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Lars Elvstrom

DEN Age 77 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1972–1979

Lars Elvstrom represented Denmark on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 218. In TennisDB's records, Lars Elvstrom finished with a career record of 7–14 and one singles title.

Peak ranking

218 (Jul 17, 1978)

Elo peak

1520 (9th percentile)

Career record

7–14 (33.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$320

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 →

Lars Elvstrom's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Fritz Buehning	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 7, 1979*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Brian Teacher #80	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 8, 1977*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Byron Bertram #66	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 4, 1977*	R16	Paris Masters	ATP 250	Hard
Gerard Toulon	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 3, 1977*	R32	Paris Masters	ATP 250	Hard
Guillermo Vilas #2	1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 1977*	R32	Aix En Provence	ATP 250	Clay

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Lars Elvstrom's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Fritz Buehning	0	1	1	Nov 7, 1979	H2H
Brian Teacher	0	1	1	Nov 8, 1977	H2H
Byron Bertram	0	1	1	Nov 4, 1977	H2H
Gerard Toulon	1	0	1	Nov 3, 1977	H2H
Guillermo Vilas	0	1	1	Sep 29, 1977	H2H

Titles (1)

Lars Elvstrom titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1976	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Copenhagen
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Lars Elvstrom career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	22	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1973	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	24	1	7	8	12.5%	318	318
1976	26	4	0	4	100.0%	—	—
1977	27	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1979	29	0	1	1	0.0%	293	293
Career		7	14	21	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Lars Elvstrom 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 %
1972	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1973	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	24	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	1	7	8	12.5%
1976	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	0	4	100.0%	4	0	4	100.0%
1977	27	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1979	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	4	5	20.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	7	14	21	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Lars Elvstrom 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 %
1974	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1977	27	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	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 5/21 (23.8%) of Lars Elvstrom's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Lars Elvstrom 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
1972	22	1494	102.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.17	—	—	—	+0.11
1973	23	1468	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	—	—	—	+0.26
1974	24	1424	97.5	—	—	—	—	+73	—	—	17.6%	-2.47	0–1	—	—	+0.76
1976	26	1504	103.2	—	—	—	—	+71	—	—	80.0%	+1.40	2–0	1–1	—	+1.25
1977	27	1504	112.5	—	—	—	—	+57	—	—	25.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.02
1979	29	1492	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.13
Career		1520	104.6	—	—	—	—	+69	—	—	34.8%	-1.11	2–1 (67%)	1–1	—	+12.05

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Lars Elvstrom Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1973	23	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Lars Elvstrom ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	PAR	STO	AIX	CAL	COP	DUS	DUT	HAM	JAC	OSL	SAL	W-L Win %
1972	22	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1974	24	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	R32	R32	R16	R32	R64	1–7 (12%)
1976	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–0 (100%)
1977	27	—	—	R16	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1979	29	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	7–13 (35%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

218

Career-high date

Jul 17, 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

Lars Elvstrom ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	318
1975	25	323	—	306	324	333	330	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	28	226	—	—	—	—	—	218	—	—	—	—	272
1979	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	293
1980	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	403
1982	32	662	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	33	240	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Lars Elvstrom's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Brad Rowe	USA	226	1,533	6	2	4	33.3%	1977–1979	Match log
Christopher Sylvan	USA	203	1,535	9	3	6	33.3%	1977–1978	Match log
Noel Phillips	AUS	201	1,538	25	8	17	32.0%	1977–1979	Match log
Jan Simbera	CZE	250	1,556	15	5	10	33.3%	1973–1978	Match log
Larry Gottfried	USA	207	1,528	21	5	16	23.8%	1975–1978	Match log
Jay Royappa	IND	207	1,500	12	3	9	25.0%	1973–1978	Match log
John Muller	RSA	229	1,517	6	2	4	33.3%	1975–1980	Match log
Larry Turville	USA	210	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	1968–1978	Match log
Akifumi Machidori	JPN	245	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	1974–1978	Match log
Pancho Walthall	USA	238	1,506	28	8	20	28.6%	1969–1979	Match log
George Rudman	RSA	258	1,526	17	6	11	35.3%	1968–1981	Match log
Timothy Noonan	USA	187	1,513	13	4	9	30.8%	1972–1977	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lars Elvstrom?: Lars Elvstrom is 77 years old, born on August 18, 1949.
Which country does Lars Elvstrom represent?: Lars Elvstrom represents Denmark in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Lars Elvstrom left-handed or right-handed?: Lars Elvstrom plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Lars Elvstrom won?: Lars Elvstrom has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Lars Elvstrom won?: TennisDB does not group any of Lars Elvstrom's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Lars Elvstrom won?: Lars Elvstrom has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Copenhagen in 1976.
What is Lars Elvstrom's highest ATP ranking?: Lars Elvstrom's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 218, first achieved on July 17, 1978.
What is Lars Elvstrom's career win-loss record?: Lars Elvstrom has a career ATP singles record of 7 wins and 14 losses (33.3%).
How much career prize money has Lars Elvstrom earned?: Lars Elvstrom has earned at least $320 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Lars Elvstrom's career appear in TennisDB?: Lars Elvstrom appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1972 through 1979.
Who has Lars Elvstrom faced most often?: Lars Elvstrom's most frequent opponent is Fritz Buehning, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.