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John Fort

USA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1970–1975

John Fort represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 171. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–15 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

171 (Dec 23, 1974)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

1–15 (6.2%)

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 →

John Fort's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ramiro Benavides #154	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 13, 1975*	R32	Florence	ATP 250	Clay
Sandy Mayer	6-1 1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 10, 1975*	R32	St. Louis	ATP 250	Clay
Bob Lutz	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 1975*	R32	Memphis	ATP 250	Carpet
Onny Parun #29	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 19, 1974*	R32	Bombay	ATP 250	Clay
Juan Gisbert	5-7 4-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 30, 1974*	R32	Tehran	ATP 250	Clay

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John Fort's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ramiro Benavides	1	1	May 13, 1975	H2H
Sandy Mayer	1	1	Apr 10, 1975	H2H
Bob Lutz	1	1	Mar 20, 1975	H2H
Onny Parun	1	1	Nov 19, 1974	H2H
Juan Gisbert	1	1	Oct 30, 1974	—

Career Results

John Fort career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1970	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1973	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1974	1	7	8	12.5%	288	171
1975	0	3	3	0.0%	180	252
Career	1	15	16	6.2%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Fort career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1970	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1973	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1974	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
1975	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	0	2	2	0.0%	0	10	10	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	15	16	6.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Fort career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1975	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 4/16 (25.0%) of John Fort's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Fort advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1970	1496	100.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.15
1972	1450	95.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.7%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.46
1973	1438	102.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.25	—	—	—	-0.02
1974	1410	97.1	—	—	—	—	—	+31	—	17.6%	-2.24	0–1	—	—	+0.08
1975	1391	95.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-3.57	0–1	—	—	+0.05
Career	1500	96.0	—	—	—	—	—	+31	—	13.9%	-2.75	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+2.63

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 500

John Fort ATP 500 results by season
Season	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1972	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

John Fort ATP 250 results by season
Season	ASB	CIN	FLR	BOM	CHA	DUT	LOS	LOU	MEM	MER	PHO	ST.	TEH	W-L Win %
1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	R64	R64	—	R32	—	—	R32	1–7 (12%)
1975	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–13 (7%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

171

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

John Fort ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	—	—	—	—	—	288	240	207	196	—	194	171
1975	180	—	182	174	193	196	—	—	—	—	—	252

Similar Players

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

John Fort's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Robert Rheinberger	AUS	#162	1,500	39	4	35	10.3%	—	1970–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Woody Blocher	USA	#156	1,500	37	4	33	10.8%	—	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Eddie Cruz	PHI	#179	1,511	14	2	12	14.3%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Hans Engert	GER	#171	1,500	15	3	12	20.0%	—	1970–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Kenneth McMillan	USA	#162	1,500	24	2	22	8.3%	—	1972–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Felix Ponte	PER	#174	1,516	18	3	15	16.7%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Campbell	AUS	#179	1,500	31	6	25	19.4%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Herrera	ESP	#180	1,513	21	5	16	23.8%	—	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Jose Castanon	ESP	#147	1,500	25	4	21	16.0%	—	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Dimitri Sturdza	SUI	#202	1,525	31	5	26	16.1%	—	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
F D Robbins	USA	#182	1,522	39	8	31	20.5%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Roberto Lombardi	ITA	#221	1,500	16	2	14	12.5%	$172	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does John Fort represent?: John Fort represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is John Fort left-handed or right-handed?: John Fort plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has John Fort won?: John Fort has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Fort won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Fort's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John Fort's highest ATP ranking?: John Fort's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 171, first achieved on December 23, 1974.
What is John Fort's career win-loss record?: John Fort has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 15 losses (6.2%).
Which seasons of John Fort's career appear in TennisDB?: John Fort appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1970 through 1975.
Who has John Fort faced most often?: John Fort's most frequent opponent is Ramiro Benavides, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.