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Chris Delaney

USA Age 69 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1973–1981

Chris Delaney represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 48. In TennisDB's records, Chris Delaney finished with a career record of 26–34 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

48 (Mar 24, 1980)

Elo peak

1706 (54th percentile)

Singles record

26–34 (43.3%)

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 →

Chris Delaney's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Roscoe Tanner #9	6-4 1-6 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1981*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Ross Case	6-2 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1981*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Jose Luis Clerc #4	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 1981*	R32	Indianapolis	ATP 250	Clay
Billy Nealon	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 1981*	R64	Indianapolis	ATP 250	Clay
Jim Gurfein	0-6 7-5 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1981*	R32	South Orange	ATP 250	Clay

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Chris Delaney's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Colin Dibley	3	1	4	Jan 13, 1980	H2H
Ross Case	2	0	2	Sep 3, 1981	H2H
Eddie Dibbs	0	2	2	Feb 18, 1981	H2H
Syd Ball	2	0	2	Oct 10, 1980	H2H
Greg Whitecross	2	0	2	Oct 9, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Chris Delaney career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1973	15	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1979	21	9	6	15	60.0%	119	119
1980	22	15	22	37	40.5%	90	170
1981	23	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
Career		26	34	60	43.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Chris Delaney 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	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	21	1	1	2	50.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	9	6	15	60.0%
1980	22	2	4	6	33.3%	0	6	6	0.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	6	6	12	50.0%	15	22	37	40.5%
1981	23	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
Career	—	4	7	11	36.4%	5	10	15	33.3%	11	9	20	55.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	26	34	60	43.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Chris Delaney 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	15	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	21	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1980	22	0	5	5	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	10	14	28.6%	1	0	1	100.0%	6	16	22	27.3%
1981	23	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
Career		0	7	7	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	6	12	18	33.3%	2	0	2	100.0%	9	25	34	26.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 34/60 (56.7%) of Chris Delaney's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Chris Delaney 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	15	1498	105.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.15
1979	21	1605	122.4	—	—	—	—	—	-23	-3	51.5%	+0.39	3–0 (100%)	1–6 (14%)	101.0	+0.86
1980	22	1583	124.5	—	—	—	—	+9	-84	+68	41.3%	-0.55	8–6 (57%)	2–2 (50%)	103.0	+1.90
1981	23	1584	121.7	—	—	—	—	+13	-87	—	42.1%	-1.26	0–2	1–0	—	-0.22
Career		1706	126.6	—	—	—	—	+10	-60	+43	43.2%	-0.46	11–8 (58%)	4–8 (33%)	101.6	+3.98

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Chris Delaney Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1979	21	R32	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	22	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1981	23	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)

ATP 500

Chris Delaney ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	W-L Win %
1980	22	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Chris Delaney ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	HKG	HOU	MC	MEL	MET	NAP	QUE	ROT	TKY	BAN	BOM	COL	HOB	LA	NIC	PER	PHI	SAN	SAO	SOU	SUR	SYD	SYD	TAI	U.S	W-L Win %
1973	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	21	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	8–5 (62%)
1980	22	—	QF	R32	R32	R32	R32	QF	—	R64	QF	—	R16	—	R16	R16	—	R32	F	—	—	R32	—	R32	R32	R64	R16	R64	15–19 (44%)
1981	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	24–29 (45%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Mar 24, 1980

First Top 100

Jan 7, 1980

First Top 50

Mar 24, 1980

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Chris Delaney ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	119
1980	22	63	60	52	57	66	74	83	98	99	—	—	170

Similar Players

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

Chris Delaney's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Nick Saviano	USA	48	1,791	1	357	158	199	44.3%	1973–1984	Match log
Peter Szoke	HUN	47	1,712	0	138	61	77	44.2%	1968–1980	Match log
Russell Simpson	NZL	47	1,767	0	326	131	195	40.2%	1972–1987	Match log
John Yuill	RSA	52	1,739	0	238	95	143	39.9%	1968–1981	Match log
Ivan Molina	COL	46	1,799	0	351	156	195	44.4%	1968–1980	Match log
Mike Fishbach	USA	47	1,593	0	59	17	42	28.8%	1975–1982	Match log
Trey Waltke	USA	41	1,822	0	291	113	178	38.8%	1972–1983	Match log
Rod Frawley	AUS	43	1,814	1	255	112	143	43.9%	1969–1984	Match log
Deon Joubert	RSA	52	1,633	0	115	39	76	33.9%	1971–1984	Match log
Bruce Manson	USA	39	1,838	0	300	129	171	43.0%	1973–1985	Match log
Ricardo Cano	ARG	42	1,797	0	285	140	145	49.1%	1970–1983	Match log
Ferdi Taygan	USA	59	1,745	0	195	74	121	37.9%	1973–1983	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Chris Delaney?: Chris Delaney is 69 years old, born on July 16, 1957.
Which country does Chris Delaney represent?: Chris Delaney represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Chris Delaney left-handed or right-handed?: Chris Delaney plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Chris Delaney won?: Chris Delaney has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Chris Delaney won?: TennisDB does not group any of Chris Delaney's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Chris Delaney's highest ATP ranking?: Chris Delaney's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 48, first achieved on March 24, 1980.
What is Chris Delaney's career win-loss record?: Chris Delaney has a career ATP singles record of 26 wins and 34 losses (43.3%).
Which seasons of Chris Delaney's career appear in TennisDB?: Chris Delaney appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1973 through 1981.
On which surface does Chris Delaney have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Chris Delaney's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 55.0% (11–9).
Who has Chris Delaney faced most often?: Chris Delaney's most frequent opponent is Colin Dibley, with a head-to-head record of 3–1 across 4 meetings.