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

John James vs Bjorn Borg H2H: 1-1

John James and Bjorn Borg are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on clay, while John James leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1977 US Open round of 64 7-5 6-4.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #2 7-5 6-4 John James Match data Sep 4, 1977* R64 US Open Grand Slam Clay
John James 6-4 6-3 Bjorn Borg Match data Dec 16, 1974 R32 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
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,558 617 141 81.4% 11 0 2 3 50 66

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 Bjorn Borg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,867 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13
20 — — — — — — — 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66
36 — — — — — — — 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66
37 — — — — — — — 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66

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 Bjorn Borg
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 15 40 62.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1%

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 Bjorn Borg
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1497 104.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.24
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.08
17 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) — +3.01
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.96
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) — -4.69
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) — -4.00
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) — -2.75
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.72
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.04
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) — -1.91
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1937 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +99 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 2559 172.6 -3.05 -3.71 0.641 41.7% -40 +79 -102 75.0% +1.80 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.76

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.