 -51 +7 42.1% -0.36 10–8 (56%) 4–7 (36%) 103.6 -5.60
1978 23 1730 140.2 — — — — +36 -163 +100 54.1% +0.07 12–16 (43%) 13–6 (68%) 102.0 +1.76
1979 24 1754 138.0 — — — — -3 -152 +74 50.4% +0.16 10–6 (63%) 10–9 (53%) 105.8 +1.29
1980 25 1689 138.1 — — — — +25 -92 +105 48.6% +0.15 11–10 (52%) 6–14 (30%) 93.8 +1.90
1981 26 1619 131.6 — — — — +55 — +59 40.8% -0.26 5–5 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 96.1 +0.87
1982 27 1593 116.0 — — — — +74 -15 +33 45.7% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 96.3 +1.86
1983 28 1615 124.3 — — — — +25 -22 — 49.3% -0.26 3–9 (25%) 8–6 (57%) 95.6 +1.68
1984 29 1616 122.3 — — — — -2 +7 — 37.5% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.98
Career 1827 143.0 — — — — +25 -105 +57 48.7% -0.04 64–75 (46%) 57–69 (45%) 95.6 +0.50

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Bernie Mitton Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197318 ——R16— 3–1 (75%)
197419 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
197520 ——R32R128 2–2 (50%)
197621 ——R16R128 3–2 (60%)
197722 —R32R128R128 2–3 (40%)
197823 R32R128R64R32 4–4 (50%)
197924 ——R128R32 2–2 (50%)
198025 —R64R64R16 5–3 (62%)
198126 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
198227 R32——— 1–1 (50%)
198328 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
198429 —R128R128— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 2–2
(50%)
3–4
(43%)
10–11
(48%)
7–8
(47%)
22–25
(47%)

ATP 500

Bernie Mitton ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITACAN W-L
Win %
197823 —R64— 0–1 (0%)
197924 SF—— 4–1 (80%)
198025 R64R64— 0–2 (0%)
198126 R64—R16 2–2 (50%)
W-L 4–3
(57%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
6–6
(50%)

ATP 250

Bernie Mitton ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBSWEBARBASCINFLRGSTHAMHOUMADMELMETMIAMUNNAPNWPPARQUEITAROTSTOSTUVIEWASANCBALBECBERBIRBOLBOUBRICOLCOLCOLCOLDAYDENDUBFERJACJOHJOHLALALASLITLONLOSLOSLOSLOUMAUMEMMONNAPNOREASPALIWPHIPHIIWRICSALSANSANSANSAOSARSOUSOUSPRST.STOSURSYDTAMTEHTELCANTOUU.SVALWEM W-L
Win %
197116 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R128—————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197217 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R128—————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197318 ————————————————————————————SF———R32———————SF—————————————————————————————————————————————— 8–3 (73%)
197419 ————————————————————————————QF———R64———————R16———QF—————————————————————————————————————————— 5–4 (56%)
197520 ———R32R32——————R64————R64—R16———QF—————————QF———QF————————————QF—R32—R16SF————————————R64————R64———————R64————R32— 18–16 (53%)
197621 ————R64—————————————R16——————————R32R32——————R16R16———R16—R16———SFQF—R64——R16————R64—R64—R32——R32R32————R16QF————————————— 13–19 (41%)
197722 ——————R16——R64————————R32R64R32—R64—R32R64—R32————————R64——R32—————R16—R32——R64R64—QFR16R64———R32—R16—QF———R32R16———R16QF—QF——————R64—R64—R32 21–29 (42%)
197823 —————————R64————R16—R64W—R64——R32—R16R64————QFQF——R32———R32————SF————R16——R32——R32———R32——R32—————R64F——QFR16—R16—R16—QF—————R64—R32 32–26 (55%)
197924 FR32R16————————————————R16—R32—R16—R32————R32————SF———QF———————————R64—R32—R32——————R64—R64R32—R64W———QFR32——R32QFR64———————— 23–22 (51%)
198025 —————R32———R16R32——————QF—R64——R32—R32R16—————R16——R32———SFR32———————R32———R32——QFSF————SF———R64——R64—R32SF—————QFR32————————R32 23–24 (49%)
198126 —————R32———————————R32—R64————R32————————R32——R16——R32———F——R32————————R64R32QF————R32——R16—————————————R32——————— 11–15 (42%)
198227 QF———————————R32——————————R16——SF——————R32————————————R32————R32R32—————R64————————————————————R32——————— 7–10 (41%)
198328 ——QF—————R16——————————R64———QFR16—————————SF——————QF————R64———————R16———————R64————R16—————R32———————R32—R32——— 13–14 (48%)
198429 ———————R16—————R32—QF———R64——————————————————————————R32————————R64——————————————————————————————— 4–6 (40%)
W-L 6–2
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
7–2
(78%)
2–3
(40%)
2–7
(22%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–4
(50%)
4–3
(57%)
4–5
(44%)
1–4
(20%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
3–3
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
3–3
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
2–4
(33%)
4–2
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
7–2
(78%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–4
(43%)
0–2
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
2–7
(22%)
0–1
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
9–6
(60%)
3–5
(38%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
3–1
(75%)
3–3
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
4–2
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
3–7
(30%)
10–2
(83%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
5–7
(42%)
4–4
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
178–190
(48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
42
Career-high date
Apr 7, 1980
First Top 100
Dec 15, 1975
First Top 50
Apr 25, 1977
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Bernie Mitton ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197318———————158169159177179
197419——181178132129164151156—158161
197520160—162166226150—————51
197621—————60—————65
197722625456495859676766697876
19782384——758075576462636162
197924626568716562755765656058
198025595946464353455550495560
19812661548574909194—————
198328162—————————100—
198429111—100—94109122129127186236243
198530243287314324638766——————

