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Steve Tidball

USA Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1973

Steve Tidball represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 267. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–12 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

267 (Jul 29, 1974)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Singles record

2–12 (14.3%)

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 →

Steve Tidball's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Bob Carmichael #72	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 1973*	R32	Seattle	ATP 250	Carpet
Tom Okker #8	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 1973*	R64	Los Angeles Open	ATP 250	Hard
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 1973*	R32	Washington 2	ATP 250	Carpet
Bob Lutz	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1972*	R64	Washington Open	ATP 250	Clay
Ken Rosewall	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 22, 1969*	R64	Los Angeles Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Steve Tidball's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Okker	1	1	Sep 19, 1973	H2H
Bob Carmichael	1	1	Sep 19, 1973	H2H
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	1	1	Mar 23, 1973	H2H
Bob Lutz	1	1	Jul 14, 1972	H2H
Ken Rosewall	1	1	Sep 22, 1969	H2H

Career Results

Steve Tidball career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
Career	2	12	14	14.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Steve Tidball 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 %
1968	2	4	6	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	2	6	8	25.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	12	14	14.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Steve Tidball 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 %
1973	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/14 (14.3%) of Steve Tidball's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Steve Tidball 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
1968	1444	93.5	—	—	—	—	+34	+3	—	28.6%	-1.33	0–2	—	—	-0.01
1969	1443	101.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.25
1972	1441	97.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.24
1973	1424	99.1	—	—	—	—	+75	—	—	0.0%	-3.83	—	—	—	-0.05
Career	1500	95.4	—	—	—	—	+48	+3	—	19.4%	-2.26	0–2	—	—	-3.93

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Steve Tidball ATP 250 results by season
Season	HAM	MUN	WAS	BER	LA	LOS	MON	PHO	SEA	W-L Win %
1968	R64	R64	—	R64	R32	R32	R32	R16	—	2–7 (22%)
1969	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	0–3 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–12 (14%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

267

Career-high date

Jul 29, 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

Steve Tidball ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	—	—	—	—	—	297	267	272	277	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Steve Tidball's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Fishbach	USA	#272	1,502	14	2	12	14.3%	$644	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Siegel	USA	#244	1,500	15	2	13	13.3%	—	1968–1974	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
Alexander Marcial	PHI	#262	1,514	9	1	8	11.1%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Stanley Pasarell	USA	#270	1,500	21	5	16	23.8%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Joe Bouquin	USA	#272	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	—	1969–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Ionel Santeiu	ROU	#272	1,516	24	5	19	20.8%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
George Taylor	USA	#248	1,506	20	4	16	20.0%	$56	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Munawar Iqbal	PAK	#257	1,500	13	3	10	23.1%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Bernard Montrenaud	FRA	#265	1,524	25	6	19	24.0%	—	1968–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Pierre Joly	FRA	#244	1,500	15	3	12	20.0%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Steve Tidball represent?: Steve Tidball represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Steve Tidball left-handed or right-handed?: Steve Tidball plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Steve Tidball won?: Steve Tidball has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Steve Tidball won?: TennisDB does not group any of Steve Tidball's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Steve Tidball's highest ATP ranking?: Steve Tidball's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 267, first achieved on July 29, 1974.
What is Steve Tidball's career win-loss record?: Steve Tidball has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 12 losses (14.3%).
Which seasons of Steve Tidball's career appear in TennisDB?: Steve Tidball appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1973.
Who has Steve Tidball faced most often?: Steve Tidball's most frequent opponent is Tom Okker, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.