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

John James vs Buster C Mottram H2H: 1-0

John James holds a 1–0 lead over Buster C Mottram in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John James leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John James won the 1979 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 32 7-5 6-2.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John James 7-5 6-2 Buster C Mottram #42 Match data Aug 23, 1979* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Buster C Mottram
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,659 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3
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 — — — — — — —

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 Buster C Mottram
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 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 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1%

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 Buster C Mottram
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +21 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18
17 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 1972 1547 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.37
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1659 133.4 — — — — — +68 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.27
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1974 1781 141.7 — — — — -124 -49 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -2.84
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -209 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) — -2.04
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.01
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1977 1918 152.4 — — — — +25 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) — +1.38
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1978 1850 144.2 — — — — +33 +43 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.69
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.47
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.77
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +90 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — -2.23
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +20 -9 -176 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.73
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.88
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1980 154.6 — — — — +21 +11 -138 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.63

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.