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Robert Trogolo

RSA Age 73 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1971–1980

Robert Trogolo represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 83. In TennisDB's records, Robert Trogolo finished with a career record of 10–16 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

83 (Feb 4, 1980)

Elo peak

1590 (30th percentile)

Career record

10–16 (38.5%)

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 →

Robert Trogolo's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Van Winitsky #98	3-6 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 1980*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Fernando Maynetto	7-5 6-1 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 1980*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Tony Giammalva #59	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 21, 1980*	R32	Atlanta	ATP 250	Hard
Vincent Van Patten	3-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 14, 1980*	R32	Stowe	ATP 250	Hard
Eddie Dibbs #10	1-6 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1980*	R64	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay

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Robert Trogolo's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Vincent Van Patten	0	2	2	Aug 14, 1980	—
Nick Saviano	1	1	2	Jul 11, 1980	H2H
Van Winitsky	0	1	1	Aug 30, 1980	H2H
Fernando Maynetto	1	0	1	Aug 28, 1980	H2H
Tony Giammalva	0	1	1	Aug 21, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Robert Trogolo career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1971	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	19	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1979	26	2	1	3	66.7%	126	126
1980	27	7	13	20	35.0%	83	177
Career		10	16	26	38.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Robert Trogolo 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 %
1971	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	19	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1979	26	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1980	27	3	4	7	42.9%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	7	13	20	35.0%
Career	—	6	7	13	46.2%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	10	16	26	38.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Robert Trogolo 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 %
1979	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	0	—	—	2	8	10	20.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	0	—	—	2	9	11	18.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 11/26 (42.3%) of Robert Trogolo's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Robert Trogolo 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
1971	18	1475	95.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	—
1972	19	1474	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-0.25	1–0	1–1	—	+0.20
1979	26	1522	103.3	—	—	—	—	+42	—	—	58.3%	-0.25	—	—	—	+0.50
1980	27	1546	118.0	—	—	—	—	+17	-11	+7	39.6%	-0.85	2–3 (40%)	5–3 (63%)	102.4	+0.20
Career		1590	110.8	—	—	—	—	+22	-11	+7	40.8%	-0.77	3–3 (50%)	6–4 (60%)	103.7	+3.60

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Robert Trogolo Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	W	USO	W-L Win %
1979	26	—	R32	2–1 (67%)
1980	27	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	3–3 (50%)

ATP 250

Robert Trogolo ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	NWP	QUE	BAL	DAY	NEW	PHI	SAN	SAR	SOU	STO	U.S	W-L Win %
1971	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	27	R32	R16	R64	R32	R32	R16	R32	QF	R16	—	R32	R64	6–11 (35%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	7–13 (35%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Feb 4, 1980

First Top 100

Feb 4, 1980

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Robert Trogolo ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	126
1980	27	—	92	92	93	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	177

Similar Players

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

Robert Trogolo's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Pavel Hutka	CZE	84	1,657	102	39	63	38.2%	1968–1981	Match log
John James	AUS	81	1,682	242	98	144	40.5%	1968–1982	Match log
John Paish	GBR	80	1,690	111	43	68	38.7%	1968–1980	Match log
Jun Kamiwazumi	JPN	78	1,624	163	64	99	39.3%	1968–1984	Match log
David Carter	AUS	78	1,732	195	76	119	39.0%	1970–1984	Match log
Willem Prinsloo	RSA	81	1,549	46	13	33	28.3%	1971–1979	Match log
Louk Sanders	NED	86	1,646	126	47	79	37.3%	1972–1982	Match log
Sashi Menon	IND	82	1,653	264	89	175	33.7%	1970–1985	Match log
Jun Kuki	JPN	78	1,662	207	73	134	35.3%	1968–1982	Match log
Terry Rocavert	AUS	92	1,630	98	37	61	37.8%	1975–1980	Match log
Butch Seewagen	USA	87	1,674	145	63	82	43.4%	1968–1981	Match log
John Whitlinger	USA	75	1,630	122	45	77	36.9%	1973–1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Robert Trogolo?: Robert Trogolo is 73 years old, born on June 15, 1953.
Which country does Robert Trogolo represent?: Robert Trogolo represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Robert Trogolo?: Robert Trogolo is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Robert Trogolo left-handed or right-handed?: Robert Trogolo plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Robert Trogolo won?: Robert Trogolo has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Robert Trogolo won?: TennisDB does not group any of Robert Trogolo's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Robert Trogolo's highest ATP ranking?: Robert Trogolo's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 83, first achieved on February 4, 1980.
What is Robert Trogolo's career win-loss record?: Robert Trogolo has a career ATP singles record of 10 wins and 16 losses (38.5%).
Which seasons of Robert Trogolo's career appear in TennisDB?: Robert Trogolo appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1971 through 1980.
Who has Robert Trogolo faced most often?: Robert Trogolo's most frequent opponent is Vincent Van Patten, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.