H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John James vs David Carter H2H: 2-1

John James holds a 2–1 lead over David Carter in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John James leads 2–1 on grass. Most recently, John James won the 1982 Adelaide (2) quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
David Carter
AUS Age 70 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John James 6-4 6-2 David Carter #93 Match data Jan 9, 1982* QF Adelaide (2) ATP 250 Grass
John James 6-4 6-0 6-7 4-6 6-2 David Carter Match data Dec 30, 1978* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
David Carter 6-3 6-4 John James Match data Jun 20, 1978* R64 Birmingham 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
David Carter #606 #78 0 1,732 76 119 39.0% 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 David Carter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,484 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,460 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1975 3–2 60.0% #373 1,511 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1976 1–1 50.0% #288 1,530 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1977 2–3 40.0% #269 1,530 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1978 12–19 38.7% #139 1,549 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1979 8–16 33.3% #118 1,597 0 0
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1980 15–23 39.5% #145 1,603 0 0
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1981 16–19 45.7% #95 1,699 0 0
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1982 14–23 37.8% #85 1,602 0 0
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1983 3–8 27.3% #190 1,581 0 0
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% #609 1,561 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 David Carter
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1975 — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1977 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 6 9 15 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1980 6 10 16 37.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 3 4 7 42.9% 12 10 22 54.5% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1982 2 9 11 18.2% 5 9 14 35.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1983 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 16 32 48 33.3% 38 52 90 42.2% 18 27 45 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3%

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 David Carter
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1484 94.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.23
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1478 96.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
17 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 1973 1460 92.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.14
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1471 103.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.34 1–1 — — +0.11
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1975 1512 109.5 — — — — — — +38 50.0% +0.22 2–0 0–1 — +0.47
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1531 105.7 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.29 — — — +0.16
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1977 1530 108.0 — — — — — — +17 46.2% -0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.40
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1978 1550 134.3 — — — — -3 +30 +30 43.4% -0.38 3–6 (33%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.41
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1979 1597 121.4 — — — — -30 -32 -21 36.9% -1.23 3–3 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.67
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1980 1604 128.6 — — — — -46 +10 — 41.8% -0.65 6–7 (46%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.84
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1981 1699 132.3 — — — — -92 +7 -163 43.8% -0.45 10–6 (63%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.01
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1982 1602 125.8 — — — — -53 +61 -25 40.4% -0.52 5–4 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.86
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1983 1581 115.4 — — — — -37 +46 — 32.0% -1.40 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.32
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1984 1562 93.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.18
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 — 1732 130.8 — — — — -45 +16 -22 40.8% -0.67 32–31 (51%) 25–26 (49%) 104.4 +1.45

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.