Bob Lutz
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Bob Lutz’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.
Insights
Peak came in 1971, with a semifinal and three other deep runs
His best Grand Slam season was 1971: semifinal at the Australian Open, plus round-of-16 finishes at the French Open and US Open, and a round-of-32 at Wimbledon. That is the only season in the data with a semifinal.
Wimbledon was his strongest major overall
Across the results shown, Wimbledon produced his deepest run outside the semifinal: a quarterfinal in 1969, plus round-of-16 finishes in 1979 and 1982. He also reached the round of 32 there three times, showing repeated competitiveness at that event.
US Open was his most frequent stage for late-career results
He played the US Open 13 times in the table, more than any other Slam listed. His best US Open result was the round of 16, reached four times: 1971, 1972, 1978, and 1982.
His career stretched from teenage debut to age 36
The data shows his first Grand Slam appearance at age 20 in 1968 and his last at age 36 in 1983. That span covers 16 calendar years of results, with a gap in the listed career between 1972 and 1974.
Most of his Slam results clustered in the early rounds
Out of 33 tournaments, his best results were one semifinal, one quarterfinal, and seven round-of-16 finishes. The remaining results were mostly round-of-32, round-of-64, or round-of-128 exits, which matches his 49-33 overall record.
Basics
| Born | 29 August 1947 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | United States |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1968-1972, 1974-1983 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 33 |
| Best results | 1 x semifinalist 1 x quarterfinalist 7 x R16 |
| Total matches | 82 |
| W/L-record | 49-33 (60% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #174 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #69 of 687 |
| From United States | #39 of 466 |
| Born in 1947 | #3 of 30 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US Open | R128 | 36 |
| 1982 | US Open | R16 | 35 |
| 1982 | Wimbledon | R64 | 34 |
| 1981 | Wimbledon | R32 | 33 |
| 1980 | US Open | R128 | 32 |
| 1980 | Wimbledon | R64 | 32 |
| 1980 | French Open | R64 | 32 |
| 1979 | US Open | R128 | 31? |
| 1979 | Wimbledon | R16 | 31 |
| 1978 | US Open | R16 | 30 |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | R128 | 30 |
| 1977 | US Open | R64 | 30 |
| 1977 | Wimbledon | R32 | 29 |
| 1977 | French Open | R128 | 29 |
| 1976 | US Open | R32 | 29 |
| 1976 | Wimbledon | R32 | 28 |
| 1975 | US Open | R128 | 27? |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | R128 | 27 |
| 1974 | US Open | R64 | 27 |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | R128 | 26 |
| 1974 | French Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1972 | US Open | R16 | 24 |
| 1971 | US Open | R16 | 24 |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | R32 | 23 |
| 1971 | French Open | R16 | 23 |
| 1971 | Australian Open | S | 23 |
| 1970 | US Open | R128 | 23 |
| 1970 | Wimbledon | R32 | 22 |
| 1970 | Australian Open | R16 | 22 |
| 1969 | US Open | R128 | 21? |
| 1969 | Wimbledon | Q | 21 |
| 1968 | US Open | R32 | 21 |
| 1968 | Wimbledon | R128 | 20 |
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