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Tom Okker

NED Born Feb 22, 1944 177 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1981

Tom Okker represented the Netherlands on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 3. TennisDB's records show a 668–278 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1981 and 34 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
3 (Mar 4, 1974)
Elo peak
2195 (98th percentile)
Singles record
668–278 (70.6%)
Singles titles
34
Prize money
$1,257,200

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 →

Tom Okker's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tom Gullikson 3-6 2-6 L — Match data Nov 4, 1981* R64 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Andres Gomez #44 4-6 6-7 L H2H Match data Oct 16, 1981* R16 Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Hard
Sean Sorensen 7-5 6-2 W H2H Match data Oct 15, 1981* R32 Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase #79 6-4 4-6 6-7 L H2H Match data Oct 8, 1981* R32 Tel Aviv ATP 250 Hard
Carlos Kirmayr #42 2-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Jul 9, 1981* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Tom Okker's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Arthur Ashe 10 16 26 Nov 2, 1975 H2H
Rod Laver 3 22 25 May 18, 1974 H2H
Roger Taylor 17 8 25 Mar 24, 1973 H2H
Tony Roche 16 8 24 Feb 21, 1977 H2H
John Newcombe 11 11 22 May 13, 1974 H2H

Singles Titles (34)

Tom Okker singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
196824 4 — — — 4 — Dublin, Italian Open, Saltsjoebaden, Scheveningen
196925 8 — — — 8 — Amsterdam, Brussels, Dutch Open, Japanese Championships, Milwaukee, Monte-Carlo Masters, Newport, Paris
197026 5 — — — 5 — Atlanta, Brussels, Dutch Open, Hamburg Open, Leicester
197127 2 — — — 2 — Louisville Wct, Quebec Wct
197228 1 — — — 1 — Chicago Wct
197329 7 — — 1 6 — Chicago, Dutch Open, London, Madrid, Seattle, Washington Wct, Canadian Open
197430 3 — — — 3 — Acapulco, ABN AMRO Open, Toronto Wct
197531 2 — — — 2 — Eastbourne Open, Paris Masters
197733 1 — — — 1 — Richmond Wct
197935 1 — — — 1 — Tel Aviv
Total 34 — — 1 33 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Tom Okker career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
196824892311279.5%——
196925862511177.5%——
19702659278668.6%——
197127743110570.5%——
197228693110069.0%——
197329912311479.8%94
19743061187977.2%36
19753139135275.0%611
19763233185164.7%1123
19773315132853.6%2329
19783420204050.0%3150
19793520183852.6%5056
19803611132445.8%56—
19813715616.7%——
Career66827894670.6%——

