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

John James vs Stanislav Birner H2H: 1-0

John James holds a 1–0 lead over Stanislav Birner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John James leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John James won the 1978 Atlanta round of 32 6-2 6-3.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Stanislav Birner
CZE Age 69 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John James 6-2 6-3 Stanislav Birner #93 Match data Aug 24, 1978* R32 Atlanta ATP 250 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
Stanislav Birner #1,083 #60 1 1,720 63 119 34.6% 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 Stanislav Birner
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 — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1978 6–15 28.6% #93 1,484 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1979 7–8 46.7% #84 1,579 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1980 12–21 36.4% #153 1,639 0 0
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1981 11–14 44.0% #66 1,663 0 0
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1982 11–21 34.4% #68 1,614 0 0
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1983 4–11 26.7% #160 1,549 0 0
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1984 4–3 57.1% #182 1,575 0 0
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1985 2–8 20.0% #226 1,506 0 0
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1986 3–7 30.0% #126 1,487 0 0
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1987 3–9 25.0% #217 1,483 0 0
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #372 1,479 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 Stanislav Birner
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1978 0 6 6 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1979 4 3 7 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 5 11 16 31.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1981 3 4 7 42.9% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 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% 1982 6 6 12 50.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1983 0 2 2 0.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1988 — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 21 35 56 37.5% 31 63 94 33.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 16 24 33.3%

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 Stanislav Birner
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1489 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% +0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.13
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1978 1484 113.7 — — — — 0 +99 — 37.7% -0.98 0–4 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.28
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1979 1580 133.9 — — — — +4 -5 — 45.2% -0.48 1–0 1–0 — -0.07
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1980 1640 136.5 — — — — -41 -41 — 38.6% -0.59 6–3 (67%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.70
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1981 1664 137.0 — — — — -69 -6 — 44.1% -0.39 5–6 (45%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.47
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1982 1615 131.8 — — — — +21 -67 -59 41.7% -0.33 3–10 (23%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.12
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1983 1550 113.5 — — — — +35 -12 — 36.6% -1.20 2–6 (25%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.12
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1984 1575 109.1 — — — — — +7 — 53.3% 0.00 1–0 0–1 — +1.00
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1985 1506 99.8 — — — — +49 +5 — 27.3% -1.68 0–2 0–2 — +0.60
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1986 1488 106.6 — — — — +60 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.71
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1987 1483 120.0 — — — — +47 +45 — 28.6% -1.71 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.26
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1988 1479 104.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.13
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1721 132.4 — — — — -2 +2 -59 38.9% -0.75 22–36 (38%) 13–23 (36%) 91.8 +0.05

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.