Bill Scanlon

Insights

Peak run came at 26 with a US Open semifinal

Scanlon’s best Grand Slam result was the 1983 US Open semifinal, achieved at age 26. That stands alone as his deepest run, ahead of two quarterfinal-equivalent finishes and three round-of-16 results.

1983-84 was his strongest two-year stretch

Across 1983 and 1984 he reached his top four results: the 1983 US Open semifinal, the 1983 Wimbledon round of 16, the 1984 Wimbledon round of 16, and the 1984 US Open round of 32. Those are his only appearances beyond the round of 64 in the data.

Wimbledon was his most productive major

Wimbledon produced his best mix of depth and volume: a semifinal-equivalent round of 16 in 1983, another round of 16 in 1984, plus round-of-64 finishes in 1981 and 1987. By contrast, his Australian Open and French Open results never matched that level.

His career peaked early, then trended downward after age 27

From ages 19 to 27, Scanlon produced his only round-of-32-or-better results, including the 1976 US Open round of 32 and the 1984 US Open round of 32. After age 27, every listed result was round of 64 or worse.

He was a high-volume, near-even Grand Slam competitor

Scanlon played 34 tournaments and 69 matches, finishing with a 35-34 record, which is a 51% win rate in the supplied data. That combination of volume and balance is unusual for a player whose best result was a single semifinal.