Career Results by Surface

Tom Okker career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196824 2693574.3%3574283.3%2022290.9%851361.5% 892311279.5%
196925 1992867.9%3664285.7%1441877.8%1762373.9% 862511177.5%
197026 1562171.4%1631984.2%21123363.6%761353.8% 59278668.6%
197127 1271963.2%24103470.6%1341776.5%25103571.4% 743110570.5%
197228 22103268.8%1051566.7%21366.7%35155070.0% 693110069.0%
197329 1652176.2%3984783.0%42666.7%3284080.0% 912311479.8%
197430 1451973.7%1762373.9%62875.0%2452982.8% 61187977.2%
197531 1331681.3%13425.0%1011190.9%1562171.4% 39135275.0%
197632 63966.7%751258.3%52771.4%1582365.2% 33185164.7%
197733 44850.0%0110.0%31475.0%871553.3% 15132853.6%
197834 34742.9%981752.9%62875.0%26825.0% 20204050.0%
197935 1161764.7%35837.5%41580.0%26825.0% 20183852.6%
198036 54955.6%25728.6%21366.7%23540.0% 11132445.8%
198137 13425.0%0110.0%0110.0%———— 15616.7%
Career—1677824568.2%1997327273.2%1103614675.3%1929128367.8%66827894670.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Tom Okker career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197329 931275.0%61785.7%10010100.0%41580.0% 2953485.3%
197430 35837.5%51683.3%303100.0%606100.0% 1762373.9%
197531 0220.0%11250.0%62875.0%404100.0% 1151668.8%
197632 0110.0%00——21366.7%101100.0% 32560.0%
197733 22450.0%36933.3%42666.7%00—— 9101947.4%
197834 191010.0%31475.0%771450.0%101100.0% 12172941.4%
197935 14520.0%21366.7%561145.5%00—— 8111942.1%
198036 0220.0%12333.3%24633.3%00—— 381127.3%
198137 00——00——0440.0%00—— 0440.0%
Career 16284436.4%21133461.8%39266560.0%1611794.1% 926816057.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 160/946 (16.9%) of Tom Okker's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Tom Okker 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 24 1794 133.7 — — — — +101 +27 +106 72.8% +1.68 13–8 (62%) — — +1.39
1969 25 2030 149.0 — — — — +67 +67 -72 73.5% +1.60 14–8 (64%) 2–0 — -4.53
1970 26 1949 145.1 — — — — -19 +209 +13 66.5% +1.16 8–11 (42%) 7–4 (64%) 95.7 +1.96
1971 27 2012 159.9 — — — — +69 +13 +76 65.3% +1.09 15–11 (58%) 15–22 (41%) 94.4 -6.75
1972 28 2042 156.9 — — — — +57 -28 -5 63.5% +1.01 22–10 (69%) 24–19 (56%) 103.7 -5.04
1973 29 2170 157.9 — — — — +41 -10 -157 70.9% +1.31 23–7 (77%) 20–10 (67%) 109.7 -4.71
1974 30 2074 157.5 — — — — +132 +66 -20 68.6% +0.99 20–3 (87%) 22–8 (73%) 111.7 -4.74
1975 31 2076 152.0 — — — — +76 -54 +48 70.1% +1.53 9–4 (69%) 5–2 (71%) 101.0 -1.17
1976 32 1963 149.2 — — — — +53 -22 +146 61.5% +0.73 7–4 (64%) 5–4 (56%) 99.4 -1.71
1977 33 1936 150.8 — — — — +16 — +174 52.1% +0.08 6–4 (60%) 2–1 (67%) 101.5 -2.95
1978 34 1882 150.6 — — — — -30 -30 +247 51.9% +0.15 7–7 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 97.4 -4.63
1979 35 1774 131.3 — — — — +9 -17 +387 51.0% +0.03 8–5 (62%) 8–8 (50%) 99.6 0.00
1980 36 1717 136.0 — — — — +27 -8 +440 47.5% -0.25 3–5 (38%) 5–2 (71%) 98.7 +0.78
1981 37 1653 106.8 — — — — +39 — — 26.7% -1.20 0–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.28
Career 2195 154.7 — — — — +57 +29 +63 65.9% +1.08 155–88 (64%) 120–88 (58%) 102.9 -3.46

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Tom Okker Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196824 ——QFF 9–2 (82%)
196925 R64SFQFR128 9–4 (69%)
197026 QF—R64R16 6–3 (67%)
197127 SF—R16SF 11–3 (79%)
197228 ———R32 2–1 (67%)
197329 —QF—R16 7–2 (78%)
197430 ——R16R16 6–2 (75%)
197531 ——QFR64 5–2 (71%)
197632 ——R32R32 4–2 (67%)
197733 ——R16— 3–1 (75%)
197834 —R128SFR128 5–3 (62%)
197935 ——QFR128 4–2 (67%)
198036 ——R32R128 2–2 (50%)
198137 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 5–3
(62%)
9–3
(75%)
35–12
(74%)
24–12
(67%)
73–30
(71%)

ATP 500

Tom Okker ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITACANCAN W-L
Win %
197329 —SF—W 10–1 (91%)
197430 ———SF 4–1 (80%)
197834 ——R16— 1–1 (50%)
197935 R32—R16— 3–2 (60%)
198036 R64——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–2
(33%)
4–1
(80%)
3–2
(60%)
10–1
(91%)
18–6
(75%)

