J. James
Peak ranking
81 (Jun 18, 1979)
Elo peak
1681 (50.3%ile)
Career record
98–144 (40.5%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$212
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 1982* | South Orange | ATP 250 | R16 | Clay | Y. Noah #12 | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 29, 1982* | South Orange | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | R. Ycaza #99 | 3-6 6-4 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 14, 1982* | Boston | ATP 250 | R64 | Clay | Y. Noah #14 | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 9, 1982* | Adelaide (2) | ATP 250 | SF | Grass | R. Frawley #71 | 2-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 9, 1982* | Adelaide (2) | ATP 250 | QF | Grass | D. Carter #93 | 6-4 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Pfister | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 4, 1980 | H2H |
| P. Dent | 0 | 5 | 5 | Dec 22, 1979 | H2H |
| B. Taroczy | 0 | 4 | 4 | Sep 26, 1980 | H2H |
| S. Ball | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 12, 1979 | H2H |
| R. Tanner | 0 | 4 | 4 | Apr 20, 1978 | H2H |
Career Results
| Season | Age | W | L | M | Win % | Start Rank | End Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — |
| 1970 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — |
| 1972 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | — | — |
| 1973 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1974 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 254 | 249 |
| 1975 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 257 | 135 |
| 1976 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 30.0% | 131 | 146 |
| 1977 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 41.0% | 143 | 110 |
| 1978 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 42.6% | 110 | 102 |
| 1979 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 46.3% | 94 | 91 |
| 1980 | 29 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 32.4% | 100 | 209 |
| 1981 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 209 | 209 |
| 1982 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 295 | 295 |
| Career | 98 | 144 | 242 | 40.5% | — | — |
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1968 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 1970 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1972 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 1973 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1975 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 1976 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 14 | 20 | 30.0% |
| 1977 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 16 | 23 | 39 | 41.0% |
| 1978 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 20 | 27 | 47 | 42.6% |
| 1979 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 19 | 22 | 41 | 46.3% |
| 1980 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 12 | 25 | 37 | 32.4% |
| 1981 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 1982 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Career | — | 20 | 32 | 52 | 38.5% | 24 | 45 | 69 | 34.8% | 46 | 47 | 93 | 49.5% | 8 | 20 | 28 | 28.6% | 98 | 144 | 242 | 40.5% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1974 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1975 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% |
| 1976 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29.4% |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 15 | 20 | 35 | 42.9% |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 19 | 24 | 43 | 44.2% |
| 1979 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 14 | 19 | 33 | 42.4% |
| 1980 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 10 | 22 | 32 | 31.2% |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 1982 | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Career | 1 | 17 | 18 | 5.6% | 2 | 31 | 33 | 6.1% | 32 | 43 | 75 | 42.7% | 41 | 25 | 66 | 62.1% | 76 | 116 | 192 | 39.6% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 192/242 (79.3%) of J. James's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17 | 1517 | 86 | — | — | 80 | 56.5% | +0.84 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 19 | 1515 | 76 | — | — | — | 50.0% | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 21 | 1573 | 80 | — | — | 83 | 56.7% | +0.49 | 37 | 50 | — | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 1973 | 22 | 1504 | 63 | — | — | 21 | 23.1% | -1.67 | 47 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 23 | 1514 | 65 | — | — | 49 | 30.0% | -1.92 | 59 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 24 | 1515 | 61 | 47 | 48 | 33 | 35.3% | -1.27 | 45 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 25 | 1512 | 56 | 14 | 23 | 58 | 36.0% | -1.07 | 55 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 1977 | 26 | 1582 | 70 | 12 | 68 | 57 | 40.0% | -0.45 | 60 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 1978 | 27 | 1628 | 76 | 36 | 45 | 66 | 43.9% | -0.29 | 55 | 11 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| 1979 | 28 | 1643 | 80 | 69 | 54 | 72 | 47.9% | -0.28 | 57 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 42 |
| 1980 | 29 | 1493 | 44 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 34.9% | -0.98 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 1981 | 30 | 1490 | 35 | 27 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.48 | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 31 | 1559 | 63 | — | 50 | 77 | 50.0% | -0.71 | 80 | 33 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1564 | 65 | 34 | 50 | 64 | 42.3% | -0.63 | 50 | 10 | 39 | 20 | 25 | 44 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17 | — | — | — | — | R64 |
| 1972 | 21 | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 22 | R64 | — | R128 | R128 | — |
| 1974 | 23 | R64 | — | — | R128 | — |
| 1975 | 24 | R32 | R128 | R128 | — | — |
| 1976 | 25 | R32 | — | — | R128 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | R32 | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1978 | 27 | R32 | R128 | R128 | R64 | — |
