Horst Skoff
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Horst Skoff’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
Only two seasons produced all five wins
Skoff’s 5-21 Grand Slam record came entirely from 1991 and 1989. He reached the round of 64 three times in 1991 and once in 1989, while every other listed appearance ended in the round of 128.
1991 was his clear peak year
In 1991 he played all four majors and won three matches, his only season with multiple Grand Slam wins. That year also produced his best results: R64 at the US Open, Wimbledon, and the French Open.
He never advanced beyond the round of 64
Across 21 tournaments and 26 matches, Skoff’s best Grand Slam finish was the round of 64, achieved five times. He never reached the round of 32 or deeper in any of the results listed.
His Grand Slam schedule was interrupted twice
The career span is listed as 1986-1989, 1991-1993, and 1995, leaving gaps in 1990, 1994, and after 1995. That pattern shows a non-continuous Grand Slam presence rather than a steady annual run.
His strongest age window was 22 to 24
All three of his 1991 R64 results came at ages 22 and 23, and his 1993 appearances were all at age 24. By age 26 in 1995, his only listed result was an R128 at the Australian Open.
Basics
| Born | 22 August 1968 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | Austria |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1986-1989, 1991-1993, 1995 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 21 |
| Best results | 5 x R64 16 x R128 |
| Total matches | 26 |
| W/L-record | 5-21 (19% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #1154 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #327 of 488 |
| From Austria | #16 of 30 |
| Born in 1968 | #19 of 38 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Australian Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1993 | Wimbledon | R128 | 24 |
| 1993 | French Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1993 | Australian Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1992 | US Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1992 | French Open | R128 | 23 |
| 1992 | Australian Open | R128 | 23 |
| 1991 | US Open | R64 | 23 |
| 1991 | Wimbledon | R64 | 22 |
| 1991 | French Open | R64 | 22 |
| 1991 | Australian Open | R128 | 22 |
| 1989 | US Open | R128 | 21 |
| 1989 | Wimbledon | R128 | 20 |
| 1989 | French Open | R64 | 20 |
| 1988 | US Open | R128 | 20 |
| 1988 | Wimbledon | R128 | 19 |
| 1988 | French Open | R128 | 19 |
| 1988 | Australian Open | R128 | 19 |
| 1987 | Wimbledon | R128 | 18 |
| 1987 | French Open | R64 | 18 |
| 1986 | US Open | R128 | 18 |
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