John Alexander
Peak ranking
8 (Dec 15, 1975)
Elo peak
2067 (94.4%ile)
Career record
579–422 (57.8%)
Career titles
9
Prize money
$1,214,079
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 1985* | Sydney Outdoor | ATP 250 | R64 | Grass | Mike Bauer | 3-6 5-7 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Nov 27, 1985* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Simon Youl | 6-7 6-7 7-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Oct 17, 1985* | Sydney Indoor | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Ben Testerman | 3-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 25, 1985* | Livingston | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | John Lloyd | 5-7 2-6 | L | — | Match data |
| Jun 13, 1985* | Bologna | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | Pascal Portes | 1-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 7 | 13 | 20 | Aug 3, 1981 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 7 | 10 | 17 | Jan 25, 1978 | H2H |
| Harold Solomon | 7 | 9 | 16 | Jul 15, 1981 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 5 | 11 | 16 | May 7, 1979 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 6 | 9 | 15 | Oct 14, 1978 | H2H |
Titles (9)
| Season | Age | Titles | GS | M1000 | 500 | 250 | Finals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | London 3 |
| 1975 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Fort Worth Wct , Tuscon |
| 1977 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | North Conway |
| 1979 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Louisville , Nations Cup |
| 1982 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Bristol , Sydney Outdoor |
| 1983 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | Auckland |
| Total | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Career Results
| 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 | 24 | 62 | 61.3% | 28 | 26 |
| 1975 | 23 | 67 | 24 | 91 | 73.6% | 28 | 8 |
| 1976 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 47.5% | 13 | 47 |
| 1977 | 25 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 59.3% | 47 | 18 |
| 1978 | 26 | 50 | 31 | 81 | 61.7% | 18 | 22 |
| 1979 | 27 | 43 | 28 | 71 | 60.6% | 22 | 20 |
| 1980 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 35.5% | 22 | 100 |
| 1981 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 52.3% | 111 | 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 | 579 | 422 | 1,001 | 57.8% | — | — |
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 | 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 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 38 | 24 | 62 | 61.3% |
| 1975 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 86.4% | 20 | 8 | 28 | 71.4% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 22 | 10 | 32 | 68.8% | 67 | 24 | 91 | 73.6% |
| 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% | 18 | 8 | 26 | 69.2% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 43 | 28 | 71 | 60.6% |
| 1980 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | 11 | 20 | 31 | 35.5% |
| 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 | — | 124 | 93 | 217 | 57.1% | 214 | 125 | 339 | 63.1% | 133 | 90 | 223 | 59.6% | 108 | 114 | 222 | 48.6% | 579 | 422 | 1,001 | 57.8% |
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 % | ||
| 1973 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 1974 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 29 | 20 | 49 | 59.2% |
| 1975 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 22 | 6 | 28 | 78.6% | 13 | 0 | 13 | 100.0% | 55 | 18 | 73 | 75.3% |
| 1976 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 16 | 18 | 34 | 47.1% |
| 1977 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 27.8% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 20 | 7 | 27 | 74.1% | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | 44 | 32 | 76 | 57.9% |
| 1978 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3% | 46 | 29 | 75 | 61.3% |
| 1979 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 22 | 7 | 29 | 75.9% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 43 | 24 | 67 | 64.2% |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 10 | 20 | 30 | 33.3% |
| 1981 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36.8% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 18 | 19 | 37 | 48.6% |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81.8% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | 32 | 16 | 48 | 66.7% |
| 1983 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 21 | 22 | 43 | 48.8% |
| 1984 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 12 | 19 | 31 | 38.7% |
