H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

John James vs Brian Gottfried H2H: 0-3

Brian Gottfried holds a 3–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Brian Gottfried leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1980 Washington Open round of 32 6-1 6-1.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brian Gottfried #15 6-1 6-1 John James Match data Jul 24, 1980* R32 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Brian Gottfried #28 4-6 7-5 6-3 John James Match data Jun 11, 1980* R64 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Brian Gottfried 6-3 6-1 John James Match data Jul 24, 1975* R16 Chicago ATP 250 Carpet

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
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,250 690 321 68.2% 0 0 0 0 25 25

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 Brian Gottfried
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,524 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,789 0 2
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1974 53–32 62.4% #33 1,947 0 3
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1975 68–30 69.4% #23 1,966 0 6
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,130 0 7
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1977 107–22 82.9% #4 2,092 0 12
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1978 72–25 74.2% #7 1,999 0 15
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,982 0 17
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,998 0 21
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,949 0 22
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,950 0 24
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,876 0 25
32 — — — — — — — 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25

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 Brian Gottfried
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1971 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1973 28 11 39 71.8% 8 8 16 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 9 9 18 50.0%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1974 21 11 32 65.6% 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 13 6 19 68.4%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1975 24 12 36 66.7% 21 11 32 65.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 19 5 24 79.2%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 14 6 20 70.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 34 5 39 87.2% 32 8 40 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 33 6 39 84.6%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1978 16 6 22 72.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 27 9 36 75.0%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1979 23 6 29 79.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 15 9 24 62.5%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 15 5 20 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 9 30 70.0%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1981 27 9 36 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1982 26 10 36 72.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 249 101 350 71.1% 169 92 261 64.8% 74 39 113 65.5% 198 89 287 69.0%

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 Brian Gottfried
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1446 93.4 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.75 0–2 0–1 — +0.15
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1971 1525 121.6 — — — — +18 +48 — 42.9% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1584 123.4 — — — — +2 +10 -60 49.2% +0.03 2–4 (33%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.59
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1973 1790 142.5 — — — — +66 -132 -163 56.9% +0.58 13–8 (62%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.09
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1974 1948 144.7 — — — — +47 -172 -312 59.2% +0.66 16–10 (62%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.32
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1975 1966 153.4 — — — — +58 -83 -266 65.3% +1.12 18–17 (51%) 6–9 (40%) — -2.87
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1976 2130 163.6 — — — — +44 -146 -384 64.8% +1.11 19–10 (66%) 16–10 (62%) — -9.58
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1977 2092 165.3 — — — — +120 -27 -298 73.9% +1.70 31–8 (79%) 11–13 (46%) — -2.47
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1978 2000 164.6 — — — — +107 -19 -69 69.3% +1.32 17–14 (55%) 14–9 (61%) — -2.64
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1979 1982 159.7 — — — — +81 -11 -51 67.2% +1.36 12–10 (55%) 9–10 (47%) — -2.54
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1980 1999 156.9 — — — — +21 +11 +43 70.0% +1.36 14–9 (61%) 16–10 (62%) — -2.29
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1981 1950 153.8 — — — — +48 +6 +46 62.4% +0.92 12–5 (71%) 10–9 (53%) — -2.94
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1982 1950 154.9 — — — — +55 -43 -5 62.1% +1.01 12–7 (63%) 11–11 (50%) — -1.35
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1983 1877 141.1 — — — — +60 -49 +102 56.9% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.19
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1724 135.1 — — — — +113 +69 +143 46.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–1 (80%) — -1.29
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 2251 158.8 — — — — +67 -60 -86 63.8% +1.01 184–117 (61%) 131–116 (53%) 99.7 -3.50

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.