Matt Mitchell
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Matt Mitchell’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
Best runs came in two different years, both at age 27 or younger
Mitchell’s top Grand Slam results were two round-of-32 finishes: the 1979 Australian Open at age 22 and the 1984 Australian Open at age 27. Those are his only results better than round of 64.
His Slam record was heavily concentrated in first-round exits
Of 28 total matches, 16 ended in R128, compared with only 3 R64 and 2 R32 results. That distribution matches his 7-21 overall record and shows how rarely he advanced beyond the opening round.
1983 was his most active Slam season, but without a breakthrough
He played all four majors in 1983, yet every result was R128 at age 26. It is the clearest example of volume without progress in his Grand Slam career.
His career stretched across two separate spans
The Grand Slam career line shows 1976-1977 and 1979-1985, with no results listed for 1978. That gap splits his Slam appearances into an early two-year phase and a longer later run.
Wimbledon was his only non-Australian Open result above R128
Across 21 tournaments, his only Wimbledon finish better than R128 was R64 in 1985 at age 28. Every other non-Australian Open result listed is R128.
Basics
| Born | 16 March 1957 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | United States |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1976-1977, 1979-1985 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 21 |
| Best results | 2 x R32 3 x R64 16 x R128 |
| Total matches | 28 |
| W/L-record | 7-21 (25% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #820 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #281 of 531 |
| From United States | #171 of 466 |
| Born in 1957 | #7 of 26 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australian Open | R128 | 28 |
| 1985 | US Open | R128 | 28 |
| 1985 | Wimbledon | R64 | 28 |
| 1985 | French Open | R128 | 28 |
| 1984 | Australian Open | R32 | 27 |
| 1984 | US Open | R128 | 27 |
| 1984 | Wimbledon | R128 | 27 |
| 1984 | French Open | R128 | 27 |
| 1983 | Australian Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1983 | US Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1983 | Wimbledon | R128 | 26 |
| 1983 | French Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1982 | Australian Open | R128 | 25 |
| 1982 | US Open | R64 | 25 |
| 1981 | Australian Open | R64 | 24 |
| 1980 | US Open | R128 | 23 |
| 1980 | Wimbledon | R128 | 23 |
| 1979 | Australian Open | R32 | 22 |
| 1979 | US Open | R128 | 22 |
| 1977 | US Open | R128 | 20 |
| 1976 | US Open | R128 | 19 |
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