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Rolf Thung

NED Age 75 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1980

Rolf Thung represented the Netherlands on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 86. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 21–68 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

86 (May 5, 1975)

Elo peak

1533 (12th percentile)

Singles record

21–68 (23.6%)

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 →

Rolf Thung's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #89	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1980*	R32	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay
Peter Elter	4-6 7-9	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1978*	R32	Bournemouth	ATP 250	Clay
Bob Carmichael #182	4-6 7-5 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 1978*	R32	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay
Kim Warwick #42	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1978*	R32	Stuttgart Open	ATP 250	Clay
Heinz Gunthardt #66	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1978*	R16	Swiss Open Gstaad	ATP 250	Clay

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Rolf Thung's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Gorman	0	3	3	Oct 14, 1976	H2H
Karl Meiler	0	3	3	Mar 5, 1976	H2H
Harold Solomon	0	3	3	Oct 30, 1975	H2H
Sandy Mayer	1	2	3	Sep 30, 1975	H2H
Kim Warwick	0	2	2	Jul 20, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Rolf Thung career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	16	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	22	4	7	11	36.4%	166	150
1975	23	11	28	39	28.2%	147	134
1976	24	3	19	22	13.6%	118	182
1977	25	2	5	7	28.6%	181	181
1978	26	1	4	5	20.0%	263	328
1980	28	0	1	1	0.0%	372	372
Career		21	68	89	23.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rolf Thung 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 %
1968	16	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	21	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	22	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	7	11	36.4%
1975	23	1	5	6	16.7%	4	12	16	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	9	15	40.0%	11	28	39	28.2%
1976	24	2	3	5	40.0%	1	10	11	9.1%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	19	22	13.6%
1977	25	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1978	26	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1980	28	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	4	13	17	23.5%	7	33	40	17.5%	3	9	12	25.0%	7	13	20	35.0%	21	68	89	23.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rolf Thung 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 %
1974	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%
1975	23	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	7	8	12.5%
1976	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	25	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1978	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1980	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	9	9	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	15	18	16.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 18/89 (20.2%) of Rolf Thung's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rolf Thung 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	16	1484	91.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	—	—	—	+0.03
1970	18	1469	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.14
1972	20	1457	98.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.10
1973	21	1444	98.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.16
1974	22	1475	110.5	—	—	—	—	+54	+6	+90	44.8%	-0.38	1–3 (25%)	3–2 (60%)	98.9	+0.89
1975	23	1494	122.5	—	—	—	—	+57	-25	—	28.6%	-1.44	3–2 (60%)	3–6 (33%)	101.0	+1.33
1976	24	1406	108.8	—	—	—	—	+127	-26	+70	20.0%	-1.82	3–4 (43%)	1–6 (14%)	97.1	+1.63
1977	25	1416	101.3	—	—	—	—	+104	—	+10	35.3%	-0.82	0–1	0–1	—	+0.35
1978	26	1401	103.2	—	—	—	—	—	-21	—	27.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.50
1980	28	1396	100.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.02
Career		1533	114.1	—	—	—	—	+77	-21	+60	27.9%	-1.39	7–11 (39%)	7–15 (32%)	95.7	+5.81

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rolf Thung Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1974	22	—	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
1975	23	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1976	24	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1977	25	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	2–7 (22%)

ATP 500

Rolf Thung ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	W-L Win %
1975	23	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Rolf Thung ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BAR	BAS	BRI	GST	HAM	HKG	MEL	MUN	NAP	NWP	ROT	STO	STU	TKY	WAS	BAN	BIR	MIA	BOM	BOU	CAL	DUT	FRE	HAM	LIT	LOS	LOU	MER	NEW	NOR	EAS	NUR	IW	PER	ROA	SAL	SAN	SOU	SYD	TEH	U.S	VAL	ZUR	W-L Win %
1968	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–6 (25%)
1975	23	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	SF	—	R16	R32	—	—	R32	R32	R16	R32	R32	R64	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	R16	R32	R32	R16	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	11–24 (31%)
1976	24	R64	R64	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R64	R64	—	3–17 (15%)
1977	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	2–4 (33%)
1978	26	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
1980	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–9 (10%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	19–60 (24%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

May 5, 1975

First Top 100

Apr 14, 1975

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Rolf Thung ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	166	168	—	163	150
1975	23	147	—	112	87	86	98	—	—	—	—	—	134
1976	24	—	—	—	—	—	118	—	—	—	—	—	182
1977	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	181	—	—	—	—	—
1978	26	272	—	—	—	—	—	429	—	—	—	—	328
1979	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	293
1980	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	372
1982	30	662	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Rolf Thung's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
William Brown	USA	#86	1,555	109	28	81	25.7%	—	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Machette	USA	#90	1,568	119	33	86	27.7%	—	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Alvaro Betancur	COL	#89	1,600	112	34	78	30.4%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Willem Prinsloo	RSA	#81	1,549	46	13	33	28.3%	—	1971–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Rolf Norberg	SWE	#88	1,612	72	23	49	31.9%	—	1969–1977	Rivalries	Match log
John Bartlett	AUS	#93	1,501	153	45	108	29.4%	—	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Kachel	AUS	#77	1,614	118	32	86	27.1%	—	1973–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Emilio Montano	MEX	#99	1,552	68	19	49	27.9%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Alvin Gardiner	AUS	#77	1,524	143	43	100	30.1%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Pavel Hutka	CZE	#84	1,657	102	39	63	38.2%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau	FRA	#80	1,677	189	61	128	32.3%	—	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
James Chico Hagey	USA	#72	1,560	68	18	50	26.5%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rolf Thung?: Rolf Thung is 75 years old, born on July 27, 1951.
Which country does Rolf Thung represent?: Rolf Thung represents Netherlands in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Rolf Thung?: Rolf Thung is 190 cm / 6'3".
Is Rolf Thung left-handed or right-handed?: Rolf Thung plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rolf Thung won?: Rolf Thung has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Rolf Thung won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rolf Thung's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Rolf Thung's highest ATP ranking?: Rolf Thung's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 86, first achieved on May 5, 1975.
What is Rolf Thung's career win-loss record?: Rolf Thung has a career ATP singles record of 21 wins and 68 losses (23.6%).
Which seasons of Rolf Thung's career appear in TennisDB?: Rolf Thung appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Rolf Thung have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Rolf Thung's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on carpet: 35.0% (7–13).
Who has Rolf Thung faced most often?: Rolf Thung's most frequent opponent is Tom Gorman, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.