John Sullivan
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jan 19, 1994 | H2H |
| Brad Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 18, 1991 | H2H |
| Jimmy Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jul 17, 1991 | — |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
John Sullivan holds a 1–0 lead over Jimmy Brown in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John Sullivan leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John Sullivan won the 1991 Washington Open round of 64 6-3 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sullivan | 6-3 6-2 | Jimmy Brown | Match data | Jul 17, 1991* | R64 | Washington Open | ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 | Hard |
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 Sullivan | #996 | #371 | 75 | 1,516 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Brown | — | — | — | 1,772 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Sullivan | Jimmy Brown | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 24 | 1991 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #483 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1994 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #373 | 1,497 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 Sullivan | Jimmy Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 20 | 12 | 32 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 13 | 13 | 26 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 24 | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1989 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1992 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 62 | 100 | 38.0% | 89 | 90 | 179 | 49.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25.0% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.
| Age | John Sullivan | Jimmy Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1499 | 115.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +54 | — | 47.1% | -0.12 | 0–3 (0%) | 0–1 | — | +0.37 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1578 | 132.3 | — | — | — | — | -96 | +82 | — | 42.9% | -0.69 | 5–4 (56%) | 2–2 (50%) | 103.9 | +0.42 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | 1723 | 148.3 | — | — | — | — | -176 | +73 | — | 58.8% | +0.75 | 4–6 (40%) | 2–6 (25%) | 96.8 | +0.72 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1681 | 136.4 | — | — | — | — | -87 | +72 | — | 48.0% | -0.39 | 5–8 (38%) | 4–5 (44%) | 97.4 | +0.11 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1740 | 143.2 | — | — | — | — | -121 | +62 | — | 60.0% | +0.82 | 5–7 (42%) | 6–5 (55%) | 99.2 | +1.80 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1629 | 121.2 | — | — | — | — | -34 | +69 | — | 34.5% | -1.33 | 3–3 (50%) | 1–4 (20%) | 97.7 | -1.15 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1637 | 121.9 | — | — | — | — | -59 | +71 | — | 50.0% | -0.17 | 2–2 (50%) | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.61 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1988 | 1633 | 132.6 | — | — | — | — | -60 | +47 | — | 38.4% | -0.64 | 3–4 (43%) | 3–5 (38%) | 97.1 | -2.01 |
| 24 | 1991 | 1512 | 111.2 | +1.00 | +1.66 | 0.646 | 43.9% | — | — | — | 60.0% | +0.20 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.04 | 1989 | 1609 | 125.0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | -7 | — | 43.4% | -0.12 | 4–7 (36%) | 3–5 (38%) | 94.3 | +1.30 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1990 | 1519 | 118.0 | — | — | — | — | +63 | +28 | — | 26.8% | -1.39 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–6 (14%) | 93.9 | -0.06 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1991 | 1521 | 103.2 | — | — | — | — | +22 | +47 | — | 32.0% | -0.68 | 2–1 (67%) | 0–2 | — | +0.30 |
| 27 | 1994 | 1497 | 103.2 | -0.64 | -1.33 | 1.033 | 49.6% | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.60 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | +0.02 | 1992 | 1492 | 102.0 | — | — | — | — | +37 | — | — | 25.0% | -1.75 | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 | — | -0.17 |
| Career | — | 1517 | 107.4 | +0.18 | +0.17 | 0.808 | 46.8% | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.20 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | +2.00 | — | 1772 | 138.7 | — | — | — | — | -48 | +62 | — | 45.7% | -0.26 | 35–50 (41%) | 24–43 (36%) | 89.5 | +0.76 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Woodbridge | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jan 19, 1994 | H2H |
| Brad Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 18, 1991 | H2H |
| Jimmy Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jul 17, 1991 | — |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Higueras | 3 | 6 | 9 | Jul 10, 1985 | — |
| Brad Gilbert | 1 | 4 | 5 | Apr 6, 1990 | — |
| Diego Perez | 2 | 3 | 5 | Sep 22, 1985 | — |
| Tarik Benhabiles | 3 | 1 | 4 | Jun 21, 1990 | — |
| Mark Dickson | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jul 7, 1988 | — |