How old is Franco Merlone?

Franco Merlone is 68 years old, born on December 16, 1957.

Is Franco Merlone left-handed or right-handed?

Franco Merlone plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Franco Merlone won?

Franco Merlone has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has Franco Merlone won?

Franco Merlone has not won a Masters 1000 title.

What is Franco Merlone's highest ATP ranking?

Franco Merlone's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 224, first achieved on December 22, 1980.

What is Franco Merlone's career win-loss record?

Franco Merlone has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 4 losses (50.0%).

When did Franco Merlone play professional tennis?

Franco Merlone turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1980.

Who is Franco Merlone's biggest rival?

Franco Merlone's most frequent opponent is Guillermo Vilas, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.

Franco Merlone

ITA Age 68 Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1978–1980

Peak ranking

224 (Dec 22, 1980)

Elo peak

1578 (26.7%ile)

Career record

4–4 (50.0%)

Career titles

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Sep 13, 1980*	Palermo	ATP 250	SF	Clay	Guillermo Vilas #4	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 13, 1980*	Palermo	ATP 250	QF	Clay	Phil Dent #34	5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 12, 1980*	Palermo	ATP 250	R16	Clay	Rod Frawley #55	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 11, 1980*	Palermo	ATP 250	R32	Clay	Bruno Capineri	3-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 21, 1980*	Rome	Masters 1000	R64	Clay	Guillermo Vilas #4	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Guillermo Vilas	0	2	2	Sep 13, 1980	H2H
Phil Dent	1	0	1	Sep 13, 1980	H2H
Rod Frawley	1	0	1	Sep 12, 1980	H2H
Bruno Capineri	1	0	1	Sep 11, 1980	H2H
Gene Mayer	0	1	1	Mar 30, 1979	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	20	0	1	1	0.0%	429	357
1979	21	1	1	2	50.0%	257	257
1980	22	3	2	5	60.0%	224	224
Career		4	4	8	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by 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 %
1978	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	22	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	4	4	8	50.0%

Career Results by 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 %
1978	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	0	2	100.0%	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	0	0	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 7/8 (87.5%) of Franco Merlone's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB W%
1978	20	1497	48	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	96	0	—	0	—
1979	21	1512	55	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.92	54	0	—	1	—
1980	22	1576	74	—	69	—	50.0%	-0.77	96	50	—	0	—
Career		1540	63	49	69	—	42.1%	-1.74	86	25	100	1	—

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Masters 1000

Season	Age	ROM
1980	22	R64

ATP 250

Season	Age	BOL	MIL	PAL
1978	20	R32	—	—
1979	21	—	R16	—
1980	22	—	—	SF

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

224

Career-high date

Dec 22, 1980

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

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	429	—	—	—	—	357
1979	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	257
1980	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	224
1983	25	273	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	26	527	—	—	—	—	744	744	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Marco Alciati	ITA	274	1,500	0	11	3	8	27.3%	1979-1981	Match log
Roberto Lombardi	ITA	221	1,500	0	16	2	14	12.5%	1968-1980	Match log
Famiano Meneschincheri	ITA	227	1,500	0	8	2	6	25.0%	1979-1982	Match log
Dennis Ralston	USA	115	1,954	6	293	157	136	53.6%	1968-1980	Match log
Jim Osborne	USA	211	1,817	0	239	118	121	49.4%	1968-1982	Match log
Mal Anderson	AUS	125	1,932	3	135	81	54	60.0%	1968-1981	Match log
Frantisek Pala	CZE	102	1,718	0	174	62	112	35.6%	1969-1979	Match log
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	GRE	108	1,681	0	127	53	74	41.7%	1968-1980	Match log
Rick Fisher	USA	113	1,600	0	152	48	104	31.6%	1968-1981	Match log
Ramiro Benavides	BOL	124	1,563	0	152	44	108	28.9%	1968-1983	Match log
Gabriel Urpi	ESP	115	1,621	0	110	43	67	39.1%	1978-1987	Match log
David Lloyd	GBR	128	1,568	0	106	35	71	33.0%	1968-1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Franco Merlone?: Franco Merlone is 68 years old, born on December 16, 1957.
Which country is Franco Merlone from?: Franco Merlone is from Italy.
Is Franco Merlone left-handed or right-handed?: Franco Merlone plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Franco Merlone won?: Franco Merlone has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Franco Merlone won?: Franco Merlone has not won a Masters 1000 title.
What is Franco Merlone's highest ATP ranking?: Franco Merlone's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 224, first achieved on December 22, 1980.
What is Franco Merlone's career win-loss record?: Franco Merlone has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 4 losses (50.0%).
When did Franco Merlone play professional tennis?: Franco Merlone turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1980.
Who is Franco Merlone's biggest rival?: Franco Merlone's most frequent opponent is Guillermo Vilas, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.