H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John James vs Roscoe Tanner H2H: 0-4

Roscoe Tanner holds a 4–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Roscoe Tanner leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Roscoe Tanner won the 1978 San Jose round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main draw meetings
Roscoe Tanner
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roscoe Tanner #11 6-2 6-2 John James Match data Apr 20, 1978* R32 San Jose ATP 250 Carpet
Roscoe Tanner #12 6-3 6-1 John James Match data Sep 21, 1977* R64 Los Angeles ATP 250 Hard
Roscoe Tanner #7 6-3 6-4 John James Match data Feb 23, 1977* R64 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Roscoe Tanner 6-2 6-4 John James Match data Dec 30, 1976* R16 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17

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 Roscoe Tanner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1969 0–2 0.0% — 1,479 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1970 0–9 0.0% — 1,416 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1971 16–10 61.5% — 1,706 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1972 29–14 67.4% — 1,910 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17
32 — — — — — — — 1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17
33 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17

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 Roscoe Tanner
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% — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1982 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2%

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 Roscoe Tanner
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 1969 1479 102.4 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.17
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1417 113.2 — — — — +103 +73 — 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1971 1706 127.5 — — — — -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.17
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1910 135.7 — — — — -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) — -0.27
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1973 1838 144.5 — — — — +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.40
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1974 1963 154.0 — — — — -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.27
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1975 1972 153.3 — — — — +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) — -0.74
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1976 2018 159.4 — — — — +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) — -2.11
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1977 1890 153.2 — — — — -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) — -0.49
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1978 1941 160.3 — — — — +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) — -1.59
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1979 2032 164.1 — — — — +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) — -3.91
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1980 1997 154.8 — — — — +23 — +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) — -1.79
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1981 1926 156.1 — — — — +117 — +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) — -0.51
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1982 1786 138.8 — — — — +4 — +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) — -2.07
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1983 1874 146.4 — — — — -44 — +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -4.29
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1681 120.1 — — — — -28 — — 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.69
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1662 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.08
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 2162 157.4 — — — — +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84

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.