H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

John Isner vs Denis Kudla H2H: 2-0

John Isner holds a 2–0 lead over Denis Kudla in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John Isner leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Isner won the 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship second round 7-6(2) 7-6(4).

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John Isner
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 208 cm / 6'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Denis Kudla
USA Age 34 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Isner #15 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Denis Kudla #59 Match data Apr 8, 2016* R16 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP 250 Clay
John Isner #19 4-6 6-2 7-5 Denis Kudla #94 Match data Aug 1, 2015* SF Atlanta 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 Isner #660 #8 3,720 2,068 470 294 61.5% 0 1 0 0 15 16
Denis Kudla #1,269 #53 858 1,834 71 132 35.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Isner Denis Kudla
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2010 1–1 50.0% #496 1,501 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2011 2–2 50.0% #276 1,558 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2012 2–6 25.0% #137 1,574 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2013 5–11 31.2% #114 1,628 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 2014 3–5 37.5% #121 1,702 0 0
22 2007 8–5 61.5% #106 1,656 0 0 2015 8–14 36.4% #69 1,759 0 0
23 2008 11–19 36.7% #144 1,607 0 0 2016 8–20 28.6% #131 1,637 0 0
24 2009 27–18 60.0% #34 1,829 0 0 2017 1–1 50.0% #174 1,593 0 0
25 2010 38–20 65.5% #19 1,884 0 1 2018 11–14 44.0% #63 1,789 0 0
26 2011 34–19 64.2% #18 2,020 0 3 2019 11–22 33.3% #113 1,714 0 0
27 2012 41–19 68.3% #14 1,977 0 5 2020 0–1 0.0% #114 1,663 0 0
28 2013 38–22 63.3% #14 1,984 0 7 2021 9–11 45.0% #105 1,702 0 0
29 2014 37–21 63.8% #19 1,935 0 9 2022 6–16 27.3% #106 1,571 0 0
30 2015 45–23 66.2% #11 2,028 0 10 2023 3–5 37.5% #163 1,535 0 0
31 2016 30–20 60.0% #19 2,021 0 10 2024 1–3 25.0% #267 1,553 0 0
32 2017 36–21 63.2% #17 1,985 0 12 — — — — — — —
33 2018 32–22 59.3% #10 1,958 0 14 — — — — — — —
34 2019 29–17 63.0% #19 1,922 0 15 — — — — — — —
35 2020 10–7 58.8% #25 1,845 0 15 — — — — — — —
36 2021 23–11 67.6% #24 1,945 0 16 — — — — — — —
37 2022 22–16 57.9% #41 1,925 0 16 — — — — — — —
38 2023 9–14 39.1% #172 1,711 0 16 — — — — — — —

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 Isner Denis Kudla
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2007 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 5 12 17 29.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
23 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2016 5 12 17 29.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 2009 25 17 42 59.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2017 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2010 29 13 42 69.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2018 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
26 2011 26 13 39 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% 2019 5 13 18 27.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 4 8 50.0%
27 2012 27 12 39 69.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2013 26 14 40 65.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2021 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
29 2014 27 14 41 65.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2022 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
30 2015 31 14 45 68.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2023 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 2016 22 13 35 62.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2017 23 14 37 62.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 20 16 36 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 18 8 26 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 11 10 21 52.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 6 10 16 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 341 206 547 62.3% 75 59 134 56.0% 54 29 83 65.1% — 39 88 127 30.7% 6 18 24 25.0% 26 26 52 50.0%

