H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Jim Grabb vs Paul Annacone H2H: 1-2

Paul Annacone holds a 2–1 lead over Jim Grabb in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Paul Annacone leads 2–0 on carpet, while Jim Grabb leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paul Annacone won the 1987 Chicago round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Jim Grabb
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Paul Annacone
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Annacone #50 6-3 6-2 Jim Grabb #62 Match data Apr 2, 1987* R32 Chicago ATP 250 Carpet
Jim Grabb #203 3-6 6-3 6-3 Paul Annacone #30 Match data Oct 9, 1986* R32 Scottsdale ATP 250 Hard
Paul Annacone #20 6-2 6-2 Jim Grabb #259 Match data Sep 26, 1985* R32 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet

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
Jim Grabb #927 #24 760 1,828 179 199 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Paul Annacone #1,209 #12 430 1,942 160 131 55.0% 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 Jim Grabb Paul Annacone
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1983 5–5 50.0% #389 1,533 0 0
21 1985 4–4 50.0% #251 1,560 0 0 1984 8–9 47.1% #94 1,584 0 0
22 1986 7–6 53.8% #94 1,636 0 0 1985 45–19 70.3% #13 1,883 0 2
23 1987 20–18 52.6% #66 1,687 0 1 1986 18–16 52.9% #43 1,782 0 2
24 1988 17–23 42.5% #91 1,562 0 1 1987 29–20 59.2% #32 1,824 0 2
25 1989 27–20 57.4% #35 1,767 0 1 1988 25–18 58.1% #38 1,784 0 2
26 1990 16–18 47.1% #72 1,688 0 1 1989 17–18 48.6% #65 1,732 0 3
27 1991 19–23 45.2% #87 1,680 0 1 1990 10–17 37.0% #165 1,650 0 3
28 1992 31–24 56.4% #55 1,748 0 2 1991 2–3 40.0% #433 1,641 0 3
29 1993 6–9 40.0% #197 1,690 0 2 1992 1–4 20.0% #225 1,597 0 3
30 1994 18–20 47.4% #68 1,670 0 2 1993 0–1 0.0% #813 1,584 0 3
31 1995 6–17 26.1% #207 1,545 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 1996 6–10 37.5% #199 1,564 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 1997 2–7 22.2% #342 1,516 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Jim Grabb Paul Annacone
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1985 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
22 1986 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1985 18 7 25 72.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 20 7 27 74.1%
23 1987 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1986 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8%
24 1988 10 14 24 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1987 12 10 22 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3%
25 1989 25 14 39 64.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0%
26 1990 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1989 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1991 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1990 5 10 15 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 1992 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 1993 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1995 5 14 19 26.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 126 125 251 50.2% 3 13 16 18.8% 10 20 30 33.3% 40 41 81 49.4% — 59 65 124 47.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 39 24 63 61.9% 55 34 89 61.8%

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 169/198 of Jim Grabb's and 9/11 of Paul Annacone'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 Jim Grabb Paul Annacone
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%
27 1991 37/42 7.0 4.0 64.9% 72.2% 48.6% 59.8% 37.6% 64.1% 36.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 50/55 6.4 3.1 64.6% 75.8% 47.8% 54.4% 35.0% 66.0% 35.6% 1991 3/5 2.7 4.3 58.4% 65.0% 48.4% 58.9% 37.5% 58.0% 28.9%
29 1993 13/15 5.1 3.0 70.6% 65.7% 48.5% 60.1% 52.2% 59.9% 35.2% 1992 5/5 12.8 9.4 52.7% 72.1% 45.4% 59.5% 48.1% 59.4% 35.5%
30 1994 33/38 5.2 3.0 68.5% 69.1% 45.9% 59.0% 49.0% 61.9% 35.7% 1993 1/1 4.0 3.0 61.7% 75.9% 38.9% 0.0% 0.0% 61.7% 25.5%
31 1995 20/23 5.7 2.9 64.8% 68.9% 47.3% 65.1% 27.2% 61.3% 32.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 10/16 7.1 5.5 65.1% 74.5% 44.0% 58.1% 52.2% 63.5% 33.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 6/9 4.3 6.5 63.9% 71.6% 34.5% 48.0% 42.7% 58.1% 32.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 169/378 6.1 3.5 65.9% 71.9% 46.9% 58.2% 40.0% 63.3% 35.2% — 9/291 8.4 7.0 55.6% 70.1% 45.7% 52.7% 39.2% 59.2% 32.2%

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 Jim Grabb Paul Annacone
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1492 100.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.01
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1534 110.6 — — — — +27 -19 +42 50.0% -0.04 2–2 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — +1.07
21 1985 1560 123.7 — — — — +46 — — 47.6% -0.24 1–1 0–2 — +0.16 1984 1584 121.3 — — — — -44 — +79 46.8% -0.23 2–1 (67%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.74
22 1986 1636 129.6 — — — — +34 — — 50.0% +0.40 3–1 (75%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.05 1985 1883 150.0 — — — — +31 — -175 59.4% +0.45 18–5 (78%) 22–16 (58%) — +0.51
23 1987 1688 137.5 — — — — +49 — — 48.8% +0.04 4–2 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.31 1986 1783 144.2 — — — — +8 — -28 51.1% +0.27 7–7 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -1.82
24 1988 1562 123.6 — — — — +13 -58 -17 45.0% -0.28 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.31 1987 1824 150.8 — — — — +2 -239 -27 58.2% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 11–12 (48%) — -3.01
25 1989 1768 139.4 — — — — +19 — — 56.7% +0.35 6–9 (40%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.18 1988 1785 136.2 — — — — -6 -161 +14 56.0% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.06
26 1990 1689 132.1 — — — — +29 -250 -88 48.2% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.10 1989 1732 134.3 — — — — -17 — +69 49.5% +0.32 6–7 (46%) 4–14 (22%) — -0.38
27 1991 1681 136.8 +1.98 -1.92 1.009 50.2% +35 — -107 51.3% +0.05 7–17 (29%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.72 1990 1651 127.7 — — — — +8 — +106 44.7% -0.20 3–9 (25%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.79
28 1992 1749 141.9 +3.85 -1.34 1.048 50.4% +32 -275 -178 52.2% +0.19 11–7 (61%) 11–11 (50%) — +1.42 1991 1641 101.3 -0.79 -2.06 0.687 45.5% — — — 40.0% -1.00 2–0 2–0 — +0.29
29 1993 1691 122.3 -0.49 -1.37 0.878 47.6% +9 — — 45.9% -0.22 2–3 (40%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.36 1992 1598 102.6 -0.71 -1.39 0.874 47.9% +11 — — 40.0% -0.73 1–4 (20%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.03
30 1994 1670 136.2 +0.52 -2.08 0.937 48.9% +50 — -139 50.0% +0.04 7–8 (47%) 5–8 (38%) — +0.09 1993 1585 100.6 -3.42 +1.40 0.666 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — 0.00
31 1995 1546 127.6 -0.66 -2.43 0.847 47.4% +34 — — 33.3% -1.11 2–5 (29%) 4–9 (31%) — -1.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 1565 120.0 +0.58 -1.86 0.923 48.7% +2 — — 41.9% -0.53 3–3 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1516 104.9 -2.13 -1.64 0.777 45.3% +9 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1829 140.2 +1.52 -1.78 0.959 49.2% +30 -207 -101 48.5% -0.08 58–69 (46%) 75–85 (47%) 96.6 +0.43 — 1942 144.9 -1.04 -1.30 0.788 46.6% +6 -164 -5 53.1% +0.22 55–51 (52%) 72–77 (48%) 97.0 -1.22

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.