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John James vs Richard Lewis H2H: 0-1

Richard Lewis holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Richard Lewis leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Richard Lewis won the 1977 Sydney International round of 32 2-6 6-3 7-5.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Richard Lewis
GBR Age 71 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Richard Lewis #99 2-6 6-3 7-5 John James Match data Dec 15, 1977* R32 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass

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
Richard Lewis #766 #77 0 1,656 67 116 36.6% 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 Richard Lewis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 2–4 33.3% #205 1,476 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1974 6–8 42.9% #249 1,471 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1975 3–7 30.0% #197 1,462 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1976 4–9 30.8% #166 1,487 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1977 27–30 47.4% #99 1,629 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1978 3–17 15.0% #258 1,476 0 0
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1979 9–8 52.9% #108 1,575 0 0
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1980 1–9 10.0% #245 1,506 0 0
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1981 6–8 42.9% — 1,581 0 0
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1982 6–13 31.6% #93 1,524 0 0
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% #240 1,502 0 0
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1984 0–1 0.0% #452 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 Richard Lewis
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% — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1977 8 5 13 61.5% 9 17 26 34.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1978 0 3 3 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1981 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1983 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 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% — 18 20 38 47.4% 12 35 47 25.5% 29 44 73 39.7% 8 17 25 32.0%

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 Richard Lewis
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 1972 1491 98.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.08
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1476 96.8 — — — — — — +39 18.2% -1.73 — — — +0.40
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1974 1472 96.7 — — — — — — +52 46.9% -0.38 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +1.88
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1462 102.0 — — — — — +62 -26 34.5% -1.41 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.59
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1976 1487 110.4 — — — — +40 -18 +37 30.6% -1.50 2–2 (50%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.87
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1977 1629 126.1 — — — — +9 -110 -13 44.9% -0.42 14–7 (67%) 9–11 (45%) — +5.02
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1978 1477 105.2 — — — — +70 -10 +104 19.1% -1.92 1–3 (25%) 2–4 (33%) — +1.12
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1979 1576 116.0 — — — — +32 — +4 51.2% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.44
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1980 1506 108.8 — — — — +24 — +86 20.0% -2.56 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.28
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1981 1582 121.6 — — — — +26 — -6 47.2% -0.28 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.35
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1982 1524 109.4 — — — — +22 — +14 34.7% -1.14 3–5 (38%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.17
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1983 1502 99.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% 0.00 — 0–2 — +0.14
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1984 1493 102.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -0.75 — 0–1 — -0.12
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 — 1657 117.4 — — — — +27 -70 +25 37.8% -0.92 30–31 (49%) 28–33 (46%) 101.7 +6.96

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.