Hank Pfister
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 1 | 9 | 10 | Aug 31, 1985 | H2H |
| Tom Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| Tim Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Jul 8, 1983 | — |
| Stan Smith | 5 | 3 | 8 | Apr 14, 1983 | H2H |
| Roscoe Tanner | 5 | 3 | 8 | Feb 19, 1982 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC
Hank Pfister holds a 1–0 lead over Bob Carmichael in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Hank Pfister leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Hank Pfister won the 1977 Sydney Indoor round of 32 6-3 7-6.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Pfister | 6-3 7-6 | Bob Carmichael | Match data | Oct 20, 1977* | R32 | Sydney Indoor | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Pfister | #982 | #19 | 0 | 1,929 | 260 | 213 | 55.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Carmichael | #157 | #55 | 0 | 1,902 | 213 | 256 | 45.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Hank Pfister | Bob Carmichael | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | 1975 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #252 | 1,459 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1976 | 8–12 | 40.0% | #101 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1977 | 37–27 | 57.8% | #40 | 1,742 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1978 | 43–26 | 62.3% | #29 | 1,841 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1979 | 33–27 | 55.0% | #30 | 1,842 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1980 | 21–25 | 45.7% | #62 | 1,729 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1981 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #39 | 1,870 | 0 | 1 | 1968 | 13–8 | 61.9% | — | 1,582 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1982 | 35–21 | 62.5% | #24 | 1,832 | 0 | 2 | 1969 | 23–15 | 60.5% | — | 1,667 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 1983 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #41 | 1,750 | 0 | 2 | 1970 | 48–33 | 59.3% | — | 1,845 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 1984 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #86 | 1,723 | 0 | 2 | 1971 | 36–33 | 52.2% | — | 1,773 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | 1985 | 12–10 | 54.5% | #68 | 1,764 | 0 | 2 | 1972 | 20–30 | 40.0% | — | 1,740 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 24–37 | 39.3% | #80 | 1,598 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | 1987 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #595 | 1,678 | 0 | 2 | 1974 | 10–20 | 33.3% | #112 | 1,640 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | 1988 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #980 | 1,655 | 0 | 2 | 1975 | 18–26 | 40.9% | #71 | 1,635 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 11–19 | 36.7% | #134 | 1,609 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1–18 | 5.3% | #158 | 1,424 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 4–7 | 36.4% | #133 | 1,483 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 5–10 | 33.3% | #157 | 1,495 | 0 | 1 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.
| Age | Hank Pfister | Bob Carmichael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 21 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1976 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1977 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 16 | 8 | 24 | 66.7% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1978 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1979 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 15 | 11 | 26 | 57.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1980 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1981 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 28 | 1982 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1969 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1983 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1970 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 21 | 10 | 31 | 67.7% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 30 | 1984 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1971 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.1% | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 31 | 1985 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1972 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 | 30.0% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 11 | 15 | 26 | 42.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29.4% |
| 33 | 1987 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 34 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Career | — | 95 | 74 | 169 | 56.2% | 22 | 30 | 52 | 42.3% | 96 | 53 | 149 | 64.4% | 47 | 56 | 103 | 45.6% | — | 66 | 72 | 138 | 47.8% | 72 | 79 | 151 | 47.7% | 50 | 52 | 102 | 49.0% | 25 | 53 | 78 | 32.1% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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.
