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John James

AUS Age 75 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1982

John James represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 81. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 98–144 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

81 (Jun 18, 1979)

Elo peak

1683 (50th percentile)

Singles record

98–144 (40.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$2,210

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

John James's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Yannick Noah #12	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1982*	R16	South Orange	ATP 250	Clay
Ricardo Ycaza	3-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1982*	R32	South Orange	ATP 250	Clay
Yannick Noah #14	3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1982*	R64	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay
Rod Frawley #71	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1982*	SF	Adelaide (2)	ATP 250	Grass
David Carter #93	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1982*	QF	Adelaide (2)	ATP 250	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

John James's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Hank Pfister	3	2	5	Aug 6, 1980	H2H
Phil Dent	0	5	5	Dec 22, 1979	H2H
Balazs Taroczy	0	4	4	Sep 26, 1980	H2H
Syd Ball	2	2	4	Oct 12, 1979	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	0	4	4	Apr 20, 1978	H2H

Career Results

John James career results by season
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	97
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%	92	209
1981	30	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1982	31	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—
Career		98	144	242	40.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John James career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	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

John James career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%
1977	26	0	2	2	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	2	0	2	100.0%	9	19	28	32.1%
1978	27	0	4	4	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	8	9	17	47.1%	0	0	—	—	9	18	27	33.3%
1979	28	0	4	4	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	1	0	1	100.0%	8	14	22	36.4%
1980	29	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	12	15	20.0%
1981	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	31	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	0	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
Career		0	12	12	0.0%	2	21	23	8.7%	26	35	61	42.6%	5	3	8	62.5%	33	71	104	31.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 104/242 (43.0%) of John James's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John James advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	17	1517	105.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	+24	56.5%	+0.69	1–2 (33%)	—	—	+0.22
1970	19	1514	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	+0.23
1972	21	1570	111.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+66	56.7%	+0.27	1–1	3–0 (100%)	—	+0.69
1973	22	1514	96.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5	23.1%	-1.54	0–1	0–1	—	-0.23
1974	23	1518	116.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4	30.0%	-2.20	0–1	1–0	—	-0.43
1975	24	1517	115.0	—	—	—	—	+32	+20	-4	35.3%	-1.26	0–2	2–0	—	+0.66
1976	25	1513	125.5	—	—	—	—	-18	-10	+71	36.0%	-0.80	3–4 (43%)	2–3 (40%)	99.0	+1.02
1977	26	1583	129.9	—	—	—	—	-86	+21	-28	40.0%	-0.40	4–4 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	99.4	-0.34
1978	27	1629	127.4	—	—	—	—	-82	-94	+53	43.9%	-0.27	6–6 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	99.8	+1.51
1979	28	1645	125.5	—	—	—	—	-50	-102	+53	47.9%	-0.21	2–3 (40%)	5–7 (42%)	97.3	+2.00
1980	29	1494	113.3	—	—	—	—	+7	+34	+158	34.9%	-0.97	2–7 (22%)	1–4 (20%)	92.6	+3.49
1981	30	1490	106.2	—	—	—	—	+36	—	—	50.0%	-0.45	0–2	—	—	+1.40
1982	31	1560	121.8	—	—	—	—	—	-22	+96	50.0%	-0.56	2–0	1–0	—	-0.32
Career		1683	127.2	—	—	—	—	-44	-17	+47	42.3%	-0.49	21–33 (39%)	20–25 (44%)	94.5	+4.13

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

John James Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AO	W-L Win %
1968	17	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1972	21	R32	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1973	22	R64	—	R128	R128	—	0–3 (0%)
1974	23	R64	—	—	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1975	24	R32	R128	R128	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1976	25	R32	—	—	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1977	26	R32	—	—	R64	—	2–2 (50%)
1978	27	R32	R128	R128	R64	—	2–4 (33%)
1979	28	R32	R64	R64	R64	—	4–4 (50%)
1980	29	R64	R128	R128	R128	—	0–4 (0%)
1981	30	—	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		6–9 (40%)	1–4 (20%)	1–5 (17%)	4–8 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	12–27 (31%)

ATP 500

John James ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	CAN	W-L Win %
1980	29	R64	R32	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

John James ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	BAR	BAS	BRI	BUE	CIN	FLR	GEN	MAD	MEL	MIA	MUN	NAP	NWP	PAR	QUE	STO	VIE	WAS	BAL	BAL	BIR	CHI	CLE	COL	COL	DAY	DUT	FAI	GUA	HAR	HEL	HOB	LIT	LOS	LOU	MEM	NOR	PAL	IW	PER	SAC	SAN	SAN	SAN	SAR	SOU	SOU	SPR	STO	SYD	SYD	TEH	TUL	U.S	W-L Win %
1968	17	QF	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1970	19	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1972	21	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1973	22	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1974	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1975	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	4–7 (36%)
1976	25	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	5–12 (29%)
1977	26	R64	—	R64	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	R64	14–20 (41%)
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	—	18–23 (44%)
1979	28	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	R32	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	R32	SF	—	R32	R16	15–18 (45%)
1980	29	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	R64	11–18 (38%)
1981	30	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1982	31	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	4–3 (57%)
W-L		10–9 (53%)	2–1 (67%)	0–4 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	7–4 (64%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	6–6 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	12–8 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	2–4 (33%)	82–112 (42%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Jun 18, 1979

First Top 100

Aug 9, 1977

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

John James ranking history by month and season
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
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 with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

John James's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jun Kamiwazumi	JPN	#78	1,624	163	64	99	39.3%	—	1968–1984	Rivalries	Match log
David Carter	AUS	#78	1,732	195	76	119	39.0%	$238,612	1970–1984	Rivalries	Match log
John Paish	GBR	#80	1,690	111	43	68	38.7%	—	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Jun Kuki	JPN	#78	1,662	207	73	134	35.3%	—	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Pavel Hutka	CZE	#84	1,657	102	39	63	38.2%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
J. Mandarino	BRA	#81	1,716	185	86	99	46.5%	$172	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
George Hardie	USA	#80	1,635	221	77	144	34.8%	—	1972–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Antonio Munoz	ESP	#74	1,695	282	108	174	38.3%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Docherty	AUS	#74	1,636	122	46	76	37.7%	—	1972–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Robert Trogolo	RSA	#83	1,590	26	10	16	38.5%	—	1971–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Butch Seewagen	USA	#87	1,674	145	63	82	43.4%	—	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau	FRA	#80	1,677	189	61	128	32.3%	—	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John James?: John James is 75 years old, born on March 7, 1951.
Which country does John James represent?: John James represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is John James?: John James is 183 cm / 6'0".
Is John James left-handed or right-handed?: John James plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has John James won?: John James has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John James won?: TennisDB does not group any of John James's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is John James' highest ATP ranking?: John James' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 81, first achieved on June 18, 1979.
What is John James' career win-loss record?: John James has a career ATP singles record of 98 wins and 144 losses (40.5%).
How much career prize money has John James earned?: John James has earned at least $2,210 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of John James's career appear in TennisDB?: John James appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1982.
On which surface does John James have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, John James's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 49.5% (46–47).
Who has John James faced most often?: John James' most frequent opponent is Hank Pfister, with a head-to-head record of 3–2 across 5 meetings.