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

John James vs Yannick Noah H2H: 0-2

Yannick Noah holds a 2–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Yannick Noah leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Yannick Noah won the 1982 South Orange round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Yannick Noah
FRA Age 66 Right-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yannick Noah #12 6-2 6-2 John James Match data Jul 30, 1982* R16 South Orange ATP 250 Clay
Yannick Noah #14 6-3 6-1 John James Match data Jul 14, 1982* 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.

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
Yannick Noah #1,303 #3 1,079 2,199 456 194 70.2% 1 0 0 1 21 23

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 Yannick Noah
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 1977 0–1 0.0% #269 1,491 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1978 23–14 62.2% #49 1,708 0 2
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1979 34–14 70.8% #26 1,933 0 5
20 — — — — — — — 1980 29–16 64.4% #18 1,890 0 5
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1981 51–18 73.9% #13 1,917 0 7
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1982 50–12 80.6% #10 2,086 0 11
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1983 36–9 80.0% #5 2,087 1 14
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1984 23–10 69.7% #9 1,997 1 14
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1985 50–17 74.6% #7 1,956 1 17
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1986 43–14 75.4% #4 2,012 1 19
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1987 34–13 72.3% #8 1,951 1 21
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1988 32–10 76.2% #12 1,948 1 22
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1989 21–14 60.0% #16 1,876 1 22
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1990 22–21 51.2% #40 1,708 1 23
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1991 7–7 50.0% #188 1,708 1 23
35 — — — — — — — 1995 1–3 25.0% #552 1,686 1 23
36 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,672 1 23

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 Yannick Noah
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% — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1979 13 5 18 72.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 11 5 16 68.8% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1981 10 6 16 62.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 18 4 22 81.8%
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1982 19 1 20 95.0% 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 23 2 25 92.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1984 9 3 12 75.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 21 7 28 75.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1986 15 5 20 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1987 13 2 15 86.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1988 9 3 12 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 9 2 11 81.8%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1989 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 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% — 164 62 226 72.6% 202 66 268 75.4% 11 16 27 40.7% 79 50 129 61.2%

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 Yannick Noah
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 1977 1491 103.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.08
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1709 137.9 — — — — -111 +56 -173 57.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 10–6 (63%) — +3.56
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1979 1933 150.7 — — — — -105 +27 -371 65.1% +1.08 9–4 (69%) 10–9 (53%) — +0.67
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1890 153.0 — — — — +5 +91 -340 59.5% +0.98 9–6 (60%) 6–8 (43%) — -3.05
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1981 1917 156.5 — — — — +62 +116 -384 64.4% +1.04 17–4 (81%) 9–12 (43%) — -1.67
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1982 2086 164.7 — — — — -20 +30 — 74.0% +1.55 12–5 (71%) 9–6 (60%) — -3.56
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1983 2087 162.3 — — — — -135 +184 — 74.8% +1.72 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.85
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1984 1998 159.6 — — — — -11 +206 — 65.9% +0.83 8–5 (62%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.14
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1985 1957 156.2 — — — — -10 +205 -368 68.4% +1.11 12–6 (67%) 18–12 (60%) — -0.87
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1986 2013 163.9 — — — — -41 +208 — 67.8% +1.19 13–5 (72%) 12–17 (41%) — -2.21
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1987 1951 147.7 — — — — +93 +140 -296 65.0% +1.00 11–4 (73%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.55
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1988 1949 153.8 — — — — +75 +116 — 67.2% +1.03 12–4 (75%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.74
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1989 1877 147.3 — — — — +46 — — 56.2% +0.40 10–4 (71%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.89
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1990 1708 139.1 — — — — +109 +162 — 49.1% -0.16 8–6 (57%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.00
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1991 1709 127.3 -0.35 -2.54 0.863 47.8% +60 +151 — 48.5% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.03
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1686 117.0 -0.18 -0.05 0.814 46.1% +61 — — 25.0% -1.38 — 1–1 — -0.54
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1672 104.2 -2.25 +2.64 0.506 43.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.10
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 2199 161.2 -0.42 -1.70 0.835 47.2% +9 +121 -314 64.2% +0.93 138–68 (67%) 139–119 (54%) 101.7 -2.00

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.