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Hugo Varela

ARG Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1970–1978

Hugo Varela represented Argentina on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 210. In TennisDB's records, Hugo Varela finished with a career record of 1–5 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

210 (Dec 26, 1979)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

1–5 (16.7%)

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 →

Hugo Varela's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Corrado Barazzutti #9	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 30, 1978*	R16	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay
Patricio Cornejo	6-3 1-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1978*	R32	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay
Patricio Cornejo	2-6 6-3 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 25, 1976*	R32	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay
Patricio Cornejo	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1974*	R32	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay
Jaime Pinto Bravo	2-6 7-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Nov 28, 1973*	R32	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Hugo Varela's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Patricio Cornejo	1	2	3	Nov 29, 1978	H2H
Corrado Barazzutti	0	1	1	Nov 30, 1978	H2H
Jaime Pinto Bravo	0	1	1	Nov 28, 1973	—
Jan Kodes	0	1	1	Nov 11, 1970	H2H

Career Results

Hugo Varela career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1970	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1976	0	1	1	0.0%	310	310
1978	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Hugo Varela 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 %
1970	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Hugo Varela 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 %
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/6 (16.7%) of Hugo Varela's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Hugo Varela 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
1970	1494	104.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.21
1973	1480	98.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.67	0–1	1–0	—	+0.20
1974	1470	98.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.06
1976	1461	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.06
1978	1481	110.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.40	1–0	—	—	-0.09
Career	1500	105.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-2.06	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.33

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Hugo Varela ATP 250 results by season
Season	BUE	W-L Win %
1970	R32	0–1 (0%)
1973	R32	0–1 (0%)
1974	R32	0–1 (0%)
1976	R32	0–1 (0%)
1978	R16	1–1 (50%)
W-L	1–5 (17%)	1–5 (17%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

210

Career-high date

Dec 26, 1979

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

Hugo Varela ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	355	383	399	396	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	310
1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	322	—	—	—	—	—
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	210
1982	571	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Hugo Varela's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Mike Powers	USA	210	1,515	5	1	4	20.0%	1974–1977	Match log
Jan Zabrodsky	SWE	217	1,500	16	2	14	12.5%	1971–1976	Match log
Roberto Lombardi	ITA	221	1,500	16	2	14	12.5%	1968–1980	Match log
Enrique Caviglia	ARG	190	1,500	9	1	8	11.1%	1973–1977	Match log
Jay Royappa	IND	207	1,500	12	3	9	25.0%	1973–1978	Match log
Dimitri Sturdza	SUI	202	1,525	31	5	26	16.1%	1968–1977	Match log
Salvador Cabeza	ESP	245	1,513	7	1	6	14.3%	1971–1977	Match log
Larry Gottfried	USA	207	1,528	21	5	16	23.8%	1975–1978	Match log
Spencer Segura	USA	193	1,500	22	3	19	13.6%	1974–1976	Match log
Larry Turville	USA	210	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	1968–1978	Match log
Gavorielle Marcu	ROU	204	1,532	14	3	11	21.4%	1968–1976	Match log
Joe Bouquin	USA	272	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1969–1978	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Hugo Varela represent?: Hugo Varela represents Argentina in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Hugo Varela left-handed or right-handed?: Hugo Varela plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Hugo Varela won?: Hugo Varela has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Hugo Varela won?: TennisDB does not group any of Hugo Varela's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Hugo Varela's highest ATP ranking?: Hugo Varela's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 210, first achieved on December 26, 1979.
What is Hugo Varela's career win-loss record?: Hugo Varela has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 5 losses (16.7%).
Which seasons of Hugo Varela's career appear in TennisDB?: Hugo Varela appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1970 through 1978.
Who has Hugo Varela faced most often?: Hugo Varela's most frequent opponent is Patricio Cornejo, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.