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John James vs Ove Bengtson H2H: 0-1

Ove Bengtson holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ove Bengtson leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ove Bengtson won the 1977 Helsinki quarterfinal 7-6 6-3.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Ove Bengtson
SWE Age 81 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ove Bengtson #53 7-6 6-3 John James Match data Mar 19, 1977* QF Helsinki ATP 250 Carpet

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
Ove Bengtson #261 #43 0 1,732 132 168 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Ove Bengtson
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 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1969 24–14 63.2% — 1,699 0 1
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1970 1–4 20.0% — 1,648 0 1
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,636 0 1
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1972 17–24 41.5% — 1,678 0 1
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1973 22–27 44.9% #56 1,646 0 1
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1974 12–20 37.5% #68 1,635 0 1
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1975 2–15 11.8% #177 1,539 0 1
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1976 13–11 54.2% #43 1,657 0 1
32 — — — — — — — 1977 12–13 48.0% #89 1,665 0 1
33 — — — — — — — 1978 14–15 48.3% #88 1,725 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 1979 4–12 25.0% #261 1,598 0 1

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 Ove Bengtson
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% — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1969 8 4 12 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1972 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1973 7 10 17 41.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 9 19 52.6%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1974 6 4 10 60.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 48 58 106 45.3% 19 37 56 33.9% 25 22 47 53.2% 40 51 91 44.0%

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 Ove Bengtson
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 1968 1558 109.4 — — — — — -67 -17 45.5% -0.18 2–1 (67%) — — -1.21
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1969 1699 122.0 — — — — +49 -151 -25 58.8% +0.65 10–5 (67%) — — +3.21
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1970 1649 106.8 — — — — — -104 — 37.5% -1.19 0–1 — — -0.47
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1971 1636 112.8 — — — — +63 — -23 47.4% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.19
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1972 1679 130.8 — — — — +45 -99 -132 46.0% -0.24 4–10 (29%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.02
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1973 1647 123.8 — — — — +16 -57 -86 44.3% -0.42 4–6 (40%) 10–6 (63%) — +2.04
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1974 1636 126.2 — — — — +34 -130 -46 39.2% -0.96 2–7 (22%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.62
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1975 1540 122.9 — — — — +28 -64 — 26.2% -1.57 1–7 (13%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.08
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1976 1657 131.0 — — — — -19 -165 +36 53.6% +0.04 4–4 (50%) 6–2 (75%) — +1.17
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1666 124.8 — — — — 0 — — 46.3% -0.43 3–1 (75%) 8–3 (73%) — +1.91
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1726 135.2 — — — — -9 -188 -18 50.0% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 12–6 (67%) — +0.31
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1598 117.7 — — — — -27 — +138 36.4% -0.71 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) — +0.48
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1732 131.5 — — — — +18 -112 -17 45.9% -0.35 41–56 (42%) 58–40 (59%) 104.0 +2.02

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.