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John Alexander vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 3-11

Arthur Ashe holds an 11–3 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 8–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1979 New Haven round robin 6-0 6-2.

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John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 11
14 main-draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #9 6-0 6-2 John Alexander #23 Match data Mar 8, 1979 RR New Haven ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #16 7-6 5-7 7-6 John Alexander #20 Match data Nov 3, 1978* R32 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander #47 6-3 6-4 4-6 7-6 Arthur Ashe #12 Match data Jan 12, 1977* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-4 2-6 7-5 John Alexander Match data Aug 10, 1975* QF Louisville ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe #8 3-6 6-1 6-3 6-4 John Alexander #13 Match data May 12, 1975* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe #7 7-5 1-6 7-6 John Alexander #28 Match data Sep 29, 1973* QF San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander #28 6-1 6-2 Arthur Ashe #7 Match data Sep 21, 1973* QF Seattle ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-4 John Alexander Match data Sep 21, 1972* R16 Montreal Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-3 John Alexander Match data Jul 14, 1972* QF Bretton Woods ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 7-6 John Alexander Match data Apr 20, 1972* R16 Quebec Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 4-6 7-6 6-4 John Alexander Match data Mar 21, 1972* QF Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3 John Alexander Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
John Alexander 7-6 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data May 20, 1971* SF Tehran Wct ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 7-6 John Alexander Match data May 4, 1971* R32 Dallas Wct 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

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 John Alexander Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1 — — — — — — —
20 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,966 2 25
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 — — — — — — — 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44

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 John Alexander Arthur Ashe
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 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
Career — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 John Alexander Arthur Ashe
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 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 0 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1819 138.4 — — — — -86 -41 -114 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +8 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) 97.4 -3.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) 93.7 -8.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +40 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) 101.4 -3.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +26 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) 96.7 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +65 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) 107.1 -0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) 90.9 -2.96 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +46 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) 96.3 -1.53 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) 93.8 +2.66 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +107 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 +2.44
27 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) 105.4 -3.64 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +70 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) 99.7 -6.38
28 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 95.5 -0.32 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -126 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) 102.4 -6.37
29 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) 97.3 +0.63 1973 1967 150.4 — — — — +79 +5 +153 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) 102.2 -3.08
30 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) 107.8 +0.78 1974 2042 153.1 — — — — +95 -118 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) 102.3 -2.59
31 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) 95.8 +1.71 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -103 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) 104.7 -6.11
32 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) 93.1 -0.48 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) 102.8 -1.81
33 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 98.6 +0.42
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) 105.1 +0.42
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1947 156.1 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) 105.3 -0.71
Career — 2015 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49 — 2260 157.2 — — — — +84 -85 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.1 -1.96

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.