Player data updated: 2026-10-31 04:34 UTC

John Alexander

AUS Born Jul 4, 1951 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1985

John Alexander represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 8. TennisDB's records show a 567–419 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985 and 7 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

8 (Dec 15, 1975)

Elo peak

2015 (92nd percentile)

Singles record

567–419 (57.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,214,079

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

Jump to section

ATP Matches full match log →

John Alexander's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Mike Bauer #159	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 11, 1985*	R64	Sydney International	ATP 250	Grass
Simon Youl #91	6-7 6-7 7-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1985*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Ben Testerman #47	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 17, 1985*	R32	Sydney Indoor	ATP 250	Hard
John Lloyd	5-7 2-6	L	—	Match data	Jul 25, 1985*	R32	Livingston	ATP 250	Hard
Pascal Portes #186	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 1985*	R32	Bologna	ATP 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

John Alexander's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ilie Nastase	6	13	19	Aug 6, 1981	H2H
Harold Solomon	7	9	16	Jul 15, 1981	H2H
Marty Riessen	6	10	16	Jan 25, 1978	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	8	7	15	Sep 22, 1978	H2H
Eddie Dibbs	5	9	14	May 19, 1983	H2H

Singles Titles (7)

John Alexander singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1970	18	1	—	—	—	1	—	London 3
1975	23	1	—	—	—	1	—	Fort Worth Wct
1977	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	North Conway
1979	27	1	—	—	—	1	—	Louisville
1982	30	2	—	—	—	2	—	Bristol, Sydney International
1983	31	1	—	—	—	1	—	ASB Classic
Total		7	—	—	—	7	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

John Alexander career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	16	27	14	41	65.9%	—	—
1969	17	29	21	50	58.0%	—	—
1970	18	24	14	38	63.2%	—	—
1971	19	44	36	80	55.0%	—	—
1972	20	36	32	68	52.9%	—	—
1973	21	46	30	76	60.5%	32	29
1974	22	38	23	61	62.3%	28	26
1975	23	61	24	85	71.8%	28	8
1976	24	19	21	40	47.5%	20	47
1977	25	48	33	81	59.3%	47	21
1978	26	50	31	81	61.7%	18	22
1979	27	38	28	66	57.6%	23	20
1980	28	10	18	28	35.7%	22	100
1981	29	23	21	44	52.3%	—	75
1982	30	38	21	59	64.4%	61	31
1983	31	24	25	49	49.0%	31	77
1984	32	12	21	33	36.4%	67	142
1985	33	0	6	6	0.0%	141	405
Career		567	419	986	57.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John Alexander 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	16	0	1	1	0.0%	22	10	32	68.8%	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	27	14	41	65.9%
1969	17	0	1	1	0.0%	7	7	14	50.0%	21	12	33	63.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	29	21	50	58.0%
1970	18	4	1	5	80.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	6	6	12	50.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	24	14	38	63.2%
1971	19	21	12	33	63.6%	12	9	21	57.1%	4	5	9	44.4%	7	10	17	41.2%	44	36	80	55.0%
1972	20	11	10	21	52.4%	9	5	14	64.3%	6	3	9	66.7%	10	14	24	41.7%	36	32	68	52.9%
1973	21	8	6	14	57.1%	14	11	25	56.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	21	10	31	67.7%	46	30	76	60.5%
1974	22	12	5	17	70.6%	13	6	19	68.4%	9	5	14	64.3%	4	7	11	36.4%	38	23	61	62.3%
1975	23	13	3	16	81.3%	20	8	28	71.4%	6	3	9	66.7%	22	10	32	68.8%	61	24	85	71.8%
1976	24	3	5	8	37.5%	9	7	16	56.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	19	21	40	47.5%
1977	25	4	5	9	44.4%	19	6	25	76.0%	18	8	26	69.2%	7	14	21	33.3%	48	33	81	59.3%
1978	26	2	5	7	28.6%	24	10	34	70.6%	18	6	24	75.0%	6	10	16	37.5%	50	31	81	61.7%
1979	27	12	5	17	70.6%	13	8	21	61.9%	6	6	12	50.0%	7	9	16	43.8%	38	28	66	57.6%
1980	28	4	5	9	44.4%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	10	18	28	35.7%
1981	29	7	9	16	43.8%	8	6	14	57.1%	7	5	12	58.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	23	21	44	52.3%
1982	30	6	5	11	54.5%	10	7	17	58.8%	16	5	21	76.2%	6	4	10	60.0%	38	21	59	64.4%
1983	31	7	5	12	58.3%	11	9	20	55.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	24	25	49	49.0%
1984	32	4	6	10	40.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	3	7	10	30.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	12	21	33	36.4%
1985	33	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	6	6	0.0%
Career	—	118	92	210	56.2%	208	123	331	62.8%	133	90	223	59.6%	108	114	222	48.6%	567	419	986	57.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John Alexander 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 %
1973	21	1	4	5	20.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	6	0	6	100.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	11	5	16	68.8%
1974	22	1	3	4	25.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	10	6	16	62.5%
1975	23	0	2	2	0.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	6	0	6	100.0%	21	8	29	72.4%
1976	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	25	4	10	14	28.6%	3	9	12	25.0%	17	7	24	70.8%	0	0	—	—	24	26	50	48.0%
1978	26	4	9	13	30.8%	1	6	7	14.3%	14	8	22	63.6%	4	0	4	100.0%	23	23	46	50.0%
1979	27	2	8	10	20.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	16	7	23	69.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	24	20	44	54.5%
1980	28	0	4	4	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	0	—	—	2	16	18	11.1%
1981	29	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	9	14	35.7%	0	0	—	—	7	12	19	36.8%
1982	30	0	4	4	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	8	3	11	72.7%	0	0	—	—	11	12	23	47.8%
1983	31	2	1	3	66.7%	1	6	7	14.3%	9	7	16	56.2%	1	0	1	100.0%	13	14	27	48.1%
1984	32	0	3	3	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	5	5	10	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	8	17	25	32.0%
1985	33	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%
Career		15	50	65	23.1%	26	50	76	34.2%	95	58	153	62.1%	18	7	25	72.0%	154	165	319	48.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 319/986 (32.4%) of John Alexander's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

