Jan Gunnarsson
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Wilander | 2 | 9 | 11 | Mar 7, 1990 | H2H |
| Jonas Svensson | 3 | 4 | 7 | Jul 9, 1992 | H2H |
| Heinz Gunthardt | 2 | 5 | 7 | May 14, 1986 | H2H |
| Jakob Hlasek | 1 | 5 | 6 | Sep 26, 1991 | H2H |
| Anders Jarryd | 0 | 6 | 6 | Mar 8, 1991 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC
Jan Gunnarsson and Jose Higueras are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jose Higueras leads 1–0 on clay, while Jan Gunnarsson leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jan Gunnarsson won the 1984 Swiss Indoors round of 32 6-4 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Gunnarsson | 6-4 6-3 | Jose Higueras | Match data | Oct 11, 1984* | R32 | Swiss Indoors | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Jose Higueras | 6-3 6-1 | Jan Gunnarsson | Match data | Jul 28, 1983* | R32 | North Conway | ATP 250 | Clay |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Gunnarsson | #774 | #25 | 579 | 1,822 | 190 | 203 | 48.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Higueras | #335 | #6 | 0 | 2,101 | 424 | 220 | 65.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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 | Jan Gunnarsson | Jose Higueras | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,475 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,446 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1979 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #389 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,432 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1980 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #274 | 1,464 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,444 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1981 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #96 | 1,511 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1982 | 9–12 | 42.9% | #96 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 6–2 | 75.0% | #128 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1983 | 18–16 | 52.9% | #99 | 1,677 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 12–12 | 50.0% | #108 | 1,646 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1984 | 21–17 | 55.3% | #48 | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 31–27 | 53.4% | #46 | 1,733 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1985 | 30–20 | 60.0% | #25 | 1,798 | 0 | 1 | 1976 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #42 | 1,886 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 1986 | 23–24 | 48.9% | #57 | 1,749 | 0 | 1 | 1977 | 42–23 | 64.6% | #28 | 1,850 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 1987 | 21–18 | 53.8% | #39 | 1,752 | 0 | 1 | 1978 | 57–19 | 75.0% | #14 | 2,023 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 1988 | 13–15 | 46.4% | #84 | 1,699 | 0 | 1 | 1979 | 59–21 | 73.8% | #9 | 1,968 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 1989 | 22–18 | 55.0% | #29 | 1,789 | 0 | 1 | 1980 | 16–11 | 59.3% | #30 | 1,870 | 0 | 9 |
| 28 | 1990 | 8–21 | 27.6% | #99 | 1,591 | 0 | 1 | 1981 | 35–20 | 63.6% | #35 | 1,771 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | 1991 | 15–17 | 46.9% | #94 | 1,645 | 0 | 1 | 1982 | 53–22 | 70.7% | #12 | 1,955 | 0 | 11 |
| 30 | 1992 | 3–9 | 25.0% | #296 | 1,601 | 0 | 1 | 1983 | 44–14 | 75.9% | #7 | 1,936 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 1993 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #511 | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | 1984 | 25–12 | 67.6% | #21 | 1,878 | 0 | 16 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #182 | 1,689 | 0 | 16 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #330 | 1,723 | 0 | 16 |
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 | Jan Gunnarsson | Jose Higueras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1982 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1983 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1974 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 22 | 1984 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1975 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 21 | 17 | 38 | 55.3% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 23 | 1985 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 31 | 17 | 48 | 64.6% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 24 | 1986 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 1977 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 38 | 19 | 57 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 25 | 1987 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 50 | 13 | 63 | 79.4% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 26 | 1988 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1979 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 53 | 12 | 65 | 81.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 27 | 1989 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 1990 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 34 | 18 | 52 | 65.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1991 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 1982 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 48 | 15 | 63 | 76.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 30 | 1992 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1983 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 35 | 11 | 46 | 76.1% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 31 | 1993 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 67 | 56 | 123 | 54.5% | 92 | 98 | 190 | 48.4% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 22 | 39 | 61 | 36.1% | — | 28 | 23 | 51 | 54.9% | 363 | 162 | 525 | 69.1% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 30 | 32 | 62 | 48.4% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 | Jan Gunnarsson | Jose Higueras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1475 | 97.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.67 | — | — | — | +0.04 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1446 | 89.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.33 | — | — | — | +0.21 |
