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Pekka Saila

FIN Age 84 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1975

Pekka Saila represented Finland on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 272. In TennisDB's records, Pekka Saila finished with a career record of 4–10 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

272 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1536 (14th percentile)

Career record

4–10 (28.6%)

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 →

Pekka Saila's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Roscoe Tanner	6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 8, 1975*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Francois Jauffret	4-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 6, 1974*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Ove Bengtson #55	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 6, 1973*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Bjorn Borg	5-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 6, 1972*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 5, 1971*	R16	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Pekka Saila's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Bob Carmichael	2	2	Nov 4, 1970	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	1	1	Nov 8, 1975	H2H
Francois Jauffret	1	1	Nov 6, 1974	H2H
Ove Bengtson	1	1	Nov 6, 1973	H2H
Bjorn Borg	1	1	Nov 6, 1972	H2H

Career Results

Pekka Saila career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	26	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1969	27	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	28	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1971	29	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1972	30	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	32	0	1	1	0.0%	274	274
1975	33	0	1	1	0.0%	281	308
Career		4	10	14	28.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Pekka Saila 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	26	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1969	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	28	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1971	29	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1972	30	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	32	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	33	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	1	6	7	14.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	4	10	14	28.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Pekka Saila 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	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/14 (7.1%) of Pekka Saila's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Pekka Saila 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	26	1511	101.8	—	—	—	—	—	+18	—	44.4%	-0.78	1–0	—	—	+0.17
1969	27	1497	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.15
1970	28	1507	105.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.83	—	—	—	-0.15
1971	29	1535	111.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-2.40	1–0	1–0	—	-0.34
1972	30	1519	98.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.12
1973	31	1508	97.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.01
1974	32	1503	97.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.17
1975	33	1501	108.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	0–1	—	-0.21
Career		1536	107.0	—	—	—	—	—	+18	—	29.0%	-1.58	2–1 (67%)	1–1	—	-3.00

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Pekka Saila ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	DAL	HOU	STO	HEL	W-L Win %
1968	26	—	R32	—	SF	2–2 (50%)
1969	27	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	28	—	R16	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
1971	29	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
1972	30	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	31	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	32	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	33	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–6 (14%)	2–1 (67%)	4–10 (29%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

272

Career-high date

Jun 14, 1976

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

Pekka Saila ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	274
1975	33	281	—	306	324	333	330	—	—	—	—	—	308
1976	34	—	—	—	—	—	272	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Pekka Saila's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Larry Parker	USA	264	1,516	7	2	5	28.6%	1968–1974	Match log
Stanley Pasarell	USA	270	1,500	21	5	16	23.8%	1968–1974	Match log
Mike Phillips	AUS	270	1,500	17	6	11	35.3%	1970–1974	Match log
Bernard Montrenaud	FRA	265	1,524	25	6	19	24.0%	1968–1973	Match log
Ionel Santeiu	ROU	272	1,516	24	5	19	20.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Munawar Iqbal	PAK	257	1,500	13	3	10	23.1%	1968–1974	Match log
Graydon Garner	RSA	272	1,517	33	12	21	36.4%	1968–1975	Match log
Isao Watanabe	JPN	274	1,517	13	5	8	38.5%	1968–1974	Match log
Will Coghlan	AUS	244	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Armando Cornejo	CHI	282	1,527	15	3	12	20.0%	1969–1974	Match log
Ashley Cooper	AUS	278	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	1968–1973	Match log
Larry Nagler	USA	272	1,515	5	1	4	20.0%	1968–1975	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Pekka Saila?: Pekka Saila is 84 years old, born on December 20, 1941.
Which country does Pekka Saila represent?: Pekka Saila represents Finland in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Pekka Saila left-handed or right-handed?: Pekka Saila plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Pekka Saila won?: Pekka Saila has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Pekka Saila won?: TennisDB does not group any of Pekka Saila's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Pekka Saila's highest ATP ranking?: Pekka Saila's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 272, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is Pekka Saila's career win-loss record?: Pekka Saila has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 10 losses (28.6%).
Which seasons of Pekka Saila's career appear in TennisDB?: Pekka Saila appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1975.
Who has Pekka Saila faced most often?: Pekka Saila's most frequent opponent is Bob Carmichael, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.