John Alexander 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	16	1630	115.5	—	—	—	—	—	+31	-45	58.8%	+0.55	5–3 (63%)	—	—	-0.26
1969	17	1636	120.9	—	—	—	—	-112	0	+83	58.9%	+0.61	5–8 (38%)	—	—	+3.74
1970	18	1819	138.4	—	—	—	—	-87	-38	-115	59.1%	+0.62	6–6 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	—	+1.10
1971	19	1816	144.4	—	—	—	—	-5	+11	-81	55.2%	+0.33	7–16 (30%)	18–12 (60%)	97.4	-3.23
1972	20	1856	153.4	—	—	—	—	-29	+48	-73	53.7%	+0.51	13–16 (45%)	13–24 (35%)	93.6	-8.31
1973	21	1917	150.8	—	—	—	—	+40	-77	-95	57.3%	+0.44	13–12 (52%)	19–14 (58%)	101.4	-3.86
1974	22	1849	146.4	—	—	—	—	+27	+49	+22	60.4%	+0.86	9–8 (53%)	12–14 (46%)	96.7	+0.22
1975	23	1946	155.4	—	—	—	—	+65	+21	-94	66.4%	+1.04	15–9 (63%)	23–11 (68%)	107.1	-0.90
1976	24	1841	150.1	—	—	—	—	+55	+53	-1	48.4%	-0.02	5–7 (42%)	8–12 (40%)	90.9	-2.96
1977	25	1878	156.4	—	—	—	—	-38	+46	+15	58.5%	+0.69	13–18 (42%)	16–15 (52%)	96.3	-1.53
1978	26	1810	149.3	—	—	—	—	-79	+126	+104	58.6%	+0.69	15–14 (52%)	10–14 (42%)	93.8	+2.66
1979	27	1799	156.7	—	—	—	—	+64	+144	-3	53.0%	+0.25	15–10 (60%)	15–13 (54%)	105.4	-3.64
1980	28	1687	138.0	—	—	—	—	+72	+209	+52	38.8%	-0.58	4–5 (44%)	7–8 (47%)	95.5	-0.32
1981	29	1744	136.6	—	—	—	—	-49	+128	0	52.7%	+0.29	7–8 (47%)	9–11 (45%)	97.3	+0.63
1982	30	1792	141.1	—	—	—	—	-49	+33	+52	57.6%	+0.56	17–7 (71%)	13–14 (48%)	107.8	+0.78
1983	31	1658	134.7	—	—	—	—	+55	+150	+81	47.5%	+0.09	7–5 (58%)	10–14 (42%)	95.8	+1.71
1984	32	1565	130.1	—	—	—	—	+79	+244	+37	39.0%	-0.49	5–6 (45%)	6–10 (38%)	93.1	-0.48
1985	33	1493	102.7	—	—	—	—	+110	—	—	13.3%	-2.13	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.02
Career		2015	150.6	—	—	—	—	+12	+57	+17	55.6%	+0.46	161–159 (50%)	182–189 (49%)	95.7	-1.50

