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John Clifton

GBR Age 80 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1974

John Clifton represented the United Kingdom on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 243. In TennisDB's records, John Clifton finished with a career record of 15–35 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

243 (Jun 3, 1974)

Elo peak

1505 (4th percentile)

Career record

15–35 (30.0%)

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 →

John Clifton's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rayno Seegers #285	2-6 7-5 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 1974*	R16	Manchester	ATP 250	Grass
D Beasant	6-4 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 6, 1974*	R32	Manchester	ATP 250	Grass
Arlo Elkins	7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data	Jun 5, 1974*	R64	Manchester	ATP 250	Grass
Colin Dibley	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 1974*	R32	London Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Greg Perkins	(w/o)	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1973*	R64	Newport	ATP 250	Grass

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John Clifton's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Torben Ulrich	1	2	3	Jun 28, 1972	H2H
Ilie Nastase	0	2	2	Jun 26, 1972	H2H
Bob Hewitt	0	2	2	Jul 13, 1971	H2H
Andrew Pattison	1	1	2	Aug 12, 1970	—
Owen Davidson	0	2	2	Nov 1, 1968	H2H

Career Results

John Clifton career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	22	4	7	11	36.4%	—	—
1969	23	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1970	24	4	10	14	28.6%	—	—
1971	25	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—
1972	26	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
1973	27	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1974	28	2	2	4	50.0%	243	318
Career		15	35	50	30.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Clifton 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	22	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	7	11	36.4%
1969	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%
1970	24	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	4	10	14	28.6%
1971	25	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
1972	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1973	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1974	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
Career	—	0	3	3	0.0%	4	10	14	28.6%	9	18	27	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	15	35	50	30.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Clifton 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	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/50 (2.0%) of John Clifton's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Clifton 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	22	1456	101.2	—	—	—	—	+17	+31	+64	40.7%	-0.63	0–1	—	—	+0.13
1969	23	1481	108.3	—	—	—	—	+55	—	+35	44.4%	-0.39	1–1	—	—	+0.11
1970	24	1445	104.0	—	—	—	—	—	+12	+38	31.4%	-1.03	0–1	—	—	+0.73
1971	25	1431	106.5	—	—	—	—	—	+13	+46	20.8%	-1.88	1–0	—	—	+0.18
1972	26	1402	99.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+30	33.3%	-2.17	0–2	—	—	-0.11
1973	27	1385	98.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	0.00	0–1	—	—	+0.11
1974	28	1407	100.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+15	55.6%	-0.22	0–1	—	—	+0.46
Career		1505	105.5	—	—	—	—	+33	+16	+40	35.5%	-0.97	2–7 (22%)	—	—	+3.29

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

John Clifton Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1969	23	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	24	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1971	25	R128	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
1972	26	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	27	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	0–1 (0%)	1–7 (12%)

ATP 250

John Clifton ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	EAS	HAM	MUN	NWP	ABE	BEC	BER	BOU	BRE	BRI	DUT	HOY	AUS	LON	LON	LON	MAN	NIC	PAR	WEM	W-L Win %
1968	22	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	4–7 (36%)
1969	23	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	3–3 (50%)
1970	24	R32	R32	R32	—	—	R64	R64	R32	—	—	R32	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–9 (31%)
1971	25	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	1–4 (20%)
1972	26	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1973	27	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	14–28 (33%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

243

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

John Clifton ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	28	—	—	—	—	—	243	275	282	282	—	297	318
1975	29	323	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

John Clifton's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Jose Guerrero	ESP	241	1,516	37	12	25	32.4%	1968–1976	Match log
Will Coghlan	AUS	244	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Peter Burwash	CAN	240	1,516	34	8	26	23.5%	1968–1974	Match log
Thierry Bernasconi	FRA	235	1,546	37	13	24	35.1%	1969–1974	Match log
Pietro Marzano	ITA	252	1,516	36	9	27	25.0%	1968–1976	Match log
Bill Freer	RSA	237	1,540	32	10	22	31.3%	1969–1975	Match log
Rafael Ruiz	ESP	237	1,500	15	4	11	26.7%	1968–1977	Match log
Jean Claude Barclay	FRA	218	1,594	63	20	43	31.7%	1968–1976	Match log
Daniel Contet	FRA	245	1,608	57	23	34	40.4%	1968–1976	Match log
Derek Schroder	RSA	214	1,568	53	17	36	32.1%	1968–1975	Match log
Peter Pokorny	AUT	221	1,509	56	18	38	32.1%	1968–1976	Match log
Jean Paul Meyer	FRA	265	1,528	43	15	28	34.9%	1968–1975	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Clifton?: John Clifton is 80 years old, born on February 19, 1946.
Which country does John Clifton represent?: John Clifton represents United Kingdom in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is John Clifton left-handed or right-handed?: John Clifton plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has John Clifton won?: John Clifton has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Clifton won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Clifton's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John Clifton's highest ATP ranking?: John Clifton's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 243, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is John Clifton's career win-loss record?: John Clifton has a career ATP singles record of 15 wins and 35 losses (30.0%).
Which seasons of John Clifton's career appear in TennisDB?: John Clifton appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1974.
On which surface does John Clifton have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, John Clifton's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 33.3% (9–18).
Who has John Clifton faced most often?: John Clifton's most frequent opponent is Torben Ulrich, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.