And now it's time for a trophy I've been awarding since 1990 (and is probably the reason why the ATP doesn't like me); it's the Time to Get a Day Job Awards! This list shows all players who lost 10 or more first round matches on the ATP Tour this year. I've actually sorted it in two ways: the first list is sorted by number of first-round losses, while the second list is sorted by who has the greatest percentage of first-round losses to total tournaments played. And who on the ATP Tour ought to be thinking about perhaps going back to college, getting a job at McDonald's, or moving back in with Mom and Dad? In terms of total number of first-round losses, it's Christian Ruud who leads the pack, having gone out 17 times in the first round in 1995 (of course, thanks to the best 14 rankings, no fewer than 10 of those don't even count). But in terms of Futility Percentage, our clear winner is Markus Zoecke, who exited in the first round an astonishing 88 percent of the time he played on the ATP Tour! 1st Rd Total Player Losses Tourn. Pct. -------------------- ------ ------- ---- Ruud, Christian 17 24 0.71 Sinner, Martin 17 24 0.71 Kucera, Karol 16 28 0.57 Roux, Lionel 16 27 0.59 Delaitre, Olivier 15 27 0.56 Spadea, Vince 15 28 0.54 Vacek, Daniel 15 31 0.48 Yzaga, Jaime 15 25 0.60 Bates, Jeremy 14 22 0.64 Mronz, Alexander 14 18 0.78 Novacek, Karel 14 25 0.56 Olhovskiy, Andrei 14 21 0.67 Pozzi, Gianluca 14 22 0.64 Shelton, Bryan 14 22 0.64 Wekesa, Paul 14 20 0.70 Zoecke, Markus 14 16 0.88 Boetsch, Arnaud 13 34 0.38 Raoux, Guillaume 13 22 0.59 Renzenbrink, Joern 13 17 0.76 Sanchez, Javier 13 32 0.41 Santoro, Fabrice 13 25 0.52 Burillo, Jordi 12 22 0.55 Damm, Martin 12 22 0.55 Filippini, Marcelo 12 19 0.63 Grabb, Jim 12 17 0.71 Krickstein, Aaron 12 24 0.50 Martinez, Oscar 12 17 0.71 Tarango, Jeff 12 24 0.50 Arrese, Jordi 11 20 0.55 Caratti, Cristiano 11 18 0.61 Chesnokov, Andrei 11 23 0.48 Corretja, Alex 11 27 0.41 Forget, Guy 11 24 0.46 Karbacher, Bernd 11 27 0.41 Pioline, Cedric 11 26 0.42 Sanchez, Emilio 11 22 0.50 Skoff, Horst 11 13 0.85 Stark, Jonathan 11 24 0.46 Steeb, Carl-Uwe 11 17 0.65 Washington, MaliVai 11 27 0.41 Dosedel, Slava 10 26 0.38 Eltingh, Jacco 10 26 0.38 Marques, Nuno 10 15 0.67 McEnroe, Patrick 10 25 0.40 Morgan, Jamie 10 17 0.59 Noszaly, Sandor 10 14 0.71 O'Brien, Alex 10 17 0.59 Petchey, Mark 10 15 0.67 Stoltenberg, Jason 10 23 0.43 Vasek, Radomir 10 16 0.63 Wheaton, David 10 24 0.42 1st Rd Total Player Losses Tourn. Pct. -------------------- ------ ------- ---- Zoecke, Markus 14 16 0.88 Skoff, Horst 11 13 0.85 Mronz, Alexander 14 18 0.78 Renzenbrink, Joern 13 17 0.76 Sinner, Martin 17 24 0.71 Ruud, Christian 17 24 0.71 Grabb, Jim 12 17 0.71 Martinez, Oscar 12 17 0.71 Noszaly, Sandor 10 14 0.71 Wekesa, Paul 14 20 0.70 Olhovskiy, Andrei 14 21 0.67 Marques, Nuno 10 15 0.67 Petchey, Mark 10 15 0.67 Steeb, Carl-Uwe 11 17 0.65 Bates, Jeremy 14 22 0.64 Pozzi, Gianluca 14 22 0.64 Shelton, Bryan 14 22 0.64 Filippini, Marcelo 12 19 0.63 Vasek, Radomir 10 16 0.63 Caratti, Cristiano 11 18 0.61 Yzaga, Jaime 15 25 0.60 Roux, Lionel 16 27 0.59 Raoux, Guillaume 13 22 0.59 Morgan, Jamie 10 17 0.59 O'Brien, Alex 10 17 0.59 Novacek, Karel 14 25 0.56 Delaitre, Olivier 15 27 0.56 Arrese, Jordi 11 20 0.55 Burillo, Jordi 12 22 0.55 Damm, Martin 12 22 0.55 Kucera, Karol 16 28 0.57 Spadea, Vince 15 28 0.54 Santoro, Fabrice 13 25 0.52 Krickstein, Aaron 12 24 0.50 Tarango, Jeff 12 24 0.50 Sanchez, Emilio 11 22 0.50 Vacek, Daniel 15 31 0.48 Chesnokov, Andrei 11 23 0.48 Forget, Guy 11 24 0.46 Stark, Jonathan 11 24 0.46 Stoltenberg, Jason 10 23 0.43 Pioline, Cedric 11 26 0.42 Wheaton, David 10 24 0.42 Corretja, Alex 11 27 0.41 Karbacher, Bernd 11 27 0.41 Washington, MaliVai 11 27 0.41 Sanchez, Javier 13 32 0.41 McEnroe, Patrick 10 25 0.40 Dosedel, Slava 10 26 0.38 Eltingh, Jacco 10 26 0.38 Boetsch, Arnaud 13 34 0.38