| 17 | 1979 | 1489 | 112.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +29 | — | 18.2% | -1.55 | 1–0 | 0–3 (0%) | — | -0.06 | 1970 | 1433 | 99.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | -0.04 |
| 18 | 1980 | 1464 | 99.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +17 | — | 23.1% | -2.23 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.20 | 1971 | 1445 | 100.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.25 | — | — | — | +0.15 |
| 19 | 1981 | 1511 | 116.2 | — | — | — | — | +24 | +10 | — | 47.6% | -0.19 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | 99.0 | -0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1982 | 1558 | 117.4 | — | — | — | — | +17 | -40 | — | 38.8% | -0.74 | 4–2 (67%) | 1–5 (17%) | 100.8 | +1.08 | 1973 | 1565 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +52 | — | 65.0% | +0.90 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–0 | — | +0.28 |
| 21 | 1983 | 1677 | 133.7 | — | — | — | — | -43 | -28 | — | 47.4% | -0.49 | 5–3 (63%) | 5–3 (63%) | 107.6 | -0.93 | 1974 | 1646 | 114.8 | — | — | — | — | -67 | -2 | -95 | 49.1% | -0.12 | 5–3 (63%) | 1–2 (33%) | 102.0 | +0.96 |
| 22 | 1984 | 1725 | 136.5 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -29 | — | 52.1% | +0.14 | 8–4 (67%) | 5–5 (50%) | 105.1 | +1.02 | 1975 | 1733 | 138.2 | — | — | — | — | -73 | +3 | — | 52.6% | +0.29 | 10–12 (45%) | 2–6 (25%) | 96.1 | +1.85 |
| 23 | 1985 | 1798 | 143.8 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -6 | — | 55.0% | +0.25 | 12–5 (71%) | 10–6 (63%) | 109.8 | -0.13 | 1976 | 1886 | 145.8 | — | — | — | — | -148 | -4 | — | 62.2% | +0.76 | 11–7 (61%) | 8–2 (80%) | 108.5 | +0.51 |
| 24 | 1986 | 1750 | 129.4 | — | — | — | — | -39 | +20 | — | 50.0% | -0.49 | 5–5 (50%) | 10–5 (67%) | 104.4 | -0.77 | 1977 | 1851 | 147.7 | — | — | — | — | -89 | +15 | — | 59.7% | +0.64 | 9–7 (56%) | 6–3 (67%) | 100.0 | +2.70 |
| 25 | 1987 | 1752 | 142.2 | — | — | — | — | -49 | +41 | — | 51.1% | -0.11 | 5–3 (63%) | 8–2 (80%) | 107.2 | -2.77 | 1978 | 2024 | 165.2 | — | — | — | — | -168 | +26 | — | 71.2% | +1.66 | 15–4 (79%) | 6–8 (43%) | 105.8 | -5.11 |
| 26 | 1988 | 1700 | 126.1 | — | — | — | — | -14 | +18 | — | 50.7% | -0.22 | 2–6 (25%) | 9–6 (60%) | 96.1 | -0.63 | 1979 | 1969 | 163.9 | — | — | — | — | -139 | +100 | — | 68.0% | +1.43 | 13–9 (59%) | 7–6 (54%) | 96.5 | -3.30 |
| 27 | 1989 | 1790 | 145.2 | — | — | — | — | -46 | -48 | -132 | 52.8% | +0.29 | 5–3 (63%) | 5–6 (45%) | 101.8 | -2.91 | 1980 | 1870 | 140.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +32 | — | 55.6% | +0.59 | 5–3 (63%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.83 |
| 28 | 1990 | 1591 | 134.3 | — | — | — | — | +79 | +64 | — | 37.8% | -0.96 | 3–9 (25%) | 7–4 (64%) | 95.7 | -1.27 | 1981 | 1772 | 145.1 | — | — | — | — | +17 | +38 | — | 58.7% | +0.64 | 11–6 (65%) | 6–2 (75%) | 102.2 | +0.57 |
| 29 | 1991 | 1645 | 130.9 | — | — | — | — | -9 | +23 | +51 | 49.4% | -0.25 | 1–5 (17%) | 6–1 (86%) | 98.9 | +0.23 | 1982 | 1955 | 167.5 | — | — | — | — | -181 | +140 | — | 67.2% | +1.41 | 15–7 (68%) | 6–10 (38%) | 99.4 | -4.64 |
| 30 | 1992 | 1602 | 120.4 | — | — | — | — | -3 | +40 | — | 27.6% | -1.69 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–1 | — | -0.91 | 1983 | 1936 | 160.4 | — | — | — | — | -103 | +108 | — | 68.8% | +1.18 | 12–1 (92%) | 10–5 (67%) | 108.4 | -2.62 |
| 31 | 1993 | 1601 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.25 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.14 | 1984 | 1878 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | -69 | +105 | — | 60.8% | +0.72 | 12–5 (71%) | 9–4 (69%) | 105.0 | -0.62 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1689 | 119.7 | — | — | — | — | +77 | +73 | — | 35.9% | -0.90 | 0–3 (0%) | 0–1 | — | -0.82 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1724 | 117.2 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 57.1% | +0.43 | 1–0 | — | — | -0.74 |
| Career | — | 1823 | 140.9 | — | — | — | — | -12 | +3 | -18 | 48.1% | -0.28 | 54–50 (52%) | 68–50 (58%) | 108.9 | -1.97 | — | 2101 | 158.0 | — | — | — | — | -102 | +58 | -95 | 61.9% | +0.88 | 122–68 (64%) | 63–51 (55%) | 105.1 | -1.79 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Wilander | 2 | 9 | 11 | Mar 7, 1990 | H2H |
| Jonas Svensson | 3 | 4 | 7 | Jul 9, 1992 | H2H |
| Heinz Gunthardt | 2 | 5 | 7 | May 14, 1986 | H2H |
| Jakob Hlasek | 1 | 5 | 6 | Sep 26, 1991 | H2H |
| Anders Jarryd | 0 | 6 | 6 | Mar 8, 1991 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Vilas | 4 | 12 | 16 | Jun 3, 1983 | H2H |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 11 | 1 | 12 | May 21, 1983 | H2H |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 5 | 5 | 10 | Jan 15, 1984 | H2H |
| Eliot Teltscher | 7 | 3 | 10 | May 14, 1983 | H2H |
| Jimmy Brown | 6 | 3 | 9 | Jul 10, 1985 | — |