ATP 250

Tom Okker ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOATLASBBARBASDALGSTHAMHKGHOUMADMCMELMIAMUNNAPNWPPARQUEROMROTSTOSTUTKYVIEWASABEALAALAAMSAUSAVIBALBANBARBERBERBIRBIRBLOBOLBOUBREBRIBRUCAICAPCARCHACHACHICHICLECOLCOLCOLCOPCURDENDENDUBDURDURDUTESSFORFORFORGOTHELHILMIAJAPJOHJOHKINKINKINKINLAGLAKLASLASLEILONLONLONLOSLOSLOULOULUGMACMEMMERMEXMIDMILMILCANMONNEWNEWEASIWPHIPHIPORQUEIWRICRICSALSALSANSCHSEASOUST.SYDTAITEHTEHTELTORTORTUCU.SVANVANWEM W-L
Win %
196824 ——————FR16——————QF————W——————QF———————W—F——F——————R16QF—————————F——W—QFSF—————QF—————RRRRRRW—————SF———R32——FR16—————————QF———QFR16————R32W—W—W————————————— 80–21 (79%)
196925 —BR————FF———W————WWQFSF————F————W——————————————W—————R16——QF—————————W——BR————SFW————————R16———SF—R16R32—————————W——R16————SF——————————F————————FQF——SF 77–21 (79%)
197026 —WF———FW————QFQF———R32R32———————————RR——————————QF—R32W———RR———————————SFR16—W———————————————————W————R32———————SF—————————R16—————R16————R16—R16———————R32SF—SF 53–23 (70%)
197127 ———R32—SFF————F—QF———R32—SF—QF———R16—————————SF————QF——QFR32———F——SF——SF————————————R32——SF—————————————R16—————W—————SF——F——————QF—W—————————————R16————QF—F— 60–27 (69%)
197228 —————QF———SF———R32—————SFFF—QF—R16—SF——————————————QF——————QF—WR16——————SF————QF——SFSF—QF———————————QF—————SF—QF—QF—R16—————SF—————SF—R32—R32———————QF——————SF—F—QF— 67–30 (69%)
197329 ———R32——QF——SFW——————SFR32——SF———W———————————————————————R16WQFR32—R16—R16——R16———W————————————————————W—QF—FR16———————QF——————————————————WSF———————————R16— 65–18 (78%)
197430 W——R16—QF————QFR32—SFR32—————WF———F——————————————————————————————————————————————————————QFSF——SF—————————————————————QF——————————QF———QF———W—F——— 51–15 (77%)
197531 ———R32————QF——R32—————W——FF——————————————————SF————————————————————————————————F—————————————————————————————W——R32————SF——R16———————————————— 32–10 (76%)
197632 ————SF—————R16————R16—QF—QFSFSF—————————QF———————————————————————QF——————————————————SF————R16———————————————————————QF——SF———SF———————————————————QF 27–15 (64%)
197733 ———————————R16————————R16R16——————————R32—————R16——————————QF———R16————————————————————————————————R16————————R16——————————R64———W—————————————SF—————QF 12–12 (50%)
197834 ——————QFR64—R16————R32———R32—R32QF——————R32—————————R32————————————————————————F————————————————————————————————————————R64—R32———R32———————R32————————R32——R16 14–16 (47%)
197935 ——————QFR64—R32————R16—————R32R64——R32————————————R32————————————————————R16————R32—————————————————————————————R32———————————R64———QF—————————————W——————R32 13–14 (48%)
198036 ————SF—————————R32———————R32——————————R16———R32———————R32—————————————————QF—R32——————————————————————————————————————————————————————R16——QF——————— 9–10 (47%)
198137 ————R16—R32——————————————R64—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32——————— 1–4 (20%)
W-L 4–0
(100%)
6–1
(86%)
4–1
(80%)
4–4
(50%)
6–3
(67%)
1–3
(25%)
22–8
(73%)
10–4
(71%)
2–1
(67%)
7–4
(64%)
11–2
(85%)
10–4
(71%)
2–1
(67%)
5–4
(56%)
3–5
(38%)
0–1
(0%)
6–0
(100%)
14–4
(78%)
7–4
(64%)
16–4
(80%)
15–6
(71%)
26–10
(72%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
13–3
(81%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
1–3
(25%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
4–1
(80%)
4–1
(80%)
0–2
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
5–2
(71%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
10–1
(91%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
4–4
(50%)
4–3
(57%)
5–1
(83%)
10–2
(83%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
4–2
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
4–2
(67%)
8–1
(89%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
24–4
(86%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
4–1
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
2–0
(100%)
4–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
4–2
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
4–0
(100%)
15–2
(88%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
12–5
(71%)
2–1
(67%)
7–1
(88%)
4–1
(80%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–0
(100%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
9–1
(90%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
18–10
(64%)
0–1
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
3–1
(75%)
6–3
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
3–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
2–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
18–4
(82%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
7–2
(78%)
2–1
(67%)
8–1
(89%)
2–1
(67%)
13–6
(68%)
2–1
(67%)
7–3
(70%)
10–6
(62%)
561–236
(70%)