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

John Alexander Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	16	—	R32	R64	—	3–2 (60%)
1969	17	R32	R128	R16	R64	5–4 (56%)
1970	18	R16	R128	R64	—	2–3 (40%)
1971	19	R64	R64	R64	R16	5–4 (56%)
1972	20	R16	—	—	R64	2–2 (50%)
1973	21	R32	R128	—	R16	3–3 (50%)
1974	22	SF	—	R64	R32	7–3 (70%)
1975	23	QF	R16	R64	R64	8–4 (67%)
1976	24	—	—	R128	R32	2–2 (50%)
1977	25	SF	—	R64	R64	6–3 (67%)
1978	26	QF	R16	R16	R128	9–4 (69%)
1979	27	R64	—	R32	R64	3–3 (50%)
1980	28	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	29	R16	—	R128	R128	2–3 (40%)
1982	30	R16	R128	R64	R128	4–4 (50%)
1983	31	R64	R16	R64	—	5–3 (62%)
1984	32	R64	R64	R128	—	1–3 (25%)
1985	33	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		23–16 (59%)	13–10 (57%)	16–14 (53%)	15–12 (56%)	67–52 (56%)

ATP 500

John Alexander ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	ITA	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1973	21	—	—	R64	—	R16	2–2 (50%)
1974	22	—	—	—	—	R16	2–1 (67%)
1975	23	—	—	—	—	QF	3–1 (75%)
1976	24	—	—	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1978	26	—	—	QF	R32	—	4–2 (67%)
1979	27	R64	—	R16	R64	—	2–3 (40%)
1980	28	—	—	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1981	29	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1982	30	—	—	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1983	31	R64	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1984	32	R32	—	R64	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1985	33	—	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	7–8 (47%)	1–2 (33%)	8–4 (67%)	17–18 (49%)

ATP 250

John Alexander ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	ASB	SWE	BAR	BRI	CIN	DAL	FLR	GST	HAL	HAM	HKG	HOU	MAD	MC	MEL	MIA	MUN	NAP	QUE	ITA	ROT	SPB	STO	STU	TKY	WAS	ALA	BEC	BER	BIR	BIR	BOL	BOL	BOS	BRE	BRI	BRU	BRU	CHA	CHA	CHI	CHI	CLE	COL	COL	COL	DAY	DEN	DEN	DUT	ESS	FOR	FOR	FRA	GOT	HAR	HAV	HIL	HOB	HON	JAC	JOH	JOH	KIN	AUS	IW	LAC	LAK	LAS	LAS	LIV	LON	LON	LON	LOS	LOS	LOU	LOU	LUG	LUX	MAC	MAM	MAU	MEM	MEX	MIL	MIL	MON	MON	CAN	MON	NAP	NAP	NEW	NIC	NOR	EAS	PAL	IW	PER	PHI	PHI	QUE	IW	REG	RIC	RIC	SAL	SAN	SAN	SAN	SAR	SEA	SOU	SOU	SOU	ST.	STO	SUR	SYD	SYD	TAM	TEH	TEH	CAN	TOR	TOR	TOU	TUL	U.S	VAN	WCT	WCT	WEM	W-L Win %
1968	16	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24–12 (67%)
1969	17	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24–17 (59%)
1970	18	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	22–11 (67%)
1971	19	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	R16	39–32 (55%)
1972	20	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	QF	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	34–30 (53%)
1973	21	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	41–25 (62%)
1974	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	29–18 (62%)
1975	23	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	50–19 (72%)
1976	24	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	16–18 (47%)
1977	25	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	RR	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	35–28 (56%)
1978	26	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	37–25 (60%)
1979	27	SF	F	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	F	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33–22 (60%)
1980	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	RR	—	—	9–16 (36%)
1981	29	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	R16	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	21–17 (55%)
1982	30	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R64	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	W	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	33–15 (69%)
1983	31	R32	—	W	—	—	QF	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19–20 (49%)
1984	32	R32	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	10–15 (40%)
1985	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–4 (0%)
W-L		9–6 (60%)	12–6 (67%)	13–3 (81%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	14–6 (70%)	8–3 (73%)	2–6 (25%)	5–4 (56%)	2–2 (50%)	0–6 (0%)	8–6 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	8–8 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	5–3 (62%)	6–6 (50%)	6–4 (60%)	8–5 (62%)	6–6 (50%)	8–12 (40%)	2–2 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	3–3 (50%)	15–7 (68%)	2–1 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	7–3 (70%)	8–3 (73%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	5–2 (71%)	4–1 (80%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	3–2 (60%)	6–2 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	3–5 (38%)	9–3 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	0–5 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	7–8 (47%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	13–6 (68%)	19–5 (79%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	8–3 (73%)	2–2 (50%)	6–3 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	0–2 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	16–4 (80%)	3–2 (60%)	6–2 (75%)	3–3 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	9–8 (53%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	3–5 (38%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	7–3 (70%)	2–1 (67%)	9–5 (64%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	7–9 (44%)	22–13 (63%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	4–1 (80%)	0–2 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	19–10 (66%)	1–2 (33%)	0–5 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	476–344 (58%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Dec 15, 1975

