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

John Marks vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 1-0

John Marks holds a 1–0 lead over Arthur Ashe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Marks leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Marks won the 1978 Australian Open semifinal 6-4 6-2 2-6 1-6 9-7.

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John Marks
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Marks #63 6-4 6-2 2-6 1-6 9-7 Arthur Ashe #13 Match data Jan 8, 1979* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass

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 Marks #223 #60 0 1,632 30 81 27.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

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 Marks Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,454 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1974 1–3 25.0% — 1,434 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1975 5–1 83.3% #330 1,554 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1976 3–15 16.7% #165 1,438 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1977 4–13 23.5% #174 1,434 0 0 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1978 9–16 36.0% #63 1,629 0 0 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1979 4–26 13.3% #115 1,457 0 0 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1980 2–3 40.0% #223 1,460 0 0 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 — — — — — — — 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 — — — — — — — 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 — — — — — — — 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 — — — — — — — 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 — — — — — — — 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 — — — — — — — 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 — — — — — — — 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 — — — — — — — 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44

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 Marks Arthur Ashe
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 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 — — — — — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 1 6 7 14.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1979 1 5 6 16.7% 1 9 10 10.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1980 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
Career — 4 16 20 20.0% 6 26 32 18.8% 20 33 53 37.7% 0 6 6 0.0% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

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 Marks Arthur Ashe
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 1970 1486 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1471 103.7 — — — — — — +31 37.5% -0.63 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1454 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 1434 96.4 — — — — — — +7 30.0% -1.60 1–1 1–0 — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1975 1554 121.6 — — — — — — +44 62.5% +0.12 4–0 (100%) 2–0 — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1976 1439 102.4 — — — — +49 +81 +84 27.3% -1.68 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — +1.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1977 1434 105.6 — — — — — +63 +34 30.4% -1.52 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.56 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1978 1630 130.5 — — — — -206 -118 +65 35.9% -0.81 3–0 (100%) 0–6 (0%) — -0.89 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1979 1457 112.2 — — — — -86 -22 +140 19.4% -2.11 2–5 (29%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.37 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1980 1460 100.7 — — — — -68 — — 41.7% -0.50 1–1 — — +0.91 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
Career — 1632 116.6 — — — — -59 -11 +67 30.7% -1.37 14–15 (48%) 8–18 (31%) 101.0 +3.06 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -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.