H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

John James vs Tony Giammalva H2H: 1-0

John James holds a 1–0 lead over Tony Giammalva in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John James leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John James won the 1980 Madrid round of 32 5-7 6-3 6-4.

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John James

AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H

1 – 0

1 main draw meetings

Tony Giammalva

USA Age 68 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
John James	5-7 6-3 6-4	Tony Giammalva #56	Match data	Oct 2, 1980*	R32	Madrid	ATP 250	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
Tony Giammalva	#692	#54	0	1,737	54	78	40.9%	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							Tony Giammalva
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
17	1968	3–3	50.0%	—	1,516	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	0–1	0.0%	#310	1,480	0	0
19	1970	1–1	50.0%	—	1,513	0	0	1977	1–3	25.0%	#322	1,481	0	0
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	0–1	0.0%	#200	1,481	0	0
21	1972	7–4	63.6%	—	1,570	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1973	0–5	0.0%	—	1,514	0	0	1980	13–12	52.0%	#71	1,609	0	0
23	1974	2–3	40.0%	#249	1,517	0	0	1981	17–21	44.7%	#78	1,681	0	0
24	1975	5–10	33.3%	#135	1,517	0	0	1982	10–16	38.5%	#81	1,646	0	0
25	1976	6–14	30.0%	#146	1,512	0	0	1983	7–11	38.9%	#177	1,613	0	0
26	1977	16–23	41.0%	#97	1,583	0	0	1984	6–11	35.3%	#119	1,588	0	0
27	1978	20–27	42.6%	#102	1,629	0	0	1985	0–2	0.0%	#691	1,567	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																	Tony Giammalva
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
17	1968	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1977	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	7	3	10	70.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1980	5	5	10	50.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
23	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	1981	4	7	11	36.4%	6	6	12	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	6	11	45.5%
24	1975	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1982	1	1	2	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
25	1976	1	4	5	20.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	1983	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	2	3	5	40.0%
26	1977	1	3	4	25.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	1984	5	6	11	45.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	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%	1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	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%	—	17	22	39	43.6%	18	26	44	40.9%	8	13	21	38.1%	11	17	28	39.3%

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																Tony Giammalva
Age	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	1480	96.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.15
19	1970	1514	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	+0.23	1977	1481	106.0	—	—	—	—	—	+34	—	22.2%	-2.22	1–0	0–1	—	-0.12
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1481	113.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	—	—	—	-0.26
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	1980	1610	126.0	—	—	—	—	+3	-26	—	59.3%	+0.44	3–6 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	99.9	+1.80
23	1974	1518	116.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4	30.0%	-2.20	0–1	1–0	—	-0.43	1981	1682	143.3	—	—	—	—	-40	-27	-79	48.0%	-0.34	4–8 (33%)	6–5 (55%)	101.3	-1.80
24	1975	1517	115.0	—	—	—	—	+32	+20	-4	35.3%	-1.26	0–2	2–0	—	+0.66	1982	1646	130.6	—	—	—	—	+10	-25	-45	42.6%	-0.64	2–5 (29%)	2–4 (33%)	94.9	-1.10
25	1976	1513	125.5	—	—	—	—	-18	-10	+71	36.0%	-0.80	3–4 (43%)	2–3 (40%)	99.0	+1.02	1983	1613	129.1	—	—	—	—	+27	—	+5	42.3%	-0.15	3–4 (43%)	7–8 (47%)	98.4	+0.71
26	1977	1583	129.9	—	—	—	—	-86	+21	-28	40.0%	-0.40	4–4 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	99.4	-0.34	1984	1589	123.3	—	—	—	—	+49	—	—	41.7%	-0.33	3–5 (38%)	3–1 (75%)	101.3	-0.19
27	1978	1629	127.4	—	—	—	—	-82	-94	+53	43.9%	-0.27	6–6 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	99.8	+1.51	1985	1567	103.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.60	—	—	—	-0.17
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	—	1737	137.7	—	—	—	—	+3	-20	-32	45.2%	-0.38	16–28 (36%)	21–21 (50%)	98.6	-0.75

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.

John James's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Hank Pfister	3	2	5	Aug 6, 1980	H2H
Phil Dent	0	5	5	Dec 22, 1979	H2H
Balazs Taroczy	0	4	4	Sep 26, 1980	H2H
Syd Ball	2	2	4	Oct 12, 1979	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	0	4	4	Apr 20, 1978	H2H

Tony Giammalva's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Eliot Teltscher	1	3	4	Feb 17, 1983	H2H
Johan Kriek	0	3	3	Aug 3, 1984	H2H
Jimmy Connors	0	3	3	Sep 15, 1983	H2H
Heinz Gunthardt	1	2	3	Jul 9, 1982	H2H
Kevin Curren	1	2	3	Oct 30, 1981	H2H