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Tom Gorman

USA Born Jan 19, 1946 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1980

Tom Gorman represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 10. TennisDB's records show a 415–290 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980 and 9 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
10 (May 6, 1974)
Elo peak
2006 (91st percentile)
Singles record
415–290 (58.9%)
Singles titles
9
Prize money
$10,000

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 Gorman's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Phil Dent #33 3-6 6-4 4-6 L H2H Match data Oct 16, 1980* R32 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Vincent Van Patten 6-7 3-6 L — Match data Aug 15, 1980* R16 Stowe ATP 250 Hard
George Amaya 6-4 6-3 W — Match data Aug 14, 1980* R32 Stowe ATP 250 Hard
Stanislav Birner #84 4-6 5-7 4-6 L H2H Match data Jun 25, 1980* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Mark Cox #58 6-2 6-7 2-6 L H2H Match data Jun 19, 1980* R32 Surbiton ATP 250 Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Tom Gorman's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Ilie Nastase 4 16 20 Jan 27, 1978 H2H
Stan Smith 2 17 19 Mar 30, 1977 H2H
Harold Solomon 4 8 12 Feb 28, 1980 H2H
Roscoe Tanner 5 7 12 Dec 16, 1977 H2H
Jaime Fillol 8 4 12 Mar 21, 1976 H2H

Singles Titles (9)

Tom Gorman 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
197024 1 — — — 1 — Caracas
197125 1 — — — 1 — Columbus
197327 3 — — — 3 — Caracas, Stockholm Open, Vancouver Wct
197529 2 — — — 2 — Cincinnati Open, Hong Kong Open
197630 2 — — — 2 — Baltimore, Sacramento
Total 9 — — — 9 —

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

Career Results

Tom Gorman career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682216122857.1%——
19692318173551.4%——
19702449307962.0%——
19712544277162.0%——
19722644287261.1%——
19732752288065.0%1511
19742853257868.0%1121
19752928285650.0%2245
19763031255655.4%3446
19773128225056.0%4843
19783215102560.0%4153
19793331255655.4%8053
1980346131931.6%53—
Career41529070558.9%——

Career Results by Surface

Tom Gorman career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196822 741163.6%43757.1%551050.0%———— 16122857.1%
196923 0330.0%35837.5%1482263.6%11250.0% 18173551.4%
197024 19102965.5%561145.5%1782568.0%861457.1% 49307962.0%
197125 19123161.3%1292157.1%1041471.4%32560.0% 44277162.0%
197226 15112657.7%661250.0%931275.0%1482263.6% 44287261.1%
197327 1251770.6%1372065.0%641060.0%21123363.6% 52288065.0%
197428 2072774.1%651154.5%1241675.0%1592462.5% 53257867.9%
197529 1592462.5%991850.0%22450.0%281020.0% 28285650.0%
197630 671346.2%871553.3%44850.0%1372065.0% 31255655.4%
197731 1181957.9%0110.0%871553.3%961560.0% 28225056.0%
197832 14520.0%21366.7%42666.7%831172.7% 15102560.0%
197933 20103066.7%————25728.6%9101947.4% 31255655.4%
198034 461040.0%————0440.0%23540.0% 6131931.6%
Career—1499624560.8%685912753.5%936015360.8%1057518058.3%41529070558.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Tom Gorman career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197327 23540.0%41580.0%41580.0%101100.0% 1151668.8%
197428 22450.0%35837.5%81988.9%61785.7% 1992867.9%
197529 00——0330.0%21366.7%13425.0% 371030.0%
197630 00——00——101100.0%00—— 101100.0%
197731 25728.6%52771.4%1041471.4%00—— 17112860.7%
197832 11250.0%0330.0%921181.8%00—— 1061662.5%
197933 0220.0%13425.0%8132138.1%00—— 9182733.3%
198034 0110.0%0110.0%35837.5%00—— 371030.0%
Career 7142133.3%13183141.9%45277262.5%841266.7% 736313653.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 136/705 (19.3%) of Tom Gorman's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Tom Gorman 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 22 1598 107.8 — — — — +23 -55 -40 59.7% +0.34 3–2 (60%) — — +0.03
1969 23 1613 116.0 — — — — -35 -82 +81 50.5% +0.18 7–5 (58%) — — +0.76
1970 24 1799 129.8 — — — — +42 -273 +17 57.1% +0.37 15–9 (63%) 4–10 (29%) 101.6 +3.50
1971 25 1829 136.5 — — — — +46 -181 +104 59.9% +0.48 14–10 (58%) 7–8 (47%) 102.5 -0.39
1972 26 1958 142.0 — — — — -4 -323 +21 57.0% +0.35 19–10 (66%) 10–13 (43%) 105.0 -1.48
1973 27 1945 143.6 — — — — +28 -128 +3 58.7% +0.42 26–11 (70%) 16–9 (64%) 109.9 -3.20
1974 28 1837 139.3 — — — — +106 -84 +95 63.4% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 16–15 (52%) 98.3 +2.52
1975 29 1871 136.5 — — — — +69 -167 +21 50.4% +0.04 12–9 (57%) 13–9 (59%) 101.2 +0.06
1976 30 1766 142.0 — — — — +127 -86 +99 53.3% -0.03 12–8 (60%) 14–6 (70%) 104.4 -1.43
1977 31 1773 144.5 — — — — +90 — +21 52.5% +0.13 9–6 (60%) 9–11 (45%) 99.2 -1.59
1978 32 1776 133.1 — — — — +42 -129 +92 54.5% +0.26 6–3 (67%) 3–6 (33%) 99.1 +2.15
1979 33 1739 133.5 — — — — +39 — +61 53.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) 101.6 +4.22
1980 34 1618 116.9 — — — — +58 — +100 37.2% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) 95.0 +0.80
Career 2006 140.2 — — — — +55 -158 +50 56.0% +0.31 153–93 (62%) 106–100 (51%) 103.9 +0.86

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Tom Gorman Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196822 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
196923 —R128R128R32 2–3 (40%)
197024 R32R64R16R16 8–4 (67%)
197125 —R32SFR128 7–3 (70%)
197226 —R64R16SF 8–3 (73%)
197327 —SF—R16 8–2 (80%)
197428 —R64R16R64 5–3 (62%)
197529 —R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
197630 —R128R64— 1–2 (33%)
197731 R32—R128— 1–2 (33%)
197832 ——R32R128 2–2 (50%)
197933 ——R128R16 3–2 (60%)
198034 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–2
(50%)
10–8
(56%)
17–11
(61%)
17–10
(63%)
46–31
(60%)

ATP 500

Tom Gorman ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITA W-L
Win %
197024 R64— 0–1 (0%)
197125 QF— 3–1 (75%)
197327 —R64 0–1 (0%)
197428 —R32 1–1 (50%)
197933 QF— 3–1 (75%)
W-L 6–3
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
7–5
(58%)

ATP 250

Tom Gorman ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOADEATLBARBRIBUECINHKGHOUMADMCMELMIAMUNNAPNWPPARQUEITAROTSTOTKYVIEWASBALBALBARBECBERBOSBOSBRIBRUCALCARCHACHACHICHICLECLECOLCOLCOLCOPDAYDENDENDUSFORHAMHARHAVJACJOHKANKINLALALAFLASLONLONLONLONLOSLOSLOUMACEASMANMAUMEMMERMEXMILMILMONNEWNEWNICEASOMAOSAIWPERPHIIWRICRICSACSALSANSANSANSANSAOSEASOUSOUSTOSURSYDSYDTAITANTORTORTULU.SVANWEM W-L
Win %
196822 ——————F———————R32—————————————QF—R16—————————————————————R32—————R16———————R32—————————R64——————————————R32——————R32R64———————————— 16–11 (59%)
196923 ——————R32—R32—————R32——R64—————R64———FR64R32——————————————————————QF—————————————R64—R16——————————————————————R32——————R32R16———————————— 16–14 (53%)
197024 ————————R16——R16——R64——R16——R32——R32——R16—R16——R16——WQF———————F——————R16—————QF—————F———SF—QFF———R32————SF———————R32———QFR16———R32—————————————R32—R16 41–25 (62%)
197125 —————R16——QF—————R64—R32SFR32—R32——————R32————R16—QFR16———————W——————R16———————————————R64—QF——————————QF——QF—————QF—R64QF———SF——R32——————R32—————SF 34–23 (60%)
197226 ———QF—————R32——————SFR32R16—R64——SF————————R16—————————————————R16————R16—————F—R16—R16SF——————R16—————R32R32—R16————————QF———RR—F—————————————— 34–23 (60%)
197327 ————————R16———————R16R64——WR16—SF——————————W—QF—SF—R16—R32—R32——R16————————————R16QF——R32——————————SF—————SF—R16—————————QF———SFR32——————————R32W— 43–22 (66%)
197428 SF—————————R32—FR16—————F——SFSF———F—————————R32—————SF———————RR——SF—————R16—————SFR16———QF—————————QF————R128——F———R64—————————————R32———— 45–20 (69%)
197529 ——R32———WWR32——R16—————————R32—R32—————————QF———R32—————SF————R32R32——————————R32—————R32———R16R32R32————————R16———QFR16—————R32R64—R16——————QF———R32————— 27–23 (54%)
197630 ————SF—R16R16R16—————R16——————R16—R32W——————————————————R16—————QF———QF——————R16—————R32R16———R32——QF——R16———R64——R64—QF———W——R64——R16—————R16R64———————— 30–23 (57%)
197731 —SF—————F—————————R64———R32—SFSF————————————————————————————————QF———————R32R64———R16R32R16———————————R64—R32——————R32R16————————R16R16——————— 26–18 (59%)
197832 ————QF——R32—————————————R32——F—————————————————————————————————————————————QFR32——————————————————————————————R16—F——————— 13–8 (62%)
197933 ————QF——————————R32—R64——R32——R32—QF—————————————R32—R16———SFR16————————————QF——————R16————SFR64——————————————R32—————R64F——————R32R16—————QF——R32 25–21 (54%)
198034 —————————————————R64———————R16————————————————————R32———————————————————R64——R64——R32——————————————R64———————SF————R16R32R32—————R32——— 6–12 (33%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
7–3
(70%)
1–1
(50%)
12–3
(80%)
10–3
(77%)
4–6
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
2–5
(29%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
7–8
(47%)
3–2
(60%)
4–1
(80%)
6–4
(60%)
3–5
(38%)
3–1
(75%)
15–9
(62%)
11–2
(85%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
11–3
(79%)
6–3
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
11–2
(85%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
15–4
(79%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
3–3
(50%)
1–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
3–4
(43%)
6–2
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
17–11
(61%)
4–2
(67%)
5–3
(62%)
5–2
(71%)
4–3
(57%)
6–6
(50%)
3–4
(43%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
8–4
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
6–5
(55%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
4–1
(80%)
5–2
(71%)
6–5
(55%)
0–1
(0%)
3–6
(33%)
5–2
(71%)
9–7
(56%)
0–1
(0%)
7–2
(78%)
3–4
(43%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
6–5
(55%)
2–2
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
4–3
(57%)
356–243
(59%)

