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Tom Nijssen vs Eric Jelen H2H: 1-0

Tom Nijssen holds a 1–0 lead over Eric Jelen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tom Nijssen leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Tom Nijssen won the 1989 Frankfurt quarterfinal 6-0 2-6 7-5.

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Tom Nijssen
NED Age 61 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Eric Jelen
GER Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tom Nijssen #92 6-0 2-6 7-5 Eric Jelen #49 Match data Oct 28, 1989* QF Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet

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 Nijssen #827 #87 242 1,678 39 76 33.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Jelen #1,153 #23 575 1,804 124 128 49.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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.

Age Tom Nijssen Eric Jelen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1983 2–3 40.0% #450 1,507 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1984 5–9 35.7% #168 1,502 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1985 2–3 40.0% #172 1,508 0 0
21 1986 0–3 0.0% #396 1,476 0 0 1986 17–15 53.1% #31 1,690 0 0
22 1987 7–9 43.8% #103 1,537 0 0 1987 22–19 53.7% #40 1,749 0 0
23 1988 6–13 31.6% #114 1,545 0 0 1988 18–18 50.0% #76 1,699 0 0
24 1989 12–15 44.4% #99 1,634 0 0 1989 22–14 61.1% #47 1,727 0 1
25 1990 3–13 18.8% #194 1,538 0 0 1990 23–23 50.0% #68 1,708 0 1
26 1991 3–5 37.5% #253 1,570 0 0 1991 13–24 35.1% #118 1,614 0 1
27 1992 4–6 40.0% #221 1,601 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1993 4–7 36.4% #235 1,625 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1994 0–4 0.0% #591 1,561 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1995 0–1 0.0% #793 1,554 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

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 Tom Nijssen Eric Jelen
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
22 1987 2 2 4 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 10 6 16 62.5% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1988 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1988 2 7 9 22.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 1989 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1989 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
25 1990 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1990 6 8 14 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 7 12 41.7%
26 1991 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1991 2 5 7 28.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
27 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 12 22 34 35.3% 12 25 37 32.4% 1 7 8 12.5% 14 22 36 38.9% — 27 34 61 44.3% 24 39 63 38.1% 33 19 52 63.5% 40 36 76 52.6%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 31/34 of Tom Nijssen's and 31/37 of Eric Jelen's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Tom Nijssen Eric Jelen
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
26 1991 7/8 6.6 4.0 47.8% 72.0% 46.8% 48.1% 40.2% 59.7% 33.8% 1991 31/37 1.6 3.0 69.4% 62.2% 43.9% 54.8% 41.9% 57.0% 36.6%
27 1992 9/10 4.6 4.0 50.3% 72.2% 50.9% 64.9% 42.1% 61.9% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 11/11 5.5 2.5 41.9% 71.4% 51.6% 52.2% 39.3% 59.6% 32.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 3/4 3.3 3.7 55.4% 68.0% 45.5% 60.8% 38.7% 57.9% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 1/1 4.0 8.0 53.3% 71.9% 48.0% 66.7% 33.3% 60.7% 30.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 31/115 5.2 3.6 47.3% 71.4% 49.6% 56.3% 40.0% 60.2% 35.3% — 31/252 1.6 3.0 69.4% 62.2% 43.9% 54.8% 41.9% 57.0% 36.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Tom Nijssen Eric Jelen
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1507 108.1 — — — — +60 — — 46.2% -0.23 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.78
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1502 118.0 — — — — +76 +32 — 38.2% -0.82 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.91
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1508 108.2 — — — — +92 — — 41.7% -0.17 1–1 — — +0.49
21 1986 1476 105.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.18 1986 1690 137.8 — — — — +8 -107 -67 52.3% -0.19 6–4 (60%) 6–5 (55%) — 0.00
22 1987 1538 116.4 — — — — -6 +19 — 40.5% -1.00 3–1 (75%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.55 1987 1749 130.4 — — — — -8 -196 -56 52.3% -0.08 10–6 (63%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.20
23 1988 1545 122.1 — — — — -25 +50 — 34.0% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 0–2 — -0.07 1988 1700 126.6 — — — — +2 -190 +41 47.9% -0.35 8–4 (67%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.96
24 1989 1634 128.9 — — — — +42 -95 -104 44.6% -0.28 3–4 (43%) 3–6 (33%) — +0.06 1989 1727 134.8 — — — — -18 -219 +80 57.9% +0.46 8–6 (57%) 3–10 (23%) — +1.00
25 1990 1539 117.4 — — — — +60 — — 22.9% -1.91 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.78 1990 1708 129.1 — — — — -46 -113 +104 45.5% -0.32 10–6 (63%) 7–9 (44%) — -1.46
26 1991 1570 126.0 -0.77 -0.23 0.839 47.2% +46 — — 45.0% -0.35 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.44 1991 1614 136.6 -3.04 -1.39 0.853 47.3% 0 +59 +115 38.9% -0.82 6–7 (46%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.76
27 1992 1602 126.0 +0.80 +0.57 1.071 51.5% +22 -37 — 48.0% -0.16 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 1625 123.0 -1.24 -2.23 0.799 46.3% +2 -52 — 33.3% -1.11 4–1 (80%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 1562 102.7 -3.16 +0.27 0.830 46.9% — -31 — 27.3% -1.55 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 1555 107.4 -2.36 +0.67 0.776 45.8% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1678 131.2 -0.76 -0.63 0.886 48.1% +25 -13 -104 37.0% -0.86 16–22 (42%) 14–26 (35%) 95.2 -2.12 — 1805 136.4 -3.04 -1.39 0.853 47.3% -6 -69 +38 48.4% -0.24 52–38 (58%) 34–46 (43%) 101.1 -0.32

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.