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

James Blake vs Xavier Malisse H2H: 2-1

James Blake holds a 2–1 lead over Xavier Malisse in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, James Blake leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Xavier Malisse won the 2007 Delray Beach Open final 5-7 6-4 6-4.

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James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Xavier Malisse
BEL Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Xavier Malisse #31 5-7 6-4 6-4 James Blake #6 Match data Feb 4, 2007* F Delray Beach Open International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
James Blake #6 6-3 2-6 6-1 Xavier Malisse #42 Match data Jul 22, 2006* SF Indianapolis ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
James Blake #52 6-3 6-1 Xavier Malisse #27 Match data Mar 1, 2002* R16 San Jose ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
James Blake #208 6-4 6-4 Xavier Malisse #121 Match data Jan 15, 2001 Q1 Q Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Xavier Malisse #1,021 #19 1,410 1,894 282 266 51.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Xavier Malisse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1998 8–6 57.1% #161 1,607 0 0
18 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 1999 8–9 47.1% #145 1,630 0 0
19 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0 2000 7–7 50.0% #127 1,687 0 0
20 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0 2001 37–22 62.7% #33 1,830 0 0
21 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0 2002 29–23 55.8% #25 1,791 0 0
22 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1 2003 18–20 47.4% #55 1,795 0 0
23 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1 2004 21–26 44.7% #48 1,717 0 0
24 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1 2005 22–20 52.4% #47 1,736 0 1
25 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3 2006 31–24 56.4% #37 1,762 0 1
26 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8 2007 10–4 71.4% #112 1,794 0 3
27 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10 2008 8–12 40.0% #162 1,693 0 3
28 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10 2009 3–4 42.9% #94 1,704 0 3
29 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10 2010 22–22 50.0% #60 1,754 0 3
30 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10 2011 24–24 50.0% #49 1,789 0 3
31 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10 2012 21–24 46.7% #63 1,783 0 3
32 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10 2013 13–19 40.6% #135 1,717 0 3
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 Xavier Malisse
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2000 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
20 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 17 10 27 63.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
21 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2002 17 14 31 54.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2003 9 11 20 45.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2004 6 16 22 27.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
24 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2005 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 26 16 42 61.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2008 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 11 16 27 40.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
30 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 9 16 25 36.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — —
32 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 9 11 20 45.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
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% — 162 166 328 49.4% 51 56 107 47.7% 50 30 80 62.5% 19 14 33 57.6%

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 524/548 of Xavier Malisse'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 Xavier Malisse
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 11/14 5.2 3.3 51.7% 73.0% 44.6% 53.9% 42.6% 59.3% 39.7%
18 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4% 1999 15/17 5.7 3.3 53.1% 69.7% 49.5% 50.1% 42.9% 60.7% 39.8%
19 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8% 2000 12/14 4.7 2.7 55.0% 68.5% 50.2% 57.9% 45.1% 60.1% 39.8%
20 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6% 2001 50/59 6.1 2.4 57.3% 74.8% 52.0% 62.3% 45.6% 64.9% 39.6%
21 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2% 2002 45/52 7.2 2.8 56.8% 71.7% 50.6% 57.5% 44.8% 62.5% 38.8%
22 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2% 2003 38/38 8.5 3.2 52.7% 74.4% 52.6% 51.8% 39.8% 63.9% 37.0%
23 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7% 2004 46/47 6.7 1.8 57.5% 71.7% 51.4% 55.8% 47.4% 63.0% 40.3%
24 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1% 2005 42/42 8.2 2.0 57.6% 73.5% 52.1% 63.3% 46.0% 64.6% 37.1%
25 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7% 2006 55/55 6.4 1.8 58.2% 73.6% 51.5% 61.1% 46.0% 64.2% 39.8%
26 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9% 2007 14/14 7.9 2.0 59.0% 75.0% 58.5% 50.2% 47.0% 68.0% 42.2%
27 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1% 2008 20/20 6.4 1.7 58.6% 75.3% 49.9% 56.8% 37.5% 64.8% 38.5%
28 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6% 2009 7/7 7.0 1.6 61.0% 74.3% 50.7% 67.4% 38.0% 65.7% 37.0%
29 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1% 2010 44/44 7.1 2.1 57.8% 73.7% 49.3% 58.5% 43.9% 63.6% 35.9%
30 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3% 2011 48/48 6.3 1.6 57.6% 74.5% 51.6% 56.3% 49.9% 64.8% 38.6%
31 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5% 2012 45/45 7.0 2.0 57.7% 73.4% 51.7% 56.2% 40.1% 64.3% 35.9%
32 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7% 2013 32/32 7.1 2.6 55.6% 70.3% 48.3% 52.9% 37.9% 60.9% 35.8%
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% — 524/548 6.9 2.2 56.9% 73.2% 51.1% 57.5% 44.1% 63.7% 38.3%

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 Xavier Malisse
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1608 133.5 +0.04 +1.61 0.974 49.5% -78 +49 — 60.0% +0.80 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00
18 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01 1999 1631 123.5 -1.33 +0.40 1.013 49.8% -43 +23 — 45.7% -0.48 2–2 (50%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.05
19 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11 2000 1687 122.6 -1.13 +1.14 0.997 49.9% -3 -60 — 48.5% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.53
20 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23 2001 1830 141.6 +2.32 +2.01 1.128 52.2% +8 -144 -253 57.4% +0.50 9–6 (60%) 11–10 (52%) — -0.99
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 2002 1791 142.4 +0.42 +2.12 1.035 50.5% -25 -51 -41 55.6% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 12–3 (80%) — -0.40
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 2003 1795 145.1 +1.16 +0.96 1.026 50.2% +4 -39 -48 49.5% -0.06 5–7 (42%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.43
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 2004 1717 143.1 +0.53 +3.31 1.088 51.1% -24 +83 +48 50.0% +0.12 4–9 (31%) 5–10 (33%) — -1.02
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 2005 1736 140.1 +2.01 +0.17 1.049 51.1% -26 +50 +35 54.1% +0.35 5–8 (38%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.36
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 2006 1762 152.6 +1.72 +2.62 1.111 51.7% +44 -29 -23 58.0% +0.69 11–10 (52%) 13–11 (54%) — +0.32
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 2007 1794 140.8 +3.05 +2.82 1.319 55.0% +39 — — 67.6% +1.35 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.73
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 2008 1694 134.2 +1.44 +1.43 1.095 51.0% +45 — +44 46.0% 0.00 1–5 (17%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.53
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 2009 1705 129.7 +0.59 +0.71 1.077 51.2% +17 — +142 44.4% -0.33 0–1 4–4 (50%) — -0.35
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 2010 1754 140.0 -0.14 -0.16 0.986 49.8% -44 -60 +172 50.0% +0.03 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — -0.84
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 2011 1789 153.3 +1.79 +1.35 1.097 51.6% -66 -53 +200 55.1% +0.47 5–10 (33%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.24
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 2012 1783 136.8 +0.46 -0.46 1.006 49.9% -98 -131 +293 49.5% -0.03 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -0.07
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 2013 1718 134.3 -1.88 -0.59 0.915 48.3% -38 -112 +294 43.0% -0.48 7–4 (64%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.15
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 — 1894 148.7 +0.89 +1.27 1.054 50.8% -16 -34 +104 52.7% +0.23 77–86 (47%) 106–96 (52%) 102.0 -0.99

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.