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Ron Hightower

USA Age 67 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1983

Ron Hightower represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 97. In TennisDB's records, Ron Hightower finished with a career record of 7–20 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

97 (Jun 22, 1981)

Elo peak

1550 (18th percentile)

Career record

7–20 (25.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$796

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 →

Ron Hightower's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tony Giammalva	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 1983*	R32	Monterrey	ATP 250	Carpet
Matt Mitchell	5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 1983*	R64	La Quinta	ATP 250	Hard
Raul Ramirez #23	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 15, 1982*	R32	Los Angeles Open	ATP 250	Hard
Dick Stockton	4-6 7-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 26, 1982*	R16	Monterrey	ATP 250	Carpet
Rick Fagel	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 25, 1982*	R32	Monterrey	ATP 250	Carpet

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Ron Hightower's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tony Giammalva	0	1	1	Mar 3, 1983	H2H
Matt Mitchell	0	1	1	Feb 23, 1983	H2H
Raul Ramirez	0	1	1	Apr 15, 1982	H2H
Dick Stockton	0	1	1	Feb 26, 1982	H2H
Rick Fagel	1	0	1	Feb 25, 1982	H2H

Career Results

Ron Hightower career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	21	0	1	1	0.0%	344	344
1981	22	4	12	16	25.0%	97	98
1982	23	3	5	8	37.5%	174	174
1983	24	0	2	2	0.0%	289	289
Career		7	20	27	25.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Ron Hightower 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	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	22	2	3	5	40.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	—	—	—	—	4	12	16	25.0%
1982	23	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1983	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	4	7	11	36.4%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	20	27	25.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ron Hightower 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 %
1980	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	22	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%
1982	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	0	0	—	—	1	10	11	9.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 11/27 (40.7%) of Ron Hightower's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ron Hightower 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
1981	22	1457	111.5	—	—	—	—	+72	+55	+35	34.1%	-0.88	2–5 (29%)	3–3 (50%)	97.9	+0.24
1982	23	1478	110.9	—	—	—	—	+64	—	—	44.4%	+0.06	0–2	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.65
1983	24	1456	98.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.25	—	0–1	—	+0.18
Career		1550	110.4	—	—	—	—	+67	+55	+35	34.9%	-0.76	2–7 (22%)	4–6 (40%)	94.3	+4.12

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ron Hightower Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	W-L Win %
1981	22	R64	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Ron Hightower ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	NWP	QUE	WAS	BRI	CAR	COL	FOR	LA	LOS	EAS	MON	STO	SYD	U.S	W-L Win %
1980	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	22	—	QF	R32	R32	R64	R16	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	R64	4–10 (29%)
1982	23	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	3–5 (38%)
1983	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	7–18 (28%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Jun 22, 1981

First Top 100

Jun 22, 1981

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Ron Hightower ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	546
1980	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	344
1981	22	—	—	—	—	—	97	98	—	—	—	—	—
1982	23	174	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	24	289	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	25	367	—	—	—	—	322	387	394	380	384	418	434
1985	26	428	444	451	452	466	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Ron Hightower's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
David Dowlen	USA	95	1,589	36	10	26	27.8%	1978–1987	Match log
Gianluca Rinaldini	ITA	94	1,570	36	9	27	25.0%	1978–1984	Match log
Ben Mckown	USA	94	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1980–1981	Match log
Bruce Foxworth	USA	97	1,561	22	8	14	36.4%	1977–1985	Match log
Tony Mmoh	NGR	105	1,517	35	9	26	25.7%	1978–1988	Match log
Stephane Bonneau	CAN	107	1,527	24	6	18	25.0%	1980–1987	Match log
John Hayes	USA	92	1,588	43	15	28	34.9%	1978–1984	Match log
Robbie Venter	RSA	87	1,556	26	7	19	26.9%	1976–1984	Match log
Craig Wittus	USA	94	1,593	56	20	36	35.7%	1980–1984	Match log
John Mccurdy	AUS	83	1,605	23	6	17	26.1%	1980–1984	Match log
Roger Guedes	BRA	89	1,500	22	5	17	22.7%	1974–1983	Match log
Morris Skip Strode	USA	98	1,601	43	17	26	39.5%	1981–1983	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ron Hightower?: Ron Hightower is 67 years old, born on December 12, 1958.
Which country does Ron Hightower represent?: Ron Hightower represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Ron Hightower?: Ron Hightower is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Ron Hightower left-handed or right-handed?: Ron Hightower plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Ron Hightower won?: Ron Hightower has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ron Hightower won?: TennisDB does not group any of Ron Hightower's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Ron Hightower's highest ATP ranking?: Ron Hightower's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 97, first achieved on June 22, 1981.
What is Ron Hightower's career win-loss record?: Ron Hightower has a career ATP singles record of 7 wins and 20 losses (25.9%).
How much career prize money has Ron Hightower earned?: Ron Hightower has earned at least $796 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Ron Hightower's career appear in TennisDB?: Ron Hightower appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1983.
Who has Ron Hightower faced most often?: Ron Hightower's most frequent opponent is Tony Giammalva, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.