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James Blake vs Philip Bester H2H: 1-0

James Blake holds a 1–0 lead over Philip Bester in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, James Blake leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, James Blake won the 2006 Canadian Open round of 64 6-4 6-1.

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James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Philip Bester
CAN Age 37 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
James Blake #6 6-4 6-1 Philip Bester #705 Match data Aug 9, 2006* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 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
Philip Bester #1,896 #225 214 1,561 0 5 0.0% 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 Philip Bester
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2005 0–1 0.0% — 1,487 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2006 0–1 0.0% #704 1,485 0 0
18 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #677 1,483 0 0
19 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0 2010 0–1 0.0% #278 1,547 0 0
22 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8 2015 0–1 0.0% #303 1,496 0 0
27 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10 — — — — — — —
28 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10 — — — — — — —
29 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10 — — — — — — —
30 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10 — — — — — — —
31 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10 — — — — — — —
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 Philip Bester
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2010 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 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% — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —

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 5/5 of Philip Bester'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 Philip Bester
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 1/1 3.0 2.0 61.5% 65.6% 45.0% 57.1% 0.0% 57.7% 25.9%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 1/1 1.0 3.0 63.2% 50.0% 52.4% 50.0% — 50.9% 22.0%
18 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4% 2007 1/1 5.0 0.0 49.1% 75.0% 44.8% 0.0% 33.3% 59.6% 22.8%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2% 2010 1/1 3.0 1.0 64.8% 67.4% 20.0% 55.6% 33.3% 50.7% 30.8%
22 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9% 2015 1/1 4.0 4.0 66.0% 61.3% 50.0% 40.0% 0.0% 57.4% 28.6%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 5/5 3.2 2.0 60.9% 63.9% 42.4% 40.5% 13.3% 55.3% 26.0%

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 Philip Bester
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1488 101.4 -0.80 -3.83 0.611 40.9% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.21
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1485 108.6 +2.80 +0.63 0.447 38.8% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.10
18 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01 2007 1484 105.4 -1.42 +0.58 0.565 41.2% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.02
19 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2008 1455 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23 2009 1487 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2010 1548 111.0 +0.46 -2.65 0.624 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.03
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 2011 1542 102.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2013 1534 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2014 1518 94.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2015 1497 104.1 -3.71 +2.94 0.671 41.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.01
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 2016 1500 103.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2017 1460 99.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1562 108.4 -0.53 -0.47 0.581 41.0% — — — 0.0% -3.10 — 0–1 — +1.80

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.