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Daniel Contet

FRA Died Oct 23, 2018 (age 74) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1976

Daniel Contet represented France on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 245. In TennisDB's records, Daniel Contet finished with a career record of 23–34 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

245 (Jun 3, 1974)

Elo peak

1609 (34th percentile)

Singles record

23–34 (40.4%)

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 →

Daniel Contet's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jean Louis Haillet	6-4 6-3 5-7 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 1976*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Zeljko Franulovic #111	7-5 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1975*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Jaime Fillol	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 1974*	R32	Paris Masters	ATP 250	Hard
Jan Pisecky #176	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 5, 1974*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Colin Dibley	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 23, 1973*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Daniel Contet's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ian Fletcher	1	1	2	Aug 8, 1971	H2H
Christian Kuhnke	0	2	2	Jul 11, 1970	H2H
Ingo Buding	2	0	2	Jul 10, 1970	—
Bob Hewitt	0	2	2	Jun 24, 1970	H2H
John Newcombe	0	2	2	Jun 18, 1970	H2H

Career Results

Daniel Contet career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	24	8	5	13	61.5%	—	—
1969	25	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—
1970	26	5	8	13	38.5%	—	—
1971	27	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—
1972	28	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1973	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	30	0	2	2	0.0%	245	318
1975	31	0	1	1	0.0%	281	373
1976	32	0	1	1	0.0%	326	310
Career		23	34	57	40.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Daniel Contet 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	24	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	1	5	80.0%	8	5	13	61.5%
1969	25	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	8	14	42.9%
1970	26	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	5	8	13	38.5%
1971	27	2	1	3	66.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%
1972	28	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1973	29	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1975	31	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1976	32	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	2	2	4	50.0%	14	26	40	35.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	4	1	5	80.0%	23	34	57	40.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Daniel Contet 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 %
1974	30	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/57 (3.5%) of Daniel Contet's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Daniel Contet 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	24	1504	100.7	—	—	—	—	+94	-37	—	51.4%	-0.20	2–2 (50%)	—	—	+0.52
1969	25	1519	113.6	—	—	—	—	—	-5	—	47.5%	-0.17	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+0.09
1970	26	1577	120.9	—	—	—	—	—	+4	-73	39.5%	-0.45	1–3 (25%)	—	—	-0.56
1971	27	1581	107.8	—	—	—	—	+60	-17	—	42.3%	-0.65	2–2 (50%)	—	—	+0.20
1972	28	1543	97.6	—	—	—	—	—	+2	—	38.5%	-1.00	0–2	—	—	+0.56
1973	29	1533	96.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	—	—	—	-0.11
1974	30	1505	102.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.25	—	—	—	-0.01
1975	31	1491	103.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.33	—	—	—	+0.02
1976	32	1463	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.40	0–1	—	—	+0.32
Career		1609	112.4	—	—	—	—	+81	-8	-73	42.8%	-0.52	6–12 (33%)	—	—	+1.84

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Daniel Contet Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	W-L Win %
1968	24	R128	R32	2–2 (50%)
1969	25	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1970	26	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1971	27	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1972	28	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
1973	29	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	30	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	31	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	32	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–9 (18%)	2–4 (33%)	4–13 (24%)

ATP 250

Daniel Contet ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	GST	MC	PAR	QUE	ITA	AIX	BOU	BRE	BRU	DUS	DUT	AUS	W-L Win %
1968	24	—	R16	—	—	R128	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	6–3 (67%)
1969	25	R16	R64	—	—	R32	R16	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
1970	26	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	SF	—	R64	5–6 (45%)
1971	27	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	2–3 (40%)
1972	28	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1974	30	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	1–4 (20%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	19–21 (48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

245

Career-high date

Jun 3, 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

Daniel Contet ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	30	—	—	—	—	—	245	277	284	282	—	297	318
1975	31	281	—	306	324	333	330	—	—	—	—	—	373
1976	32	—	—	—	—	—	326	—	—	—	—	—	310

Similar Players

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

Daniel Contet's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Thierry Bernasconi	FRA	235	1,546	37	13	24	35.1%	1969–1974	Match log
Peter Curtis	GBR	235	1,696	129	53	76	41.1%	1968–1975	Match log
Frank Sedgman	AUS	237	1,603	57	26	31	45.6%	1968–1976	Match log
Greg Perkins	AUS	265	1,505	46	19	27	41.3%	1969–1975	Match log
Geza Varga	HUN	228	1,551	36	14	22	38.9%	1968–1976	Match log
Jean Paul Meyer	FRA	265	1,528	43	15	28	34.9%	1968–1975	Match log
Per Jemsby	SWE	255	1,630	12	5	7	41.7%	1969–1974	Match log
Jose Guerrero	ESP	241	1,516	37	12	25	32.4%	1968–1976	Match log
John Clifton	GBR	243	1,504	50	15	35	30.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Colin Stubs	AUS	274	1,584	48	21	27	43.8%	1968–1975	Match log
Allan McDonald	AUS	217	1,539	60	22	38	36.7%	1968–1975	Match log
Bill Freer	RSA	237	1,540	32	10	22	31.3%	1969–1975	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Daniel Contet represent?: Daniel Contet represents France in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Daniel Contet left-handed or right-handed?: Daniel Contet plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Daniel Contet won?: Daniel Contet has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Daniel Contet won?: TennisDB does not group any of Daniel Contet's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Daniel Contet's highest ATP ranking?: Daniel Contet's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 245, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is Daniel Contet's career win-loss record?: Daniel Contet has a career ATP singles record of 23 wins and 34 losses (40.4%).
Which seasons of Daniel Contet's career appear in TennisDB?: Daniel Contet appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1976.
On which surface does Daniel Contet have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Daniel Contet's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 35.0% (14–26).
Who has Daniel Contet faced most often?: Daniel Contet's most frequent opponent is Ian Fletcher, with a head-to-head record of 1–1 across 2 meetings.