| 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 | 26 | 76 | 102 | 25.5% | 52 | 63 | 115 | 45.2% | 156 | 74 | 230 | 67.8% | 104 | 35 | 139 | 74.8% | 338 | 248 | 586 | 57.7% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 586/1001 (58.5%) of John Alexander'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 | 16 | 1648 | 96 | — | 95 | 87 | 58.5% | +0.64 | 71 | 29 | 67 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | 1642 | 91 | 23 | 88 | 92 | 58.9% | +0.77 | 32 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 18 | 1819 | 96 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 59.1% | +0.82 | 67 | 40 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 1971 | 19 | 1816 | 95 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 55.1% | +0.45 | 81 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60 |
| 1972 | 20 | 1856 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 53.7% | +0.54 | 93 | 34 | 45 | 13 | 24 | 35 |
| 1973 | 21 | 1915 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 57.3% | +0.55 | 89 | 43 | 52 | 19 | 14 | 58 |
| 1974 | 22 | 1839 | 94 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 59.9% | +0.87 | 77 | 42 | 50 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| 1975 | 23 | 1957 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 87 | 67.2% | +1.30 | 83 | 73 | 67 | 24 | 12 | 67 |
| 1976 | 24 | 1852 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 84 | 48.4% | +0.07 | 90 | 26 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 1977 | 25 | 1876 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 90 | 58.5% | +0.80 | 81 | 37 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 52 |
| 1978 | 26 | 1811 | 92 | 84 | 96 | 91 | 58.6% | +0.75 | 67 | 31 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 1979 | 27 | 1816 | 91 | 92 | 97 | 80 | 54.7% | +0.44 | 92 | 32 | 64 | 17 | 14 | 55 |
| 1980 | 28 | 1703 | 86 | 88 | 95 | 80 | 37.8% | -0.76 | 92 | 7 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 44 |
| 1981 | 29 | 1747 | 87 | 82 | 94 | 79 | 52.7% | +0.35 | 54 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 11 | 45 |
| 1982 | 30 | 1791 | 91 | 86 | 93 | 92 | 57.6% | +0.62 | 50 | 30 | 71 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| 1983 | 31 | 1656 | 78 | 84 | 92 | 82 | 47.6% | -0.04 | 58 | 19 | 58 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 1984 | 32 | 1564 | 56 | 70 | 89 | 56 | 39.0% | -0.59 | 61 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 38 |
| 1985 | 33 | 1492 | 31 | 70 | — | — | 13.3% | -2.42 | 42 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Career | 1791 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 87 | 55.8% | +0.44 | 74 | 32 | 51 | 186 | 192 | 49 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 16 | — | R32 | R64 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | R32 | R128 | R16 | R64 |
| 1970 | 18 | R16 | R128 | R64 | — |
| 1971 | 19 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R16 |
| 1972 | 20 | R16 | — | — | R64 |
| 1973 | 21 | R32 | R128 | — | R16 |
| 1974 | 22 | SF | — | R64 | R32 |
| 1975 | 23 | QF | R16 | R64 | R64 |
| 1976 | 24 | — | — | R128 | R32 |
| 1977 | 25 | SF | — | R64 | R64 |
| 1978 | 26 | QF | R16 | R16 | R128 |
| 1979 | 27 | R64 | — | R32 | R64 |
| 1980 | 28 | R64 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 29 | R16 | — | R128 | R128 |
| 1982 | 30 | R16 | R128 | R64 | R128 |
| 1983 | 31 | R64 | R16 | R64 | — |
| 1984 | 32 | R64 | R64 | R128 | — |
| 1985 | 33 | R128 | — | — | — |
Masters 1000
| Season | Age | CIN | DLB | ROM | MON | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 16 | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1969 | 17 | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | R64 | R32 | — |
| 1973 | 21 | QF | — | R64 | — | R16 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | — | — | — | QF |
| 1976 | 24 | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 1977 | 25 | SF | — | — | — | SF |
| 1978 | 26 | — | — | QF | R32 | — |
| 1979 | 27 | R64 | — | R16 | R64 | — |
| 1980 | 28 | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1981 | 29 | — | — | R64 | — | — |
| 1982 | 30 | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1983 | 31 | R64 | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1984 | 32 | R32 | — | R64 | — | — |
| 1985 | 33 | — | R128 | — | — | — |
ATP 250
| Season | Age | ADE | ATL | AUC | BAD | BAR | BRI | DAL | FLR | GST | HAL | HAM | HKG | HOU | MAD | MC | MEL | MIA | MUN | NAP | QUE | ROT | SPB | STO | STU | TKY | WAS | ALA | BEC | BER | BIR | BIR | BOL | BOL | BOS | BOS | BRE | BRI | BRU | BRU | CHA | CHA | CHI | CHI | CLE | COL | COL | COL | DAY | DEN | DEN | ESS | FOR | FOR | FRA | GOT | HAR | HAV | HIL | HIL | HOB | HON | JAC | JOH | JOH | JOH | KIN | KIT | LA | LAC | LAK | LAS | LAS | LIV | LON | LON | LON | LOS | LOS | LOU | LOU | LUG | LUX | MAC | MAM | MAU | MEM | MEX | MIL | MIL | MON | MON | MON | NAP | NAP | NAT | NEW | NIC | NOR | NOT | PAL | PAL | PER | PHI | PHI | QUE | RAN | REG | RIC | RIC | SAL | SAN | SAN | SAN | SAR | SEA | SOU | SOU | ST. | STO | SUR | SYD | SYD | SYD | TAM | TEH | TEH | TOR | TOR | TOU | TUL | TUS | VAN | WCT | WEM |
