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Roger Dowdeswell

ZIM Age 82 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1969–1975

Roger Dowdeswell represented Zimbabwe on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 64. In TennisDB's records, Roger Dowdeswell finished with a career record of 18–40 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

64 (Dec 23, 1974)

Elo peak

1542 (16th percentile)

Career record

18–40 (31.0%)

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 →

Roger Dowdeswell's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jairo Velasco	6-4 4-6 4-6	L	—	Match data	Aug 29, 1975*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Clay
Peter Szoke #159	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 1975*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Antonio Munoz	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1975*	R64	Italian Open	ATP 500	Clay
Ramiro Benavides #154	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 14, 1975*	R16	Florence	ATP 250	Clay
Mark Farrell #135	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1975*	R32	Florence	ATP 250	Clay

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Roger Dowdeswell's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Charlie Owens	0	3	3	Mar 14, 1975	H2H
Jimmy Connors	1	2	3	Feb 28, 1975	H2H
Jairo Velasco	0	2	2	Aug 29, 1975	—
Mark Farrell	2	0	2	May 13, 1975	H2H
Sandy Mayer	0	2	2	Mar 1, 1975	H2H

Career Results

Roger Dowdeswell career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	26	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1972	28	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1974	30	9	20	29	31.0%	142	64
1975	31	6	14	20	30.0%	115	156
Career		18	40	58	31.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Roger Dowdeswell 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 %
1969	25	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1972	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1974	30	2	3	5	40.0%	6	11	17	35.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	9	20	29	31.0%
1975	31	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%	6	14	20	30.0%
Career	—	2	5	7	28.6%	7	18	25	28.0%	4	9	13	30.8%	5	8	13	38.5%	18	40	58	31.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Roger Dowdeswell 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	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1975	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	6	7	14.3%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	4	11	15	26.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 15/58 (25.9%) of Roger Dowdeswell's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Roger Dowdeswell 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
1969	25	1487	95.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.67	—	—	—	-0.10
1970	26	1480	108.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	+24	43.8%	-0.38	0–2	—	—	+0.05
1972	28	1474	99.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57.1%	+0.57	—	1–0	—	+0.44
1974	30	1490	115.1	—	—	—	—	+47	+39	-39	36.2%	-1.19	1–5 (17%)	2–4 (33%)	93.9	+0.81
1975	31	1434	104.4	—	—	—	—	+110	-1	—	33.3%	-1.07	2–4 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	97.6	+2.22
Career		1542	110.4	—	—	—	—	+87	+26	-5	36.4%	-1.02	3–11 (21%)	5–7 (42%)	91.9	+6.00

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Roger Dowdeswell Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1970	26	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	30	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1975	31	R128	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–5 (17%)

ATP 500

Roger Dowdeswell ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	W-L Win %
1974	30	R16	R64	2–2 (50%)
1975	31	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)

ATP 250

Roger Dowdeswell ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BAR	BUE	CIN	FLR	MAD	NAP	PAR	STO	WAS	BEC	BIR	MIA	BOU	CED	FAI	FRE	HAM	LEI	LON	LOS	MAN	MER	NEW	EAS	ROA	SAL	SAN	SOU	TEH	VAL	W-L Win %
1969	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1972	28	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1974	30	—	R32	R32	R32	—	R64	R32	R32	R64	R64	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	6–16 (27%)
1975	31	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	SF	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R64	6–11 (35%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (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%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	15–32 (32%)

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

Sep 30, 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

Roger Dowdeswell ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	68	64
1975	31	115	—	122	121	123	133	—	—	—	—	—	156
1976	32	—	—	—	—	—	272	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Roger Dowdeswell's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Jeff Simpson	NZL	66	1,587	141	47	94	33.3%	1968–1983	Match log
Graham Stilwell	GBR	62	1,731	276	96	180	34.8%	1968–1975	Match log
Jorge Andrew	VEN	66	1,625	141	36	105	25.5%	1968–1982	Match log
James Chico Hagey	USA	72	1,560	68	18	50	26.5%	1968–1978	Match log
Stephen Warboys	GBR	73	1,556	67	24	43	35.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Marcello Lara	MEX	59	1,673	170	60	110	35.3%	1968–1978	Match log
Hans Joachim Ploetz	GER	65	1,645	171	73	98	42.7%	1968–1976	Match log
Norman Holmes	USA	70	1,589	86	29	57	33.7%	1971–1976	Match log
Patricio Cornejo	CHI	65	1,709	344	142	202	41.3%	1968–1978	Match log
John Marks	AUS	60	1,632	111	30	81	27.0%	1970–1980	Match log
Syd Ball	AUS	63	1,726	306	125	181	40.8%	1968–1982	Match log
Frank Froehling	USA	67	1,844	199	83	116	41.7%	1968–1975	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Roger Dowdeswell?: Roger Dowdeswell is 82 years old, born on February 16, 1944.
Which country does Roger Dowdeswell represent?: Roger Dowdeswell represents Zimbabwe in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Roger Dowdeswell left-handed or right-handed?: Roger Dowdeswell plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Roger Dowdeswell won?: Roger Dowdeswell has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Roger Dowdeswell won?: TennisDB does not group any of Roger Dowdeswell's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Roger Dowdeswell's highest ATP ranking?: Roger Dowdeswell's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 64, first achieved on December 23, 1974.
What is Roger Dowdeswell's career win-loss record?: Roger Dowdeswell has a career ATP singles record of 18 wins and 40 losses (31.0%).
Which seasons of Roger Dowdeswell's career appear in TennisDB?: Roger Dowdeswell appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1975.
On which surface does Roger Dowdeswell have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Roger Dowdeswell's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 28.0% (7–18).
Who has Roger Dowdeswell faced most often?: Roger Dowdeswell's most frequent opponent is Charlie Owens, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.