ATP Finals

Tom Okker ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197329 F 4–1 (80%)
W-L 4–1
(80%)
4–1
(80%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
3
Career-high date
Mar 4, 1974
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 10
Aug 27, 1973

Ranking History Matrix

Tom Okker ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197329———————98644
197430——3334355—56
1975316—8996—————11
197632—————11—————23
197733272323283131313130272929
1978342772728197—534350494650
197935503134353432464342465556
19803651656458586086—————
198238————————————

Similar Players

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

Tom Okker's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Brian Gottfried USA #3 2,250 1,011 690 321 68.2% $2,782,514 25 0 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
Vitas Gerulaitis USA #3 2,232 762 528 234 69.3% $2,778,748 26 1 0 1971–1986 Rivalries Match log
Rod Laver AUS #3 2,302 715 570 145 79.7% $1,565,413 69 5 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Manuel Orantes ESP #2 2,228 971 688 283 70.9% $1,398,303 36 1 0 1968–1984 Rivalries Match log
Ken Rosewall AUS #2 2,232 728 535 193 73.5% $1,602,700 39 4 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Arthur Ashe USA #2 2,259 1,043 788 255 75.6% $1,584,909 44 3 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Raul Ramirez MEX #4 2,150 786 530 256 67.4% $2,217,971 20 0 0 1970–1983 Rivalries Match log
Roscoe Tanner USA #4 2,162 885 592 293 66.9% $1,696,198 17 1 0 1969–1985 Rivalries Match log
Yannick Noah FRA #3 2,199 650 456 194 70.2% $3,440,660 23 1 0 1977–1996 Rivalries Match log
Guillermo Vilas ARG #2 2,354 1,173 890 283 75.9% $4,923,882 62 4 0 1968–1992 Rivalries Match log
Eddie Dibbs USA #5 2,169 867 605 262 69.8% $2,016,426 22 0 0 1970–1984 Rivalries Match log
John Newcombe AUS #1 2,203 764 544 220 71.2% $1,062,408 38 5 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tom Okker born?
Tom Okker was born on February 22, 1944.
Which country did Tom Okker represent?
Tom Okker represented Netherlands in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Tom Okker?
Tom Okker is 177 cm / 5'10".
Does Tom Okker use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Tom Okker uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Tom Okker left-handed or right-handed?
Tom Okker plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Tom Okker won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Tom Okker in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Tom Okker won?
TennisDB does not group any of Tom Okker's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Tom Okker won?
TennisDB records 34 ATP singles titles for Tom Okker across all categories. The most recent was Tel Aviv in 1979.
What is Tom Okker's highest ATP ranking?
Tom Okker's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 3, first achieved on March 4, 1974.
What is Tom Okker's career win-loss record?
Tom Okker has 668 wins and 278 losses (70.6%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1981.
How much career prize money has Tom Okker earned?
Tom Okker has earned at least $1,257,200 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Tom Okker's career appear in TennisDB?
Tom Okker appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1981.
On which surface does Tom Okker have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Tom Okker's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 75.3% (110–36).
Who has Tom Okker faced most often?
Tom Okker's most frequent opponent is Arthur Ashe, with a head-to-head record of 10–16 across 26 meetings.