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

John James vs Brad Drewett H2H: 2-1

John James holds a 2–1 lead over Brad Drewett in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while John James leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John James won the 1979 US Open round of 128 6-3 6-2 6-3.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Brad Drewett
AUS Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John James 6-3 6-2 6-3 Brad Drewett #66 Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Brad Drewett 7-5 7-5 6-3 John James #85 Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John James 6-7 7-5 6-3 Brad Drewett Match data Dec 26, 1978* 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
Brad Drewett #1,018 #34 170 1,750 181 225 44.6% 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 Brad Drewett
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1976 4–3 57.1% #193 1,602 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1977 1–9 10.0% #228 1,531 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1978 5–8 38.5% #133 1,574 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1979 21–21 50.0% #78 1,670 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1980 16–22 42.1% #115 1,648 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1981 15–22 40.5% #100 1,581 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1982 16–21 43.2% — 1,554 0 1
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1983 21–16 56.8% #76 1,677 0 2
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1984 26–25 51.0% #75 1,669 0 2
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1985 14–21 40.0% #146 1,591 0 2
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1986 6–8 42.9% #163 1,590 0 2
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1987 12–18 40.0% #154 1,557 0 2
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1988 12–13 48.0% #99 1,614 0 2
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1989 11–15 42.3% #151 1,581 0 2
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1990 1–3 25.0% #583 1,547 0 2

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 Brad Drewett
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% — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 8 11 27.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 5 3 8 62.5%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1980 0 5 5 0.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1981 3 8 11 27.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1982 2 5 7 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1983 6 5 11 54.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 8 16 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1985 7 9 16 43.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1986 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1987 2 9 11 18.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1988 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1989 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1990 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 48 87 135 35.6% 25 37 62 40.3% 85 71 156 54.5% 23 30 53 43.4%

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 Brad Drewett
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 1976 1602 123.2 — — — — — — +78 54.2% +0.04 2–1 (67%) — — +0.15
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1531 113.8 — — — — -17 — +72 21.4% -1.96 1–2 (33%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.17
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1978 1575 118.5 — — — — -16 -64 +61 40.6% -0.81 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.37
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1671 129.8 — — — — -80 -138 +47 48.1% -0.27 8–4 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — +1.02
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1980 1648 118.6 — — — — -86 -186 +115 44.8% -0.44 5–7 (42%) 7–6 (54%) — +3.41
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1981 1581 126.5 — — — — -62 -77 +136 41.7% -0.70 8–7 (53%) 7–11 (39%) — +1.42
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1982 1555 129.2 — — — — -57 +12 +108 48.9% +0.10 3–11 (21%) 6–13 (32%) — +1.71
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1983 1678 126.6 — — — — -120 -5 +12 54.9% +0.31 5–6 (45%) 7–7 (50%) — +2.13
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1984 1670 128.5 — — — — -11 -19 +22 47.9% -0.07 6–3 (67%) 10–15 (40%) — +2.35
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1985 1592 117.4 — — — — +2 -13 +97 43.0% -0.56 4–5 (44%) 10–7 (59%) — +2.05
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1986 1591 116.1 — — — — -16 +10 — 47.1% -0.29 2–4 (33%) 4–0 (100%) — +0.67
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1987 1558 119.1 — — — — -37 — +138 41.6% -0.61 5–7 (42%) 8–6 (57%) — +0.47
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1988 1614 130.2 — — — — -61 — +121 47.4% -0.16 3–3 (50%) 6–5 (55%) — -0.12
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1989 1581 116.3 — — — — -55 — +150 45.1% -0.46 4–4 (50%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.54
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1990 1547 97.4 — — — — -35 — — 30.8% -0.92 1–1 0–4 (0%) — +0.53
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1751 129.6 — — — — -48 -45 +88 45.6% -0.34 58–67 (46%) 84–93 (47%) 98.4 +4.09

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.