H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

James Blake vs Igor Kunitsyn H2H: 2-1

James Blake holds a 2–1 lead over Igor Kunitsyn in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, James Blake leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Igor Kunitsyn won the 2009 Cincinnati Open first round 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4.

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James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Igor Kunitsyn
RUS Age 44 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Igor Kunitsyn #43 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4 James Blake #24 Match data Aug 18, 2009* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
James Blake #12 6-2 6-4 Igor Kunitsyn #117 Match data Feb 16, 2008* QF Delray Beach Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
James Blake #6 6-3 6-2 Igor Kunitsyn #84 Match data Feb 15, 2007* R32 San Jose International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,041 349 237 59.6% 0 0 0 1 9 10
Igor Kunitsyn #1,093 #35 1,562 1,755 87 149 36.9% 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 James Blake Igor Kunitsyn
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1999 0–2 0.0% #315 1,489 0 0
18 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #149 1,499 0 0
21 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0 2003 0–3 0.0% #193 1,479 0 0
22 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1 2004 2–2 50.0% #158 1,494 0 0
23 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1 2005 3–2 60.0% #129 1,545 0 0
24 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1 2006 10–15 40.0% #94 1,612 0 0
25 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3 2007 16–24 40.0% #116 1,600 0 0
26 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8 2008 15–14 51.7% #47 1,690 0 1
27 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10 2009 16–30 34.8% #104 1,650 0 1
28 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10 2010 5–14 26.3% #100 1,681 0 1
29 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10 2011 16–21 43.2% #71 1,720 0 1
30 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10 2012 4–19 17.4% #162 1,542 0 1
31 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10 2013 0–2 0.0% #548 1,555 0 1
32 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10 — — — — — — —
33 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 0 10 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age James Blake Igor Kunitsyn
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2004 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2005 — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2006 2 8 10 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0%
25 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 14 16 30 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 10 9 19 52.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 13 21 34 38.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 10 15 25 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
30 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 3 11 14 21.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
31 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 273 164 437 62.5% 39 39 78 50.0% 32 27 59 54.2% 5 7 12 41.7% — 56 93 149 37.6% 8 21 29 27.6% 12 25 37 32.4% 11 10 21 52.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 563/586 of James Blake's and 234/236 of Igor Kunitsyn's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age James Blake Igor Kunitsyn
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 2/2 1.5 1.0 54.7% 64.9% 43.6% 45.0% 16.7% 55.5% 23.1%
18 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6% 2002 1/1 6.0 9.0 46.3% 59.4% 51.3% 57.9% 41.7% 55.0% 37.6%
21 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2% 2003 3/3 2.7 2.3 53.2% 60.5% 44.2% 35.0% 33.3% 52.9% 31.2%
22 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2% 2004 4/4 3.3 2.5 54.3% 66.3% 50.2% 67.5% 39.8% 59.3% 41.0%
23 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7% 2005 5/5 1.2 0.8 56.1% 66.1% 56.3% 43.7% 44.7% 61.8% 40.8%
24 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1% 2006 25/25 2.1 1.8 58.4% 67.4% 51.1% 60.4% 41.2% 60.7% 36.0%
25 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7% 2007 40/40 2.2 2.6 57.0% 63.3% 47.7% 52.3% 48.6% 56.7% 36.0%