Similar Players

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

Bernie Mitton's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Geoff Masters AUS #42 1,889 490 237 253 48.4% — 2 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Angel Gimenez ESP #41 1,779 192 86 106 44.8% $283 2 0 0 1975–1984 Rivalries Match log
Rod Frawley AUS #43 1,814 255 112 143 43.9% $256,333 1 0 0 1969–1984 Rivalries Match log
Ricardo Cano ARG #42 1,797 285 140 145 49.1% $461 0 0 0 1970–1983 Rivalries Match log
Frew Mcmillan RSA #39 1,808 449 201 248 44.8% $609,072 2 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Bob Giltinan AUS #43 1,747 222 106 116 47.7% — 2 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Dominique Bedel FRA #41 1,651 143 57 86 39.9% $895 1 0 0 1976–1984 Rivalries Match log
Trey Waltke USA #41 1,822 291 113 178 38.8% — 0 0 0 1972–1983 Rivalries Match log
Nick Saviano USA #48 1,791 357 158 199 44.3% — 1 0 0 1973–1984 Rivalries Match log
Pascal Portes FRA #41 1,864 215 98 117 45.6% $227,283 0 0 0 1977–1985 Rivalries Match log
Ove Bengtson SWE #43 1,732 300 132 168 44.0% — 1 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Bernard Boileau BEL #41 1,694 78 34 44 43.6% $2,260 0 0 0 1978–1984 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Bernie Mitton represent?
Bernie Mitton represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Bernie Mitton?
Bernie Mitton is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Bernie Mitton left-handed or right-handed?
Bernie Mitton plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Bernie Mitton won?
Bernie Mitton has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Bernie Mitton won?
TennisDB does not group any of Bernie Mitton's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Bernie Mitton won?
Bernie Mitton has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was San Jose in 1979.
What is Bernie Mitton's highest ATP ranking?
Bernie Mitton's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 42, first achieved on April 7, 1980.
What is Bernie Mitton's career win-loss record?
Bernie Mitton has a career ATP singles record of 206 wins and 223 losses (48.0%).
Which seasons of Bernie Mitton's career appear in TennisDB?
Bernie Mitton appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1971 through 1984.
On which surface does Bernie Mitton have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Bernie Mitton's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 53.8% (42–36).
Who has Bernie Mitton faced most often?
Bernie Mitton's most frequent opponent is Roscoe Tanner, with a head-to-head record of 1–7 across 8 meetings.