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

John James vs Hank Pfister H2H: 3-2

John James holds a 3–2 lead over Hank Pfister in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Hank Pfister leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Hank Pfister won the 1980 Indianapolis round of 64 6-3 6-3.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main draw meetings
Hank Pfister
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hank Pfister #39 6-3 6-3 John James Match data Aug 6, 1980* R64 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
John James 6-3 6-4 Hank Pfister #30 Match data Feb 3, 1979* QF Little Rock ATP 250 Hard
John James 6-1 6-2 Hank Pfister #40 Match data Dec 14, 1977* R64 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Hank Pfister #45 6-1 2-6 7-5 John James Match data Sep 29, 1977* R32 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John James #97 6-4 6-3 Hank Pfister #39 Match data Aug 10, 1977* R64 Indianapolis 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
Hank Pfister #982 #19 0 1,929 260 213 55.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Hank Pfister
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 1975 0–4 0.0% #252 1,459 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1976 8–12 40.0% #101 1,546 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1977 37–27 57.8% #40 1,742 0 0
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1978 43–26 62.3% #29 1,841 0 0
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1979 33–27 55.0% #30 1,842 0 0
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1980 21–25 45.7% #62 1,729 0 0
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1981 37–21 63.8% #39 1,870 0 1
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1982 35–21 62.5% #24 1,832 0 2
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1983 19–17 52.8% #41 1,750 0 2
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1984 15–18 45.5% #86 1,723 0 2
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1985 12–10 54.5% #68 1,764 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1987 0–4 0.0% #595 1,678 0 2
34 — — — — — — — 1988 0–1 0.0% #980 1,655 0 2

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 Hank Pfister
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1975 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1977 9 6 15 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 15 11 26 57.7%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1980 6 7 13 46.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1981 22 9 31 71.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1982 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1983 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1984 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 95 74 169 56.2% 22 30 52 42.3% 96 53 149 64.4% 47 56 103 45.6%

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 Hank Pfister
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1975 1459 98.5 — — — — — +48 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.30
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1976 1547 123.5 — — — — +11 -71 +47 45.7% -0.20 3–5 (38%) 2–6 (25%) — +1.09
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1977 1743 140.1 — — — — -58 -137 +17 54.4% +0.11 14–9 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.19
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1978 1841 145.9 — — — — 0 -227 +11 61.6% +0.92 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +2.99
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1979 1842 151.6 — — — — +8 — +56 53.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 8–9 (47%) — -3.48
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1980 1730 143.8 — — — — -6 -128 +175 46.7% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.62
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1981 1870 147.1 — — — — -15 -300 +93 61.2% +0.53 9–6 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.71
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1982 1833 143.2 — — — — -50 -232 +127 59.2% +0.47 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — -3.17
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1983 1751 142.3 — — — — +74 — +118 50.5% -0.02 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.26
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1984 1724 131.5 — — — — +56 — +53 45.8% -0.40 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.93
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1985 1765 136.6 — — — — +34 — -33 53.6% +0.43 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.13
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1679 104.0 — — — — +22 — — 10.0% -2.10 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.12
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1656 102.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.07
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1930 148.0 — — — — +4 -158 +75 53.9% +0.24 82–74 (53%) 81–73 (53%) 103.1 -2.69

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.