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

John James vs Cliff Letcher H2H: 0-1

Cliff Letcher holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Cliff Letcher leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Cliff Letcher won the 1978 Vienna Open round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Cliff Letcher
AUS Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Letcher 6-3 6-4 John James Match data Nov 1, 1978* R32 Vienna Open ATP 250 Hard

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
Cliff Letcher — — — 1,667 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Cliff Letcher
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 — — — — — — —
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 — — — — — — —
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 Cliff Letcher
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 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1973 — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 2 2 4 50.0% 4 10 14 28.6% 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% 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 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% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% — 7 19 26 26.9% 13 37 50 26.0% 29 39 68 42.6% 2 6 8 25.0%

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 Cliff Letcher
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 1468 93.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — +0.39
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1971 1466 93.6 — — — — — — +40 38.5% -1.39 — 1–1 — +0.70
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1432 101.7 — — — — — — +52 41.2% -0.35 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.74
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1973 1507 107.4 — — — — — — +16 50.0% -0.06 1–0 1–1 — +0.05
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1974 1543 117.4 — — — — — — +8 44.4% +0.28 2–0 0–4 (0%) — +0.23
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1975 1516 113.9 — — — — -10 +19 +24 34.6% -0.96 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — +0.15
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1976 1489 120.5 — — — — -13 +55 — 32.6% -1.00 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.96
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1977 1634 129.2 — — — — -127 -120 -2 44.3% -0.35 7–5 (58%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.86
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1978 1571 124.3 — — — — -45 -51 +45 30.2% -1.60 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.75
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1979 1556 113.4 — — — — — -57 +54 45.9% -0.11 1–4 (20%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.68
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1980 1539 106.3 — — — — -18 — +64 39.4% -0.88 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — +1.30
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1981 1570 105.2 — — — — — — +103 40.7% -1.07 2–0 4–0 (100%) — +1.23
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1982 1467 96.5 — — — — +3 -52 +146 22.7% -1.77 0–2 0–1 — +1.08
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 — 1667 120.8 — — — — -36 -45 +46 38.2% -0.81 20–28 (42%) 21–19 (53%) 100.4 +5.01

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.