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

John James vs Ulrich Pinner H2H: 0-1

Ulrich Pinner holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ulrich Pinner leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ulrich Pinner won the 1977 Barcelona Open round of 64 6-1 6-1.

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John James

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

H2H

0 – 1

1 main draw meetings

Ulrich Pinner

GER Age 72 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ulrich Pinner	6-1 6-1	John James	Match data	Oct 19, 1977*	R64	Barcelona Open	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
Ulrich Pinner	#832	#19	0	1,893	132	118	52.8%	0	0	0	0	2	2

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							Ulrich Pinner
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1970	1–1	50.0%	—	1,513	0	0	1973	4–3	57.1%	#183	1,579	0	0
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	13–12	52.0%	#117	1,681	0	0
21	1972	7–4	63.6%	—	1,570	0	0	1975	25–21	54.3%	#60	1,672	0	0
22	1973	0–5	0.0%	—	1,514	0	0	1976	13–12	52.0%	#71	1,717	0	0
23	1974	2–3	40.0%	#249	1,517	0	0	1977	8–14	36.4%	#165	1,680	0	0
24	1975	5–10	33.3%	#135	1,517	0	0	1978	23–12	65.7%	#35	1,795	0	1
25	1976	6–14	30.0%	#146	1,512	0	0	1979	25–11	69.4%	#23	1,822	0	2
26	1977	16–23	41.0%	#97	1,583	0	0	1980	5–12	29.4%	#167	1,711	0	2
27	1978	20–27	42.6%	#102	1,629	0	0	1981	7–8	46.7%	#89	1,656	0	2
28	1979	19–22	46.3%	#91	1,644	0	0	1982	8–10	44.4%	#90	1,660	0	2
29	1980	12–25	32.4%	#209	1,493	0	0	1983	1–3	25.0%	#120	1,634	0	2
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																	Ulrich Pinner
	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%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1973	2	1	3	66.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	—	—	—	—	10	7	17	58.8%	3	5	8	37.5%	—	—	—	—
21	1972	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	7	3	10	70.0%	—	—	—	—	1975	2	2	4	50.0%	20	17	37	54.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—
22	1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1976	0	1	1	0.0%	11	9	20	55.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%
23	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	1977	0	1	1	0.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
24	1975	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1978	4	2	6	66.7%	19	10	29	65.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1976	1	4	5	20.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	1979	3	2	5	60.0%	22	8	30	73.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
26	1977	1	3	4	25.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	1980	0	1	1	0.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
27	1978	7	8	15	46.7%	2	8	10	20.0%	9	6	15	60.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	1981	1	3	4	25.0%	6	5	11	54.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1979	5	6	11	45.5%	4	6	10	40.0%	8	7	15	53.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1982	1	1	2	50.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—	—	—	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%	1983	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	13	14	27	48.1%	106	85	191	55.5%	8	8	16	50.0%	5	11	16	31.2%

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																Ulrich Pinner
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	1970	1514	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	—	—	+0.23	1973	1579	108.2	—	—	—	—	+30	+6	—	56.0%	+0.64	1–0	1–0	—	+0.72
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	1682	132.7	—	—	—	—	—	+36	-162	49.2%	-0.21	5–3 (63%)	3–1 (75%)	—	-0.86
21	1972	1570	111.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	+66	56.7%	+0.27	1–1	3–0 (100%)	—	+0.69	1975	1673	122.3	—	—	—	—	-56	0	-74	51.3%	-0.31	9–5 (64%)	7–2 (78%)	—	+3.81
22	1973	1514	96.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5	23.1%	-1.54	0–1	0–1	—	-0.23	1976	1718	132.4	—	—	—	—	—	+8	-74	53.2%	-0.10	3–5 (38%)	4–3 (57%)	—	-0.75
23	1974	1518	116.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4	30.0%	-2.20	0–1	1–0	—	-0.43	1977	1680	130.1	—	—	—	—	-159	+31	—	46.0%	-0.30	0–4 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	—	-0.43
24	1975	1517	115.0	—	—	—	—	+32	+20	-4	35.3%	-1.26	0–2	2–0	—	+0.66	1978	1796	136.0	—	—	—	—	-195	+8	—	63.4%	+0.93	7–6 (54%)	5–2 (71%)	—	+1.86
25	1976	1513	125.5	—	—	—	—	-18	-10	+71	36.0%	-0.80	3–4 (43%)	2–3 (40%)	—	+1.02	1979	1822	144.8	—	—	—	—	-207	+49	—	64.4%	+0.92	7–5 (58%)	3–4 (43%)	—	+1.48
26	1977	1583	129.9	—	—	—	—	-86	+21	-28	40.0%	-0.40	4–4 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.34	1980	1712	131.4	—	—	—	—	-96	+30	—	29.7%	-1.03	2–1 (67%)	0–5 (0%)	—	-2.11
27	1978	1629	127.4	—	—	—	—	-82	-94	+53	43.9%	-0.27	6–6 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	—	+1.51	1981	1657	120.9	—	—	—	—	-83	+76	—	48.6%	-0.03	2–3 (40%)	3–1 (75%)	—	+1.14
28	1979	1645	125.5	—	—	—	—	-50	-102	+53	47.9%	-0.21	2–3 (40%)	5–7 (42%)	—	+2.00	1982	1660	121.1	—	—	—	—	-69	+28	—	43.5%	-0.33	4–3 (57%)	2–5 (29%)	—	+0.27
29	1980	1494	113.3	—	—	—	—	+7	+34	+158	34.9%	-0.97	2–7 (22%)	1–4 (20%)	—	+3.49	1983	1634	113.6	—	—	—	—	—	+19	—	22.2%	-1.78	—	0–1	—	-0.25
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	—	1893	138.3	—	—	—	—	-115	+24	-118	52.1%	+0.06	40–35 (53%)	30–26 (54%)	103.9	+1.95

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

Ulrich Pinner's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Balazs Taroczy	1	8	9	May 13, 1982	H2H
Manuel Orantes	2	5	7	Apr 3, 1980	H2H
Wojtek Fibak	1	5	6	Apr 5, 1979	H2H
Jose Higueras	0	5	5	Jul 21, 1983	H2H
Tomas Smid	1	4	5	Nov 21, 1980	H2H