H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

John James vs Ricardo Ycaza H2H: 2-0

John James holds a 2–0 lead over Ricardo Ycaza in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John James leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, John James won the 1982 South Orange round of 32 3-6 6-4 7-5.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Ricardo Ycaza
ECU Age 68 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John James 3-6 6-4 7-5 Ricardo Ycaza Match data Jul 29, 1982* R32 South Orange ATP 250 Clay
John James #92 6-3 7-6 6-1 Ricardo Ycaza #83 Match data May 30, 1979* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Ricardo Ycaza #773 #44 0 1,750 60 91 39.7% 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 Ricardo Ycaza
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 1977 7–14 33.3% #264 1,516 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1978 12–16 42.9% #108 1,602 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1979 5–13 27.8% #162 1,568 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1980 14–14 50.0% #78 1,638 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1981 19–16 54.3% #76 1,658 0 0
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1982 3–15 16.7% #99 1,529 0 0
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1983 0–2 0.0% #225 1,509 0 0
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1985 0–1 0.0% #303 1,500 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 Ricardo Ycaza
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% — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 12 11 23 52.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1979 0 4 4 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 14 13 27 51.9% — — — — — — — —
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 19 15 34 55.9% — — — — — — — —
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1982 — — — — 3 10 13 23.1% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1985 — — — — 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% — 0 9 9 0.0% 59 70 129 45.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 8 8 0.0%

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 Ricardo Ycaza
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 1977 1516 116.1 — — — — — +48 — 36.7% -1.02 1–3 (25%) 2–3 (40%) 97.0 +1.74
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1602 127.5 — — — — -111 +55 — 43.2% -0.50 8–4 (67%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.14
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1979 1568 110.9 — — — — -119 +51 -68 25.0% -2.27 3–2 (60%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -1.05
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1980 1638 131.0 — — — — — +51 — 50.0% -0.03 4–5 (44%) 6–2 (75%) 102.8 +1.97
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1981 1659 123.8 — — — — — +38 — 50.0% -0.33 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 101.0 +2.24
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1982 1530 118.1 — — — — -146 +77 — 26.2% -1.69 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +0.36
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) 99.0 +1.02 1983 1510 101.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — -0.03
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.4 -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 99.8 +1.51 1985 1500 98.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.04
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 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.6 +3.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +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 — 1750 127.0 — — — — -127 +50 -68 40.4% -0.85 24–24 (50%) 17–15 (53%) 102.1 +4.22

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.