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Roberto Chavez

MEX Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1978

Roberto Chavez represented Mexico on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 172. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 11–13 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

172 (May 6, 1974)

Elo peak

1571 (25th percentile)

Singles record

11–13 (45.8%)

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 →

Roberto Chavez's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Sashi Menon	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 1978*	QF	Mexico City	ATP 250	Clay
John Alexander	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 1978*	R16	Mexico City	ATP 250	Clay
Dennis Gibson	4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 1978*	R32	Mexico City	ATP 250	Clay
Erik Van Dillen	3-6 6-7	L	—	Match data	Apr 19, 1978*	R32	Guadalajara	ATP 250	Clay
Steve Krulevitz	3-6 7-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 1978*	R32	Mexico City Wct	ATP 250	Hard

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Roberto Chavez's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Sashi Menon	0	1	1	Sep 30, 1978	H2H
John Alexander	1	0	1	Sep 29, 1978	H2H
Dennis Gibson	1	0	1	Sep 28, 1978	H2H
Erik Van Dillen	0	1	1	Apr 19, 1978	—
Steve Krulevitz	0	1	1	Feb 2, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Roberto Chavez career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1973	7	4	11	63.6%	189	201
1974	0	2	2	0.0%	207	249
1976	0	1	1	0.0%	310	310
1977	0	2	2	0.0%	281	281
1978	2	3	5	40.0%	365	279
Career	11	13	24	45.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Roberto Chavez career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1973	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	—	—	—	—	7	4	11	63.6%
1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1976	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1978	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
Career	0	2	2	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	7	4	11	63.6%	0	2	2	0.0%	11	13	24	45.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Roberto Chavez 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 %
1974	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1977	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/24 (16.7%) of Roberto Chavez's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Roberto Chavez 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
1968	1520	111.7	—	—	—	—	—	+15	—	66.7%	+2.33	—	—	—	+0.14
1973	1557	104.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+44	57.1%	+0.21	2–0	—	—	+1.70
1974	1542	109.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.40	0–1	—	—	-0.39
1976	1528	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.11
1977	1520	105.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.20	0–1	0–1	—	-0.08
1978	1530	109.0	—	—	—	—	—	+11	—	41.7%	-0.33	1–1	2–2 (50%)	—	+0.39
Career	1571	112.7	—	—	—	—	—	+13	+44	46.6%	-0.14	3–3 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	101.8	+7.79

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Roberto Chavez Grand Slams results by season
Season	RG	W	W-L Win %
1973	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 500

Roberto Chavez ATP 500 results by season
Season	CAN	W-L Win %
1976	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Roberto Chavez ATP 250 results by season
Season	ACO	BEC	GUA	MAN	MEX	MEX	MON	W-L Win %
1968	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1973	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	6–2 (75%)
1974	R16	R128	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1977	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	0–2 (0%)
1978	—	—	R32	—	QF	R32	—	2–3 (40%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	4–2 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	10–10 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

172

Career-high date

May 6, 1974

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

Roberto Chavez ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	189	184	199	201
1974	—	—	207	206	172	293	236	241	244	—	245	249
1975	257	—	281	293	302	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	310
1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	281	—	—	—	—	—
1978	352	—	—	—	—	—	355	—	—	—	—	279

Similar Players

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

Roberto Chavez's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jacek Niedzwiedzki	POL	#172	1,559	15	7	8	46.7%	—	1975–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Giuseppe Merlo	ITA	#158	1,540	25	10	15	40.0%	—	1968–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Shamil Tarpischev	RUS	#164	1,545	5	2	3	40.0%	—	1973–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Janos Benyik	HUN	#170	1,523	24	8	16	33.3%	—	1973–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Yuji Tezuka	JPN	#177	1,552	8	3	5	37.5%	—	1974–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Eugenio Castigliano	ITA	#145	1,600	34	15	19	44.1%	—	1968–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Neale Fraser	AUS	#188	1,562	34	13	21	38.2%	—	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Piero Toci	ITA	#175	1,529	56	18	38	32.1%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Frank Falderbaum	GER	#148	1,541	17	7	10	41.2%	—	1968–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Doerner	AUS	#204	1,536	60	25	35	41.7%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Luis Felipe Tavares	BRA	#210	1,533	23	9	14	39.1%	—	1969–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Toma Ovici	ROU	#133	1,631	40	18	22	45.0%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Roberto Chavez represent?: Roberto Chavez represents Mexico in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Roberto Chavez left-handed or right-handed?: Roberto Chavez plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Roberto Chavez won?: Roberto Chavez has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Roberto Chavez won?: TennisDB does not group any of Roberto Chavez's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Roberto Chavez's highest ATP ranking?: Roberto Chavez's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 172, first achieved on May 6, 1974.
What is Roberto Chavez's career win-loss record?: Roberto Chavez has a career ATP singles record of 11 wins and 13 losses (45.8%).
Which seasons of Roberto Chavez's career appear in TennisDB?: Roberto Chavez appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1978.
Who has Roberto Chavez faced most often?: Roberto Chavez's most frequent opponent is Sashi Menon, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.