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Cyril Rudman

RSA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1971

Cyril Rudman represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 308. In TennisDB's records, Cyril Rudman finished with a career record of 1–3 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

308 (Dec 15, 1975)

Elo peak

1501 (4th percentile)

Career record

1–3 (25.0%)

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 →

Cyril Rudman's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Bob Carmichael	4-6 4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 7, 1971*	R64	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Danny Sullivan	6-2 6-2 7-6	W	—	Match data	Apr 6, 1971*	R128	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Cliff Drysdale	3-6 1-6 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 1970*	R64	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Kerneels Kasch	6-4 4-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Jan 10, 1968*	R64	Bloemfontein	ATP 250	Hard

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Cyril Rudman's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Bob Carmichael	0	1	1	Apr 7, 1971	H2H
Danny Sullivan	1	0	1	Apr 6, 1971	—
Cliff Drysdale	0	1	1	Mar 26, 1970	H2H
Kerneels Kasch	0	1	1	Jan 10, 1968	—

Career Results

Cyril Rudman career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1971	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Cyril 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	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1971	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%

Advanced Stats

Cyril 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	1484	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.04
1970	1477	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-1.75	—	—	—	-0.17
1971	1497	105.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.67	—	1–1	—	-0.26
Career	1501	102.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38.5%	-0.38	0–1	1–1	—	-9.75

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Cyril Rudman ATP 250 results by season
Season	BLO	SOU	W-L Win %
1968	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1971	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

308

Career-high date

Dec 15, 1975

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

Cyril Rudman ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	308
1983	743	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Cyril Rudman's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Michael Burgener	SUI	306	1,502	5	1	4	20.0%	1968–1975	Match log
Richard Hawkes	NZL	318	1,524	32	8	24	25.0%	1968–1977	Match log
Max Pettman	AUS	306	1,524	6	2	4	33.3%	1968–1974	Match log
Barry Mackay	USA	318	1,600	48	15	33	31.3%	1968–1974	Match log
Larry Nagler	USA	272	1,515	5	1	4	20.0%	1968–1975	Match log
Patrice Beust	FRA	308	1,534	45	15	30	33.3%	1968–1977	Match log
Stanley Pasarell	USA	270	1,500	21	5	16	23.8%	1968–1974	Match log
Ashley Cooper	AUS	278	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	1968–1973	Match log
Larry Parker	USA	264	1,516	7	2	5	28.6%	1968–1974	Match log
Bernard Montrenaud	FRA	265	1,524	25	6	19	24.0%	1968–1973	Match log
Sever Muresan	ROU	297	1,515	8	3	5	37.5%	1968–1973	Match log
Pekka Saila	FIN	272	1,535	14	4	10	28.6%	1968–1975	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Cyril Rudman represent?: Cyril Rudman represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Cyril Rudman left-handed or right-handed?: Cyril Rudman plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Cyril Rudman won?: Cyril Rudman has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Cyril Rudman won?: TennisDB does not group any of Cyril Rudman's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Cyril Rudman's highest ATP ranking?: Cyril Rudman's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 308, first achieved on December 15, 1975.
What is Cyril Rudman's career win-loss record?: Cyril Rudman has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 3 losses (25.0%).
Which seasons of Cyril Rudman's career appear in TennisDB?: Cyril Rudman appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1971.
Who has Cyril Rudman faced most often?: Cyril Rudman's most frequent opponent is Bob Carmichael, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.