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

John James vs Marty Riessen H2H: 0-1

Marty Riessen holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marty Riessen leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marty Riessen won the 1978 US Open round of 64 6-1 3-6 6-3.

AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 1
1 main draw meetings
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marty Riessen #80 6-1 3-6 6-3 John James Match data Sep 2, 1978* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Marty Riessen #382 #11 0 2,105 531 314 62.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Marty Riessen
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 1968 95–36 72.5% 1,652 0 2
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1969 47–34 58.0% 1,806 0 3
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1970 52–29 64.2% 1,944 0 5
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1971 68–31 68.7% 1,990 0 6
30 1981 3–4 42.9% 1,490 0 0 1972 55–28 66.3% 1,964 0 7
31 1982 4–3 57.1% 1,559 0 0 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 8
32 1974 55–23 70.5% #12 1,959 0 9
33 1975 21–15 58.3% #24 1,895 0 10
34 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,831 0 10
35 1977 18–19 48.6% #54 1,834 0 10
36 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,789 0 10
37 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 11
38 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 11
39 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,695 0 11

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 Marty Riessen
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%
22 1973 0 5 5 0.0%
23 1974 2 3 5 40.0%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 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%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1968 41 14 55 74.5% 34 14 48 70.8% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1969 7 7 14 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 12 27 55.6%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1970 16 11 27 59.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 17 7 24 70.8% 12 7 19 63.2%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1971 20 10 30 66.7% 24 8 32 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 10 8 18 55.6%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 16 8 24 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 14 42 66.7%
31 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 1973 7 5 12 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 27 11 38 71.1%
32 1974 11 7 18 61.1% 20 5 25 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 16 8 24 66.7%
33 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 1976 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0%
35 1977 9 7 16 56.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0%
36 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
37 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 23 13 36 63.9%
38 1980 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
39 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% 147 92 239 61.5% 128 65 193 66.3% 85 46 131 64.9% 171 111 282 60.6%

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 Marty Riessen
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
22 1973 1514 96.4 -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 -0.23
23 1974 1518 116.6 -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 -0.43
24 1975 1517 115.0 +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 +0.66
25 1976 1513 125.5 -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) +1.02
26 1977 1583 129.9 -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) -0.34 1968 1653 132.0 +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) -0.80
27 1978 1629 127.4 -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) +1.51 1969 1807 136.9 -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) -3.21
28 1979 1645 125.5 -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) +2.00 1970 1945 146.2 +35 -163 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) -1.75
29 1980 1494 113.3 +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) +3.49 1971 1990 154.3 -35 -15 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) -9.98
30 1981 1490 106.2 +36 50.0% -0.45 0–2 +1.40 1972 1965 158.1 +28 +23 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) -8.28
31 1982 1560 121.8 -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 -0.32 1973 1858 145.0 +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) -1.09
32 1974 1959 151.5 +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) -5.03
33 1975 1895 140.7 +39 +26 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) -1.19
34 1976 1832 149.5 +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) -5.35
35 1977 1835 151.7 +43 +2 +6 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) -3.73
36 1978 1789 132.2 +28 +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) -0.07
37 1979 1832 145.5 +16 +5 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) -0.40
38 1980 1691 124.0 +33 +84 48.1% -0.33 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) +0.21
39 1981 1695 122.5 +17 30.0% -0.80 1–1 1–3 (25%) -0.89
Career 1683 127.2 -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 2106 150.4 +26 +22 +11 60.0% +0.69 139–112 (55%) 108–87 (55%) 102.2 -5.02

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.