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James Blake vs Michael Russell H2H: 3-0

James Blake holds a 3–0 lead over Michael Russell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, James Blake leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, James Blake won the 2011 Miami Open first round 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(3).

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James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Michael Russell
USA Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
James Blake #173 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(3) Michael Russell #90 Match data Mar 25, 2011* R128 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
James Blake #15 6-3 6-2 6-2 Michael Russell #101 Match data Jan 17, 2008* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
James Blake #6 7-6(6) 6-3 7-6(4) Michael Russell #65 Match data Aug 29, 2007* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Michael Russell #1,124 #60 693 1,809 77 150 33.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Michael Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1998 0–2 0.0% #288 1,473 0 0
21 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1 2000 1–6 14.3% #155 1,507 0 0
23 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1 2001 8–17 32.0% #87 1,573 0 0
24 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1 2002 5–15 25.0% #157 1,511 0 0
25 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3 2003 1–1 50.0% #502 1,530 0 0
26 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8 — — — — — — —
27 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10 — — — — — — —
28 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10 2006 0–2 0.0% #144 1,563 0 0
29 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10 2007 10–19 34.5% #82 1,617 0 0
30 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10 2008 3–5 37.5% #242 1,610 0 0
31 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10 2009 2–4 33.3% #83 1,636 0 0
32 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10 2010 11–23 32.4% #99 1,628 0 0
33 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 0 10 2011 12–18 40.0% #99 1,748 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2012 11–11 50.0% #87 1,749 0 0
35 — — — — — — — 2013 7–15 31.8% #92 1,638 0 0
36 — — — — — — — 2014 6–11 35.3% #158 1,582 0 0
37 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #557 1,611 0 0

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 Michael Russell
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 %
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2001 4 11 15 26.7% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2002 2 4 6 33.3% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
25 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2007 7 11 18 38.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 10 15 25 40.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2011 11 12 23 47.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 6 8 14 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 4 9 13 30.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 273 164 437 62.5% 39 39 78 50.0% 32 27 59 54.2% 5 7 12 41.7% — 55 92 147 37.4% 12 35 47 25.5% 10 23 33 30.3% — — — —

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 221/227 of Michael Russell'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 Michael Russell
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%
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% 1998 1/2 4.0 4.0 62.7% 65.8% 51.1% 37.5% 30.0% 60.3% 37.7%
21 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2% 2000 6/7 3.8 6.5 61.4% 65.1% 45.0% 50.8% 61.1% 57.3% 37.1%
23 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7% 2001 23/25 2.4 3.0 68.9% 63.2% 46.6% 46.6% 39.5% 57.9% 38.3%
24 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1% 2002 18/20 1.9 2.5 69.4% 60.3% 48.8% 54.0% 33.9% 56.8% 37.1%
25 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7% 2003 2/2 1.0 4.5 67.5% 66.0% 49.4% 73.3% 35.4% 60.5% 39.0%
26 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6% 2006 2/2 1.5 4.0 66.0% 58.1% 43.8% 46.9% 39.6% 53.1% 39.4%
29 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1% 2007 29/29 2.0 2.6 68.1% 65.3% 47.3% 53.1% 44.2% 59.4% 34.6%
30 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3% 2008 8/8 3.5 2.8 66.4% 64.4% 51.9% 54.5% 46.5% 60.3% 41.2%
31 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5% 2009 6/6 1.8 2.7 69.8% 63.9% 51.0% 57.2% 33.1% 59.6% 38.6%
32 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7% 2010 34/34 2.8 3.4 65.1% 63.6% 49.0% 48.2% 39.5% 58.7% 35.9%
33 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7% 2011 30/30 2.9 4.2 63.3% 70.0% 47.0% 48.6% 46.5% 61.2% 35.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 22/22 3.0 3.8 63.7% 67.2% 50.5% 46.4% 51.2% 61.0% 37.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 22/22 2.6 2.6 64.2% 65.6% 47.0% 47.6% 40.4% 58.9% 36.1%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 17/17 2.3 3.4 62.5% 64.5% 48.4% 51.8% 39.0% 58.9% 36.6%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 1/1 4.0 7.0 62.7% 54.2% 42.1% 60.9% 23.5% 49.7% 40.2%
Career — 563/586 6.0 2.8 57.7% 73.3% 52.1% 58.7% 44.5% 64.3% 38.8% — 221/227 2.6 3.3 65.7% 65.0% 48.1% 50.0% 42.4% 59.1% 36.7%

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 Michael Russell
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
18 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1998 1473 105.5 -1.20 -1.55 0.950 48.8% — — — 16.7% -1.50 — — — +0.13
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2000 1507 103.7 -2.23 -1.34 0.871 47.5% — -15 — 33.3% -1.14 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.65
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 2001 1573 122.4 -1.89 +0.09 0.908 47.9% -32 +20 — 36.5% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.46
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 2002 1512 111.5 -4.18 -0.10 0.860 47.1% +27 -42 +56 30.6% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — 0.00
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 2003 1530 108.4 0.00 +2.07 0.988 49.6% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
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 2004 1548 105.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2006 1563 110.1 -2.13 -0.63 0.839 46.4% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
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 2007 1617 131.4 -2.18 -0.79 0.851 47.4% +33 -140 -127 37.5% -0.66 3–3 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.61
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 2008 1610 122.6 -0.43 +2.15 1.039 50.9% +29 — — 40.9% -0.14 1–2 (33%) — — +0.39
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 2009 1636 122.0 -2.07 +1.17 0.956 49.0% +31 — — 50.0% -0.50 0–4 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.14
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 2010 1629 131.7 -3.68 -0.27 0.871 47.2% +47 -171 -147 37.2% -0.87 3–7 (30%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.38
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 2011 1748 137.8 -1.30 -0.31 0.912 48.4% +61 -283 -272 38.0% -0.62 3–2 (60%) 4–10 (29%) — -0.97
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1750 129.2 -1.23 -0.23 0.964 49.4% -28 -166 -145 48.3% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.09
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1639 129.7 -3.05 -0.32 0.880 47.7% +17 -109 +24 37.5% -0.88 3–3 (50%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1582 133.8 -3.02 -0.10 0.891 47.9% +93 -76 — 41.3% -0.72 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.34
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1611 117.2 +1.80 +0.23 0.798 45.5% — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.14
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 — 1810 133.9 -2.37 -0.17 0.897 48.0% +30 -88 -82 38.4% -0.75 23–41 (36%) 35–48 (42%) 91.4 -1.05

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.