Tom Gorman
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 4 | 16 | 20 | Jan 27, 1978 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 2 | 17 | 19 | Mar 30, 1977 | H2H |
| Harold Solomon | 4 | 8 | 12 | Feb 28, 1980 | H2H |
| Roscoe Tanner | 5 | 7 | 12 | Dec 16, 1977 | H2H |
| Jaime Fillol | 8 | 4 | 12 | Mar 21, 1976 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC
Tom Gorman vs Billy Higgins H2H: 2-1
Tom Gorman holds a 2–1 lead over Billy Higgins in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Tom Gorman leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Tom Gorman won the 1972 Seattle round of 16 7-6 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorman | 7-6 6-2 | Billy Higgins | Match data | Sep 21, 1972* | R16 | Seattle | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Tom Gorman | 7-6 6-3 6-4 | Billy Higgins | Match data | Sep 8, 1970* | R32 | US Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Billy Higgins | 6-3 3-6 10-8 | Tom Gorman | Match data | Oct 1, 1969* | R64 | Berkeley | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorman | #826 | #10 | 0 | 2,006 | 415 | 291 | 58.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Billy Higgins | — | — | — | 1,507 | — | — | — | 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.
| Tom Gorman | Billy Higgins | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 16–12 | 57.1% | — | 1,598 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 18–17 | 51.4% | — | 1,612 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 49–31 | 61.2% | — | 1,793 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 44–27 | 62.0% | — | 1,828 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 44–28 | 61.1% | — | 1,958 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 52–28 | 65.0% | #11 | 1,945 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 53–25 | 67.9% | #21 | 1,836 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 28–28 | 50.0% | #45 | 1,870 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #46 | 1,766 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 28–22 | 56.0% | #43 | 1,773 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 15–10 | 60.0% | #53 | 1,775 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 31–25 | 55.4% | #53 | 1,739 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 6–13 | 31.6% | #156 | 1,618 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 65.5% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 17 | 8 | 25 | 68.0% | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1972 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 57.7% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 1973 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1973 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 70.6% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 21 | 12 | 33 | 63.6% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 149 | 96 | 245 | 60.8% | 68 | 60 | 128 | 53.1% | 93 | 60 | 153 | 60.8% | 105 | 75 | 180 | 58.3% | Career | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 7 | 17 | 24 | 29.2% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
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 |
| 1968 | 1598 | 107.8 | — | — | — | — | +23 | -55 | -40 | 59.7% | +0.34 | 3–2 (60%) | — | — | +0.03 | 1969 | 1475 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | +68 | -7 | +34 | 25.0% | -1.75 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.74 |
| 1969 | 1613 | 116.0 | — | — | — | — | -35 | -82 | +81 | 50.5% | +0.18 | 7–5 (58%) | — | — | +0.76 | 1970 | 1425 | 93.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | -2.80 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.38 |
| 1970 | 1793 | 129.4 | — | — | — | — | +49 | -282 | +24 | 56.5% | +0.33 | 15–9 (63%) | 4–10 (29%) | 101.6 | +3.36 | 1971 | 1435 | 99.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.40 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.54 |
| 1971 | 1829 | 136.3 | — | — | — | — | +47 | -188 | +105 | 59.9% | +0.48 | 14–10 (58%) | 7–8 (47%) | 102.5 | -0.31 | 1972 | 1478 | 117.6 | — | — | — | — | +89 | +29 | — | 39.5% | -1.03 | 4–4 (50%) | 4–2 (67%) | 104.2 | +0.23 |
| 1972 | 1958 | 142.0 | — | — | — | — | -4 | -325 | +22 | 57.0% | +0.35 | 19–10 (66%) | 10–13 (43%) | 105.0 | -1.48 | 1973 | 1471 | 111.7 | — | — | — | — | +70 | +38 | — | 25.0% | -1.81 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.46 |
| 1973 | 1945 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | +28 | -128 | +3 | 58.7% | +0.42 | 26–11 (70%) | 16–9 (64%) | 110.0 | -3.21 | 1974 | 1493 | 104.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +21 | — | 36.4% | -1.55 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | -0.04 |
| 1974 | 1837 | 139.3 | — | — | — | — | +106 | -84 | +95 | 63.4% | +0.83 | 18–10 (64%) | 16–15 (52%) | 98.3 | +2.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 1871 | 136.5 | — | — | — | — | +70 | -167 | +21 | 50.4% | +0.04 | 12–9 (57%) | 13–9 (59%) | 101.2 | +0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 1766 | 142.0 | — | — | — | — | +127 | -87 | +99 | 53.3% | -0.03 | 12–8 (60%) | 14–6 (70%) | 104.4 | -1.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1773 | 144.5 | — | — | — | — | +90 | — | +21 | 52.5% | +0.13 | 9–6 (60%) | 9–11 (45%) | 99.2 | -1.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1776 | 133.1 | — | — | — | — | +42 | -129 | +92 | 54.5% | +0.26 | 6–3 (67%) | 3–6 (33%) | 99.1 | +2.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 1739 | 133.5 | — | — | — | — | +39 | — | +61 | 53.7% | +0.19 | 10–6 (63%) | 10–8 (56%) | 101.6 | +4.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 1618 | 116.9 | — | — | — | — | +58 | — | +100 | 37.2% | -0.67 | 2–4 (33%) | 4–5 (44%) | 95.0 | +0.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2006 | 140.1 | — | — | — | — | +55 | -161 | +51 | 56.0% | +0.30 | 153–93 (62%) | 106–100 (51%) | 103.9 | +0.85 | Career | 1508 | 109.1 | — | — | — | — | +76 | +24 | +34 | 32.1% | -1.46 | 6–10 (38%) | 6–3 (67%) | 101.5 | -0.20 |
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.
Billy Higgins
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mcmanus | 3 | 1 | 4 | Aug 7, 1974 | — |
| Tom Gorman | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sep 21, 1972 | — |
| Harold Solomon | 0 | 2 | 2 | Aug 14, 1974 | — |
| Tom Leonard | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sep 1, 1972 | — |
| Patrick Proisy | 0 | 2 | 2 | Aug 9, 1972 | — |