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Mark Shires

USA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1972–1975

Mark Shires represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 264. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–7 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

264 (Sep 30, 1974)

Elo peak

1524 (10th percentile)

Singles record

1–7 (12.5%)

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 →

Mark Shires's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Anand Amritraj	3-6 5-7	L	—	Match data	Feb 20, 1975*	R32	Fort Worth Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Marty Riessen	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 1974*	R32	Chicago	ATP 250	Carpet
Jan Kodes #9	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 25, 1974*	R32	Denver Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Ian Fletcher	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 1974*	R32	Jackson	ATP 250	Carpet
Henry Kamakana	1-6 7-5 3-6	L	—	Match data	Sep 27, 1972*	R64	Albany	ATP 250	Carpet

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Mark Shires's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Anand Amritraj	1	1	Feb 20, 1975	—
Marty Riessen	1	1	Jul 25, 1974	H2H
Jan Kodes	1	1	Apr 25, 1974	H2H
Ian Fletcher	1	1	Mar 27, 1974	H2H
Henry Kamakana	1	1	Sep 27, 1972	—

Career Results

Mark Shires career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1974	0	3	3	0.0%	271	274
1975	0	1	1	0.0%	281	286
Career	1	7	8	12.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Mark Shires 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 %
1972	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1975	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Mark Shires 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	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/8 (12.5%) of Mark Shires's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Mark Shires 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
1972	1471	94.3	—	—	—	—	+78	—	—	38.5%	-1.08	0–2	—	—	+0.20
1974	1460	103.7	—	—	—	—	+66	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.32
1975	1449	95.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.16
Career	1524	97.2	—	—	—	—	+72	—	—	23.8%	-2.05	0–2	—	—	+0.50

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Mark Shires ATP 250 results by season
Season	ALB	CHI	DEN	FOR	JAC	MAN	SOU	W-L Win %
1972	R64	—	—	—	—	R128	R64	1–3 (25%)
1974	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	0–3 (0%)
1975	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–7 (12%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

264

Career-high date

Sep 30, 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

Mark Shires ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	271	264	—	270	274
1975	281	—	265	274	286	286	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Mark Shires's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Alexander Marcial	PHI	#262	1,514	9	1	8	11.1%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Fishbach	USA	#272	1,502	14	2	12	14.3%	$644	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Joe Bouquin	USA	#272	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	—	1969–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Braun	AUS	#269	1,516	19	2	17	10.5%	$115	1970–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Victor Eke	AUS	#249	1,500	9	1	8	11.1%	—	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Salvador Cabeza	ESP	#245	1,513	7	1	6	14.3%	—	1971–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Ben Bishop	USA	#281	1,517	11	2	9	18.2%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Nagler	USA	#272	1,515	5	1	4	20.0%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
George Taylor	USA	#248	1,506	20	4	16	20.0%	$56	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	#254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	$10,270	1970–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Nicolas Kelaidis	GRE	#244	1,500	18	2	16	11.1%	—	1972–1981	Rivalries	Match log
John Eagleton	RSA	#272	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	—	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Mark Shires represent?: Mark Shires represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Mark Shires left-handed or right-handed?: Mark Shires plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Mark Shires won?: Mark Shires has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mark Shires won?: TennisDB does not group any of Mark Shires's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Mark Shires' highest ATP ranking?: Mark Shires' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 264, first achieved on September 30, 1974.
What is Mark Shires' career win-loss record?: Mark Shires has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 7 losses (12.5%).
Which seasons of Mark Shires's career appear in TennisDB?: Mark Shires appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1972 through 1975.
Who has Mark Shires faced most often?: Mark Shires' most frequent opponent is Anand Amritraj, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.