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Jan Simbera

CZE Age 74 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1973–1978

Jan Simbera represented Czechia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 250. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 5–10 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

250 (Jan 16, 1978)

Elo peak

1556 (20th percentile)

Singles record

5–10 (33.3%)

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 →

Jan Simbera's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Pavel Hutka #148	7-5 6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 1978*	R32	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Tim Gullikson	2-6 3-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Jun 30, 1978*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Andrew Jarrett	7-5 8-6 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Keith Richardson #79	5-7 7-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 3, 1977*	R32	Cologne	ATP 250	Carpet
Wojtek Fibak #16	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 27, 1977*	R32	Vienna Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Jan Simbera's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pavel Hutka	0	2	2	Jul 27, 1978	H2H
Tim Gullikson	0	1	1	Jun 30, 1978	—
Andrew Jarrett	1	0	1	Jun 28, 1978	H2H
Keith Richardson	0	1	1	Nov 3, 1977	H2H
Wojtek Fibak	0	1	1	Oct 27, 1977	H2H

Career Results

Jan Simbera career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1973	21	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1974	22	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1976	24	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1977	25	0	5	5	0.0%	253	253
1978	26	1	2	3	33.3%	255	357
Career		5	10	15	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Jan Simbera 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	21	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1974	22	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1976	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%
1977	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%
1978	26	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
Career	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	10	15	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jan Simbera 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	25	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1978	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 5/15 (33.3%) of Jan Simbera's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jan Simbera 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	21	1519	111.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.40	0–1	1–0	—	-0.06
1974	22	1529	105.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+1.25	—	0–2	—	+0.13
1976	24	1536	100.2	—	—	—	—	+36	—	—	55.6%	+0.78	2–1 (67%)	0–2	—	+1.42
1977	25	1483	108.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.4%	-2.14	0–2	1–1	—	-0.01
1978	26	1490	103.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.70	0–1	0–1	—	+0.20
Career		1556	110.9	—	—	—	—	+36	—	—	40.5%	-0.55	2–5 (29%)	2–6 (25%)	93.3	+11.20

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jan Simbera Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	W-L Win %
1977	25	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	26	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

Jan Simbera ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	AUS	QUE	VIE	COL	COP	PRA	W-L Win %
1973	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
1974	22	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1976	24	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	2–1 (67%)
1977	25	R64	—	R64	R32	R32	—	—	0–4 (0%)
1978	26	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	4–8 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

250

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

Jan Simbera ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1977	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	253	—	—	—	—	—
1978	26	250	—	—	—	—	—	278	—	—	—	—	357
1979	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	480
1983	31	669	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Jan Simbera's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
George Rudman	RSA	#258	1,525	17	6	11	35.3%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Akifumi Machidori	JPN	#245	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	—	0	1974–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Ian Harris	USA	#259	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	—	0	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Hartmut Kirchhubel	GER	#253	1,531	12	3	9	25.0%	—	0	1973–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Trevor Little	AUS	#254	1,504	8	2	6	25.0%	—	0	1973–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Matti Timonen	FIN	#257	1,518	8	2	6	25.0%	—	0	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Pancho Walthall	USA	#238	1,505	28	8	20	28.6%	—	0	1969–1979	Rivalries	Match log
John Trickey	AUS	#253	1,500	23	5	18	21.7%	—	0	1972–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Lajos Levai	YUG	#281	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	—	0	1977–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Stephen Myers	AUS	#239	1,500	18	4	14	22.2%	—	0	1972–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Lars Elvstrom	DEN	#218	1,520	21	7	14	33.3%	$320	1	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log
George Taylor	USA	#248	1,506	20	4	16	20.0%	$56	0	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jan Simbera?: Jan Simbera is 74 years old, born on November 3, 1951.
Which country does Jan Simbera represent?: Jan Simbera represents Czechia in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Jan Simbera left-handed or right-handed?: Jan Simbera plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Jan Simbera won?: Jan Simbera has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jan Simbera won?: TennisDB does not group any of Jan Simbera's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Jan Simbera's highest ATP ranking?: Jan Simbera's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 250, first achieved on January 16, 1978.
What is Jan Simbera's career win-loss record?: Jan Simbera has a career ATP singles record of 5 wins and 10 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Jan Simbera's career appear in TennisDB?: Jan Simbera appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1973 through 1978.
Who has Jan Simbera faced most often?: Jan Simbera's most frequent opponent is Pavel Hutka, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.