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John Eagleton

RSA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1972–1979

John Eagleton represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 272. In TennisDB's records, John Eagleton finished with a career record of 1–4 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

272 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

1–4 (20.0%)

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 →

John Eagleton's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Bill Maze	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1979*	R16	Stowe	ATP 250	Hard
Bernie Mitton #80	1-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1979*	R32	Stowe	ATP 250	Hard
Steve Krulevitz	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 1977*	R64	North Conway	ATP 250	Clay
Adriano Panatta	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1975*	R64	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay
Kim Warwick	6-7 2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 9, 1972*	R128	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard

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John Eagleton's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Bill Maze	0	1	1	Aug 17, 1979	H2H
Bernie Mitton	1	0	1	Aug 16, 1979	H2H
Steve Krulevitz	0	1	1	Aug 2, 1977	H2H
Adriano Panatta	0	1	1	Aug 20, 1975	H2H
Kim Warwick	0	1	1	Apr 9, 1972	H2H

Career Results

John Eagleton career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1975	0	1	1	0.0%	308	308
1977	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1979	1	1	2	50.0%	356	356
Career	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Eagleton 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 %
1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Eagleton 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 %
1979	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/5 (20.0%) of John Eagleton's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Eagleton 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
1972	1481	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	0–2	—	-0.14
1975	1479	106.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.21
1977	1470	93.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	—	—	—	-0.01
1979	1480	100.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.80	1–0	—	—	+0.23
Career	1500	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.7%	-2.33	1–0	0–2	—	-2.60

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

John Eagleton ATP 250 results by season
Season	NOR	SOU	STO	U.S	W-L Win %
1972	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1977	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

272

Career-high date

Jun 14, 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 Eagleton ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	308
1976	—	—	—	—	—	272	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	397	—	—	—	—	—	355	—	—	—	—	496
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	356

Similar Players

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

John Eagleton's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Thies Roepcke	GER	272	1,512	6	1	5	16.7%	1973–1978	Match log
Bengt Lundstedt	SWE	272	1,512	4	1	3	25.0%	1975–1976	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	1970–1986	Match log
Ali Madani	IRI	266	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1977–1979	Match log
Joe Bouquin	USA	272	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1969–1978	Match log
Tom Mott	USA	282	1,515	4	1	3	25.0%	1975–1978	Match log
Matti Timonen	FIN	257	1,518	8	2	6	25.0%	1974–1977	Match log
Trevor Little	AUS	254	1,504	8	2	6	25.0%	1973–1977	Match log
John Trickey	AUS	253	1,500	23	5	18	21.7%	1972–1980	Match log
Ben Bishop	USA	281	1,517	11	2	9	18.2%	1968–1978	Match log
Mark Shires	USA	264	1,524	8	1	7	12.5%	1972–1975	Match log
Gianni Marchetti	ITA	255	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1975–1979	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does John Eagleton represent?: John Eagleton represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is John Eagleton left-handed or right-handed?: John Eagleton plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has John Eagleton won?: John Eagleton has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Eagleton won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Eagleton's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John Eagleton's highest ATP ranking?: John Eagleton's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 272, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is John Eagleton's career win-loss record?: John Eagleton has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 4 losses (20.0%).
Which seasons of John Eagleton's career appear in TennisDB?: John Eagleton appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1972 through 1979.
Who has John Eagleton faced most often?: John Eagleton's most frequent opponent is Bill Maze, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.