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William Brown

USA Age 81 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1977

William Brown represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 86. In TennisDB's records, William Brown finished with a career record of 28–81 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

86 (Dec 23, 1974)

Elo peak

1556 (20th percentile)

Singles record

28–81 (25.7%)

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 →

William Brown's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
James Chico Hagey	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 10, 1977*	R64	Columbus	ATP 250	Clay
Bob Lutz	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 25, 1976*	R32	Indian Wells Open	ATP 250	Hard
Jeff Borowiak	4-6 7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 1976*	R64	Indian Wells Open	ATP 250	Hard
Raul Ramirez	2-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 1975*	R64	Los Angeles Open	ATP 250	Hard
Bill Lloyd	3-6 7-6 3-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 29, 1975*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Clay

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William Brown's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Bob Lutz	0	5	5	Mar 25, 1976	H2H
Vijay Amritraj	2	1	3	Mar 8, 1975	H2H
Charlie Pasarell	0	3	3	Oct 11, 1973	H2H
Raul Ramirez	0	2	2	Sep 17, 1975	H2H
Paul Gerken	1	1	2	Aug 7, 1975	H2H

Career Results

William Brown career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	23	2	6	8	25.0%	—	—
1969	24	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—
1970	25	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—
1971	26	1	6	7	14.3%	—	—
1972	27	3	8	11	27.3%	—	—
1973	28	2	12	14	14.3%	215	224
1974	29	11	19	30	36.7%	126	86
1975	30	5	16	21	23.8%	88	165
1976	31	1	1	2	50.0%	140	239
1977	32	0	1	1	0.0%	366	366
Career		28	81	109	25.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

William Brown 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	23	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
1969	24	2	2	4	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1970	25	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
1971	26	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1972	27	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	8	11	27.3%
1973	28	1	5	6	16.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	12	14	14.3%
1974	29	1	3	4	25.0%	3	7	10	30.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	4	5	9	44.4%	11	19	30	36.7%
1975	30	0	2	2	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	7	10	30.0%	5	16	21	23.8%
1976	31	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1977	32	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	5	24	29	17.2%	8	22	30	26.7%	7	19	26	26.9%	8	16	24	33.3%	28	81	109	25.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

William Brown career results by season and 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	28	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
1974	29	1	2	3	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1975	30	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	13	17	23.5%

Opponent ranking data available for 17/109 (15.6%) of William Brown's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

William Brown 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	23	1443	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	+51	-1	31.6%	-0.95	0–1	—	—	+0.02
1969	24	1449	101.9	—	—	—	—	+135	+5	—	29.4%	-1.29	1–1	—	—	-0.32
1970	25	1426	102.9	—	—	—	—	+83	—	+34	31.8%	-1.32	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+0.14
1971	26	1415	98.5	—	—	—	—	+22	—	—	21.4%	-1.64	1–1	0–1	—	+0.06
1972	27	1441	106.2	—	—	—	—	+6	—	+72	37.0%	-0.63	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	97.4	+0.30
1973	28	1410	107.0	—	—	—	—	+31	—	+18	24.2%	-1.79	1–2 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	99.0	+0.02
1974	29	1550	114.9	—	—	—	—	-55	-68	-71	37.7%	-1.26	1–3 (25%)	6–5 (55%)	99.7	+0.71
1975	30	1486	110.8	—	—	—	—	-1	-31	—	28.8%	-1.54	4–3 (57%)	4–4 (50%)	102.6	+1.07
1976	31	1512	113.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.20	1–0	1–0	—	-0.37
1977	32	1493	94.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	+0.28
Career		1556	110.6	—	—	—	—	+11	-32	+2	31.5%	-1.32	10–16 (38%)	15–17 (47%)	97.3	+1.80

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

William Brown Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1970	25	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1972	27	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1973	28	—	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1974	29	R32	R64	—	R64	3–3 (50%)
1975	30	—	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	3–5 (38%)	5–9 (36%)

ATP 500

William Brown ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	CAN	W-L Win %
1971	26	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1974	29	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1975	30	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	3–3 (50%)

ATP 250

William Brown ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	CIN	NAP	NWP	TKY	WAS	ALB	BEC	BER	MIA	BOS	BOU	CED	CHI	CHR	COL	DEN	DJK	FAI	FOR	HAM	HAV	JAC	LAS	LIT	LOS	LOU	MER	MIL	NEW	NOR	EAS	OMA	PAL	IW	PEN	PHO	SAC	SAL	SAN	SEA	SHR	SOU	SOU	TAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1968	23	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	2–6 (25%)
1969	24	—	—	R128	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	2–5 (29%)
1970	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–6 (0%)
1971	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	0–5 (0%)
1972	27	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	2–7 (22%)
1973	28	R32	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	2–10 (17%)
1974	29	—	R16	R32	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–15 (32%)
1975	30	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	4–13 (24%)
1976	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1977	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–6 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	20–69 (22%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Dec 23, 1974

First Top 100

Nov 11, 1974

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

William Brown ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	217	224
1974	29	—	—	126	124	121	106	122	129	108	—	97	86
1975	30	88	—	99	109	109	113	—	—	—	—	—	165
1976	31	—	—	—	—	—	140	—	—	—	—	—	239
1977	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	366	—	—	—	—	—
1978	33	397	—	—	—	—	—	429	—	—	—	—	436

Similar Players

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

William Brown's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Mike Machette	USA	90	1,568	119	33	86	27.7%	1968–1979	Match log
Rolf Thung	NED	86	1,532	89	21	68	23.6%	1968–1980	Match log
Alvaro Betancur	COL	89	1,600	112	34	78	30.4%	1968–1981	Match log
Rolf Norberg	SWE	88	1,612	72	23	49	31.9%	1969–1977	Match log
John Bartlett	AUS	93	1,501	153	45	108	29.4%	1968–1979	Match log
James Chico Hagey	USA	72	1,560	68	18	50	26.5%	1968–1978	Match log
Steve Turner	USA	105	1,503	73	19	54	26.0%	1968–1977	Match log
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau	FRA	80	1,677	189	61	128	32.3%	1968–1979	Match log
Alvin Gardiner	AUS	77	1,524	143	43	100	30.1%	1968–1981	Match log
Pavel Hutka	CZE	84	1,657	102	39	63	38.2%	1968–1981	Match log
Emilio Montano	MEX	99	1,552	68	19	49	27.9%	1968–1981	Match log
Zan Guerry	USA	98	1,596	118	41	77	34.7%	1968–1982	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is William Brown?: William Brown is 81 years old, born on January 14, 1945.
Which country does William Brown represent?: William Brown represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is William Brown left-handed or right-handed?: William Brown plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has William Brown won?: William Brown has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has William Brown won?: TennisDB does not group any of William Brown's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is William Brown's highest ATP ranking?: William Brown's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 86, first achieved on December 23, 1974.
What is William Brown's career win-loss record?: William Brown has a career ATP singles record of 28 wins and 81 losses (25.7%).
Which seasons of William Brown's career appear in TennisDB?: William Brown appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1977.
On which surface does William Brown have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, William Brown's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on carpet: 33.3% (8–16).
Who has William Brown faced most often?: William Brown's most frequent opponent is Bob Lutz, with a head-to-head record of 0–5 across 5 meetings.