26 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9% 2008 27/29 2.1 1.8 60.2% 65.1% 50.5% 48.3% 42.5% 58.9% 41.5%
27 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1% 2009 46/46 3.0 1.5 65.0% 65.5% 51.3% 53.4% 39.8% 60.3% 36.1%
28 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6% 2010 19/19 2.1 1.2 65.1% 65.6% 45.3% 50.4% 36.3% 58.0% 32.0%
29 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1% 2011 37/37 3.9 1.8 57.6% 66.6% 50.1% 54.4% 45.0% 59.5% 36.8%
30 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3% 2012 23/23 3.3 1.7 59.5% 63.9% 46.6% 53.9% 45.5% 56.8% 34.5%
31 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5% 2013 2/2 3.5 3.5 53.9% 59.9% 47.9% 60.0% 50.0% 54.3% 30.1%
32 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 563/586 6.0 2.8 57.7% 73.3% 52.1% 58.7% 44.5% 64.3% 38.8% — 234/236 2.7 1.9 59.9% 65.2% 49.3% 53.1% 42.8% 58.7% 36.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age James Blake Igor Kunitsyn
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1489 107.1 -0.95 -1.96 0.518 40.7% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — -0.19
18 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01 2000 1474 96.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23 2002 1500 106.1 -2.95 +0.18 0.836 46.8% — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.09
21 2001 1647 135.3 +2.25 +0.39 1.059 51.0% -18 — -87 55.1% +0.55 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.08 2003 1479 105.3 -0.37 -1.06 0.662 41.6% — — — 0.0% -3.43 — 0–1 — -0.24
22 2002 1816 147.9 +1.40 +2.12 1.061 51.1% -26 -178 -199 56.1% +0.32 11–10 (52%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.19 2004 1495 112.5 +0.24 +1.44 1.006 50.3% +22 — — 55.6% +0.22 0–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.15
23 2003 1794 146.7 +1.54 +3.57 1.120 52.2% +27 -165 -202 58.3% +0.52 6–12 (33%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.97 2005 1546 119.5 -1.10 +1.25 1.068 50.6% +20 — — 60.0% +0.20 — 1–0 — -0.21
24 2004 1692 126.8 -0.56 +1.37 1.056 50.9% +63 -67 — 55.1% +0.38 3–4 (43%) 7–3 (70%) — +2.11 2006 1612 124.2 -1.62 -0.99 0.915 48.5% +24 — -77 41.1% -0.34 3–2 (60%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.85
25 2005 1925 148.8 +3.11 +2.61 1.175 52.6% +27 -259 -338 61.2% +0.81 8–9 (47%) 10–15 (40%) — -1.49 2007 1600 118.4 -5.09 -0.41 0.832 46.4% +32 -122 -150 37.8% -1.09 8–5 (62%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.33
26 2006 2000 158.3 +2.59 +5.15 1.189 53.1% +48 -316 -257 64.5% +0.91 17–8 (68%) 18–14 (56%) — +0.23 2008 1690 129.9 -3.43 +3.27 1.009 50.2% +21 -122 -239 48.6% +0.09 6–3 (67%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.39
27 2007 1917 151.1 +3.35 +2.66 1.201 53.1% +45 -237 -153 66.3% +1.01 12–9 (57%) 20–16 (56%) — +3.66 2009 1650 139.3 -2.20 -0.23 0.910 48.3% +16 -119 -141 38.6% -0.82 6–11 (35%) 8–11 (42%) — +0.50
28 2008 1883 152.4 +2.01 +2.91 1.131 52.4% +72 -189 -110 61.9% +0.79 13–11 (54%) 12–11 (52%) — +4.15 2010 1681 127.8 -3.07 -2.57 0.763 45.5% +19 — -152 29.8% -1.47 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.63
29 2009 1850 151.0 +2.02 +0.45 1.012 50.5% +25 -106 -16 53.8% +0.24 7–8 (47%) 14–11 (56%) — -0.82 2011 1721 133.8 -3.11 +0.52 0.910 48.3% +1 -217 -97 41.5% -0.68 6–6 (50%) 8–4 (67%) — -0.07
30 2010 1760 142.1 -0.13 0.00 1.000 50.0% +24 — — 49.4% -0.01 6–9 (40%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.97 2012 1542 112.8 -4.40 -2.44 0.798 45.8% +58 -85 -8 25.0% -1.79 1–6 (14%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.32
31 2011 1825 150.5 -0.14 -0.22 0.954 49.7% +33 — — 50.0% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.57 2013 1556 112.0 -0.69 -3.06 0.660 43.2% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 — — +0.03
32 2012 1781 139.4 -0.94 -0.30 0.965 49.4% +57 — — 45.5% -0.34 2–6 (25%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2013 1712 137.4 -1.34 +1.25 1.009 50.5% +56 — -13 42.1% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 3–8 (27%) — +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2042 153.8 +1.56 +2.23 1.088 51.6% +35 -188 -160 57.2% +0.48 97–99 (49%) 127–119 (52%) 97.2 +1.00 — 1756 130.6 -3.10 -0.21 0.879 47.6% +22 -125 -118 38.1% -0.86 31–39 (44%) 43–45 (49%) 99.8 +0.43

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.