How old is R. Taylor?

R. Taylor is 84 years old, born on October 14, 1941.

Which country is R. Taylor from?

R. Taylor is from United Kingdom.

How many Grand Slams has R. Taylor won?

R. Taylor has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has R. Taylor won?

R. Taylor has not won a Masters 1000 title.

How many ATP titles has R. Taylor won?

R. Taylor has won 9 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Roanoke in 1975.

What is R. Taylor's highest ATP ranking?

R. Taylor's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 11, first achieved on September 17, 1973.

What is R. Taylor's career win-loss record?

R. Taylor has a career ATP singles record of 369 wins and 296 losses (55.5%).

When did R. Taylor play professional tennis?

R. Taylor turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1980.

What is R. Taylor's best surface?

R. Taylor's best surface is grass court with a 60.0% win rate (93W-62L).

Who is R. Taylor's biggest rival?

R. Taylor's most frequent opponent is J. Newcombe, with a head-to-head record of 6–22 across 28 meetings.

R. Taylor

GBR Age 84 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Left-Handed Pro 1968–1980

Peak ranking

11 (Sep 17, 1973)

Elo peak

2005 (90.9%ile)

Career record

369–296 (55.5%)

Career titles

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Nov 13, 1980*	Wembley	ATP 250	R32	Carpet	T. Smid #27	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 11, 1980*	Bournemouth	ATP 250	R32	Clay	A. Gimenez #84	6-2 5-7 0-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 1980*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R128	Grass	T. Rocavert #96	1-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 1979*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R128	Grass	G. Vilas #5	3-6 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 1979*	Queen's Club	ATP 250	R32	Grass	T. Wilkison #49	4-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
J. Newcombe	6	22	28	Nov 21, 1974	H2H
T. Okker	8	17	25	Mar 24, 1973	H2H
C. Drysdale	5	12	17	Jun 22, 1973	H2H
M. Riessen	3	13	16	Jan 18, 1974	H2H
K. Rosewall	2	14	16	May 14, 1973	H2H

Titles (9)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	M1000	500	250	Finals	Tournaments
1968	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Port Elizabeth Wct
1970	28	2	—	—	—	2	—	Auckland , Midland
1971	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Palermo
1972	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Merion
1973	31	2	—	—	—	2	—	Copenhagen Wct , Newport
1975	33	2	—	—	—	2	—	Fairfield , Roanoke
Total		9	—	—	—	9	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	26	27	51	78	34.6%	—	—
1969	27	49	31	80	61.3%	—	—
1970	28	62	37	99	62.6%	—	—
1971	29	44	37	81	54.3%	—	—
1972	30	42	27	69	60.9%	—	—
1973	31	51	23	74	68.9%	13	16
1974	32	23	18	41	56.1%	15	42
1975	33	39	22	61	63.9%	41	52
1976	34	13	14	27	48.2%	50	80
1977	35	12	19	31	38.7%	80	112
1978	36	6	12	18	33.3%	112	162
1979	37	1	2	3	33.3%	400	400
1980	38	0	3	3	0.0%	372	372
Career		369	296	665	55.5%	—	—

Career Results by 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	26	7	10	17	41.2%	3	7	10	30.0%	8	9	17	47.1%	9	25	34	26.5%	27	51	78	34.6%
1969	27	6	7	13	46.2%	15	9	24	62.5%	22	11	33	66.7%	6	4	10	60.0%	49	31	80	61.2%
1970	28	18	11	29	62.1%	7	3	10	70.0%	30	16	46	65.2%	7	7	14	50.0%	62	37	99	62.6%
1971	29	11	10	21	52.4%	17	10	27	63.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	6	11	17	35.3%	44	37	81	54.3%
1972	30	18	8	26	69.2%	8	5	13	61.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	15	13	28	53.6%	42	27	69	60.9%
1973	31	5	3	8	62.5%	9	6	15	60.0%	16	4	20	80.0%	21	10	31	67.7%	51	23	74	68.9%
1974	32	5	5	10	50.0%	11	7	18	61.1%	1	2	3	33.3%	6	4	10	60.0%	23	18	41	56.1%
1975	33	1	3	4	25.0%	11	8	19	57.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	27	9	36	75.0%	39	22	61	63.9%
1976	34	0	1	1	0.0%	9	9	18	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	13	14	27	48.1%
1977	35	5	5	10	50.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	12	19	31	38.7%
1978	36	4	3	7	57.1%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	6	12	18	33.3%
1979	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1980	38	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	80	66	146	54.8%	93	74	167	55.7%	93	62	155	60.0%	103	94	197	52.3%	369	296	665	55.5%

