Giuseppe Merlo

ITA Died Jul 17, 2019 (age 91) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1973

Giuseppe Merlo represented Italy on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 158. In TennisDB's records, Giuseppe Merlo finished with a career record of 10–15 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

158 (Oct 15, 1973)

Elo peak

1540 (15th percentile)

Career record

10–15 (40.0%)

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 →

Giuseppe Merlo's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Pierre Barthes	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 1973*	R64	Italian Open	ATP 500	Clay
John Paish	2-6 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 1973*	R128	Italian Open	ATP 500	Clay
Andrew Pattison	0-6 2-6	L	—	Match data	Apr 27, 1972*	R32	Italian Open	ATP 250	Clay
Gerald Battrick	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 1972*	R64	Italian Open	ATP 250	Clay
Patricio Rodriguez Chi	10-8 3-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Jul 21, 1970*	R32	Swiss Open Gstaad	ATP 250	Clay

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Giuseppe Merlo's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Gerald Battrick	1	1	2	Apr 26, 1972	H2H
Pierre Barthes	0	1	1	Jun 4, 1973	H2H
John Paish	1	0	1	Jun 3, 1973	H2H
Andrew Pattison	0	1	1	Apr 27, 1972	—
Patricio Rodriguez Chi	0	1	1	Jul 21, 1970	—

Career Results

Giuseppe Merlo career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	40	7	10	17	41.2%	—	—
1969	41	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
1970	42	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	44	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1973	45	1	1	2	50.0%	168	177
Career		10	15	25	40.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Giuseppe Merlo career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	40	—	—	—	—	7	9	16	43.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	10	17	41.2%
1969	41	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1970	42	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	44	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1973	45	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	10	14	24	41.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	15	25	40.0%

Advanced Stats

Giuseppe Merlo 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	40	1484	103.1	—	—	—	—	—	+21	—	46.2%	-0.28	3–2 (60%)	—	—	-0.02
1969	41	1464	96.5	—	—	—	—	—	+18	—	40.0%	-0.40	1–1	—	—	+0.10
1970	42	1450	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.16
1972	44	1468	101.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.75	—	—	—	-0.10
1973	45	1481	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.40	1–0	—	—	+0.06
Career		1540	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	+21	—	44.3%	-0.51	5–4 (56%)	—	—	+0.83

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Giuseppe Merlo Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	W-L Win %
1968	40	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1969	41	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

ATP 500

Giuseppe Merlo ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	W-L Win %
1973	45	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

ATP 250

Giuseppe Merlo ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	GST	MC	ITA	CAN	LUG	MON	REG	SEN	W-L Win %
1968	40	R32	R64	R64	R16	R32	R32	QF	R16	7–8 (47%)
1969	41	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1970	42	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	44	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	9–11 (45%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

158

Career-high date

Oct 15, 1973

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

Giuseppe Merlo ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	168	158	175	177
1974	46	—	—	179	176	185	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Giuseppe Merlo's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Frank Falderbaum	GER	148	1,541	17	7	10	41.2%	1968–1973	Match log
Eugenio Castigliano	ITA	145	1,600	34	15	19	44.1%	1968–1973	Match log
Jan Hordijk	NED	152	1,518	29	10	19	34.5%	1968–1975	Match log
Rudy Hernando	USA	151	1,518	15	5	10	33.3%	1968–1973	Match log
Takeshi Koura	JPN	155	1,500	9	3	6	33.3%	1971–1973	Match log
Roberto Chavez	MEX	172	1,571	24	11	13	45.8%	1968–1978	Match log
Piero Toci	ITA	175	1,529	56	18	38	32.1%	1968–1976	Match log
Rayno Seegers	RSA	163	1,500	33	9	24	27.3%	1968–1974	Match log
Karl Coombes	AUS	162	1,518	15	4	11	26.7%	1968–1974	Match log
Armistead Neely	USA	144	1,571	66	22	44	33.3%	1968–1977	Match log
Jaidip Mukerjea	IND	135	1,604	68	29	39	42.6%	1968–1976	Match log
Gene Malin	USA	161	1,520	41	11	30	26.8%	1968–1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Giuseppe Merlo represent?: Giuseppe Merlo represents Italy in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Giuseppe Merlo left-handed or right-handed?: Giuseppe Merlo plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Giuseppe Merlo won?: Giuseppe Merlo has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Giuseppe Merlo won?: TennisDB does not group any of Giuseppe Merlo's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Giuseppe Merlo's highest ATP ranking?: Giuseppe Merlo's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 158, first achieved on October 15, 1973.
What is Giuseppe Merlo's career win-loss record?: Giuseppe Merlo has a career ATP singles record of 10 wins and 15 losses (40.0%).
Which seasons of Giuseppe Merlo's career appear in TennisDB?: Giuseppe Merlo appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1973.
On which surface does Giuseppe Merlo have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Giuseppe Merlo's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 41.7% (10–14).
Who has Giuseppe Merlo faced most often?: Giuseppe Merlo's most frequent opponent is Gerald Battrick, with a head-to-head record of 1–1 across 2 meetings.