Mark Turpin

USA Died Aug 6, 2021 (age 64) 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1978–1980

Mark Turpin represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 211. In TennisDB's records, Mark Turpin finished with a career record of 1–11 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

211 (Dec 26, 1979)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

1–11 (8.3%)

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 →

Mark Turpin's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Steve Docherty	4-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1980*	R32	Tulsa	ATP 250	Hard
Onny Parun	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1980*	R32	Lagos	ATP 250	Clay
Raul Ramirez #39	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 1980*	R32	San Juan	ATP 250	Hard
Tony Graham	4-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 22, 1979*	R32	Bombay	ATP 250	Clay
Brad Drewett #83	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 15, 1979*	R32	Taipei	ATP 250	Carpet

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Mark Turpin's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Steve Docherty	1	1	Apr 10, 1980	H2H
Onny Parun	1	1	Feb 28, 1980	H2H
Raul Ramirez	1	1	Jan 31, 1980	H2H
Tony Graham	1	1	Nov 22, 1979	H2H
Brad Drewett	1	1	Nov 15, 1979	H2H

Career Results

Mark Turpin career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1978	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1979	22	1	7	8	12.5%	211	211
1980	23	0	3	3	0.0%	344	344
Career		1	11	12	8.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Mark Turpin 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 %
1978	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	22	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%
1980	23	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	0	6	6	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	11	12	8.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Mark Turpin 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	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%
1980	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	6	6	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 6/12 (50.0%) of Mark Turpin's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Mark Turpin 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
1978	21	1488	98.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.14
1979	22	1455	104.6	—	—	—	—	+41	+73	—	22.2%	-2.00	0–2	0–3 (0%)	—	-0.03
1980	23	1426	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-2.29	0–1	—	—	+0.25
Career		1500	102.0	—	—	—	—	+41	+73	—	21.4%	-1.97	0–4 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	92.2	+3.00

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mark Turpin Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1978	21	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Mark Turpin ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	BRI	HKG	TKY	BOM	LAG	MAU	SAN	TAI	TUL	W-L Win %
1979	22	R32	R32	R32	R32	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	1–7 (12%)
1980	23	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	0–3 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–10 (9%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

211

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

Mark Turpin ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	211
1980	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	344

Similar Players

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

Mark Turpin's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Helmar Stiegler	AUT	224	1,500	12	1	11	8.3%	1977–1983	Match log
Markus Gunthardt	SUI	209	1,508	18	2	16	11.1%	1978–1983	Match log
Lorenzo Fargas	ESP	201	1,500	14	1	13	7.1%	1976–1986	Match log
Glenn Petrovic	USA	199	1,517	12	2	10	16.7%	1977–1981	Match log
Sean Sorensen	IRL	203	1,501	22	3	19	13.6%	1977–1984	Match log
Roberto Lombardi	ITA	221	1,500	16	2	14	12.5%	1968–1980	Match log
Carlos Lando	ARG	229	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	1975–1981	Match log
Thierry Stevaux	BEL	195	1,500	13	2	11	15.4%	1978–1982	Match log
Junie Chatman	USA	219	1,503	9	2	7	22.2%	1978–1982	Match log
Bhanu Nunna	IND	199	1,500	12	1	11	8.3%	1975–1979	Match log
Nicolas Kelaidis	GRE	244	1,500	18	2	16	11.1%	1972–1981	Match log
Tim Garcia	USA	175	1,502	25	3	22	12.0%	1977–1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Mark Turpin represent?: Mark Turpin represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Mark Turpin?: Mark Turpin is 183 cm / 6'0".
Is Mark Turpin left-handed or right-handed?: Mark Turpin plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Mark Turpin won?: Mark Turpin has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mark Turpin won?: TennisDB does not group any of Mark Turpin's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Mark Turpin's highest ATP ranking?: Mark Turpin's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 211, first achieved on December 26, 1979.
What is Mark Turpin's career win-loss record?: Mark Turpin has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 11 losses (8.3%).
Which seasons of Mark Turpin's career appear in TennisDB?: Mark Turpin appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1978 through 1980.
Who has Mark Turpin faced most often?: Mark Turpin's most frequent opponent is Steve Docherty, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.