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Stanley Matthews

GBR Age 80 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1973

Stanley Matthews represented the United Kingdom on the ATP Tour. In TennisDB's records, Stanley Matthews finished with a career record of 22–28 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1584 (28th percentile)

Career record

22–28 (44.0%)

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 →

Stanley Matthews's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Alex Metreveli	3-6 4-6 8-9	L	—	Match data	Jun 27, 1973*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Jun Kamiwazumi	6-4 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 4, 1972*	R32	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Hard
Rolf Thung	10-8 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 1972*	R64	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Hard
Clark Graebner	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1972*	R16	Queen's Club Championships	ATP 250	Grass
Sandy Mayer	6-4 3-6 3-6 7-5 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1972*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

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Stanley Matthews's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Hans Joachim Ploetz	1	1	2	Jun 26, 1972	H2H
Richard Russell	2	0	2	Jun 15, 1972	H2H
Bob Hewitt	0	2	2	Nov 23, 1971	H2H
Geoff Stubbs	2	0	2	Jun 3, 1971	—
Alex Metreveli	0	1	1	Jun 27, 1973	—

Career Results

Stanley Matthews career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	22	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—
1969	23	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—
1970	24	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—
1971	25	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—
1972	26	7	5	12	58.3%	—	—
1973	27	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		22	28	50	44.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Stanley Matthews 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 %
1968	22	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
1969	23	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%
1970	24	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%
1971	25	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
1972	26	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	7	5	12	58.3%
1973	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	4	9	13	30.8%	16	15	31	51.6%	1	2	3	33.3%	22	28	50	44.0%

Advanced Stats

Stanley Matthews 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
1968	22	1471	104.8	—	—	—	—	—	+13	+13	44.4%	-0.26	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+0.07
1969	23	1495	106.3	—	—	—	—	—	+7	—	37.0%	-1.33	2–0	—	—	-0.10
1970	24	1487	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+33	40.0%	-0.72	2–1 (67%)	—	—	+0.97
1971	25	1508	111.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+49	35.7%	-0.79	2–1 (67%)	2–4 (33%)	99.9	+0.43
1972	26	1543	107.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+45	54.8%	+0.10	3–2 (60%)	—	—	+0.29
1973	27	1539	109.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.32
Career		1584	109.9	—	—	—	—	—	+10	+40	41.8%	-0.61	10–6 (63%)	2–4 (33%)	103.3	+2.68

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Stanley Matthews Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	22	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1969	23	R64	R64	—	2–2 (50%)
1970	24	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1971	25	R128	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
1972	26	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	27	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	1–6 (14%)	1–1 (50%)	3–10 (23%)

ATP 250

Stanley Matthews ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	HAM	MC	QUE	ABE	BEC	BOU	CAN	DUT	LON	MAN	W-L Win %
1968	22	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	4–5 (44%)
1969	23	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1970	24	SF	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1971	25	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	3–3 (50%)
1972	26	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	R32	7–4 (64%)
W-L		4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	6–3 (67%)	19–17 (53%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

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Career-high date

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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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Stanley Matthews?: Stanley Matthews is 80 years old, born on November 20, 1945.
Which country does Stanley Matthews represent?: Stanley Matthews represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Stanley Matthews left-handed or right-handed?: Stanley Matthews plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Stanley Matthews won?: Stanley Matthews has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Stanley Matthews won?: TennisDB does not group any of Stanley Matthews's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Stanley Matthews' career win-loss record?: Stanley Matthews has a career ATP singles record of 22 wins and 28 losses (44.0%).
Which seasons of Stanley Matthews's career appear in TennisDB?: Stanley Matthews appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1973.
On which surface does Stanley Matthews have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Stanley Matthews's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 51.6% (16–15).
Who has Stanley Matthews faced most often?: Stanley Matthews' most frequent opponent is Hans Joachim Ploetz, with a head-to-head record of 1–1 across 2 meetings.