H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Jose Higueras vs Jairo Velasco H2H: 6-2

Jose Higueras holds a 6–2 lead over Jairo Velasco in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jose Higueras leads 6–2 on clay. Most recently, Jose Higueras won the 1983 Swiss Open Gstaad round of 16 5-7 7-5 6-2.

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Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main-draw meetings
Jairo Velasco
ESP

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jose Higueras #6 5-7 7-5 6-2 Jairo Velasco Match data Jul 8, 1983* R16 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Jose Higueras #7 6-2 6-3 Jairo Velasco Match data May 12, 1983* R32 Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Jose Higueras #32 6-3 1-6 6-2 Jairo Velasco Match data Jan 30, 1981* R16 Vina Del Mar ATP 250 Clay
Jose Higueras #9 6-4 6-1 Jairo Velasco Match data Dec 1, 1979* QF Santiago ATP 250 Clay
Jairo Velasco 6-4 6-3 Jose Higueras #9 Match data Nov 17, 1979* QF Bogota ATP 250 Clay
Jose Higueras 6-4 7-9 6-1 Jairo Velasco Match data Sep 28, 1978* R16 Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Jairo Velasco (def.) Jose Higueras Match data Apr 30, 1976* QF Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Jose Higueras 6-4 2-6 6-1 Jairo Velasco Match data Aug 31, 1975* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16
Jairo Velasco — — — 1,701 — — — 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.

Jose Higueras Jairo Velasco
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0 — — — — — — —
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 — — — — — — —
1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0 — — — — — — —
1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0 — — — — — — —
1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,562 0 0 — — — — — — —
1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,645 0 0 — — — — — — —
1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0 — — — — — — —
1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1 — — — — — — —
1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2 — — — — — — —
1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6 — — — — — — —
1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9 — — — — — — —
1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9 — — — — — — —
1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9 — — — — — — —
1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11 — — — — — — —
1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14 — — — — — — —
1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16 — — — — — — —
1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16 — — — — — — —
1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16 — — — — — — —

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.

Jose Higueras Jairo Velasco
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 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1973 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 1974 0 3 3 0.0% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1975 — — — — 16 20 36 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 15 23 38 39.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1977 — — — — 3 12 15 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1978 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 — — — — 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1982 — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 11 15 26 42.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4% Career 1 11 12 8.3% 99 133 232 42.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 9 12 25.0%

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.

Jose Higueras Jairo Velasco
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 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04 1968 1487 97.7 — — — — — +8 — 37.5% -0.88 — — — +0.08
1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21 1969 1434 101.0 — — — — — -2 — 22.7% -2.05 0–2 — — +0.20
1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04 1970 1470 105.1 — — — — — +26 — 46.7% -0.27 — — — +0.67
1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15 1971 1473 104.2 — — — — — +25 — 44.4% -0.78 — — — +0.23
1973 1562 127.2 — — — — — +51 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.39 1972 1527 109.1 — — — — — +48 — 43.8% -0.78 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.23
1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -4 -96 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.94 1973 1528 98.8 — — — — — +38 — 33.3% -1.50 — — — -0.15
1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -72 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.84 1974 1586 130.6 — — — — -91 +40 — 45.6% -0.49 5–9 (36%) 5–4 (56%) 97.4 +0.69
1976 1887 145.8 — — — — -149 -5 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.50 1975 1638 124.1 — — — — — +30 — 42.1% -0.63 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 103.9 +1.64
1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70 1976 1602 131.8 — — — — -127 +31 — 40.2% -0.57 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 99.2 +1.17
1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11 1977 1547 130.9 — — — — — +15 — 33.3% -1.00 1–6 (14%) 2–1 (67%) 97.0 -0.56
1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30 1978 1606 128.1 — — — — — +22 — 44.0% -0.60 4–3 (57%) — — -0.33
1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83 1979 1647 128.2 — — — — — +28 — 44.2% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.99
1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +18 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57 1980 1641 126.1 — — — — — +17 — 43.6% -0.60 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) 102.2 +0.07
1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64 1981 1609 118.1 — — — — — +40 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.22
1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +107 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62 1982 1621 121.6 — — — — — +59 — 41.7% -0.63 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 102.2 +0.28
1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62 1983 1620 127.0 — — — — — +33 — 42.6% -0.43 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24
1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -96 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.78 Career 1701 132.7 — — — — -101 +29 — 41.4% -0.67 41–51 (45%) 27–22 (55%) 102.2 +1.67

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.