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Rory Chappell

RSA Died Aug 14, 2014 (age 55) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1976–1983

Rory Chappell represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 195. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 8–13 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

195 (Jan 2, 1984)

Elo peak

1560 (21st percentile)

Singles record

8–13 (38.1%)

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 →

Rory Chappell's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Colin Dowdeswell #78	2-6 7-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1983*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP 250	Hard
Heinz Gunthardt #28	6-4 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 22, 1983*	R16	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay
Scott Lipton	6-4 1-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1983*	R32	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay
Leon Naude	6-2 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 26, 1981*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Jaime Fillol #97	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 18, 1981*	R16	Palermo	ATP 250	Clay

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Rory Chappell's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Victor Pecci	0	3	3	Apr 24, 1981	H2H
Colin Dowdeswell	0	1	1	Oct 13, 1983	H2H
Heinz Gunthardt	0	1	1	Jul 22, 1983	H2H
Scott Lipton	1	0	1	Jul 21, 1983	H2H
Leon Naude	0	1	1	Nov 26, 1981	H2H

Career Results

Rory Chappell career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1976	17	2	1	3	66.7%	201	201
1977	18	0	2	2	0.0%	205	205
1979	20	2	2	4	50.0%	279	279
1980	21	1	2	3	33.3%	264	264
1981	22	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1983	24	1	2	3	33.3%	297	297
Career		8	13	21	38.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rory Chappell career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1976	17	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1977	18	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1979	20	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1980	21	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1981	22	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1983	24	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	—	4	6	10	40.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	13	21	38.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rory Chappell 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 %
1977	18	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1980	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1983	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	0	—	—	3	9	12	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 12/21 (57.1%) of Rory Chappell's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rory Chappell 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
1976	17	1529	107.1	—	—	—	—	+64	—	—	50.0%	-0.12	2–0	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.33
1977	18	1519	110.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.7%	-1.67	0–1	1–0	—	-0.29
1979	20	1542	99.5	—	—	—	—	+42	—	—	44.4%	-0.22	1–0	1–1	—	+0.15
1980	21	1532	105.2	—	—	—	—	—	-9	—	44.4%	-0.89	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.31
1981	22	1530	108.8	—	—	—	—	—	+21	—	35.7%	-1.50	1–1	1–1	—	+0.21
1983	24	1528	105.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44.4%	-1.45	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.16
Career		1560	112.1	—	—	—	—	+51	+8	—	40.0%	-1.00	6–6 (50%)	7–3 (70%)	104.1	+4.14

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rory Chappell Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	W-L Win %
1977	18	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Rory Chappell ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	FLR	BOU	DUT	JOH	PAL	SOU	TEL	W-L Win %
1976	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	2–1 (67%)
1977	18	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	20	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	2–2 (50%)
1980	21	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1981	22	—	—	R16	—	R32	R16	R32	—	2–4 (33%)
1983	24	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	8–12 (40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

195

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1984

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

Rory Chappell ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1976	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	201
1977	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	205	—	—	—	—	—
1978	19	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	279
1980	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	264
1983	24	297	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	25	195	—	—	—	—	288	342	356	748	762	—	—

Similar Players

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

Rory Chappell's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Wayne Pascoe	AUS	#198	1,571	26	9	17	34.6%	—	1977–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Bobby Webb	USA	#193	1,514	12	4	8	33.3%	—	1976–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Nunez	CHI	#185	1,554	27	9	18	33.3%	—	1979–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Noel Phillips	AUS	#201	1,538	25	8	17	32.0%	—	1977–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Gandolfo	USA	#203	1,517	12	4	8	33.3%	—	1980–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Harald Theissen	GER	#214	1,552	20	7	13	35.0%	$36,019	1981–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Christopher Sylvan	USA	#203	1,535	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1977–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Mansour Bahrami	IRI	#192	1,565	68	22	46	32.4%	$368,105	1973–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Brad Guan	AUS	#183	1,516	26	8	18	30.8%	—	1978–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Welry Fritz	CAN	#171	1,548	17	6	11	35.3%	—	1978–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Scott Carnahan	USA	#193	1,573	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Paul Avis	RSA	#179	1,531	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1975–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Rory Chappell represent?: Rory Chappell represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Rory Chappell left-handed or right-handed?: Rory Chappell plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rory Chappell won?: Rory Chappell has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Rory Chappell won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rory Chappell's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Rory Chappell's highest ATP ranking?: Rory Chappell's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 195, first achieved on January 2, 1984.
What is Rory Chappell's career win-loss record?: Rory Chappell has a career ATP singles record of 8 wins and 13 losses (38.1%).
Which seasons of Rory Chappell's career appear in TennisDB?: Rory Chappell appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1976 through 1983.
Who has Rory Chappell faced most often?: Rory Chappell's most frequent opponent is Victor Pecci, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.