John James
all rivalries →| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Wojtek Fibak holds a 3–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Wojtek Fibak leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Wojtek Fibak won the 1978 Australian Open round of 32 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wojtek Fibak | 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3 | John James | Match data | Jan 1, 1979* | R32 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Wojtek Fibak | 7-5 6-2 | John James | Match data | Nov 3, 1977* | R32 | Cologne | ATP 250 | Carpet |
| Wojtek Fibak | 7-5 7-5 | John James | Match data | Aug 25, 1977* | R64 | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships | 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.
| 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 |
| Wojtek Fibak | #566 | #10 | 0 | 2,094 | 525 | 309 | 62.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
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 | Wojtek Fibak | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1972 | 7–4 | 63.6% | — | 1,570 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 9–9 | 50.0% | #102 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1973 | 0–5 | 0.0% | — | 1,514 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 39–33 | 54.2% | #58 | 1,748 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1974 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #249 | 1,517 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 76–32 | 70.4% | #14 | 2,075 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | 1975 | 5–10 | 33.3% | #135 | 1,517 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 65–30 | 68.4% | #14 | 1,986 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | 1976 | 6–14 | 30.0% | #146 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 58–31 | 65.2% | #21 | 1,895 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 1977 | 16–23 | 41.0% | #97 | 1,583 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 59–22 | 72.8% | #15 | 1,979 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | 1978 | 20–27 | 42.6% | #102 | 1,629 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 58–25 | 69.9% | #14 | 1,941 | 0 | 11 |
| 28 | 1979 | 19–22 | 46.3% | #91 | 1,644 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | 42–20 | 67.7% | #17 | 1,847 | 0 | 12 |
| 29 | 1980 | 12–25 | 32.4% | #209 | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | 52–26 | 66.7% | #23 | 1,984 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 1981 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #40 | 1,780 | 0 | 15 |
| 31 | 1982 | 4–3 | 57.1% | — | 1,559 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | 21–23 | 47.7% | #45 | 1,729 | 0 | 15 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 13–17 | 43.3% | #62 | 1,723 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #125 | 1,637 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #742 | 1,573 | 0 | 15 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #570 | 1,574 | 0 | 15 |
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 | Wojtek Fibak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 22 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 25 | 19 | 44 | 56.8% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% |
| 23 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% | 49 | 21 | 70 | 70.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 17 | 8 | 25 | 68.0% |
| 24 | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1977 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 37 | 14 | 51 | 72.5% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% |
| 25 | 1976 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1978 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 78.9% | 29 | 14 | 43 | 67.4% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% |
| 26 | 1977 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1979 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 19 | 8 | 27 | 70.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% |
| 27 | 1978 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1980 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 26 | 10 | 36 | 72.2% |
| 28 | 1979 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1981 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 21 | 7 | 28 | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% |
| 29 | 1980 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1982 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59.1% | — | — | — | — | 30 | 14 | 44 | 68.2% |