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 756/764 of John Isner's and 201/203 of Denis Kudla'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 John Isner Denis Kudla
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 2/2 5.5 3.5 51.7% 63.9% 52.5% 59.6% 41.8% 58.3% 39.3%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 4/4 5.0 4.5 49.8% 64.8% 53.5% 58.4% 57.3% 59.1% 36.0%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 8/8 5.0 4.0 55.0% 65.0% 49.5% 56.0% 47.8% 58.2% 33.9%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 16/16 3.6 2.9 59.8% 71.6% 51.7% 62.9% 32.2% 63.5% 33.3%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 8/8 3.4 2.5 61.4% 64.2% 51.5% 72.0% 41.7% 59.5% 37.9%
22 2007 13/13 19.6 3.1 67.2% 78.2% 59.4% 65.5% 19.8% 71.9% 26.6% 2015 21/22 6.1 3.8 61.1% 68.1% 52.0% 50.3% 46.5% 61.7% 34.0%
23 2008 29/30 15.0 3.4 66.9% 77.1% 52.3% 60.0% 26.1% 68.8% 27.4% 2016 27/28 5.8 3.0 59.0% 70.6% 47.7% 51.7% 45.8% 60.9% 34.5%
24 2009 45/45 14.5 2.5 67.1% 75.0% 57.4% 65.9% 29.5% 69.1% 30.0% 2017 2/2 3.5 3.5 64.3% 70.5% 53.8% 47.5% 48.1% 64.5% 40.9%
25 2010 58/58 17.8 2.3 69.1% 76.5% 55.9% 68.0% 39.3% 70.1% 29.9% 2018 25/25 8.4 4.0 56.4% 75.4% 50.5% 51.5% 40.2% 64.5% 33.8%
26 2011 53/53 15.2 2.8 69.2% 78.0% 55.6% 62.5% 40.1% 71.2% 31.5% 2019 33/33 6.1 3.6 57.0% 67.2% 48.3% 51.3% 39.6% 59.2% 33.6%
27 2012 56/60 16.7 2.2 67.9% 78.2% 57.0% 72.2% 33.2% 71.6% 31.1% 2020 1/1 19.0 7.0 61.9% 74.0% 51.6% 58.3% 75.0% 65.5% 30.7%
28 2013 60/60 16.3 1.7 67.7% 79.4% 57.8% 66.5% 33.7% 72.2% 31.1% 2021 20/20 6.5 4.0 55.8% 71.7% 51.1% 49.7% 35.6% 62.6% 33.4%
29 2014 57/58 17.4 1.8 67.8% 79.1% 57.8% 73.0% 27.3% 72.1% 30.2% 2022 22/22 4.9 2.5 62.1% 68.0% 49.6% 54.3% 44.2% 61.1% 32.8%
30 2015 68/68 18.5 1.8 70.3% 80.2% 58.6% 74.8% 37.5% 73.8% 29.6% 2023 8/8 4.3 2.6 61.1% 68.2% 52.6% 49.1% 49.2% 62.0% 30.9%
31 2016 50/50 23.2 2.7 69.2% 82.4% 55.3% 68.3% 35.9% 73.9% 30.7% 2024 4/4 4.8 2.5 54.3% 65.9% 42.6% 45.8% 25.7% 55.1% 35.7%
32 2017 57/57 19.7 2.2 70.6% 80.6% 56.5% 63.6% 41.2% 73.5% 29.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 54/54 22.4 2.4 69.1% 81.3% 56.7% 70.1% 30.6% 73.7% 29.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 46/46 21.8 1.7 71.0% 81.4% 58.6% 70.1% 34.2% 74.7% 29.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 17/17 21.9 3.5 71.5% 78.6% 54.9% 84.1% 25.0% 72.2% 28.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 33/34 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 37/38 22.6 2.8 68.8% 80.3% 54.1% 64.9% 36.6% 72.1% 27.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 23/23 20.9 2.9 67.7% 79.7% 57.4% 72.2% 18.8% 72.3% 28.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 756/764 18.8 2.3 68.9% 79.2% 56.7% 68.4% 33.7% 72.2% 29.8% — 201/203 5.8 3.4 58.4% 69.4% 50.0% 53.4% 41.9% 61.3% 33.9%

