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John Muller

RSA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1975–1980

John Muller represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 229. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–4 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

229 (Dec 13, 1976)

Elo peak

1517 (8th percentile)

Singles record

2–4 (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 →

John Muller's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Shlomo Glickstein #71	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 12, 1980*	R16	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Frank Puncec	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 11, 1980*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Sherwood Stewart	3-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Dec 1, 1977*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Bjorn Borg #2	1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 1977*	R32	Johannesburg	ATP 250	Hard
Gerald Battrick	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 25, 1976*	R64	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard

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John Muller's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Shlomo Glickstein	0	1	1	Apr 12, 1980	H2H
Frank Puncec	1	0	1	Apr 11, 1980	H2H
Sherwood Stewart	0	1	1	Dec 1, 1977	—
Bjorn Borg	0	1	1	Mar 11, 1977	H2H
Gerald Battrick	1	0	1	Nov 25, 1976	H2H

Career Results

John Muller career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1975	0	1	1	0.0%	373	373
1976	1	0	1	100.0%	254	229
1977	0	2	2	0.0%	240	240
1980	1	1	2	50.0%	423	423
Career	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Muller career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1975	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	1	0	1	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
1977	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1980	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Muller career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1977	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/6 (33.3%) of John Muller's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Muller advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1975	1491	100.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.04
1976	1511	103.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100.0%	+2.50	—	—	—	+0.09
1977	1501	102.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.75	—	—	—	-0.20
1980	1506	106.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+1.00	—	—	—	+0.34
Career	1517	105.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38.5%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+4.50

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

John Muller ATP 250 results by season
Season	JOH	SOU	W-L Win %
1975	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1976	—	R64	1–0 (100%)
1977	R32	R32	0–2 (0%)
1980	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	2–4 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

229

Career-high date

Dec 13, 1976

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

John Muller ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	373
1976	—	—	—	—	—	254	—	—	—	—	—	229
1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	240	—	—	—	—	—
1978	322	—	—	—	—	—	386	—	—	—	—	555
1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	423

Similar Players

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

John Muller's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Brad Rowe	USA	#226	1,533	6	2	4	33.3%	—	1977–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Christopher Sylvan	USA	#203	1,535	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1977–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Torralbo	ESP	#264	1,519	6	2	4	33.3%	—	1976–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Gunning	NZL	#242	1,512	10	3	7	30.0%	—	1979–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Ian Harris	USA	#259	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	—	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Roger Mckee	USA	#237	1,505	4	1	3	25.0%	—	1975–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Gerard Wimmer	AUT	#206	1,567	11	4	7	36.4%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
George Rudman	RSA	#258	1,525	17	6	11	35.3%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Akifumi Machidori	JPN	#245	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	—	1974–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Shore	USA	#236	1,538	12	3	9	25.0%	—	1979–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Rand Evett	USA	#219	1,504	19	5	14	26.3%	$33	1974–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Paul Avis	RSA	#179	1,531	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1975–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does John Muller represent?: John Muller represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is John Muller left-handed or right-handed?: John Muller plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has John Muller won?: John Muller has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Muller won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Muller's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John Muller's highest ATP ranking?: John Muller's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 229, first achieved on December 13, 1976.
What is John Muller's career win-loss record?: John Muller has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 4 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of John Muller's career appear in TennisDB?: John Muller appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1975 through 1980.
Who has John Muller faced most often?: John Muller's most frequent opponent is Shlomo Glickstein, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.