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

John James vs Bill Scanlon H2H: 1-1

John James and Bill Scanlon are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Bill Scanlon leads 1–0 on clay, while John James leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John James won the 1978 Tulsa round of 16 6-3 6-1.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Bill Scanlon
USA Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John James 6-3 6-1 Bill Scanlon #80 Match data May 4, 1978* R16 Tulsa ATP 250 Hard
Bill Scanlon 6-4 6-4 John James Match data Jul 14, 1976* R64 Cincinnati Open 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 James #808 #81 28 1,682 98 144 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Scanlon #996 #9 56 2,018 307 259 54.2% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Bill Scanlon
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1976 15–17 46.9% #52 1,653 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1977 36–30 54.5% #37 1,724 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1978 14–21 40.0% #95 1,765 0 1
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1979 27–19 58.7% #41 1,837 0 2
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1980 37–29 56.1% #25 1,809 0 2
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1981 39–21 65.0% #30 1,880 0 5
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1982 31–24 56.4% #71 1,849 0 6
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1983 42–21 66.7% #12 1,924 0 6
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1984 20–17 54.1% #57 1,829 0 6
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1985 7–13 35.0% #180 1,669 0 6
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1986 13–13 50.0% #85 1,656 0 7
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1987 16–17 48.5% #99 1,562 0 7
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1988 6–12 33.3% #224 1,535 0 7
32 — — — — — — — 1989 4–5 44.4% #320 1,599 0 7

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 Bill Scanlon
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 7 7 14 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1978 8 5 13 61.5% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1979 10 7 17 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 14 13 27 51.9%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1981 18 8 26 69.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 17 8 25 68.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1983 13 6 19 68.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1984 6 4 10 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 8 13 38.5%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1985 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 5 9 44.4%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1988 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 107 85 192 55.7% 34 47 81 42.0% 59 41 100 59.0% 107 86 193 55.4%

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 Bill Scanlon
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1976 1654 142.6 — — — — -38 -5 — 48.0% -0.09 5–6 (45%) 4–3 (57%) — -0.46
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1725 137.5 — — — — +17 -86 -47 51.5% 0.00 14–7 (67%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.62
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1978 1766 135.3 — — — — +66 -179 — 40.9% -0.83 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.30
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1979 1838 143.2 — — — — +6 -227 -82 58.0% +0.56 4–6 (40%) 8–10 (44%) — +1.44
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1980 1810 150.9 — — — — +21 -150 -29 52.8% +0.11 17–12 (59%) 14–14 (50%) — -5.33
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1981 1881 150.7 — — — — +56 — -101 60.1% +0.75 9–4 (69%) 9–4 (69%) — -0.11
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1982 1850 150.4 — — — — +33 -212 — 50.7% -0.13 10–9 (53%) 11–8 (58%) — -0.56
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1983 1925 157.4 — — — — +31 -244 -85 61.4% +0.77 13–5 (72%) 11–15 (42%) — -3.38
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1984 1830 139.9 — — — — -2 -125 +21 51.6% +0.34 6–4 (60%) 5–12 (29%) — +0.20
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1985 1669 116.8 — — — — +90 — +99 39.6% -0.98 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.21
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1986 1657 124.4 — — — — +15 — +146 50.0% +0.23 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.27
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1987 1562 119.1 — — — — +53 — +169 42.7% -0.44 6–2 (75%) 6–11 (35%) — +2.59
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1988 1535 117.2 — — — — +7 — +156 40.0% -0.86 3–6 (33%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.45
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1600 129.3 — — — — +18 — — 44.0% -0.08 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -1.52
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 2018 148.5 — — — — +28 -134 +24 51.7% +0.09 103–80 (56%) 99–110 (47%) 102.8 -0.67

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.