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| 1968 | 16 | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SF | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R128 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | QF | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | — | QF | — | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 |
| 1972 | 20 | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | QF | QF | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | SF | — | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R32 | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1973 | 21 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | SF | SF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | SF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | F | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | SF | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | F | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | R64 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 23 | — | F | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | W | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 24 | — | SF | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | RR | — | — | QF | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | RR | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 25 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | R32 | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 26 | — | R16 | — | — | — | F | — | SF | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | — | — | — | RR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | — | R64 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | R32 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 27 | SF | F | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | RR | F | R64 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | RR | — |
| 1981 | 29 | — | R32 | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | QF | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 30 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | QF | W | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 31 | R32 | — | W | — | — | QF | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | F | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 32 | R32 | — | QF | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
8
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
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 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 | 860 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver | AUS | 3 | 2,300 | 5 | 72 | 723 | 576 | 147 | 79.7% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| John Newcombe | AUS | 1 | 2,201 | 5 | 41 | 780 | 556 | 224 | 71.3% | 1968-1981 | Match log |
| Ken Rosewall | AUS | 2 | 2,231 | 4 | 40 | 736 | 541 | 195 | 73.5% | 1968-1980 | Match log |
| Wojtek Fibak | POL | 10 | 2,089 | 0 | 14 | 829 | 520 | 309 | 62.7% | 1974-1988 | Match log |
| Jose Higueras | ESP | 6 | 2,088 | 0 | 17 | 653 | 427 | 226 | 65.4% | 1968-1986 | Match log |
| Tom Gorman | USA | 10 | 2,006 | 0 | 9 | 711 | 418 | 293 | 58.8% | 1968-1980 | Match log |
| Eliot Teltscher | USA | 6 | 2,091 | 0 | 10 | 599 | 392 | 207 | 65.4% | 1976-1990 | Match log |
| Jakob Hlasek | SUI | 7 | 2,062 | 0 | 5 | 689 | 389 | 300 | 56.5% | 1982-1996 | Match log |
| Dick Stockton | USA | 8 | 2,122 | 0 | 8 | 653 | 386 | 267 | 59.1% | 1968-1984 | Match log |
| Johan Kriek | USA | 7 | 2,052 | 2 | 14 | 603 | 380 | 223 | 63.0% | 1977-1992 | Match log |
| Adriano Panatta | ITA | 6 | 2,172 | 1 | 11 | 605 | 379 | 226 | 62.6% | 1968-1983 | Match log |
| Sandy Mayer | USA | 7 | 2,078 | 0 | 12 | 578 | 372 | 206 | 64.4% | 1970-1985 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is John Alexander?
- John Alexander is 75 years old, born on July 4, 1951.
- Which country is John Alexander from?
- John Alexander is from Australia.
- 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 Slams has John Alexander won?
- John Alexander has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has John Alexander won?
- John Alexander has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- How many ATP titles has John Alexander won?
- John Alexander has won 9 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 a career ATP singles record of 579 wins and 422 losses (57.8%).
- 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.
- When did John Alexander play professional tennis?
- John Alexander turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1985.
- What is John Alexander's best surface?
- John Alexander's best surface is clay court with a 63.1% win rate (214W-125L).
- Who is John Alexander's biggest rival?
- John Alexander's most frequent opponent is Ilie Nastase, with a head-to-head record of 7–13 across 20 meetings.