H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

Boris Becker vs J. Bates H2H: 4-1

Boris Becker holds a 4–1 lead over J. Bates in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Boris Becker leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, J. Bates won the 1994 Queen's Club third round 7-5 7-6(8).

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
J. Bates
GBR Age 64 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 9, 1994* Queen's Club ATP 250 R32 Grass J. Bates #94 7-5 7-6(8) Boris Becker #10 Match data
Feb 3, 1994* Marseille ATP 250 R32 Carpet Boris Becker #13 6-2 6-4 J. Bates #92 Match data
Jan 16, 1991* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-2 6-3 J. Bates #142 Match data
Jun 4, 1989* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Boris Becker #2 7-5 6-1 6-2 J. Bates #147 Match data
Nov 15, 1985* Wembley ATP 250 R16 Carpet Boris Becker #5 7-5 7-6 J. Bates #83 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Boris Becker #257 #1 4,297 2,266 670 219 75.4% 6 9 4 0 30 49
J. Bates #1,314 #54 700 1,717 116 174 40.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Boris Becker J. Bates
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1984 11–11 50.0% #66 1,651 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 50–18 73.5% #6 2,066 1 3 — — — — — — —
18 1986 65–13 83.3% #2 2,229 2 9 1980 0–1 0.0% #372 1,482 0 0
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,040 2 12 1981 1–1 50.0% #372 1,494 0 0
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,180 2 19 1982 0–2 0.0% #341 1,469 0 0
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,232 4 24 1983 1–4 20.0% #329 1,466 0 0
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,206 4 29 1984 0–6 0.0% #185 1,397 0 0
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,112 5 31 1985 9–11 45.0% #99 1,479 0 0
24 1992 48–15 76.2% #5 2,145 5 36 1986 9–16 36.0% #187 1,513 0 0
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,885 5 38 1987 12–10 54.5% #89 1,644 0 0
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,052 5 42 1988 14–18 43.8% #152 1,617 0 0
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,043 5 44 1989 13–12 52.0% #96 1,658 0 0
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,083 6 49 1990 6–18 25.0% #126 1,527 0 0
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,914 6 49 1991 4–5 44.4% #168 1,570 0 0
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,874 6 49 1992 7–12 36.8% #105 1,579 0 0
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,863 6 49 1993 12–17 41.4% #98 1,593 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1994 16–16 50.0% #77 1,617 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 1995 12–22 35.3% #143 1,522 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 1996 0–3 0.0% #600 1,485 0 1