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Jay Royappa

IND Died May 29, 2005 (age 51) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1973–1978

Jay Royappa represented India on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 207. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 3–9 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

207 (Dec 31, 1978)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

3–9 (25.0%)

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 →

Jay Royappa's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tom Leonard #36	0-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 1978*	R16	New Orleans	ATP 250	Carpet
Erik Van Dillen	6-3 6-3	W	—	Match data	Aug 9, 1978*	R32	New Orleans	ATP 250	Carpet
Bob Giltinan #63	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1978*	R32	Newport	ATP 250	Grass
Vitas Gerulaitis #4	3-6 5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Greg Halder	2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Jay Royappa's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Leonard	0	1	1	Aug 10, 1978	H2H
Erik Van Dillen	1	0	1	Aug 9, 1978	—
Bob Giltinan	0	1	1	Jul 13, 1978	H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis	0	1	1	Jun 30, 1978	H2H
Greg Halder	1	0	1	Jun 28, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Jay Royappa career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1973	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	20	1	3	4	25.0%	249	249
1976	22	0	1	1	0.0%	310	310
1977	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1978	24	2	3	5	40.0%	365	207
Career		3	9	12	25.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Jay Royappa 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 %
1973	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	20	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1976	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
Career	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	9	12	25.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jay Royappa 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 %
1973	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1976	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 7/12 (58.3%) of Jay Royappa's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jay Royappa 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
1973	19	1489	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.08
1974	20	1469	98.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.2%	-0.89	1–0	0–1	—	+0.57
1976	22	1442	97.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.67	—	—	—	+0.36
1977	23	1432	97.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.11
1978	24	1469	110.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+23	38.5%	-0.85	—	—	—	+0.23
Career		1500	101.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+23	24.1%	-1.35	1–0	0–1	—	+11.25

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jay Royappa Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	W-L Win %
1976	22	R128	0–1 (0%)
1978	24	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

Jay Royappa ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	NWP	BEC	BOM	NEW	NEW	SUR	W-L Win %
1973	19	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	20	—	R64	R16	—	—	R16	1–3 (25%)
1977	23	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	24	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–7 (22%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

207

Career-high date

Dec 31, 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

Jay Royappa ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	249
1975	21	231	—	243	257	268	265	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	310
1978	24	352	—	—	—	—	—	269	—	—	—	—	207
1984	30	793	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Jay Royappa's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Gottfried	USA	#207	1,528	21	5	16	23.8%	—	1975–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Patrice Hagelauer	FRA	#190	1,536	12	3	9	25.0%	—	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Turville	USA	#210	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Powers	USA	#210	1,515	5	1	4	20.0%	—	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Christopher Sylvan	USA	#203	1,535	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1977–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Hugo Varela	ARG	#210	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	—	1970–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Rand Evett	USA	#219	1,504	19	5	14	26.3%	$33	1974–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Stephen Myers	AUS	#239	1,500	18	4	14	22.2%	—	1972–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Hartmut Kirchhubel	GER	#253	1,531	12	3	9	25.0%	—	1973–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Trevor Little	AUS	#254	1,504	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1973–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Scott Carnahan	USA	#193	1,573	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Matti Timonen	FIN	#257	1,518	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Jay Royappa represent?: Jay Royappa represents India in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Jay Royappa left-handed or right-handed?: Jay Royappa plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Jay Royappa won?: Jay Royappa has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jay Royappa won?: TennisDB does not group any of Jay Royappa's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Jay Royappa's highest ATP ranking?: Jay Royappa's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 207, first achieved on December 31, 1978.
What is Jay Royappa's career win-loss record?: Jay Royappa has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 9 losses (25.0%).
Which seasons of Jay Royappa's career appear in TennisDB?: Jay Royappa appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1973 through 1978.
Who has Jay Royappa faced most often?: Jay Royappa's most frequent opponent is Tom Leonard, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.