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Jeff Twist

AUS Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1969–1981

Jeff Twist represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 496. In TennisDB's records, Jeff Twist finished with a career record of 3–6 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

496 (Dec 31, 1978)

Elo peak

1528 (11th percentile)

Career record

3–6 (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 →

Jeff Twist's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Craig A Miller	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1981*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Grass
David Mustard	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1978*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Grass
Willem Prinsloo	7-6 2-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 6, 1971*	R128	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Jackie Saul	2-6 0-6	L	—	Match data	Apr 2, 1971*	R16	Durban	ATP 250	Hard
Colin Diederichs	6-2 6-2	W	—	Match data	Apr 1, 1971*	R32	Durban	ATP 250	Hard

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Jeff Twist's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Craig A Miller	0	1	1	Oct 8, 1981	H2H
David Mustard	0	1	1	Oct 12, 1978	H2H
Willem Prinsloo	0	1	1	Apr 6, 1971	H2H
Jackie Saul	0	1	1	Apr 2, 1971	—
Colin Diederichs	1	0	1	Apr 1, 1971	—

Career Results

Jeff Twist career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1971	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	496	496
1981	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Jeff Twist 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 %
1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%
1971	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	3	6	9	33.3%

Advanced Stats

Jeff Twist 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
1969	1496	102.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	+25	33.3%	-1.00	—	—	—	-0.13
1971	1487	96.5	—	—	—	—	+63	—	—	45.5%	-0.64	1–0	1–0	—	+0.67
1978	1471	96.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.23
1981	1456	95.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.22
Career	1528	96.4	—	—	—	—	+63	—	+25	33.3%	-1.34	1–0	1–0	—	+11.00

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Jeff Twist ATP 250 results by season
Season	BRI	DUR	HOB	SOU	W-L Win %
1969	R64	—	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
1971	—	R16	—	R128	2–2 (50%)
1978	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–3 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–6 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

496

Career-high date

Dec 31, 1978

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

Jeff Twist ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	496
1982	752	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Jeff Twist's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Thomas Furst	GER	480	1,516	3	1	2	33.3%	1973–1980	Match log
Andrew Rae	AUS	429	1,500	8	2	6	25.0%	1970–1979	Match log
Taisen Kanai	JPN	465	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1978–1981	Match log
Martin Koek	NED	555	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1972–1972	Match log
Massimo Rivaroli	ITA	400	1,513	3	1	2	33.3%	1979–1979	Match log
Gary Thoroughood	AUS	480	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	1972–1972	Match log
Luis Ayala	CHI	482	1,634	50	25	25	50.0%	1968–1982	Match log
Peter Lamb	RSA	440	1,504	4	1	3	25.0%	1980–1981	Match log
Trevor Fancutt	RSA	355	1,515	6	2	4	33.3%	1969–1975	Match log
Jim Ward	USA	662	1,536	24	8	16	33.3%	1968–1979	Match log
Beejong Sisson	PHI	332	1,500	9	3	6	33.3%	1973–1981	Match log
Tres Cushing	USA	479	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	1980–1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Jeff Twist represent?: Jeff Twist represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Jeff Twist left-handed or right-handed?: Jeff Twist plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Jeff Twist won?: Jeff Twist has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Jeff Twist won?: TennisDB does not group any of Jeff Twist's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Jeff Twist's highest ATP ranking?: Jeff Twist's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 496, first achieved on December 31, 1978.
What is Jeff Twist's career win-loss record?: Jeff Twist has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 6 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Jeff Twist's career appear in TennisDB?: Jeff Twist appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1981.
Who has Jeff Twist faced most often?: Jeff Twist's most frequent opponent is Craig A Miller, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.