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Karl Coombes

AUS Died Oct 27, 2017 (age 69) 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1974

Karl Coombes represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 162. In TennisDB's records, Karl Coombes finished with a career record of 4–11 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

162 (Jan 20, 1975)

Elo peak

1519 (8th percentile)

Career record

4–11 (26.7%)

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 →

Karl Coombes's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Cliff Letcher	3-6 2-6	L	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R64	Sydney International	ATP 250	Grass
Ismail El Shafei	4-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Nov 19, 1974*	R32	Manila	ATP 250	Hard
Roscoe Tanner	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 8, 1974*	R16	Hong Kong Open	ATP 250	Hard
Dick Crealy	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 7, 1974*	R16	Jakarta	ATP 250	Hard
Fred Mcnair	7-5 4-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Nov 7, 1974*	R32	Hong Kong Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Karl Coombes's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Cliff Letcher	0	1	1	Dec 16, 1974	—
Ismail El Shafei	0	1	1	Nov 19, 1974	—
Roscoe Tanner	0	1	1	Nov 8, 1974	H2H
Dick Crealy	0	1	1	Nov 7, 1974	H2H
Fred Mcnair	1	0	1	Nov 7, 1974	—

Career Results

Karl Coombes career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1969	21	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1970	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	26	2	7	9	22.2%	270	181
Career		4	11	15	26.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Karl Coombes 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	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1969	21	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1970	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	26	2	3	5	40.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%
Career	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	11	15	26.7%

Advanced Stats

Karl Coombes 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	20	1488	101.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.17
1969	21	1508	102.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+31	66.7%	+0.33	—	—	—	+0.28
1970	22	1485	98.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.21
1974	26	1468	99.7	—	—	—	—	+90	—	—	28.6%	-1.62	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+0.47
Career		1519	100.5	—	—	—	—	+90	—	+31	31.3%	-1.41	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	+5.64

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Karl Coombes Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	USO	W-L Win %
1968	20	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1970	22	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Karl Coombes ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	HKG	MEL	MUN	CHA	JAK	MAN	SAN	SYD	W-L Win %
1969	21	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1974	26	—	R16	R32	—	R32	R16	R32	R64	R64	2–7 (22%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–9 (31%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

162

Career-high date

Jan 20, 1975

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

Karl Coombes ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	270	181
1975	27	162	—	162	166	170	172	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	400

Similar Players

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

Karl Coombes's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Rayno Seegers	RSA	163	1,500	33	9	24	27.3%	1968–1974	Match log
Gene Malin	USA	161	1,520	41	11	30	26.8%	1968–1980	Match log
Ruby Hoskowetz	AUT	153	1,514	7	2	5	28.6%	1968–1976	Match log
Hans Engert	GER	171	1,500	15	3	12	20.0%	1970–1973	Match log
Rudy Hernando	USA	151	1,518	15	5	10	33.3%	1968–1973	Match log
Tom Christensen	DEN	146	1,500	8	2	6	25.0%	1968–1976	Match log
Takeshi Koura	JPN	155	1,500	9	3	6	33.3%	1971–1973	Match log
Graeme Thomson	AUS	162	1,530	30	9	21	30.0%	1970–1977	Match log
Juan Herrera	ESP	180	1,513	21	5	16	23.8%	1968–1977	Match log
Jan Hordijk	NED	152	1,518	29	10	19	34.5%	1968–1975	Match log
Sergei Likhachev	RUS	194	1,553	26	7	19	26.9%	1968–1973	Match log
Felix Ponte	PER	174	1,516	18	3	15	16.7%	1968–1974	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Karl Coombes represent?: Karl Coombes represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Karl Coombes?: Karl Coombes is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is Karl Coombes left-handed or right-handed?: Karl Coombes plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Karl Coombes won?: Karl Coombes has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Karl Coombes won?: TennisDB does not group any of Karl Coombes's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Karl Coombes' highest ATP ranking?: Karl Coombes' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 162, first achieved on January 20, 1975.
What is Karl Coombes' career win-loss record?: Karl Coombes has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 11 losses (26.7%).
Which seasons of Karl Coombes's career appear in TennisDB?: Karl Coombes appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1974.
Who has Karl Coombes faced most often?: Karl Coombes' most frequent opponent is Cliff Letcher, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.