Career Results by 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 %
1973	31	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1974	32	2	8	10	20.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	8	5	13	61.5%	7	1	8	87.5%	19	18	37	51.4%
1975	33	0	4	4	0.0%	3	7	10	30.0%	11	8	19	57.9%	17	2	19	89.5%	31	21	52	59.6%
1976	34	1	4	5	20.0%	0	0	—	—	3	7	10	30.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	7	13	20	35.0%
1977	35	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	6	4	10	60.0%	10	16	26	38.5%
1978	36	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	10	12	16.7%
1979	37	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1980	38	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		3	19	22	13.6%	6	18	24	25.0%	28	39	67	41.8%	36	11	47	76.6%	73	87	160	45.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 160/665 (24.1%) of R. Taylor's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1968	26	1569	92	3	10	80	38.8%	-1.62	75	47	48	0	0	—
1969	27	1794	96	82	90	95	58.8%	+0.76	82	48	58	1	2	33
1970	28	1914	98	94	91	98	61.2%	+0.80	83	58	42	8	7	53
1971	29	1865	97	91	94	95	55.0%	+0.46	84	23	48	11	10	52
1972	30	1902	97	96	93	—	59.2%	+0.33	93	46	46	22	7	76
1973	31	1884	98	95	95	96	62.4%	+1.05	83	48	58	9	13	41
1974	32	1849	94	91	94	94	55.9%	+0.25	81	33	38	10	4	71
1975	33	1798	90	89	91	—	60.1%	+0.57	48	42	60	17	7	71
1976	34	1702	84	86	84	83	47.5%	-0.33	53	15	50	3	3	50
1977	35	1603	71	80	74	80	41.1%	-0.56	39	11	44	4	5	44
1978	36	1553	64	78	74	67	41.3%	-0.23	35	8	20	1	5	17
1979	37	1559	68	—	—	70	33.3%	-0.56	90	0	—	0	0	—
1980	38	1520	63	—	—	—	30.0%	-1.81	54	0	—	0	0	—
Career		1778	91	78	85	92	55.2%	+0.13	73	38	48	86	63	58

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1968	26	—	—	R64	R32
1969	27	R32	R128	R64	R16
1970	28	SF	—	SF	R32
1971	29	R16	R128	R64	R16
1972	30	—	—	—	R64
1973	31	—	QF	SF	R64
1974	32	—	—	R128	R64
1975	33	—	R32	R128	R64
1976	34	—	R128	R128	—
1977	35	—	—	R128	—
1978	36	—	—	R128	—
1979	37	—	—	R128	—
1980	38	—	—	R128	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CIN	ROM	MON
1969	27	—	R64	—
1970	28	—	—	F
1971	29	—	R16	QF
1973	31	—	R32	—
1976	34	R32	—	—
1977	35	—	R64	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ATL	AUC	BAD	BAR	DAL	EAS	GST	HAM	HKG	HOU	KIT	MAD	MC	MEL	MIA	MUN	NWP	PAR	QUE	ROT	SDG	STO	TKY	VIE	WAS	AIX	ALA	AUS	BAK	BAL	BAL	BER	BER	BIR	BOC	BOL	BOM	BOS	BOS	BOS	BOU	BRI	BRU	BUF	CAI	CAN	CAP	CAS	CED	CHA	CHA	CHI	CHI	CLE	COL	COL	COP	DAY	DEN	DEN	DUB	DUR	DUR	EAS	ESS	EVA	FAI	FOR	FOR	FRE	FRE	GOT	HAM	HIL	HIL	HOB	JAC	JOH	JOH	JOH	KIM	KIN	LAG	LAK	LAS	LAS	LEI	LIT	LON	LON	LOS	LOS	LOS	LOU	MAC	MAN	MER	MEX	MID	MIL	MIN	MON	MUR	NEW	NEW	NOT	NUR	ORL	OVI	PAL	PAL	PAL	PHI	POR	PRA	PRE	QUE	RIC	ROA	SAC	SAL	SAN	SAN	SAO	SAR	SHR	SOU	SPR	ST.	SYD	SYD	TEH	TEH	TOR	TUC	TUL	VAL	VAN	VAN	WCT	WEM	WEM
1968	26	—	—	RR	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	RR	—	—	—	—	QF	—	RR	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	RR	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	RR	—	R16
1969	27	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	RR	QF	R16	—	—	R32	—	RR	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—
1970	28	R16	W	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	RR	QF	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—
1971	29	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	F	QF	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—
1972	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	SF	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	31	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	F	F	—	R16	W	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—
1974	32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	QF	R64	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	34	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—
1977	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—
1978	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Sep 17, 1973

