Clay Court Statistics Overview
Marko Tkalec has been dominant on clay, posting 17–3 across 20 matches (85.0% — exceptional). Few players in the Open Era have sustained that level of dominance across a full career on clay.
By format on clay — best-of-five: 13–1 (92.9%); best-of-three: 4–2 (66.7%). Significantly better in five-set matches — a strong physical profile on clay that tends to tell as matches and tournaments progress.
Best season: 2000 — 5–1 (83.3%) from 6 matches. The best single-season display to date — a useful reference point as the clay record continues to develop.
Marko Tkalec recorded a notable 7-match winning streak on clay — a run that demonstrates consistency across consecutive draws on this surface.
Marko Tkalec Clay Court Record by Year
| Year | W | L | Win% | Titles | Finals | SF | QF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent Clay Court Matches
| Date | Result | Opponent | Tournament | Round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-18 | Win | (1014) Walid Jallali | Davis Cup G2 PO: TUN vs SLO | RR | 6-3 6-1 6-2 |
| 2005-09-23 | Win | (252) Rui Machado | Davis Cup G2 F: POR vs SLO | RR | 6-3 4-6 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 |
| 2005-09-23 | Loss | (523) Leonardo Tavares | Davis Cup G2 F: POR vs SLO | RR | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2005-07-15 | Win | (430) Andis Juska | Davis Cup G2 R2: SLO vs LAT | RR | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-04-09 | Win | (614) Bartlomiej Dabrowski | Davis Cup G2 R1: SLO vs POL | RR | |
| 2004-04-09 | Win | (289) Lukasz Kubot | Davis Cup G2 R1: SLO vs POL | RR | 6-1 7-6(2) 4-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 2002-07-12 | Win | (512) John Doran | Davis Cup G2 QF: SLO vs IRL | RR | 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2002-07-12 | Win | (269) Peter Clarke | Davis Cup G2 QF: SLO vs IRL | RR | 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-1 |
| 2002-05-03 | Win | Henry Adjei-Darko | Davis Cup G2 R1: SLO vs GHA | RR | 6-1 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-07-16 | Loss | (156) Attila Savolt | Umag | R32 | 4-6 7-6(7) 6-3 |
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