H2H data updated: 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

John James vs Alvin Gardiner H2H: 1-1

John James and Alvin Gardiner are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Alvin Gardiner leads 1–0 on carpet, while John James leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Alvin Gardiner won the 1978 Hartford round of 16 5-7 6-1 7-6.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Alvin Gardiner
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Alvin Gardiner #89 5-7 6-1 7-6 John James Match data Sep 22, 1978* R16 Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
John James #135 6-1 1-0 (def.) Alvin Gardiner #150 Match data Dec 23, 1975* R64 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass

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 James #808 #81 28 1,682 98 144 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Gardiner #831 #77 0 1,524 43 100 30.1% 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 James Alvin Gardiner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1968 1–2 33.3% — 1,490 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1969 7–7 50.0% — 1,507 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1970 4–8 33.3% — 1,448 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,467 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1972 2–7 22.2% — 1,374 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1975 4–8 33.3% #150 1,411 0 0
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1976 5–15 25.0% #159 1,408 0 0
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1977 3–11 21.4% #167 1,397 0 0
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1978 5–7 41.7% #90 1,463 0 0
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1979 4–21 16.0% #234 1,403 0 0
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1980 2–5 28.6% #309 1,391 0 0
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1981 0–2 0.0% — 1,374 0 0
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 James Alvin Gardiner
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 %
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1970 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1975 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 0 4 4 0.0% 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — —
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1980 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 11 24 35 31.4% 14 33 47 29.8% 15 39 54 27.8% 3 4 7 42.9%

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 James Alvin Gardiner
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
17 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 1968 1491 100.0 — — — — — — +18 44.4% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.04
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1507 106.7 — — — — — +5 +22 45.2% -0.29 — — — +0.68
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1970 1449 93.8 — — — — +116 — +13 33.3% -0.79 1–0 — — +1.62
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1468 101.7 — — — — +39 — +39 44.1% -0.44 1–1 4–3 (57%) — +1.02
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1972 1375 96.3 — — — — — — +41 21.7% -1.35 0–2 0–4 (0%) — +0.94
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1974 1517 116.6 — — — — — — -3 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1975 1517 114.9 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.65 1975 1411 110.3 — — — — +108 +72 — 40.0% -0.64 0–2 — — +1.08
25 1976 1513 125.4 — — — — -19 -11 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) 99.0 +1.02 1976 1409 97.3 — — — — +45 +51 — 26.7% -1.82 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +1.81
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -0.34 1977 1397 110.4 — — — — — +80 -94 23.5% -1.56 0–1 0–2 — +0.63
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 99.8 +1.51 1978 1464 110.1 — — — — +69 +26 — 37.5% -0.97 5–1 (83%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.64
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) 97.3 +2.00 1979 1403 107.6 — — — — +67 +27 -112 15.8% -2.05 1–3 (25%) 0–5 (0%) 94.7 +1.40
29 1980 1494 113.2 — — — — +7 +33 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.6 +3.49 1980 1392 101.4 — — — — — — -66 35.3% -1.12 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — +1.02
30 1981 1490 106.1 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1981 1374 98.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.21
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1524 105.5 — — — — +71 +45 -15 30.8% -1.21 11–16 (41%) 8–15 (35%) 94.6 +7.87

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.