H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John Isner vs Michael Russell H2H: 4-0

John Isner holds a 4–0 lead over Michael Russell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, John Isner leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John Isner won the 2014 Delray Beach Open first round 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4.

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John Isner
USA Age 41 Right-Handed 208 cm / 6'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Michael Russell
USA Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Isner #13 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Michael Russell #85 Match data Feb 20, 2014* R32 Delray Beach Open ATP 250 Hard
John Isner #19 6-1 6-2 Michael Russell #89 Match data Jul 24, 2010* QF Atlanta ATP 250 Hard
John Isner #21 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(5) Michael Russell #68 Match data Mar 27, 2010* R64 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
John Isner #127 4-6 6-3 6-2 Michael Russell #219 Match data Apr 9, 2009* R32 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP 250 Clay

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
Michael Russell #1,124 #60 693 1,809 77 150 33.9% 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 Michael Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1998 0–2 0.0% #288 1,473 0 0
22 2007 8–5 61.5% #106 1,656 0 0 2000 1–6 14.3% #155 1,507 0 0
23 2008 11–19 36.7% #144 1,607 0 0 2001 8–17 32.0% #87 1,573 0 0
24 2009 27–18 60.0% #34 1,829 0 0 2002 5–15 25.0% #157 1,511 0 0
25 2010 38–20 65.5% #19 1,884 0 1 2003 1–1 50.0% #502 1,530 0 0
26 2011 34–19 64.2% #18 2,020 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 2012 41–19 68.3% #14 1,977 0 5 — — — — — — —
28 2013 38–22 63.3% #14 1,984 0 7 2006 0–2 0.0% #144 1,563 0 0
29 2014 37–21 63.8% #19 1,935 0 9 2007 10–19 34.5% #82 1,617 0 0
30 2015 45–23 66.2% #11 2,028 0 10 2008 3–5 37.5% #242 1,610 0 0
31 2016 30–20 60.0% #19 2,021 0 10 2009 2–4 33.3% #83 1,636 0 0
32 2017 36–21 63.2% #17 1,985 0 12 2010 11–23 32.4% #99 1,628 0 0
33 2018 32–22 59.3% #10 1,958 0 14 2011 12–18 40.0% #99 1,748 0 0
34 2019 29–17 63.0% #19 1,922 0 15 2012 11–11 50.0% #87 1,749 0 0
35 2020 10–7 58.8% #25 1,845 0 15 2013 7–15 31.8% #92 1,638 0 0
36 2021 23–11 67.6% #24 1,945 0 16 2014 6–11 35.3% #158 1,582 0 0
37 2022 22–16 57.9% #41 1,925 0 16 2015 0–1 0.0% #557 1,611 0 0
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 Michael Russell
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2007 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2008 9 12 21 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2001 4 11 15 26.7% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — —
24 2009 25 17 42 59.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2002 2 4 6 33.3% 0 8 8 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 2010 29 13 42 69.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2011 26 13 39 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 27 12 39 69.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2013 26 14 40 65.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2014 27 14 41 65.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2007 7 11 18 38.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
30 2015 31 14 45 68.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 2008 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
31 2016 22 13 35 62.9% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2009 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2017 23 14 37 62.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 2010 10 15 25 40.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
33 2018 20 16 36 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 2011 11 12 23 47.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
34 2019 24 16 40 60.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 2012 6 8 14 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
35 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2013 4 9 13 30.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
36 2021 18 8 26 69.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 2022 11 10 21 52.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 55 92 147 37.4% 12 35 47 25.5% 10 23 33 30.3%

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 221/227 of Michael Russell'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 Michael Russell
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%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 1/2 4.0 4.0 62.7% 65.8% 51.1% 37.5% 30.0% 60.3% 37.7%
22 2007 13/13 19.6 3.1 67.2% 78.2% 59.4% 65.5% 19.8% 71.9% 26.6% 2000 6/7 3.8 6.5 61.4% 65.1% 45.0% 50.8% 61.1% 57.3% 37.1%
23 2008 29/30 15.0 3.4 66.9% 77.1% 52.3% 60.0% 26.1% 68.8% 27.4% 2001 23/25 2.4 3.0 68.9% 63.2% 46.6% 46.6% 39.5% 57.9% 38.3%
24 2009 45/45 14.5 2.5 67.1% 75.0% 57.4% 65.9% 29.5% 69.1% 30.0% 2002 18/20 1.9 2.5 69.4% 60.3% 48.8% 54.0% 33.9% 56.8% 37.1%
25 2010 58/58 17.8 2.3 69.1% 76.5% 55.9% 68.0% 39.3% 70.1% 29.9% 2003 2/2 1.0 4.5 67.5% 66.0% 49.4% 73.3% 35.4% 60.5% 39.0%
26 2011 53/53 15.2 2.8 69.2% 78.0% 55.6% 62.5% 40.1% 71.2% 31.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2012 56/60 16.7 2.2 67.9% 78.2% 57.0% 72.2% 33.2% 71.6% 31.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2013 60/60 16.3 1.7 67.7% 79.4% 57.8% 66.5% 33.7% 72.2% 31.1% 2006 2/2 1.5 4.0 66.0% 58.1% 43.8% 46.9% 39.6% 53.1% 39.4%
29 2014 57/58 17.4 1.8 67.8% 79.1% 57.8% 73.0% 27.3% 72.1% 30.2% 2007 29/29 2.0 2.6 68.1% 65.3% 47.3% 53.1% 44.2% 59.4% 34.6%
30 2015 68/68 18.5 1.8 70.3% 80.2% 58.6% 74.8% 37.5% 73.8% 29.6% 2008 8/8 3.5 2.8 66.4% 64.4% 51.9% 54.5% 46.5% 60.3% 41.2%
31 2016 50/50 23.2 2.7 69.2% 82.4% 55.3% 68.3% 35.9% 73.9% 30.7% 2009 6/6 1.8 2.7 69.8% 63.9% 51.0% 57.2% 33.1% 59.6% 38.6%
32 2017 57/57 19.7 2.2 70.6% 80.6% 56.5% 63.6% 41.2% 73.5% 29.1% 2010 34/34 2.8 3.4 65.1% 63.6% 49.0% 48.2% 39.5% 58.7% 35.9%
33 2018 54/54 22.4 2.4 69.1% 81.3% 56.7% 70.1% 30.6% 73.7% 29.7% 2011 30/30 2.9 4.2 63.3% 70.0% 47.0% 48.6% 46.5% 61.2% 35.4%
34 2019 46/46 21.8 1.7 71.0% 81.4% 58.6% 70.1% 34.2% 74.7% 29.8% 2012 22/22 3.0 3.8 63.7% 67.2% 50.5% 46.4% 51.2% 61.0% 37.6%
35 2020 17/17 21.9 3.5 71.5% 78.6% 54.9% 84.1% 25.0% 72.2% 28.8% 2013 22/22 2.6 2.6 64.2% 65.6% 47.0% 47.6% 40.4% 58.9% 36.1%
36 2021 33/34 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4% 2014 17/17 2.3 3.4 62.5% 64.5% 48.4% 51.8% 39.0% 58.9% 36.6%
37 2022 37/38 22.6 2.8 68.8% 80.3% 54.1% 64.9% 36.6% 72.1% 27.7% 2015 1/1 4.0 7.0 62.7% 54.2% 42.1% 60.9% 23.5% 49.7% 40.2%
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% — 221/227 2.6 3.3 65.7% 65.0% 48.1% 50.0% 42.4% 59.1% 36.7%

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 Michael Russell
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1473 105.5 -1.20 -1.55 0.950 48.8% — — — 16.7% -1.50 — — — +0.13
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 2000 1507 103.7 -2.23 -1.34 0.871 47.5% — -15 — 33.3% -1.14 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.65
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 2001 1573 122.4 -1.89 +0.09 0.908 47.9% -32 +20 — 36.5% -0.84 2–5 (29%) 3–6 (33%) — -0.46
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 2002 1512 111.5 -4.18 -0.10 0.860 47.1% +27 -42 +56 30.6% -1.31 1–3 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — 0.00
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 2003 1530 108.4 0.00 +2.07 0.988 49.6% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
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 2004 1548 105.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2006 1563 110.1 -2.13 -0.63 0.839 46.4% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
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 2007 1617 131.4 -2.18 -0.79 0.851 47.4% +33 -140 -127 37.5% -0.66 3–3 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.61
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 2008 1610 122.6 -0.43 +2.15 1.039 50.9% +29 — — 40.9% -0.14 1–2 (33%) — — +0.39
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 2009 1636 122.0 -2.07 +1.17 0.956 49.0% +31 — — 50.0% -0.50 0–4 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.14
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 2010 1629 131.7 -3.68 -0.27 0.871 47.2% +47 -171 -147 37.2% -0.87 3–7 (30%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.38
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 2011 1748 137.8 -1.30 -0.31 0.912 48.4% +61 -283 -272 38.0% -0.62 3–2 (60%) 4–10 (29%) — -0.97
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 2012 1750 129.2 -1.23 -0.23 0.964 49.4% -28 -166 -145 48.3% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.09
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 2013 1639 129.7 -3.05 -0.32 0.880 47.7% +17 -109 +24 37.5% -0.88 3–3 (50%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.09
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 2014 1582 133.8 -3.02 -0.10 0.891 47.9% +93 -76 — 41.3% -0.72 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.34
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 2015 1611 117.2 +1.80 +0.23 0.798 45.5% — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.14
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 — 1810 133.9 -2.37 -0.17 0.897 48.0% +30 -88 -82 38.4% -0.75 23–41 (36%) 35–48 (42%) 91.4 -1.05

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.