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Christopher Sylvan

USA Age 71 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1977–1978

Christopher Sylvan represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 203. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 3–6 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

203 (Jul 17, 1978)

Elo peak

1536 (14th 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 →

Christopher Sylvan's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jorge Andrew	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 1978*	R32	Mexico City	ATP 250	Clay
John Alexander #21	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 1978*	R32	North Conway	ATP 250	Clay
Geoff Masters #83	4-6 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 23, 1977*	R64	Australian Open (2)	Grand Slam	Grass
Corrado Barazzutti #16	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 5, 1977*	QF	Paris Masters	ATP 250	Hard
Ove Bengtson #76	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 4, 1977*	R16	Paris Masters	ATP 250	Hard

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Christopher Sylvan's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jorge Andrew	0	1	1	Sep 28, 1978	H2H
John Alexander	0	1	1	Aug 3, 1978	H2H
Geoff Masters	0	1	1	Dec 23, 1977	H2H
Corrado Barazzutti	0	1	1	Nov 5, 1977	H2H
Ove Bengtson	1	0	1	Nov 4, 1977	H2H

Career Results

Christopher Sylvan career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1977	22	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1978	23	0	2	2	0.0%	232	243
Career		3	6	9	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Christopher Sylvan 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 %
1977	22	2	1	3	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1978	23	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Christopher Sylvan 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 %
1977	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
1978	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	4	6	33.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 6/9 (66.7%) of Christopher Sylvan's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Christopher Sylvan 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
1977	22	1517	102.8	—	—	—	—	+68	+3	—	41.2%	-0.41	1–1	—	—	+0.55
1978	23	1497	96.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.02
Career		1536	100.4	—	—	—	—	+68	+3	—	33.3%	-1.09	1–1	—	—	+6.33

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Christopher Sylvan Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1977	22	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Christopher Sylvan ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	NAP	PAR	MEX	NOR	W-L Win %
1977	22	R32	R64	QF	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1978	23	—	—	—	R32	R32	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–5 (38%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

203

Career-high date

Jul 17, 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

Christopher Sylvan ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	23	226	—	—	—	—	—	203	—	—	—	—	243
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	326
1982	27	826	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Christopher Sylvan'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
Gerard Wimmer	AUT	#206	1,567	11	4	7	36.4%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Noel Phillips	AUS	#201	1,538	25	8	17	32.0%	—	1977–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Brad Rowe	USA	#226	1,533	6	2	4	33.3%	—	1977–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Wayne Pascoe	AUS	#198	1,571	26	9	17	34.6%	—	1977–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Paul Avis	RSA	#179	1,531	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1975–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Scott Carnahan	USA	#193	1,573	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
John Muller	RSA	#229	1,517	6	2	4	33.3%	—	1975–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Ulf Eriksson	SWE	#189	1,507	28	9	19	32.1%	—	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Gottfried	USA	#207	1,528	21	5	16	23.8%	—	1975–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Turville	USA	#210	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Regis Brunet	FRA	#205	1,500	9	2	7	22.2%	—	1976–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Christopher Sylvan?: Christopher Sylvan is 71 years old, born on March 18, 1955.
Which country does Christopher Sylvan represent?: Christopher Sylvan represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Christopher Sylvan left-handed or right-handed?: Christopher Sylvan plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Christopher Sylvan won?: Christopher Sylvan has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Christopher Sylvan won?: TennisDB does not group any of Christopher Sylvan's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Christopher Sylvan's highest ATP ranking?: Christopher Sylvan's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 203, first achieved on July 17, 1978.
What is Christopher Sylvan's career win-loss record?: Christopher Sylvan has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 6 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Christopher Sylvan's career appear in TennisDB?: Christopher Sylvan appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1977 through 1978.
Who has Christopher Sylvan faced most often?: Christopher Sylvan's most frequent opponent is Jorge Andrew, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.