H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
John Isner vs Jurgen Melzer H2H: 2-3
Jurgen Melzer holds a 3–2 lead over John Isner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Jurgen Melzer leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Isner won the 2015 Indian Wells Masters second round 6-3 6-4.
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USA
Age 41
Right-Handed
208 cm / 6'10"
H2H
2
–
3
5 main draw meetings
AUT
Age 45
Left-Handed
183 cm / 6'0"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2015* | Indian Wells Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | John Isner | 6-3 6-4 | Jurgen Melzer | Match data |
| May 13, 2014* | Rome Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Clay | Jurgen Melzer | 7-6(7) 6-3 | John Isner | Match data |
| Aug 23, 2012* | Winston-Salem | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | John Isner | 6-4 6-3 | Jurgen Melzer | Match data |
| Feb 25, 2012* | Memphis | ATP 250 | QF | Hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-3 7-6(6) | John Isner | Match data |
| Feb 28, 2008* | Memphis | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Jurgen Melzer | 6-7(8) 6-3 7-6(4) | John Isner | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Isner | #660 | #8 | 3,720 | 2,053 | 467 | 293 | 61.4% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 |
| Jurgen Melzer | #1,552 | #8 | 3,055 | 2,024 | 326 | 303 | 51.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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 | Jurgen Melzer | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #491 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #358 | 1,547 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2001 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #168 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 10–9 | 52.6% | #91 | 1,659 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2007 | 8–5 | 61.5% | #106 | 1,656 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 11–18 | 37.9% | #79 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2008 | 11–19 | 36.7% | #144 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #39 | 1,769 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2009 | 27–18 | 60.0% | #34 | 1,828 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 24–25 | 49.0% | #52 | 1,702 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2010 | 38–20 | 65.5% | #19 | 1,882 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 33–25 | 56.9% | #41 | 1,780 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2011 | 34–19 | 64.2% | #18 | 2,021 | 0 | 3 | 2007 | 21–24 | 46.7% | #60 | 1,695 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2012 | 38–18 | 67.9% | #14 | 1,965 | 0 | 5 | 2008 | 26–23 | 53.1% | #34 | 1,778 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 2013 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #14 | 1,983 | 0 | 7 | 2009 | 35–26 | 57.4% | #28 | 1,924 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 2014 | 37–21 | 63.8% | #19 | 1,922 | 0 | 9 | 2010 | 49–25 | 66.2% | #11 | 1,998 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | 2015 | 45–23 | 66.2% | #11 | 2,026 | 0 | 10 | 2011 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #33 | 1,799 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 2016 | 30–20 | 60.0% | #19 | 2,019 | 0 | 10 | 2012 | 18–22 | 45.0% | #29 | 1,758 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | 2017 | 36–21 | 63.2% | #17 | 1,984 | 0 | 12 | 2013 | 25–23 | 52.1% | #27 | 1,825 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | 2018 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #10 | 1,956 | 0 | 14 | 2014 | 12–19 | 38.7% | #113 | 1,758 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | 2019 | 29–17 | 63.0% | #19 | 1,921 | 0 | 15 | 2015 | 9–11 | 45.0% | #155 | 1,750 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | 2020 | 10–7 | 58.8% | #25 | 1,845 | 0 | 15 | 2016 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #306 | 1,770 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | 2021 | 23–11 | 67.6% | #24 | 1,933 | 0 | 16 | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #186 | 1,731 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | 2022 | 22–16 | 57.9% | #41 | 1,891 | 0 | 16 | 2018 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #288 | 1,703 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | 2023 | 9–14 | 39.1% | #172 | 1,698 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |