Colin Dowdeswell
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Higueras | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 17, 1978 | H2H |
| Ivan Lendl | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nov 8, 1984 | H2H |
| Zoltan Kuharszky | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 11, 1984 | H2H |
| Tomas Smid | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 19, 1984 | H2H |
| Jan Kodes | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 15, 1977 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC
Colin Dowdeswell vs D Sullivan H2H: 0-1
D Sullivan holds a 1–0 lead over Colin Dowdeswell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, D Sullivan leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, D Sullivan won the 1977 South African Open round of 32 6-0 7-6.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Sullivan | 6-0 7-6 | Colin Dowdeswell | Match data | Dec 1, 1977* | R32 | South African Open | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Dowdeswell | #901 | #31 | 0 | 1,730 | 119 | 174 | 40.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D Sullivan | — | — | — | 1,548 | — | — | — | 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.
| Colin Dowdeswell | D Sullivan | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1972 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #148 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 4–4 | 50.0% | #138 | 1,537 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 22–24 | 47.8% | #85 | 1,611 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 14–26 | 35.0% | #122 | 1,626 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 9–13 | 40.9% | #94 | 1,576 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 20–22 | 47.6% | #75 | 1,652 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #104 | 1,616 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1–13 | 7.1% | #269 | 1,492 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 2–4 | 33.3% | — | 1,520 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 17–10 | 63.0% | #33 | 1,717 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 10–24 | 29.4% | #179 | 1,608 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 2–11 | 15.4% | #258 | 1,477 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #414 | 1,511 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 % | ||
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 20 | 19 | 39 | 51.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 10 | 16 | 26 | 38.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39.1% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 39 | 41 | 80 | 48.8% | 65 | 94 | 159 | 40.9% | 10 | 22 | 32 | 31.2% | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22.7% | Career | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
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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 |
| 1972 | 1505 | 99.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57.1% | -0.57 | — | 3–0 (100%) | — | +0.01 | 1977 | 1548 | 110.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.0% | +3.00 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.09 |
| 1973 | 1522 | 117.3 | — | — | — | — | +87 | +60 | — | 47.6% | -0.19 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 1538 | 103.5 | — | — | — | — | +109 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.39 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | +1.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 1612 | 121.7 | — | — | — | — | -27 | +57 | — | 45.4% | -0.20 | 4–8 (33%) | 5–2 (71%) | 98.8 | +4.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1627 | 127.0 | — | — | — | — | -79 | +48 | -171 | 39.4% | -0.75 | 5–9 (36%) | 7–4 (64%) | 99.4 | +0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1577 | 118.3 | — | — | — | — | -40 | +40 | — | 43.9% | -0.53 | 4–4 (50%) | 3–4 (43%) | 100.3 | +1.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1652 | 125.6 | — | — | — | — | +16 | -49 | — | 43.1% | -0.41 | 13–5 (72%) | 4–10 (29%) | 108.9 | +1.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1617 | 120.0 | — | — | — | — | -46 | +21 | — | 43.1% | -0.64 | 5–5 (50%) | 7–5 (58%) | 101.9 | -0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1493 | 109.7 | — | — | — | — | +86 | +4 | — | 17.6% | -2.09 | 0–4 (0%) | 1–1 | — | -0.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 1521 | 119.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.3% | -0.94 | 1–0 | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 1718 | 139.0 | — | — | — | — | -9 | -106 | — | 59.1% | +0.92 | 6–4 (60%) | 4–3 (57%) | 104.5 | +1.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 1609 | 124.9 | — | — | — | — | +55 | -52 | -92 | 31.7% | -1.22 | 4–4 (50%) | 2–2 (50%) | 100.4 | -0.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 1477 | 105.6 | — | — | — | — | +122 | — | -48 | 26.7% | -1.57 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–3 (25%) | 94.6 | +0.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 1511 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.9% | -0.71 | — | — | — | -0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1730 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | +11 | +10 | -93 | 41.4% | -0.57 | 43–48 (47%) | 39–37 (51%) | 103.8 | +3.56 | Career | 1548 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.0% | +3.00 | — | 1–0 | — | +4.50 |
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.
D Sullivan
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dec 2, 1977 | — |
| Colin Dowdeswell | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dec 1, 1977 | — |