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Gene Malin

USA Age 78 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1980

Gene Malin represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 161. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 11–30 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

161 (Dec 26, 1979)

Elo peak

1520 (9th percentile)

Singles record

11–30 (26.8%)

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 →

Gene Malin's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Vijay Amritraj #18	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 20, 1980*	R32	Bangkok	ATP 250	Carpet
Jan Gunnarsson	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 22, 1980*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Clay
Erik Van Dillen	6-7 2-6 3-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 28, 1980*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Andrew Pattison	6-7 1-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 13, 1980*	R64	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Hard
Brian Gottfried #11	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1980*	R16	Colombus	ATP 250	Hard

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Gene Malin's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Vijay Amritraj	0	2	2	Nov 20, 1980	H2H
Fred Mcnair	2	0	2	Mar 13, 1980	—
Tony Roche	0	2	2	Dec 19, 1979	H2H
Eddie Dibbs	0	2	2	Sep 1, 1979	H2H
Bernie Mitton	1	1	2	Jul 25, 1979	H2H

Career Results

Gene Malin career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	23	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1975	26	0	1	1	0.0%	383	373
1976	27	1	1	2	50.0%	248	248
1978	29	0	2	2	0.0%	332	236
1979	30	7	13	20	35.0%	161	161
1980	31	3	10	13	23.1%	255	255
Career		11	30	41	26.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Gene Malin 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	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1975	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1978	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1979	30	5	7	12	41.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	7	13	20	35.0%
1980	31	3	7	10	30.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	3	10	13	23.1%
Career	—	8	17	25	32.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	8	9	11.1%	11	30	41	26.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Gene Malin 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 %
1978	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	30	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%
1980	31	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%
Career		0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%	1	7	8	12.5%	0	0	—	—	2	13	15	13.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 15/41 (36.6%) of Gene Malin's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Gene Malin 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	19	1491	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.17
1972	23	1471	102.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.80	0–1	0–1	—	-0.02
1975	26	1460	97.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	+0.10
1976	27	1459	105.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.15
1978	29	1438	102.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-0.40	0–1	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.31
1979	30	1491	119.5	—	—	—	—	+23	+23	+45	40.0%	-0.67	4–4 (50%)	5–6 (45%)	101.9	+1.28
1980	31	1474	111.7	—	—	—	—	+22	—	—	23.3%	-2.03	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	102.0	+0.20
Career		1520	115.3	—	—	—	—	+23	+23	+45	30.7%	-1.24	6–7 (46%)	7–13 (35%)	98.7	+3.88

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Gene Malin Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	USO	W-L Win %
1978	29	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1979	30	R32	R64	2–2 (50%)
1980	31	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	2–4 (33%)

ATP 500

Gene Malin ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1980	31	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Gene Malin ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	PAR	STO	TKY	VIE	ALB	BAN	CLE	COL	DUT	LOS	LOU	MAU	NEW	SAN	SAN	SAN	SOU	SYD	TUL	U.S	W-L Win %
1968	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	23	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1975	26	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1978	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	30	—	R32	R64	—	R64	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	R64	R16	—	R64	—	—	R16	R64	—	R64	5–11 (31%)
1980	31	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	3–8 (27%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	9–25 (26%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

161

Career-high date

Dec 26, 1979

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

Gene Malin ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	26	—	—	—	383	399	396	—	—	—	—	—	373
1976	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	248
1977	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	258	—	—	—	—	—
1978	29	322	—	—	—	—	—	324	—	—	—	—	236
1979	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	161
1980	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	255

Similar Players

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

Gene Malin's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Douglas Palm	SWE	#159	1,540	63	17	46	27.0%	—	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Rayno Seegers	RSA	#163	1,500	33	9	24	27.3%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Graeme Thomson	AUS	#162	1,530	30	9	21	30.0%	—	1970–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Karl Coombes	AUS	#162	1,518	15	4	11	26.7%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Eric Friedler	USA	#152	1,551	53	16	37	30.2%	$86	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pearson	USA	#153	1,509	25	6	19	24.0%	$138	1976–1979	Rivalries	Match log
John Holladay	USA	#167	1,500	27	5	22	18.5%	—	1974–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Myburg	RSA	#159	1,539	34	9	25	26.5%	—	1971–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Ulrich Marten	GER	#161	1,554	67	20	47	29.9%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Ruby Hoskowetz	AUT	#153	1,514	7	2	5	28.6%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Maze	USA	#153	1,548	44	12	32	27.3%	$138	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Wayman	GBR	#171	1,535	18	4	14	22.2%	—	1974–1978	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Gene Malin?: Gene Malin is 78 years old, born on October 1, 1948.
Which country does Gene Malin represent?: Gene Malin represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Gene Malin left-handed or right-handed?: Gene Malin plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Gene Malin won?: Gene Malin has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Gene Malin won?: TennisDB does not group any of Gene Malin's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Gene Malin's highest ATP ranking?: Gene Malin's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 161, first achieved on December 26, 1979.
What is Gene Malin's career win-loss record?: Gene Malin has a career ATP singles record of 11 wins and 30 losses (26.8%).
Which seasons of Gene Malin's career appear in TennisDB?: Gene Malin appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Gene Malin have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Gene Malin's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 32.0% (8–17).
Who has Gene Malin faced most often?: Gene Malin's most frequent opponent is Vijay Amritraj, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.