Madrid 1978ATP · Clay · Second round
6-2 6-2Player
Peter Elter
GERBorn: June 10, 1958right-handed
92–12243% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 769July 25, 1988
Best rankingNo. 51October 18, 1982
Record92–12243% wins
Titles03 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height178 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Peter Elter has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- June 14, 1976
- Career peak
- No. 51 October 18, 1982
- Archived observations
- 301 301 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 500documented weeks
- Top 100123documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recent28best-of-five matches
3reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Tomas SmidCZE6 matches1–5Peter McnamaraAUS5 matches2–3Balazs TaroczyHUN3 matches1–2Corrado BarazzuttiITA3 matches2–1Gilles MorettonFRA3 matches2–1Guillermo VilasARG3 matches0–3Hans GildemeisterCHI3 matches1–2Jan GunnarssonSWE3 matches2–1Jose Luis ClercARG3 matches0–3Mark DicksonUSA3 matches0–3Rolf GehringGER3 matches0–3Stefan SimonssonSWE3 matches2–1
Matches
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Aix-en-Provence 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 6-3Bournemouth 1978ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-3 2-6 6-1Bournemouth 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 9-7Amersfoort 1978ATP · Clay · Semifinal
6-4 6-1 6-4Amersfoort 1978ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-3 1-6 7-5Amersfoort 1978ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-3 6-2Amersfoort 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
7-5 6-1Stuttgart 1978ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-2 6-1Stuttgart 1978ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-7 6-3 6-4Stuttgart 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-3 7-6Berlin 1978ATP · Clay · Semifinal
6-2 6-2 7-6Berlin 1978ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-3 6-1Berlin 1978ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-2 6-2Berlin 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
7-5 6-2Davis Cup G1 R2: CHI vs ECU 1978ATP · Round robin
6-0 6-1 6-4Davis Cup G1 R2: CHI vs ECU 1978ATP · Round robin
4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3Roland Garros 1978ATP · Clay · First round
6-4 2-6 7-6 6-2Hamburg Masters 1978ATP · Clay · Second round
6-2 7-5Nice 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 6-1Davis Cup G1 PO: VEN vs BRA 1978ATP · Round robin
6-3 9-7 2-6 9-7Davis Cup G1 PO: VEN vs BRA 1978ATP · Round robin
6-4 6-3 6-2