Teimuraz Kakulia

Insights

Peak result came at age 29

Kakulia’s best Grand Slam showing was a round of 16, reached twice: at the 1973 Australian Open at age 25 and at the 1976 US Open at age 29. His career span in the data runs from 1970 to 1976, so that peak was sustained rather than isolated.

French Open was his most frequent stage

He appeared at the French Open six times, more than any other Slam in the table. Those visits produced one R64 in 1970, 1971 and 1974, plus R128 in 1973 and 1975, showing a long stretch of mid-level results there.

1974 was his most productive Slam season

In 1974 he reached the round of 64 at all three events listed that year: the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. That is his only season with three Slam appearances all ending at the same stage.

Late-career decline after the 1973 breakthrough

After reaching the R16 at the 1973 Australian Open, his next five Slam results were all R64 or worse: three R64s in 1974, two R128s in 1975, and then R32, R32 and R16 in 1976. The sequence shows a dip, then a partial rebound at the end.

Overall record was narrowly positive despite limited depth

Across 16 tournaments and 34 matches, he finished 18-16, a 53% win rate. The distribution of best results—2 R16s, 3 R32s and 6 R64s—shows that most of his runs ended before the second week.