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John James vs Emilio Montano H2H: 0-1

Emilio Montano holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Emilio Montano leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Emilio Montano won the 1979 Washington Open round of 64 6-3 6-0.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Emilio Montano
MEX Age 72 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Emilio Montano 6-3 6-0 John James #86 Match data Jul 16, 1979* R64 Washington Open 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
Emilio Montano #752 #99 0 1,552 19 49 27.9% 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 Emilio Montano
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
15 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1973 1–2 33.3% — 1,454 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1976 4–8 33.3% #129 1,504 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1977 4–12 25.0% #120 1,487 0 0
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1978 1–3 25.0% #190 1,478 0 0
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1979 8–11 42.1% #121 1,543 0 0
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1980 1–9 10.0% #158 1,475 0 0
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1981 0–2 0.0% — 1,453 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 Emilio Montano
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1977 — — — — 4 9 13 30.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 2 3 5 40.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 5 9 14 35.7% 11 32 43 25.6% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Emilio Montano
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1484 96.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.06
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1476 94.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.15
17 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1973 1454 100.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 0–1 1–0 — +0.52
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.22 1976 1505 118.7 — — — — +90 -29 — 33.3% -1.25 2–0 — — -0.01
23 1974 1517 116.6 — — — — — — -3 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1977 1488 108.5 — — — — — -8 — 32.5% -1.25 1–3 (25%) — — +0.40
24 1975 1517 114.9 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.65 1978 1478 97.7 — — — — — +4 — 30.0% -1.40 1–1 — — +0.31
25 1976 1513 125.4 — — — — -19 -11 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) 99.0 +1.02 1979 1544 120.8 — — — — +3 -12 — 39.0% -0.83 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.29
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -0.34 1980 1475 106.3 — — — — +24 +14 — 13.6% -2.36 1–1 0–1 — +0.31
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 99.8 +1.51 1981 1454 92.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — +0.17
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) 97.3 +2.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1980 1494 113.2 — — — — +7 +33 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.6 +3.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1981 1490 106.1 — — — — +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 — 1553 112.9 — — — — +39 -9 — 30.7% -1.40 7–7 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 +2.84

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.