Robert Machan
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Meiler | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 15, 1975 | H2H |
| John Feaver | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mar 14, 1975 | — |
| Juan Gisbert | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 9, 1975 | H2H |
| Jiri Hrebec | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 31, 1973 | H2H |
| Ulrich Pinner | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 25, 1976 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Frantisek Pala holds a 1–0 lead over Robert Machan in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Frantisek Pala leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Frantisek Pala won the 1972 Monte-Carlo Masters round of 32 6-2 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frantisek Pala | 6-2 7-5 | Robert Machan | Match data | Mar 30, 1972* | R32 | Monte-Carlo Masters | ATP 250 | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Machan | #930 | #102 | 0 | 1,574 | 19 | 31 | 38.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frantisek Pala | #326 | #102 | 0 | 1,722 | 64 | 114 | 36.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Robert Machan | Frantisek Pala | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | 1970 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1971 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,453 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1972 | 2–3 | 40.0% | — | 1,486 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1973 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #115 | 1,508 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1974 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #210 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,488 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1975 | 7–5 | 58.3% | #187 | 1,569 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 2–3 | 40.0% | — | 1,485 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1976 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #215 | 1,548 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 10–11 | 47.6% | — | 1,531 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 15–15 | 50.0% | — | 1,612 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 8–18 | 30.8% | #114 | 1,574 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 4–15 | 21.1% | #129 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 8–14 | 36.4% | #119 | 1,571 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 12–15 | 44.4% | #114 | 1,621 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 3–16 | 15.8% | #148 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #374 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #326 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Robert Machan | Frantisek Pala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1972 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1969 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16.7% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 10 | 18 | 28 | 35.7% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | — | 6 | 14 | 20 | 30.0% | 49 | 70 | 119 | 41.2% | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | 5 | 19 | 24 | 20.8% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.
| Age | Robert Machan | Frantisek Pala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1970 | 1479 | 97.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -2.25 | — | — | — | +0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1971 | 1454 | 101.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.6% | -0.29 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1972 | 1486 | 114.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +40 | — | 41.7% | -0.25 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1973 | 1508 | 111.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +50 | +11 | 39.6% | -0.65 | 2–3 (40%) | 3–3 (50%) | 99.3 | +0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1974 | 1483 | 103.6 | — | — | — | — | +8 | +54 | — | 23.1% | -1.00 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.17 | 1969 | 1488 | 111.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +1 | — | 15.4% | -1.92 | 1–0 | — | — | -0.33 |
| 26 | 1975 | 1569 | 111.3 | — | — | — | — | +16 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.04 | 2–0 | 2–2 (50%) | — | +1.90 | 1970 | 1485 | 108.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +33 | — | 52.6% | +0.26 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.42 |
| 27 | 1976 | 1548 | 99.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.25 | — | — | — | -0.08 | 1971 | 1532 | 121.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +88 | -99 | 49.1% | +0.33 | 3–3 (50%) | 2–0 | — | +2.40 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1612 | 119.4 | — | — | — | — | -59 | +107 | -140 | 47.7% | -0.49 | 5–4 (56%) | 3–2 (60%) | 102.0 | +1.60 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1574 | 122.3 | — | — | — | — | -63 | +104 | -98 | 35.5% | -0.82 | 4–5 (44%) | 3–5 (38%) | 99.1 | -0.33 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1536 | 124.7 | — | — | — | — | -82 | +103 | — | 24.4% | -1.49 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–3 (25%) | 99.3 | -1.06 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1572 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | -116 | +60 | — | 37.0% | -0.39 | 3–2 (60%) | 2–4 (33%) | 102.3 | +0.22 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1621 | 129.6 | — | — | — | — | -95 | -7 | — | 44.3% | -0.20 | 2–1 (67%) | 5–4 (56%) | 104.0 | +1.21 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1488 | 107.7 | — | — | — | — | -26 | +29 | — | 27.7% | -1.30 | 0–5 (0%) | 1–5 (17%) | 91.6 | +1.28 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1500 | 99.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -1.50 | — | — | — | +0.11 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1483 | 104.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.00 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.04 |
| Career | — | 1575 | 112.8 | — | — | — | — | +14 | +48 | +11 | 37.5% | -0.63 | 5–4 (56%) | 5–6 (45%) | 101.5 | +5.33 | — | 1722 | 128.2 | — | — | — | — | -72 | +66 | -112 | 39.1% | -0.60 | 20–25 (44%) | 17–23 (43%) | 99.1 | +3.17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Meiler | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 15, 1975 | H2H |
| John Feaver | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mar 14, 1975 | — |
| Juan Gisbert | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 9, 1975 | H2H |
| Jiri Hrebec | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 31, 1973 | H2H |
| Ulrich Pinner | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 25, 1976 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ion Tiriac | 4 | 2 | 6 | Jul 27, 1978 | H2H |
| Jaime Fillol | 0 | 4 | 4 | Oct 8, 1976 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 0 | 4 | 4 | Nov 9, 1975 | H2H |
| Boro Jovanovic | 3 | 1 | 4 | Mar 6, 1975 | — |
| Balazs Taroczy | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 16, 1979 | H2H |