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Paul Avis

RSA Died Jan 1, 2006 (age 47) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1975–1981

Paul Avis represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 179. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 3–6 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

179 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1532 (12th percentile)

Singles record

3–6 (33.3%)

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 →

Paul Avis's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Raymond Moore	6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Hard
Phil Dent #56	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 1981*	R32	Columbus	ATP 250	Hard
Raymond Moore	2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1981*	R16	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Mike Myburg	6-2 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1981*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Deon Joubert #54	5-7 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 7, 1978*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Paul Avis's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Raymond Moore	0	2	2	Aug 19, 1981	H2H
Mike Myburg	2	0	2	Apr 9, 1981	H2H
Phil Dent	0	1	1	Aug 6, 1981	H2H
Deon Joubert	0	1	1	Dec 7, 1978	H2H
Yannick Noah	0	1	1	Apr 7, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Paul Avis career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1975	17	1	1	2	50.0%	205	205
1978	20	1	2	3	33.3%	275	314
1981	23	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
Career		3	6	9	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Paul Avis career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1975	17	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1978	20	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1981	23	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Paul Avis 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 %
1978	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/9 (22.2%) of Paul Avis's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Paul Avis 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
1975	17	1510	100.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.40	1–0	—	—	+0.34
1978	20	1500	103.9	—	—	—	—	+54	—	—	42.9%	+0.14	0–1	0–1	—	+0.55
1981	23	1483	100.4	—	—	—	—	+33	—	—	22.2%	-1.00	1–0	0–2	—	+0.50
Career		1532	102.2	—	—	—	—	+42	—	—	33.3%	-0.72	2–1 (67%)	0–3 (0%)	98.4	+15.44

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 500

Paul Avis ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	W-L Win %
1981	23	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Paul Avis ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	COL	JOH	SOU	W-L Win %
1975	17	—	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
1978	20	—	R16	R32	1–2 (33%)
1981	23	R32	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	3–5 (38%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

179

Career-high date

Jun 14, 1976

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

Paul Avis ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	205
1976	18	—	—	—	—	—	179	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	275	—	—	—	—	314
1980	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	356
1982	24	450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Paul Avis's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Bobby Webb	USA	#193	1,514	12	4	8	33.3%	—	1976–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Nunez	CHI	#185	1,554	27	9	18	33.3%	—	1979–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Welry Fritz	CAN	#171	1,548	17	6	11	35.3%	—	1978–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Christopher Sylvan	USA	#203	1,535	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1977–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Joe Meyers	USA	#163	1,534	9	3	6	33.3%	$33	1977–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Per Hegna	NOR	#180	1,515	3	1	2	33.3%	—	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Noel Phillips	AUS	#201	1,538	25	8	17	32.0%	—	1977–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Ernie Ewert	AUS	#189	1,569	58	21	37	36.2%	—	1971–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Ulf Eriksson	SWE	#189	1,507	28	9	19	32.1%	—	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Gerard Wimmer	AUT	#206	1,567	11	4	7	36.4%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Scott Carnahan	USA	#193	1,573	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Brad Guan	AUS	#183	1,516	26	8	18	30.8%	—	1978–1982	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Paul Avis represent?: Paul Avis represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Paul Avis left-handed or right-handed?: Paul Avis plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Paul Avis won?: Paul Avis has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Paul Avis won?: TennisDB does not group any of Paul Avis's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Paul Avis' highest ATP ranking?: Paul Avis' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 179, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is Paul Avis' career win-loss record?: Paul Avis has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 6 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Paul Avis's career appear in TennisDB?: Paul Avis appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1975 through 1981.
Who has Paul Avis faced most often?: Paul Avis' most frequent opponent is Raymond Moore, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.