H2H data updated: 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC

Jose Luis Clerc vs John Ross H2H: 1-0

Jose Luis Clerc holds a 1–0 lead over John Ross in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jose Luis Clerc leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jose Luis Clerc won the 1985 Indianapolis round of 32 5-7 6-2 6-4.

ARG Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
USA Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jose Luis Clerc #30 5-7 6-2 6-4 John Ross Match data Jul 25, 1985* R32 Indianapolis 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
Jose Luis Clerc #1,263 #4 20 2,219 355 138 72.0% 0 0 0 1 24 25
John Ross — — — 1,584 — — — 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 Luis Clerc John Ross
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1977 1–3 25.0% #366 1,488 0 0 — — — — — — —
1978 50–17 74.6% #15 1,862 0 3 — — — — — — —
1979 53–22 70.7% #17 1,931 0 4 — — — — — — —
1980 65–20 76.5% #8 2,016 0 10 — — — — — — —
1981 54–12 81.8% #5 2,071 0 16 — — — — — — —
1982 66–23 74.2% #6 1,957 0 21 — — — — — — —
1983 29–14 67.4% #8 1,903 0 25 — — — — — — —
1984 13–10 56.5% #33 1,827 0 25 — — — — — — —
1985 23–13 63.9% #28 1,832 0 25 — — — — — — —
1989 1–4 20.0% #514 1,738 0 25 — — — — — — —

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 Luis Clerc John Ross
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 %
1977 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1978 2 1 3 66.7% 47 13 60 78.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1982 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 15 3 18 83.3% 31 14 45 68.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 1983 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 8 3 11 72.7% 47 7 54 87.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 7 2 9 77.8% 44 5 49 89.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 1985 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 2 3 5 40.0% 57 11 68 83.8% — — — — 7 9 16 43.8% 1986 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 5 1 6 83.3% 24 9 33 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1987 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1984 2 2 4 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — — — — — 1988 7 10 17 41.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 0 1 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 1 2 3 33.3% 22 11 33 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1989 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1989 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 42 18 60 70.0% 284 83 367 77.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 18 27 45 40.0% Career 17 28 45 37.8% 4 14 18 22.2% 1 0 1 100.0% 0 2 2 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.

Jose Luis Clerc John Ross
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
1977 1488 104.9 — — — — +58 — — 40.0% -0.10 0–2 — — +0.52 1970 1496 103.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.20
1978 1862 154.7 — — — — -272 +118 -369 69.4% +1.32 9–2 (82%) 5–1 (83%) 113.4 +2.11 1982 1483 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.08
1979 1931 152.6 — — — — -134 +53 -305 66.3% +1.18 12–8 (60%) 12–11 (52%) 103.5 +0.45 1983 1464 103.7 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.01
1980 2016 159.7 — — — — -176 +145 -322 69.7% +1.31 16–8 (67%) 9–7 (56%) 105.3 -2.07 1984 1459 105.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.09
1981 2071 165.6 — — — — -211 +222 -366 73.3% +1.59 13–4 (76%) 11–8 (58%) 105.8 -2.26 1985 1516 123.1 — — — — — +23 — 53.8% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.25
1982 1957 162.1 — — — — -187 +263 — 68.8% +1.41 17–9 (65%) 12–7 (63%) 99.4 -1.60 1986 1495 103.6 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — +0.04
1983 1904 155.8 — — — — -155 +213 — 65.6% +1.19 4–3 (57%) 2–3 (40%) 96.4 -0.11 1987 1552 116.6 — — — — +9 — — 43.6% -0.74 3–3 (50%) 6–1 (86%) 104.7 +0.60
1984 1828 140.7 — — — — -86 +138 — 58.8% +0.76 0–2 3–3 (50%) — -0.10 1988 1550 114.6 — — — — -23 -47 — 41.5% -0.42 2–5 (29%) 7–5 (58%) 99.6 +0.25
1985 1832 146.7 — — — — -119 +94 — 64.2% +0.80 3–3 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 98.8 -1.21 1989 1516 106.0 — — — — +2 — — 27.8% -1.44 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.30
1989 1739 102.4 — — — — — +88 — 30.8% -1.69 0–1 0–1 — +0.23 1990 1487 98.5 — — — — +22 — — 18.2% -2.00 1–0 1–2 (33%) — +0.35
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1474 101.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.08
Career 2220 161.4 — — — — -162 +162 -333 67.6% +1.24 74–42 (64%) 61–45 (58%) 105.1 -0.83 Career 1584 118.0 — — — — -4 -12 — 37.0% -0.85 9–13 (41%) 16–12 (57%) 104.6 +1.74

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.