H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

John Paish vs Phil Tovey H2H: 1-0

John Paish holds a 1–0 lead over Phil Tovey in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Paish leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Paish won the 1973 Newport round of 64 6-1 6-2.

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John Paish
GBR Age 86 Left-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Phil Tovey

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Paish 6-1 6-2 Phil Tovey Match data Jul 11, 1973* R64 Newport ATP 250 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 Paish #546 #80 0 1,690 43 68 38.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Tovey — — — 1,500 — — — 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.

John Paish Phil Tovey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
1969 1–2 33.3% — 1,461 0 0 — — — — — — —
1970 3–4 42.9% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
1971 6–9 40.0% — 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
1972 17–16 51.5% — 1,626 0 0 — — — — — — —
1973 10–18 35.7% #93 1,565 0 0 — — — — — — —
1974 1–7 12.5% #195 1,469 0 0 — — — — — — —
1975 0–3 0.0% #238 1,435 0 0 — — — — — — —
1978 0–2 0.0% #227 1,421 0 0 — — — — — — —
1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,405 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

John Paish Phil Tovey
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 %
1968 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1969 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1970 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 — — — — 4 8 12 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 3 7 10 30.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 5 10 15 33.3% 7 20 27 25.9% 26 28 54 48.1% 5 10 15 33.3% Career — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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.

John Paish Phil Tovey
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
1968 1472 93.0 — — — — +6 +12 +76 32.0% -1.48 3–0 (100%) — — +0.13 1973 1485 97.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.03
1969 1461 100.3 — — — — — — +66 28.6% -1.71 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1970 1480 112.7 — — — — — — +44 47.4% -0.05 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 1523 109.1 — — — — +11 — +22 40.5% -0.76 0–3 (0%) — — +0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 1626 125.6 — — — — -111 -164 +117 50.0% +0.07 3–4 (43%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1973 1566 113.0 — — — — -69 -94 +127 42.9% -0.76 2–9 (18%) 3–1 (75%) 94.9 +1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1469 104.5 — — — — +5 — +119 28.6% -0.62 0–2 — — +1.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1436 99.4 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.20 0–2 — — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1422 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1405 99.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.33 — 0–2 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1690 115.5 — — — — -45 -119 +88 40.8% -0.62 9–22 (29%) 5–5 (50%) 91.5 +3.32 Career 1500 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +3.00

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.