H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John James vs Bernie Mitton H2H: 0-1

Bernie Mitton holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Bernie Mitton leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Bernie Mitton won the 1978 Newport final 6-1 3-6 7-6.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Bernie Mitton
RSA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bernie Mitton #73 6-1 3-6 7-6 John James Match data Jul 16, 1978* F Newport 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
Bernie Mitton #766 #42 0 1,827 206 223 48.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Bernie Mitton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,452 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 11–4 73.3% #179 1,620 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1974 5–5 50.0% #161 1,618 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1975 20–19 51.3% #51 1,769 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1976 16–21 43.2% #65 1,767 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1977 23–32 41.8% #76 1,690 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1978 36–31 53.7% #62 1,729 0 1
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1979 29–26 52.7% #58 1,754 0 2
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1980 28–29 49.1% #60 1,689 0 2
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1981 13–19 40.6% #94 1,618 0 2
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1982 8–11 42.1% — 1,592 0 2
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1983 13–16 44.8% #100 1,615 0 2
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1984 4–8 33.3% #243 1,615 0 2
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 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 Bernie Mitton
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1974 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 10 6 16 62.5% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1977 7 11 18 38.9% 10 11 21 47.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1978 10 9 19 52.6% 1 7 8 12.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 12 10 22 54.5%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 16 9 25 64.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 10 12 16.7%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 11 12 23 47.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 9 20 55.0%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1981 11 10 21 52.4% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1983 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1984 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% — 80 78 158 50.6% 32 48 80 40.0% 42 36 78 53.8% 52 61 113 46.0%

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 James Bernie Mitton
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1476 98.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — -0.03
17 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 1972 1453 99.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1620 117.8 — — — — -40 — +45 65.0% +0.73 3–1 (75%) — — +2.06
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1974 1618 122.7 — — — — -11 — +31 50.0% +0.32 0–1 0–1 — +0.84
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1769 147.6 — — — — +16 -189 -71 52.3% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.56
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1976 1767 139.9 — — — — +10 -219 -13 48.4% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.92
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1977 1691 147.0 — — — — +38 -50 +7 42.1% -0.36 10–8 (56%) 4–7 (36%) — -5.59
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1978 1730 140.2 — — — — +36 -163 +100 54.1% +0.07 12–16 (43%) 13–6 (68%) — +1.76
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1979 1754 138.0 — — — — -3 -152 +74 50.4% +0.16 10–6 (63%) 10–9 (53%) — +1.29
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1980 1689 138.1 — — — — +25 -92 +105 48.6% +0.15 11–10 (52%) 6–14 (30%) — +1.90
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1981 1619 131.7 — — — — +55 — +59 40.8% -0.26 5–5 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.87
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1982 1593 116.0 — — — — +74 -15 +33 45.7% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.86
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1983 1615 124.3 — — — — +25 -22 — 49.3% -0.26 3–9 (25%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.68
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1984 1616 122.3 — — — — -2 +7 — 37.5% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.98
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1827 143.0 — — — — +25 -104 +57 48.7% -0.04 64–75 (46%) 57–69 (45%) 95.6 +0.51

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.