First top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First top 50

Aug 27, 1973

First top 20

Aug 27, 1973

First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	11	12	13	16
1974	32	—	—	15	27	26	28	50	48	51	—	50	42
1975	33	41	—	47	40	39	44	—	—	—	—	—	52
1976	34	—	—	—	—	—	101	—	—	—	—	—	80
1977	35	80	81	69	77	83	81	115	—	—	—	99	99
1978	36	108	—	—	—	—	—	129	—	—	—	—	162
1979	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	400
1980	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	372

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
M. Cox	GBR	12	2,009	15	682	408	274	59.8%	1968-1981	Match log
B. Mottram	GBR	15	1,952	3	447	270	177	60.4%	1970-1983	Match log
G. Battrick	GBR	59	1,888	4	386	186	200	48.2%	1968-1976	Match log
M. Riessen	USA	11	2,101	15	849	533	316	62.8%	1968-1981	Match log
J. Fillol	CHI	14	2,041	7	899	532	367	59.2%	1968-1983	Match log
T. Smid	CZE	11	1,998	10	815	497	318	61.0%	1976-1989	Match log
C. Richey	USA	16	2,112	23	712	488	224	68.5%	1968-1979	Match log
P. Dent	AUS	17	1,953	3	769	418	351	54.4%	1968-1983	Match log
C. Drysdale	RSA	13	2,134	8	655	402	253	61.4%	1968-1980	Match log
V. Amritraj	IND	18	2,005	16	684	390	294	57.0%	1970-1993	Match log
B. Taroczy	HUN	12	2,003	13	609	381	228	62.6%	1972-1986	Match log
O. Parun	NZL	19	1,990	6	717	375	342	52.3%	1968-1982	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is R. Taylor?: R. Taylor is 84 years old, born on October 14, 1941.
Which country is R. Taylor from?: R. Taylor is from United Kingdom.
How tall is R. Taylor?: R. Taylor is 183 cm / 6'0".
Is R. Taylor left-handed or right-handed?: R. Taylor plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has R. Taylor won?: R. Taylor has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has R. Taylor won?: R. Taylor has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has R. Taylor won?: R. Taylor has won 9 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Roanoke in 1975.
What is R. Taylor's highest ATP ranking?: R. Taylor's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 11, first achieved on September 17, 1973.
What is R. Taylor's career win-loss record?: R. Taylor has a career ATP singles record of 369 wins and 296 losses (55.5%).
When did R. Taylor play professional tennis?: R. Taylor turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1980.
What is R. Taylor's best surface?: R. Taylor's best surface is grass court with a 60.0% win rate (93W-62L).
Who is R. Taylor's biggest rival?: R. Taylor's most frequent opponent is J. Newcombe, with a head-to-head record of 6–22 across 28 meetings.