ATP Finals

Tom Gorman ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197226 SF 2–2 (50%)
197327 RR 1–2 (33%)
W-L 3–4
(43%)
3–4
(43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
10
Career-high date
May 6, 1974
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 10
May 6, 1974

Ranking History Matrix

Tom Gorman ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197327———————1514161111
197428——11111010151718—1921
19752922—30304149—————45
197630—————34—————46
197731465859505250495252494143
197832373236333430303435354553
197933806069565559716353535453
198034565760626464597194———
198236————————————

Similar Players

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

Tom Gorman'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
Marty Riessen USA #11 2,105 845 531 314 62.8% $465 11 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Roger Taylor GBR #11 2,003 666 369 297 55.4% — 9 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Dick Stockton USA #8 2,128 651 385 266 59.1% $1,063,385 8 0 0 1968–1984 Rivalries Match log
Mark Cox GBR #12 2,022 678 406 272 59.9% — 13 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Paolo Bertolucci ITA #12 1,934 338 194 144 57.4% — 6 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
John Alexander AUS #8 2,015 986 567 419 57.5% $1,214,079 7 0 0 1968–1985 Rivalries Match log
Roy Emerson AUS #12 2,007 449 275 174 61.2% — 5 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Victor Pecci PAR #9 2,085 598 354 244 59.2% $994,678 10 0 0 1972–1987 Rivalries Match log
Cliff Drysdale RSA #13 2,134 648 397 251 61.3% — 6 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Nikola Pilic CRO #12 1,951 550 301 249 54.7% — 5 0 0 1968–1978 Rivalries Match log
Jaime Fillol CHI #14 2,063 894 531 363 59.4% $187,169 8 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Tony Roche AUS #12 2,136 551 360 191 65.3% $529,199 20 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tom Gorman born?
Tom Gorman was born on January 19, 1946.
Which country did Tom Gorman represent?
Tom Gorman represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Tom Gorman?
Tom Gorman is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Tom Gorman left-handed or right-handed?
Tom Gorman plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Tom Gorman won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Tom Gorman in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Tom Gorman won?
TennisDB does not group any of Tom Gorman's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Tom Gorman won?
TennisDB records 9 ATP singles titles for Tom Gorman across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1976.
What is Tom Gorman's highest ATP ranking?
Tom Gorman's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 10, first achieved on May 6, 1974.
What is Tom Gorman's career win-loss record?
Tom Gorman has 415 wins and 290 losses (58.9%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980.
How much career prize money has Tom Gorman earned?
Tom Gorman has earned at least $10,000 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Tom Gorman's career appear in TennisDB?
Tom Gorman appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Tom Gorman have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Tom Gorman's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 60.8% (149–96).
Who has Tom Gorman faced most often?
Tom Gorman's most frequent opponent is Ilie Nastase, with a head-to-head record of 4–16 across 20 meetings.