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 John Isner Denis Kudla
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1488 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1501 96.9 -2.83 -2.17 0.943 49.3% — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 0–1 — +0.38
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1559 106.8 -2.45 -0.04 0.882 49.1% — — +89 50.0% -0.20 1–1 2–0 — +0.28
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1575 117.0 -1.45 -0.61 0.812 46.4% +24 — — 33.3% -1.13 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.04
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1629 124.1 -1.05 -1.44 0.913 48.6% -38 — +119 34.9% -0.42 1–2 (33%) 0–5 (0%) — +1.13
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1703 119.7 -2.21 +1.02 0.937 48.9% -49 — +117 36.4% -0.59 1–1 1–1 — -0.25
22 2007 1656 138.0 +5.43 -3.75 0.947 49.4% +37 — — 54.1% -0.19 5–1 (83%) 12–7 (63%) — +0.01 2015 1759 142.0 -2.26 -1.39 0.887 48.2% -24 — +121 40.3% -0.47 3–4 (43%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.36
23 2008 1608 128.0 +4.14 -6.69 0.881 48.3% +39 -96 -116 41.0% -0.51 4–8 (33%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.16 2016 1637 127.5 -2.48 -0.93 0.882 47.5% +20 -22 +109 30.0% -1.09 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.48
24 2009 1830 145.6 +4.72 -4.63 0.972 50.0% +1 -280 — 57.0% +0.23 12–6 (67%) 26–12 (68%) — +0.93 2017 1593 110.5 -3.46 +3.63 1.150 51.8% — — — 40.0% +0.40 1–0 — — +0.35
25 2010 1885 154.2 +5.86 -4.84 1.002 50.5% +41 -194 — 58.8% +0.34 19–9 (68%) 32–16 (67%) — +2.28 2018 1790 136.9 +0.60 -0.85 0.952 49.2% -49 -94 0 45.3% -0.31 2–3 (40%) 5–8 (38%) — -1.08
26 2011 2020 160.4 +7.13 -3.98 1.097 51.5% +30 -361 -297 61.6% +0.53 11–11 (50%) 32–20 (62%) — +1.83 2019 1715 129.0 -3.76 -1.81 0.825 46.4% -3 -110 +45 36.4% -0.97 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.65
27 2012 1978 157.8 +7.12 -4.36 1.092 51.3% +43 -260 -71 62.7% +0.43 15–10 (60%) 38–18 (68%) — +3.35 2020 1663 114.4 -0.49 +1.01 0.888 49.1% — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 1–0 — -0.17
28 2013 1985 159.0 +7.64 -3.71 1.119 51.3% +52 -198 -94 59.5% +0.36 18–11 (62%) 36–17 (68%) — +3.48 2021 1703 130.5 -0.68 -1.57 0.893 48.0% -32 — +158 42.9% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.54
29 2014 1935 157.9 +7.20 -4.42 1.079 50.8% +50 -99 -27 61.8% +0.44 12–6 (67%) 41–21 (66%) — +3.24 2022 1571 126.0 -2.43 -1.28 0.845 47.4% +31 — +202 34.4% -0.87 4–6 (40%) 3–12 (20%) — +0.23
30 2015 2029 168.0 +8.71 -4.22 1.132 51.6% +54 -121 -120 62.7% +0.57 12–9 (57%) 39–25 (61%) — +3.80 2023 1536 113.1 -1.49 -0.41 0.815 46.2% +20 — — 36.4% -1.27 2–0 3–1 (75%) — -0.05
31 2016 2021 163.0 +8.76 -3.60 1.179 51.8% +44 -140 -79 58.6% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 31–30 (51%) — +1.41 2024 1554 115.2 -2.14 -1.75 0.794 45.3% +28 — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–1 — +0.26
32 2017 1986 158.3 +8.00 -5.60 1.094 51.2% +14 -91 -60 60.0% +0.42 11–9 (55%) 40–24 (63%) — +3.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 1959 158.8 +8.37 -4.32 1.129 51.3% -23 -61 +77 57.0% +0.42 14–11 (56%) 37–32 (54%) — +2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2019 1922 154.7 +8.16 -3.97 1.178 51.7% -6 — +115 61.2% +0.47 8–7 (53%) 29–23 (56%) — +3.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2020 1846 134.4 +4.91 -4.34 1.035 50.7% +22 — — 60.9% +0.50 3–3 (50%) 14–7 (67%) — +1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2021 1945 152.3 +6.93 -5.43 1.006 50.2% 0 +9 — 62.5% +0.27 10–5 (67%) 21–9 (70%) — +0.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2022 1926 145.5 +6.21 -5.79 0.996 49.8% -21 +13 +80 55.1% -0.02 11–8 (58%) 30–17 (64%) — +1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 1711 125.8 +5.40 -5.66 1.012 49.9% +36 — +244 45.3% -0.14 3–6 (33%) 11–17 (39%) — +1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2068 162.0 +7.10 -4.58 1.071 50.9% +25 -137 -39 58.7% +0.34 177–130 (58%) 482–307 (61%) 111.1 +4.58 — 1835 131.9 -1.89 -1.10 0.878 47.8% -7 -74 +95 37.7% -0.71 34–34 (50%) 38–54 (41%) 97.1 +0.44

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.