First Top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 50

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 20

Jun 3, 1974

First Top 10

Dec 15, 1975

Ranking History Matrix

John Alexander ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	28	26	29	29
1974	22	—	—	28	31	29	19	21	22	22	—	25	26
1975	23	28	—	21	13	13	13	—	—	—	—	—	8
1976	24	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	47
1977	25	26	31	32	26	26	30	27	18	21	20	20	21
1978	26	21	17	19	20	21	19	21	19	19	20	23	22
1979	27	23	24	23	15	15	17	16	20	19	20	18	20
1980	28	19	18	27	39	39	37	62	67	82	95	99	100
1981	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	84	89	75
1982	30	61	57	52	51	49	43	38	42	41	35	34	31
1983	31	28	27	26	29	30	39	35	35	41	43	45	77
1984	32	80	82	90	84	80	84	92	97	93	127	123	142
1985	33	151	161	156	149	144	172	264	274	322	389	390	405
1986	34	404	399	614	606	591	627	702	734	742	780	785	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

John Alexander's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Dick Stockton	USA	#8	2,128	651	385	266	59.1%	$1,063,385	8	0	1968–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Corrado Barazzutti	ITA	#7	2,038	491	289	202	58.9%	$775,783	5	0	1971–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Brian Teacher	USA	#7	2,044	576	338	238	58.7%	$1,426,514	8	1	1971–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Victor Pecci	PAR	#9	2,085	598	354	244	59.2%	$994,678	10	0	1972–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Fleming	USA	#8	2,049	438	224	214	51.1%	$1,986,799	3	0	1972–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Tom Gorman	USA	#10	2,005	705	415	290	58.9%	$10,000	9	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Sandy Mayer	USA	#7	2,080	576	371	205	64.4%	$1,057,783	12	0	1970–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Scanlon	USA	#9	2,018	566	307	259	54.2%	$1,427,007	7	0	1976–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Adriano Panatta	ITA	#6	2,177	585	363	222	62.1%	$776,187	10	1	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Roger Taylor	GBR	#11	2,003	666	369	297	55.4%	—	9	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Paolo Bertolucci	ITA	#12	1,934	338	194	144	57.4%	—	6	0	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Marty Riessen	USA	#11	2,105	845	531	314	62.8%	$465	11	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was John Alexander born?: John Alexander was born on July 4, 1951.
Which country did John Alexander represent?: John Alexander represented Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is John Alexander?: John Alexander is 190 cm / 6'3".
Is John Alexander left-handed or right-handed?: John Alexander plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has John Alexander won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for John Alexander in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John Alexander won?: TennisDB does not group any of John Alexander's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has John Alexander won?: TennisDB records 7 ATP singles titles for John Alexander across all categories. The most recent was Auckland in 1983.
What is John Alexander's highest ATP ranking?: John Alexander's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 8, first achieved on December 15, 1975.
What is John Alexander's career win-loss record?: John Alexander has 567 wins and 419 losses (57.5%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985.
How much career prize money has John Alexander earned?: John Alexander has earned at least $1,214,079 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of John Alexander's career appear in TennisDB?: John Alexander appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1985.
On which surface does John Alexander have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, John Alexander's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 62.8% (208–123).
Who has John Alexander faced most often?: John Alexander's most frequent opponent is Ilie Nastase, with a head-to-head record of 6–13 across 19 meetings.