| 30 | 1981 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 31 | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Career | — | 20 | 32 | 52 | 38.5% | 24 | 45 | 69 | 34.8% | 46 | 47 | 93 | 49.5% | 8 | 20 | 28 | 28.6% | — | 115 | 64 | 179 | 64.2% | 233 | 126 | 359 | 64.9% | 23 | 16 | 39 | 59.0% | 154 | 103 | 257 | 59.9% |
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 | Wojtek Fibak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1972 | 1570 | 111.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +66 | 56.7% | +0.27 | 1–1 | 3–0 (100%) | — | +0.69 | 1974 | 1593 | 120.5 | — | — | — | — | +8 | +15 | — | 48.9% | -0.38 | 6–5 (55%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.61 |
| 22 | 1973 | 1514 | 96.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5 | 23.1% | -1.54 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.23 | 1975 | 1748 | 146.8 | — | — | — | — | -14 | 0 | -228 | 52.1% | +0.47 | 13–12 (52%) | 8–12 (40%) | — | +2.35 |
| 23 | 1974 | 1518 | 116.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4 | 30.0% | -2.20 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.43 | 1976 | 2076 | 161.8 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -84 | — | 63.7% | +0.99 | 23–10 (70%) | 17–14 (55%) | — | -5.41 |
| 24 | 1975 | 1517 | 115.0 | — | — | — | — | +32 | +20 | -4 | 35.3% | -1.26 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | +0.66 | 1977 | 1987 | 159.2 | — | — | — | — | +28 | -18 | -364 | 60.7% | +0.87 | 22–11 (67%) | 10–11 (48%) | — | -3.39 |
| 25 | 1976 | 1513 | 125.5 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -10 | +71 | 36.0% | -0.80 | 3–4 (43%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | +1.02 | 1978 | 1895 | 154.3 | — | — | — | — | +90 | +21 | -181 | 60.7% | +0.82 | 15–9 (63%) | 5–12 (29%) | — | -2.94 |
| 26 | 1977 | 1583 | 129.9 | — | — | — | — | -86 | +21 | -28 | 40.0% | -0.40 | 4–4 (50%) | 1–3 (25%) | — | -0.34 | 1979 | 1980 | 159.9 | — | — | — | — | +100 | -44 | — | 67.5% | +1.23 | 12–8 (60%) | 12–5 (71%) | — | -1.05 |
| 27 | 1978 | 1629 | 127.4 | — | — | — | — | -82 | -94 | +53 | 43.9% | -0.27 | 6–6 (50%) | 4–7 (36%) | — | +1.51 | 1980 | 1942 | 156.7 | — | — | — | — | +14 | +7 | -128 | 66.0% | +1.07 | 11–14 (44%) | 13–9 (59%) | — | -1.76 |
| 28 | 1979 | 1645 | 125.5 | — | — | — | — | -50 | -102 | +53 | 47.9% | -0.21 | 2–3 (40%) | 5–7 (42%) | — | +2.00 | 1981 | 1847 | 147.6 | — | — | — | — | -2 | +78 | +3 | 61.1% | +0.75 | 12–6 (67%) | 15–7 (68%) | — | +0.66 |
| 29 | 1980 | 1494 | 113.3 | — | — | — | — | +7 | +34 | +158 | 34.9% | -0.97 | 2–7 (22%) | 1–4 (20%) | — | +3.49 | 1982 | 1984 | 160.7 | — | — | — | — | +41 | -124 | — | 63.8% | +1.05 | 11–13 (46%) | 11–9 (55%) | — | -1.47 |
| 30 | 1981 | 1490 | 106.2 | — | — | — | — | +36 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.45 | 0–2 | — | — | +1.40 | 1983 | 1780 | 144.5 | — | — | — | — | +78 | -10 | +91 | 52.5% | +0.45 | 11–6 (65%) | 5–13 (28%) | — | -1.47 |
| 31 | 1982 | 1560 | 121.8 | — | — | — | — | — | -22 | +96 | 50.0% | -0.56 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | -0.32 | 1984 | 1729 | 146.3 | — | — | — | — | +65 | +5 | — | 48.7% | 0.00 | 7–12 (37%) | 5–9 (36%) | — | -2.04 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1724 | 138.3 | — | — | — | — | +10 | -3 | +69 | 44.0% | -0.76 | 5–7 (42%) | 7–5 (58%) | — | -3.27 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1638 | 120.4 | — | — | — | — | -9 | — | — | 36.4% | -0.95 | 1–3 (25%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | -0.65 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1574 | 100.7 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16.7% | -2.33 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | -0.29 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1574 | 103.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | -0.20 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.30 |
| Career | — | 1683 | 127.2 | — | — | — | — | -44 | -17 | +47 | 42.3% | -0.49 | 21–33 (39%) | 20–25 (44%) | 94.5 | +4.13 | — | 2095 | 158.0 | — | — | — | — | +35 | -21 | -106 | 59.1% | +0.69 | 149–119 (56%) | 112–112 (50%) | 98.8 | -2.39 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Vilas | 8 | 8 | 16 | Dec 5, 1982 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 1 | 12 | 13 | Feb 28, 1985 | H2H |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 4 | 9 | 13 | Nov 11, 1983 | H2H |
| Eddie Dibbs | 4 | 9 | 13 | Jun 6, 1979 | H2H |
| Jimmy Connors | 2 | 10 | 12 | Jul 1, 1981 | H2H |