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

John James vs Jose Luis Clerc H2H: 0-1

Jose Luis Clerc holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jose Luis Clerc leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jose Luis Clerc won the 1979 Louisville round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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John James

AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H

0 – 1

1 main draw meetings

Jose Luis Clerc

ARG Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jose Luis Clerc #12	6-4 6-1	John James	Match data	Jul 26, 1979*	R32	Louisville	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
Jose Luis Clerc	#1,263	#4	20	2,219	355	138	72.0%	0	0	0	1	24	25

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							Jose Luis Clerc
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
17	1968	3–3	50.0%	—	1,516	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1–3	25.0%	#366	1,488	0	0
19	1970	1–1	50.0%	—	1,513	0	0	1978	50–17	74.6%	#15	1,862	0	3
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	53–22	70.7%	#17	1,931	0	4
21	1972	7–4	63.6%	—	1,570	0	0	1980	65–20	76.5%	#8	2,016	0	10
22	1973	0–5	0.0%	—	1,514	0	0	1981	54–12	81.8%	#5	2,071	0	16
23	1974	2–3	40.0%	#249	1,517	0	0	1982	66–23	74.2%	#6	1,957	0	21
24	1975	5–10	33.3%	#135	1,517	0	0	1983	29–14	67.4%	#8	1,903	0	25
25	1976	6–14	30.0%	#146	1,512	0	0	1984	13–10	56.5%	#33	1,827	0	25
26	1977	16–23	41.0%	#97	1,583	0	0	1985	23–13	63.9%	#28	1,832	0	25
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	1989	1–4	20.0%	#514	1,738	0	25
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																	Jose Luis Clerc
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
17	1968	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
19	1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1978	2	1	3	66.7%	47	13	60	78.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	15	3	18	83.3%	31	14	45	68.9%	4	2	6	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%
21	1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	7	3	10	70.0%	—	—	—	—	1980	8	3	11	72.7%	47	7	54	87.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	7	13	46.2%
22	1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1981	7	2	9	77.8%	44	5	49	89.8%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%
23	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	1982	2	3	5	40.0%	57	11	68	83.8%	—	—	—	—	7	9	16	43.8%
24	1975	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1983	5	1	6	83.3%	24	9	33	72.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
25	1976	1	4	5	20.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	1984	2	2	4	50.0%	11	8	19	57.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1977	1	3	4	25.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	1985	1	2	3	33.3%	22	11	33	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1978	7	8	15	46.7%	2	8	10	20.0%	9	6	15	60.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	—	—	—	1989	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	42	18	60	70.0%	284	83	367	77.4%	11	10	21	52.4%	18	27	45	40.0%

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																Jose Luis Clerc
Age	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1488	104.9	—	—	—	—	+58	—	—	40.0%	-0.10	0–2	—	—	+0.53
19	1970	1514	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	+0.23	1978	1862	154.7	—	—	—	—	-272	+118	-369	69.4%	+1.32	9–2 (82%)	5–1 (83%)	—	+2.11
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1931	152.6	—	—	—	—	-134	+53	-305	66.3%	+1.18	12–8 (60%)	12–11 (52%)	—	+0.45
21	1972	1570	111.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+66	56.7%	+0.27	1–1	3–0 (100%)	—	+0.69	1980	2016	159.7	—	—	—	—	-176	+145	-322	69.7%	+1.31	16–8 (67%)	9–7 (56%)	—	-2.07
22	1973	1514	96.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5	23.1%	-1.54	0–1	0–1	—	-0.23	1981	2071	165.6	—	—	—	—	-211	+222	-366	73.3%	+1.59	13–4 (76%)	11–8 (58%)	—	-2.26
23	1974	1518	116.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4	30.0%	-2.20	0–1	1–0	—	-0.43	1982	1957	162.1	—	—	—	—	-187	+262	—	68.8%	+1.41	17–9 (65%)	12–7 (63%)	—	-1.60
24	1975	1517	115.0	—	—	—	—	+32	+20	-4	35.3%	-1.26	0–2	2–0	—	+0.66	1983	1904	155.8	—	—	—	—	-155	+213	—	65.6%	+1.19	4–3 (57%)	2–3 (40%)	—	-0.11
25	1976	1513	125.5	—	—	—	—	-18	-10	+71	36.0%	-0.80	3–4 (43%)	2–3 (40%)	—	+1.02	1984	1828	140.7	—	—	—	—	-86	+138	—	58.8%	+0.76	0–2	3–3 (50%)	—	-0.10
26	1977	1583	129.9	—	—	—	—	-86	+21	-28	40.0%	-0.40	4–4 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.34	1985	1832	146.7	—	—	—	—	-119	+94	—	64.2%	+0.80	3–3 (50%)	7–4 (64%)	—	-1.21
27	1978	1629	127.4	—	—	—	—	-82	-94	+53	43.9%	-0.27	6–6 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	—	+1.51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1979	1645	125.5	—	—	—	—	-50	-102	+53	47.9%	-0.21	2–3 (40%)	5–7 (42%)	—	+2.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	1989	1739	102.4	—	—	—	—	—	+88	—	30.8%	-1.69	0–1	0–1	—	+0.23
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	—	2220	161.4	—	—	—	—	-162	+162	-333	67.6%	+1.24	74–42 (64%)	61–45 (58%)	105.1	-0.83

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.

John James's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Hank Pfister	3	2	5	Aug 6, 1980	H2H
Phil Dent	0	5	5	Dec 22, 1979	H2H
Balazs Taroczy	0	4	4	Sep 26, 1980	H2H
Syd Ball	2	2	4	Oct 12, 1979	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	0	4	4	Apr 20, 1978	H2H

Jose Luis Clerc's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ivan Lendl	7	7	14	Sep 14, 1985	H2H
Guillermo Vilas	4	10	14	Jul 19, 1985	H2H
Andres Gomez	8	3	11	May 31, 1989	H2H
Jose Higueras	5	5	10	Jan 15, 1984	H2H
Eddie Dibbs	4	5	9	Jul 21, 1983	H2H