Cliff Skakle

USA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1981

Cliff Skakle represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 266. In TennisDB's records, Cliff Skakle finished with a career record of 1–2 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

266 (Jan 4, 1982)

Elo peak

1520 (9th percentile)

Career record

1–2 (33.3%)

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 →

Cliff Skakle's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Eliot Teltscher #10	1-6 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1981*	R16	San Juan	ATP 250	Hard
Mike Cahill	6-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 1981*	R32	San Juan	ATP 250	Hard
Jimmy Connors #3	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 1980*	R32	San Jose	ATP 250	Hard

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Cliff Skakle's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Eliot Teltscher	0	1	1	Jan 23, 1981	H2H
Mike Cahill	1	0	1	Jan 22, 1981	H2H
Jimmy Connors	0	1	1	Mar 13, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Cliff Skakle career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	0	1	1	0.0%	482	482
1981	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Cliff Skakle 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 %
1980	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Cliff Skakle career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/3 (66.7%) of Cliff Skakle's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Cliff Skakle 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
1980	1500	112.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.26
1981	1518	109.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.17	1–1	0–1	—	-0.10
Career	1520	111.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.25	1–1	0–1	—	-12.00

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Cliff Skakle ATP 250 results by season
Season	SAN	SAN	W-L Win %
1980	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

266

Career-high date

Jan 4, 1982

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

Cliff Skakle ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	482
1982	266	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Cliff Skakle's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Ian Harris	USA	259	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	1973–1981	Match log
Edgar Schurmann	SUI	309	1,517	3	1	2	33.3%	1980–1980	Match log
Marco Alciati	ITA	274	1,500	11	3	8	27.3%	1979–1981	Match log
Shigeyuki Nishio	JPN	263	1,533	15	4	11	26.7%	1974–1985	Match log
Eric Wilborts	NED	269	1,543	12	3	9	25.0%	1980–1982	Match log
George Rudman	RSA	258	1,526	17	6	11	35.3%	1968–1981	Match log
Bob Blazekovic	USA	273	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	1981–1985	Match log
Craig Edwards	USA	258	1,515	10	2	8	20.0%	1980–1982	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	1970–1986	Match log
Hugo Roverano	URU	271	1,506	3	1	2	33.3%	1981–1983	Match log
Toru Yonezawa	JPN	297	1,519	10	3	7	30.0%	1979–1987	Match log
John Benson	USA	279	1,528	10	2	8	20.0%	1980–1981	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Cliff Skakle represent?: Cliff Skakle represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Cliff Skakle left-handed or right-handed?: Cliff Skakle plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Cliff Skakle won?: Cliff Skakle has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Cliff Skakle won?: TennisDB does not group any of Cliff Skakle's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Cliff Skakle's highest ATP ranking?: Cliff Skakle's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 266, first achieved on January 4, 1982.
What is Cliff Skakle's career win-loss record?: Cliff Skakle has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 2 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Cliff Skakle's career appear in TennisDB?: Cliff Skakle appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1981.
Who has Cliff Skakle faced most often?: Cliff Skakle's most frequent opponent is Eliot Teltscher, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.