| Age | Hank Pfister | Bob Carmichael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 21 | 1975 | 1459 | 98.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +48 | — | 20.0% | -2.00 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | +0.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1976 | 1547 | 123.5 | — | — | — | — | +11 | -71 | +47 | 45.7% | -0.20 | 3–5 (38%) | 2–6 (25%) | — | +1.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1977 | 1743 | 140.1 | — | — | — | — | -58 | -137 | +17 | 54.4% | +0.11 | 14–9 (61%) | 8–9 (47%) | — | +0.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1978 | 1841 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -227 | +11 | 61.6% | +0.92 | 12–10 (55%) | 11–10 (52%) | — | +2.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1979 | 1842 | 151.6 | — | — | — | — | +8 | — | +56 | 53.5% | +0.39 | 10–11 (48%) | 8–9 (47%) | — | -3.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1980 | 1730 | 143.8 | — | — | — | — | -6 | -128 | +175 | 46.7% | -0.19 | 7–6 (54%) | 8–10 (44%) | — | -3.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1981 | 1870 | 147.1 | — | — | — | — | -15 | -300 | +93 | 61.2% | +0.53 | 9–6 (60%) | 14–6 (70%) | — | -1.71 | 1968 | 1583 | 114.2 | — | — | — | — | -63 | +78 | — | 57.1% | +0.73 | 3–3 (50%) | — | — | +0.46 |
| 28 | 1982 | 1833 | 143.2 | — | — | — | — | -50 | -232 | +127 | 59.2% | +0.47 | 9–6 (60%) | 14–7 (67%) | — | -3.17 | 1969 | 1668 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | +16 | -38 | -15 | 57.8% | +0.57 | 3–1 (75%) | — | — | +2.00 |
| 29 | 1983 | 1751 | 142.3 | — | — | — | — | +74 | — | +118 | 50.5% | -0.02 | 8–9 (47%) | 6–6 (50%) | — | -3.26 | 1970 | 1845 | 130.8 | — | — | — | — | -48 | -71 | -119 | 56.3% | +0.46 | 12–10 (55%) | 7–4 (64%) | — | +1.01 |
| 30 | 1984 | 1724 | 131.5 | — | — | — | — | +56 | — | +53 | 45.8% | -0.40 | 6–5 (55%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | -0.93 | 1971 | 1774 | 139.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -34 | -27 | 51.5% | +0.21 | 10–11 (48%) | 15–12 (56%) | — | -5.29 |
| 31 | 1985 | 1765 | 136.6 | — | — | — | — | +34 | — | -33 | 53.6% | +0.43 | 4–4 (50%) | 5–6 (45%) | — | -1.13 | 1972 | 1741 | 142.0 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -18 | -26 | 43.5% | -0.44 | 8–9 (47%) | 8–5 (62%) | — | -7.00 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1599 | 129.5 | — | — | — | — | +45 | +49 | +81 | 43.2% | -0.48 | 8–15 (35%) | 9–7 (56%) | — | -2.45 |
| 33 | 1987 | 1679 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | +22 | — | — | 10.0% | -2.10 | 0–1 | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.12 | 1974 | 1641 | 131.6 | — | — | — | — | +32 | -20 | +2 | 35.3% | -0.82 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–3 (25%) | — | -1.64 |
| 34 | 1988 | 1656 | 102.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | -0.07 | 1975 | 1635 | 133.2 | — | — | — | — | -25 | -23 | +70 | 45.9% | -0.18 | 5–11 (31%) | 4–8 (33%) | — | +1.11 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1609 | 122.8 | — | — | — | — | +21 | -51 | +82 | 38.2% | -1.04 | 6–4 (60%) | 4–2 (67%) | — | +0.71 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1425 | 108.0 | — | — | — | — | +117 | +59 | +116 | 19.6% | -1.78 | 0–4 (0%) | 1–6 (14%) | — | +0.65 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1483 | 114.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +11 | +102 | 37.9% | -0.90 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | — | +0.94 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1496 | 122.8 | — | — | — | — | +41 | -7 | +60 | 37.5% | -0.85 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–5 (17%) | — | +0.32 |
| Career | — | 1930 | 148.0 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -158 | +75 | 53.9% | +0.24 | 82–74 (53%) | 81–73 (53%) | 103.1 | -2.69 | — | 1903 | 134.5 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -12 | +14 | 47.0% | -0.16 | 60–77 (44%) | 52–54 (49%) | 97.7 | -1.97 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 1 | 9 | 10 | Aug 31, 1985 | H2H |
| Tom Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| Tim Gullikson | 5 | 4 | 9 | Jul 8, 1983 | — |
| Stan Smith | 5 | 3 | 8 | Apr 14, 1983 | H2H |
| Roscoe Tanner | 5 | 3 | 8 | Feb 19, 1982 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Rosewall | 2 | 9 | 11 | Oct 14, 1976 | H2H |
| Tom Gorman | 2 | 8 | 10 | Mar 22, 1979 | H2H |
| Dick Crealy | 5 | 5 | 10 | Nov 26, 1976 | H2H |
| Nikola Pilic | 1 | 9 | 10 | Feb 1, 1974 | H2H |
| Cliff Richey | 2 | 7 | 9 | Sep 29, 1971 | H2H |