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George Rudman

RSA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1981

George Rudman represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 258. In TennisDB's records, George Rudman finished with a career record of 6–11 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

258 (Jan 16, 1978)

Elo peak

1527 (11th percentile)

Career record

6–11 (35.3%)

Career 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 →

George Rudman's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tian C Viljoen	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1981*	R16	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
John Yuill	1-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1981*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Deon Joubert #73	6-7 6-1 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 1979*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Hank Pfister	1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 6, 1978*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Stan Smith	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 2, 1977*	R16	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard

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George Rudman's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tian C Viljoen	0	1	1	Apr 10, 1981	H2H
John Yuill	1	0	1	Apr 9, 1981	H2H
Deon Joubert	0	1	1	Apr 19, 1979	H2H
Hank Pfister	0	1	1	Apr 6, 1978	H2H
Stan Smith	0	1	1	Dec 2, 1977	H2H

Career Results

George Rudman career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1971	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1972	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1975	0	2	2	0.0%	399	396
1976	0	1	1	0.0%	326	310
1977	1	1	2	50.0%	322	322
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	263	496
1979	0	1	1	0.0%	662	662
1981	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career	6	11	17	35.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

George Rudman career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1971	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1972	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1975	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1976	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	6	11	17	35.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	11	17	35.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

George Rudman career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1975	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/17 (11.8%) of George Rudman's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

George Rudman advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	1503	101.2	—	—	—	—	+38	—	—	41.7%	-0.33	1–0	—	—	+0.06
1971	1501	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.9%	-0.43	—	0–1	—	+0.12
1972	1516	101.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.9%	-0.57	—	—	—	-0.21
1975	1510	103.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.80	0–1	—	—	-0.30
1976	1499	100.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	1–1	—	+0.03
1977	1509	105.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.50	—	—	—	+0.28
1978	1504	95.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	—	—	—	-0.10
1979	1491	100.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	0.00	0–1	0–1	—	+0.12
1981	1492	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.60	1–0	—	—	+0.44
Career	1527	102.3	—	—	—	—	+38	—	—	37.5%	-0.79	2–3 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	98.5	+2.59

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

George Rudman ATP 250 results by season
Season	BLO	DUR	JOH	JOH	SOU	W-L Win %
1968	R32	R32	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1971	—	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1972	—	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1975	—	—	—	R32	R64	0–2 (0%)
1976	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1977	—	—	—	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
1978	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	—	—	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	3–5 (38%)	6–11 (35%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

258

Career-high date

Jan 16, 1978

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

George Rudman ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	—	—	399	396	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	—	—	—	—	—	326	—	—	—	—	—	310
1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	322	—	—	—	—	—
1978	258	—	—	—	—	—	269	—	—	—	—	496
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662
1983	523	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	661	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

George Rudman's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Mike Phillips	AUS	270	1,500	17	6	11	35.3%	1970–1974	Match log
Jan Simbera	CZE	250	1,556	15	5	10	33.3%	1973–1978	Match log
Graydon Garner	RSA	272	1,517	33	12	21	36.4%	1968–1975	Match log
Jean Paul Meyer	FRA	265	1,528	43	15	28	34.9%	1968–1975	Match log
Ian Harris	USA	259	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	1973–1981	Match log
Juan Torralbo	ESP	264	1,519	6	2	4	33.3%	1976–1980	Match log
Abe Segal	RSA	275	1,550	24	9	15	37.5%	1968–1972	Match log
Per Jemsby	SWE	255	1,630	12	5	7	41.7%	1969–1974	Match log
Isao Watanabe	JPN	274	1,517	13	5	8	38.5%	1968–1974	Match log
Bill Freer	RSA	237	1,540	32	10	22	31.3%	1969–1975	Match log
Will Coghlan	AUS	244	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Akifumi Machidori	JPN	245	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	1974–1978	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does George Rudman represent?: George Rudman represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is George Rudman left-handed or right-handed?: George Rudman plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has George Rudman won?: George Rudman has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has George Rudman won?: TennisDB does not group any of George Rudman's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is George Rudman's highest ATP ranking?: George Rudman's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 258, first achieved on January 16, 1978.
What is George Rudman's career win-loss record?: George Rudman has a career ATP singles record of 6 wins and 11 losses (35.3%).
Which seasons of George Rudman's career appear in TennisDB?: George Rudman appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1981.
Who has George Rudman faced most often?: George Rudman's most frequent opponent is Tian C Viljoen, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.