Bob Hewitt
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Pattison | 4 | 7 | 11 | Jul 27, 1977 | — |
| Tom Okker | 1 | 9 | 10 | Jul 14, 1978 | H2H |
| Manuel Orantes | 2 | 6 | 8 | May 14, 1977 | H2H |
| Adriano Panatta | 4 | 3 | 7 | Aug 23, 1978 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 2 | 5 | 7 | May 21, 1977 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Bob Hewitt vs Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H: 2-0
Bob Hewitt holds a 2–0 lead over Hans Joachim Ploetz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Bob Hewitt leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Bob Hewitt won the 1969 Brussels round of 32 6-2 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hewitt | 6-2 6-2 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | Match data | May 15, 1969* | R32 | Brussels | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Bob Hewitt | 8-6 6-3 | Hans Joachim Ploetz | Match data | Jan 6, 1968* | R16 | Port Elizabeth | ATP 250 | Hard |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hewitt | #669 | #34 | 0 | 2,005 | 284 | 176 | 61.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Hans Joachim Ploetz | #281 | #65 | 0 | 1,645 | 73 | 98 | 42.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Bob Hewitt | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 51–15 | 77.3% | — | 1,819 | 0 | 2 | 1968 | 15–12 | 55.6% | — | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 31–11 | 73.8% | — | 1,858 | 0 | 4 | 1969 | 18–16 | 52.9% | — | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 40–15 | 72.7% | — | 1,833 | 0 | 5 | 1970 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,596 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 22–10 | 68.8% | — | 1,850 | 0 | 6 | 1971 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 52–16 | 76.5% | — | 1,908 | 0 | 11 | 1972 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,526 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #157 | 1,891 | 0 | 11 | 1973 | 2–5 | 28.6% | — | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 13–17 | 43.3% | #59 | 1,728 | 0 | 11 | 1974 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #95 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | 27–15 | 64.3% | #34 | 1,847 | 0 | 11 | 1975 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #76 | 1,614 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | 11–22 | 33.3% | #83 | 1,667 | 0 | 11 | 1976 | 2–10 | 16.7% | #185 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 29–25 | 53.7% | #52 | 1,721 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 6–21 | 22.2% | #206 | 1,596 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #546 | 1,547 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,544 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1968 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 76.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% | 1968 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 1970 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 80.0% | 19 | 8 | 27 | 70.4% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 24 | 4 | 28 | 85.7% | 13 | 2 | 15 | 86.7% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1976 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 1976 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 15 | 11 | 26 | 57.7% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9.1% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 74 | 46 | 120 | 61.7% | 104 | 56 | 160 | 65.0% | 60 | 31 | 91 | 65.9% | 46 | 43 | 89 | 51.7% | Career | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 48 | 59 | 107 | 44.9% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Bob Hewitt | Hans Joachim Ploetz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| 1968 | 1820 | 126.5 | — | — | — | — | +136 | -148 | -56 | 69.9% | +1.44 | 15–6 (71%) | — | — | +1.26 | 1968 | 1524 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +27 | — | 46.0% | -0.57 | 4–1 (80%) | — | — | +0.30 |
| 1969 | 1859 | 141.4 | — | — | — | — | +122 | -19 | -20 | 69.7% | +1.56 | 3–4 (43%) | — | — | -0.24 | 1969 | 1601 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | -13 | -51 | 50.0% | +0.09 | 7–5 (58%) | — | — | +1.53 |
| 1970 | 1833 | 143.9 | — | — | — | — | +223 | +48 | +19 | 67.7% | +1.38 | 7–6 (54%) | — | — | -0.90 | 1970 | 1597 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | -108 | +24 | -49 | 37.7% | -0.62 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | -0.08 |
| 1971 | 1851 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | +167 | — | -32 | 66.3% | +1.23 | 5–2 (71%) | 3–2 (60%) | 101.8 | +2.73 | 1971 | 1559 | 105.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +5 | — | 37.5% | -1.58 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.29 |
| 1972 | 1908 | 140.8 | — | — | — | — | -34 | +111 | -13 | 69.6% | +1.43 | 14–4 (78%) | 6–2 (75%) | 106.4 | +2.43 | 1972 | 1527 | 106.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +18 | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.12 |
| 1973 | 1892 | 121.6 | — | — | — | — | -24 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.83 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | -0.91 | 1973 | 1509 | 106.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +2 | 12.5% | -2.37 | — | — | — | -0.48 |
| 1974 | 1728 | 124.6 | — | — | — | — | +62 | — | +85 | 45.6% | -0.01 | 3–5 (38%) | 2–2 (50%) | 96.3 | -0.76 | 1974 | 1563 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +8 | — | 37.5% | -0.82 | 3–2 (60%) | 3–0 (100%) | 105.8 | -0.62 |
| 1975 | 1847 | 148.0 | — | — | — | — | -53 | +148 | — | 62.4% | +1.13 | 6–4 (60%) | 6–4 (60%) | 101.5 | +0.14 | 1975 | 1615 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 44.7% | -0.47 | 6–4 (60%) | 4–5 (44%) | 103.7 | +3.27 |
| 1976 | 1667 | 136.2 | — | — | — | — | 0 | +185 | — | 37.9% | -0.56 | 3–5 (38%) | 1–5 (17%) | 93.8 | -0.50 | 1976 | 1515 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | -53 | +33 | — | 22.6% | -1.74 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | +0.60 |
| 1977 | 1722 | 139.6 | — | — | — | — | +65 | +46 | -79 | 53.3% | +0.17 | 9–7 (56%) | 7–7 (50%) | 100.2 | +0.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1596 | 127.6 | — | — | — | — | +108 | +31 | +90 | 25.9% | -1.72 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–4 (20%) | 95.3 | -2.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1548 | 96.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.3% | -2.28 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1544 | 106.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | 0–1 | — | -0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2006 | 142.5 | — | — | — | — | +68 | +60 | -19 | 60.8% | +0.87 | 68–47 (59%) | 26–30 (46%) | 97.6 | +0.35 | Career | 1645 | 115.7 | — | — | — | — | -18 | +10 | -19 | 40.4% | -0.69 | 26–19 (58%) | 8–7 (53%) | 108.8 | +2.95 |
Career Rivalries
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
Hans Joachim Ploetz
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljko Franulovic | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 29, 1970 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 14, 1975 | H2H |
| Geoff Masters | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 2, 1976 | H2H |
| Francois Jauffret | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 8, 1976 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 20, 1975 | H2H |