# Jim Mcmanus vs Billy Higgins — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jim-mcmanus-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4590219&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063
Tour: ATP

Billy Higgins holds a 3–1 lead over Jim Mcmanus in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Billy Higgins leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Billy Higgins won the 1974 Louisville round of 64 6-4 6-0.

## Overall
- Jim Mcmanus: 1 wins
- Billy Higgins: 3 wins
- Total meetings: 4

## By surface
- Hard: Jim Mcmanus 1 - 2 Billy Higgins
- Clay: Jim Mcmanus 0 - 1 Billy Higgins

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Jim Mcmanus 1 - 3 Billy Higgins

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 27 | Jim Mcmanus | 1968 | Hard | 18-9 | 27 | 66.7% |
| 27 | Jim Mcmanus | 1968 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 27 | Jim Mcmanus | 1968 | Grass | 12-6 | 18 | 66.7% |
| 27 | Jim Mcmanus | 1968 | Carpet | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Billy Higgins | 1969 | Hard | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 27 | Billy Higgins | 1969 | Clay | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Billy Higgins | 1969 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 28 | Jim Mcmanus | 1969 | Hard | 6-7 | 13 | 46.2% |
| 28 | Jim Mcmanus | 1969 | Clay | 5-6 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 28 | Jim Mcmanus | 1969 | Grass | 1-4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 28 | Jim Mcmanus | 1969 | Carpet | 3-5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 28 | Billy Higgins | 1970 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Billy Higgins | 1970 | Clay | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Billy Higgins | 1970 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Jim Mcmanus | 1970 | Hard | 8-11 | 19 | 42.1% |
| 29 | Jim Mcmanus | 1970 | Clay | 11-12 | 23 | 47.8% |
| 29 | Jim Mcmanus | 1970 | Grass | 6-7 | 13 | 46.2% |
| 29 | Jim Mcmanus | 1970 | Carpet | 4-4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 29 | Billy Higgins | 1971 | Hard | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 29 | Billy Higgins | 1971 | Clay | 1-0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Billy Higgins | 1971 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Jim Mcmanus | 1971 | Hard | 5-11 | 16 | 31.3% |
| 30 | Jim Mcmanus | 1971 | Clay | 3-8 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 30 | Jim Mcmanus | 1971 | Grass | 3-5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 30 | Jim Mcmanus | 1971 | Carpet | 3-3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Hard | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Clay | 3-6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 30 | Billy Higgins | 1972 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 31 | Jim Mcmanus | 1972 | Hard | 6-7 | 13 | 46.2% |
| 31 | Jim Mcmanus | 1972 | Clay | 2-8 | 10 | 20.0% |
| 31 | Jim Mcmanus | 1972 | Grass | 4-4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 31 | Jim Mcmanus | 1972 | Carpet | 2-7 | 9 | 22.2% |
| 31 | Billy Higgins | 1973 | Hard | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Billy Higgins | 1973 | Clay | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 31 | Billy Higgins | 1973 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Jim Mcmanus | 1973 | Hard | 7-9 | 16 | 43.8% |
| 32 | Jim Mcmanus | 1973 | Clay | 2-12 | 14 | 14.3% |
| 32 | Jim Mcmanus | 1973 | Grass | 5-4 | 9 | 55.6% |
| 32 | Jim Mcmanus | 1973 | Carpet | 2-7 | 9 | 22.2% |
| 32 | Billy Higgins | 1974 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 33 | Jim Mcmanus | 1974 | Hard | 2-5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 33 | Jim Mcmanus | 1974 | Clay | 1-9 | 10 | 10.0% |
| 33 | Jim Mcmanus | 1974 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Jim Mcmanus | 1974 | Carpet | 1-7 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 34 | Jim Mcmanus | 1975 | Hard | 3-8 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 34 | Jim Mcmanus | 1975 | Clay | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 34 | Jim Mcmanus | 1975 | Carpet | 0-5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Jim Mcmanus | 1976 | Hard | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 35 | Jim Mcmanus | 1976 | Clay | 0-8 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Jim Mcmanus | 1976 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Jim Mcmanus | 1976 | Carpet | 0-4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Jim Mcmanus | 1977 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Jim Mcmanus | 1977 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | Jim Mcmanus | - | Hard | 56-70 | 126 | 44.44444444444444% |
| Career | Jim Mcmanus | - | Clay | 30-72 | 102 | 29.41176470588235% |
| Career | Jim Mcmanus | - | Grass | 31-34 | 65 | 47.69230769230769% |
| Career | Jim Mcmanus | - | Carpet | 15-46 | 61 | 24.59016393442623% |
| Career | Billy Higgins | - | Hard | 3-8 | 11 | 27.272727272727273% |
| Career | Billy Higgins | - | Clay | 7-17 | 24 | 29.166666666666668% |
| Career | Billy Higgins | - | Grass | 1-5 | 6 | 16.666666666666668% |
| Career | Billy Higgins | - | Carpet | 1-2 | 3 | 33.333333333333336% |

(+1 additional aligned rows on the canonical page)

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Jim Mcmanus | 1731 | 119.8 | - | - | - | - | 26 | -45 | 56 | 40.1% | -0.59 | 43-54 (44%) | 17-26 (40%) | 2.54 |
| Billy Higgins | 1508 | 109.3 | - | - | - | - | 77 | 26 | 33 | 32.1% | -1.46 | 6-10 (38%) | 6-3 (67%) | -0.27 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1974-08-07* | Louisville | R64 | Clay | Billy Higgins | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1973-01-20* | Jacksonville | R16 | Hard | Billy Higgins | 7-5 3-6 7-6 |
| 1971-07-27* | Tanglewood | R32 | Hard | Billy Higgins | 7-6 6-0 |
| 1970-07-20* | Washington Open | R64 | Hard | Jim Mcmanus | 5-7 6-2 6-2 |

## Career rivalries
### Jim Mcmanus

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Jaime Fillol | 2-7 | 9 | 1973-02-01 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jaime-fillol-vs-jim-mcmanus?player1_id=3385241&player2_id=4590219) |
| Clark Graebner | 1-7 | 8 | 1972-03-08 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jim-mcmanus-vs-clark-graebner?player1_id=4590219&player2_id=4601121) |
| Andrew Pattison | 1-6 | 7 | 1975-04-10 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jim-mcmanus-vs-andrew-pattison?player1_id=4590219&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100173) |
| Jan Kodes | 1-5 | 6 | 1973-09-02 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jan-kodes-vs-jim-mcmanus?player1_id=4152802&player2_id=4590219) |
| Cliff Richey | 1-5 | 6 | 1973-03-30 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/cliff-richey-vs-jim-mcmanus?player1_id=4585779&player2_id=4590219) |

### Billy Higgins

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Jim Mcmanus | 3-1 | 4 | 1974-08-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/jim-mcmanus-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4590219&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) |
| Tom Gorman | 1-2 | 3 | 1972-09-21 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/tom-gorman-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4575836&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) |
| Harold Solomon | 0-2 | 2 | 1974-08-14 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/harold-solomon-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4165189&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) |
| Tom Leonard | 0-2 | 2 | 1972-09-01 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/tom-leonard-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4570202&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) |
| Patrick Proisy | 0-2 | 2 | 1972-08-09 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/patrick-proisy-vs-billy-higgins?player1_id=4575572&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100063) |

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