H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC

John Alexander vs Stan Smith H2H: 3-8

Stan Smith holds an 8–3 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 4–1 on carpet and 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Stan Smith won the 1981 Las Vegas round of 16 6-4 6-7 7-6.

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John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
3 – 8
11 main-draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Stan Smith 6-4 6-7 7-6 John Alexander Match data Apr 24, 1981* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
John Alexander 6-7 7-6 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Aug 26, 1976* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 6-4 6-2 6-1 John Alexander Match data May 14, 1973* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 5-7 6-4 6-2 John Alexander Match data Apr 29, 1973* F Gothenberg Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-1 6-2 John Alexander Match data Apr 7, 1973* SF Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 4-6 6-0 7-6(1) John Alexander Match data Mar 31, 1973* QF St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander 4-6 6-3 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Feb 3, 1973* QF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-1 6-2 John Alexander Match data Jan 27, 1973* QF Lacosta Wct ATP 250 Hard
John Alexander 6-4 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jan 20, 1973* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 14-12 13-11 John Alexander Match data Jan 14, 1970* R16 Melbourne ATP 250 Grass
Stan Smith 6-3 6-3 John Alexander Match data Feb 14, 1968* R64 Salisbury ATP 250 Hard

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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
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 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,055 2 37
27 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 — — — — — — — 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 — — — — — — — 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 — — — — — — — 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48

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 Stan Smith
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% 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8% 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.70
22 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +26 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) 96.7 +0.22 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +101 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +65 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) 107.1 -0.91 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) 107.7 -0.74
24 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) 90.9 -2.96 1971 2029 155.0 — — — — +9 -38 +178 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 105.6 -2.39
25 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +46 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) 96.3 -1.53 1972 2147 152.5 — — — — +112 -177 +65 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.4 +0.16
26 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) 93.8 +2.66 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +109 -42 +160 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.49
27 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) 105.4 -3.64 1974 1981 153.8 — — — — +83 -44 +264 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
28 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 95.5 -0.32 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +183 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
29 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) 97.3 +0.63 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +106 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 100.9 -5.64
30 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) 107.8 +0.78 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +138 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
31 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) 95.8 +1.71 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
32 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) 93.1 -0.48 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +73 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
33 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career — 2015 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49 — 2265 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.