| 1979 | 28 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | — |
| 1980 | 29 | R64 | R128 | R128 | R128 | — |
| 1981 | 30 | — | — | — | R64 | — |
Masters 1000
ATP 250
| Season | Age | ADE | ATL | BAR | BAS | BRI | BUE | FLR | GEN | HOU | MAD | MEL | MIA | MUN | NWP | PAR | QUE | STO | VIE | WAS | BAL | BAL | BIR | BOS | CHI | CLE | COL | COL | DAY | FAI | GUA | HAR | HEL | HIL | HOB | JOH | JOH | LIT | LOS | LOU | MEM | NOR | PAL | PAL | PER | SAC | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAR | SOU | SPR | STO | SYD | SYD | SYD | TEH | TUL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17 | QF | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 19 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 21 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 22 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — |
| 1975 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | R32 | — | — |
| 1976 | 25 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R64 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | R64 | — | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — |
| 1978 | 27 | — | QF | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | F | R32 | R16 | R64 | R32 | R64 | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | SF |
| 1979 | 28 | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | R16 | — | R32 | — | R32 | SF | — | R32 |
| 1980 | 29 | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | R64 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R16 |
| 1981 | 30 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 31 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
81
Career-high date
Jun 18, 1979
First top 100
Aug 9, 1977
First top 50
—
First top 20
—
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 254 | 258 | 259 | 244 | — | 245 | 249 |
| 1975 | 24 | 257 | — | 243 | 235 | 151 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | 135 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | 146 |
| 1977 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 97 | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 27 | 99 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | 102 |
| 1979 | 28 | — | 93 | 86 | 94 | 92 | 85 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 91 |
| 1980 | 29 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 |
| 1982 | 31 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 32 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 669 | 681 | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 798 | 808 | 806 | 796 | 805 | 794 |
| 1986 | 35 | 789 | 783 | 782 | 773 | 759 | 761 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1104 | 1118 | 1081 | 721 | 711 | 713 |
| 1999 | 48 | 706 | 706 | 626 | 622 | 626 | 625 | 646 | 651 | 662 | 839 | 852 | 847 |
| 2000 | 49 | 848 | 841 | 846 | 1074 | 1091 | 1239 | 1301 | 1304 | 1318 | 1351 | — | — |
| 2002 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 786 | 777 | 777 |
| 2003 | 52 | 777 | 766 | 763 | 777 | 776 | 779 | 774 | 792 | 808 | 808 | — | — |
Similar Players
Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.
| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Carmichael | AUS | 55 | 1,903 | 0 | 1 | 471 | 215 | 256 | 45.6% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| S. Ball | AUS | 63 | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 126 | 181 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| I. Fletcher | AUS | 56 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 105 | 114 | 47.9% | 1968-1981 | Match log |
| I. Tiriac | ROU | 55 | 1,899 | 0 | 8 | 418 | 228 | 190 | 54.5% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| G. Goven | FRA | 56 | 1,871 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 203 | 230 | 46.9% | 1968-1984 | Match log |
| G. Battrick | GBR | 59 | 1,888 | 0 | 4 | 386 | 186 | 200 | 48.2% | 1968-1976 | Match log |
| P. Barthes | FRA | 57 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 185 | 190 | 49.3% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
| H. Kary | AUT | 54 | 1,772 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 150 | 216 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| P. Cornejo | CHI | 65 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 142 | 202 | 41.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| J. McManus | USA | 90 | 1,730 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 132 | 222 | 37.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| R. Maud | RSA | 57 | 1,804 | 0 | 3 | 254 | 123 | 131 | 48.4% | 1968-1975 | Match log |
| S. Krulevitz | USA | 70 | 1,765 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 122 | 202 | 37.7% | 1969-1983 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is J. James?
- J. James is 75 years old, born on March 7, 1951.
- Which country is J. James from?
- J. James is from Australia.
- How tall is J. James?
- J. James is 183 cm / 6'0".
- Is J. James left-handed or right-handed?
- J. James plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has J. James won?
- J. James has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has J. James won?
- J. James has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- What is J. James' highest ATP ranking?
- J. James' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 81, first achieved on June 18, 1979.
- What is J. James' career win-loss record?
- J. James has a career ATP singles record of 98 wins and 144 losses (40.5%).
- How much career prize money has J. James earned?
- J. James has earned at least $212 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did J. James play professional tennis?
- J. James turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1982.
- What is J. James' best surface?
- J. James' best surface is grass court with a 49.5% win rate (46W-47L).
- Who is J. James' biggest rival?
- J. James' most frequent opponent is H. Pfister, with a head-to-head record of 3–2 across 5 meetings.