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Richard Hawkes

NZL Died Aug 6, 2001 (age 60) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1977

Richard Hawkes represented New Zealand on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 318. In TennisDB's records, Richard Hawkes finished with a career record of 8–24 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

318 (Dec 23, 1974)

Elo peak

1524 (10th percentile)

Singles record

8–24 (25.0%)

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 →

Richard Hawkes's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Richard Lewis	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 1977*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Grass
Brian Fairlie	1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1976*	R16	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Cliff Letcher	6-3 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jan 3, 1976*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Syd Ball	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 30, 1974*	R32	Christchurch	ATP 250	Grass
Colin Dibley	2-6 1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 1974*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Grass

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Richard Hawkes's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Dick Crealy	0	2	2	Dec 9, 1971	H2H
Richard Lewis	0	1	1	Jan 13, 1977	H2H
Brian Fairlie	0	1	1	Jan 4, 1976	H2H
Cliff Letcher	1	0	1	Jan 3, 1976	—
Syd Ball	0	1	1	Oct 30, 1974	H2H

Career Results

Richard Hawkes career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	27	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—
1969	28	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1970	29	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1971	30	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	32	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	33	0	2	2	0.0%	318	318
1976	35	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1977	36	0	1	1	0.0%	322	322
Career		8	24	32	25.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Richard Hawkes career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
1969	28	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1970	29	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1971	30	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1976	35	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1977	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	4	8	12	33.3%	0	5	5	0.0%	4	11	15	26.7%	8	24	32	25.0%

Advanced Stats

Richard Hawkes 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	27	1424	94.4	—	—	—	—	—	+11	—	30.0%	-1.55	0–1	—	—	+0.26
1969	28	1440	105.5	—	—	—	—	+132	—	—	33.3%	-0.90	2–1 (67%)	—	—	+0.16
1970	29	1425	102.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	+78	38.5%	-0.58	0–2	—	—	+0.64
1971	30	1416	105.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.20	0–1	0–2	—	0.00
1972	31	1404	101.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.67	—	—	—	-0.02
1973	32	1397	103.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	0.00	0–1	0–1	—	+0.01
1974	33	1384	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.20	—	0–1	—	-0.15
1976	35	1404	96.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.80	1–0	—	—	+0.14
1977	36	1394	98.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.12
Career		1524	103.1	—	—	—	—	+132	+11	+78	31.3%	-1.14	3–6 (33%)	0–4 (0%)	94.9	+3.63

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Richard Hawkes Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	USO	W-L Win %
1968	27	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1969	28	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Richard Hawkes ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BAR	EAS	ITA	BER	BER	CHR	DUR	MAN	NAP	SOU	W-L Win %
1968	27	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	1–4 (20%)
1969	28	R16	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	R16	—	—	R32	3–5 (38%)
1970	29	R16	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	R64	3–6 (33%)
1971	30	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	31	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	33	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1976	35	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1977	36	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		3–8 (27%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	8–22 (27%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

318

Career-high date

Dec 23, 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

Richard Hawkes ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	318
1975	34	323	—	355	324	333	330	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	322	—	—	—	—	—
1978	37	365	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Richard Hawkes's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Barry Mackay	USA	318	1,600	48	15	33	31.3%	1968–1974	Match log
Dimitru Haradau	ROU	322	1,507	4	1	3	25.0%	1974–1977	Match log
Saeed Meer	PAK	318	1,521	20	5	15	25.0%	1970–1980	Match log
Cyril Rudman	RSA	308	1,501	4	1	3	25.0%	1968–1971	Match log
Patrice Beust	FRA	308	1,534	45	15	30	33.3%	1968–1977	Match log
Pancho Segura	ECU	355	1,551	31	9	22	29.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Michael Burgener	SUI	306	1,502	5	1	4	20.0%	1968–1975	Match log
Wouter Fok	NED	314	1,507	4	1	3	25.0%	1974–1978	Match log
Stanley Pasarell	USA	270	1,500	21	5	16	23.8%	1968–1974	Match log
Mike Styles	RSA	308	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1971–1975	Match log
Bernard Montrenaud	FRA	265	1,524	25	6	19	24.0%	1968–1973	Match log
Bidynt Goswami	IND	318	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1973–1979	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Richard Hawkes represent?: Richard Hawkes represents New Zealand in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Richard Hawkes left-handed or right-handed?: Richard Hawkes plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Richard Hawkes won?: Richard Hawkes has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Richard Hawkes won?: TennisDB does not group any of Richard Hawkes's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Richard Hawkes' highest ATP ranking?: Richard Hawkes' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 318, first achieved on December 23, 1974.
What is Richard Hawkes' career win-loss record?: Richard Hawkes has a career ATP singles record of 8 wins and 24 losses (25.0%).
Which seasons of Richard Hawkes's career appear in TennisDB?: Richard Hawkes appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1977.
Who has Richard Hawkes faced most often?: Richard Hawkes' most frequent opponent is Dick Crealy, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.