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Kevin Anderson vs James Blake H2H: 0-1

James Blake holds a 1–0 lead over Kevin Anderson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, James Blake leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, James Blake won the 2012 Cincinnati Open first round 7-5 6-4.

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Kevin Anderson
RSA Age 40 Right-Handed 203 cm / 6'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
James Blake
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
James Blake #106 7-5 6-4 Kevin Anderson #34 Match data Aug 14, 2012* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 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.

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
Kevin Anderson #1,151 #5 4,845 2,141 348 252 58.0% 0 0 0 1 6 7
James Blake #1,020 #4 3,550 2,041 349 237 59.6% 0 0 0 1 9 10

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 Kevin Anderson James Blake
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0
21 2007 0–1 0.0% #221 1,540 0 0 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0
22 2008 8–9 47.1% #104 1,631 0 0 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1
23 2009 2–6 25.0% #161 1,624 0 0 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1
24 2010 14–18 43.8% #61 1,778 0 0 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1
25 2011 39–27 59.1% #32 1,890 0 1 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3
26 2012 31–26 54.4% #37 1,856 0 2 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8
27 2013 37–23 61.7% #20 1,869 0 2 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10
28 2014 39–24 61.9% #16 1,946 0 2 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10
29 2015 46–24 65.7% #12 2,046 0 3 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10
30 2016 17–21 44.7% #67 1,883 0 3 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10
31 2017 32–21 60.4% #14 1,974 0 3 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10
32 2018 48–19 71.6% #6 2,121 0 5 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10
33 2019 11–4 73.3% #91 2,056 0 6 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 0 10
34 2020 8–9 47.1% #81 1,963 0 6 — — — — — — —
35 2021 13–13 50.0% #80 1,808 0 7 — — — — — — —
36 2022 1–5 16.7% #104 1,681 0 7 — — — — — — —
37 2023 2–2 50.0% #627 1,669 0 7 — — — — — — —

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 Kevin Anderson James Blake
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
22 2008 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2010 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2011 30 18 48 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2012 21 18 39 53.8% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2013 24 16 40 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2015 33 17 50 66.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
30 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2010 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2017 18 13 31 58.1% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2018 36 13 49 73.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2019 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2020 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 5 10 15 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 243 171 414 58.7% 58 52 110 52.7% 47 29 76 61.8% — — — — — 273 164 437 62.5% 39 39 78 50.0% 32 27 59 54.2% 5 7 12 41.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 595/600 of Kevin Anderson's and 563/586 of James Blake's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Kevin Anderson James Blake
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6%
21 2007 1/1 7.0 1.0 75.0% 54.8% 42.9% 50.0% — 51.8% 21.7% 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2%
22 2008 15/17 9.4 3.3 65.7% 74.0% 58.9% 62.8% 28.9% 68.9% 33.5% 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2%
23 2009 8/8 9.4 3.1 69.8% 72.4% 46.3% 57.6% 25.1% 64.4% 27.4% 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7%
24 2010 32/32 9.6 3.2 66.0% 75.6% 51.0% 46.2% 43.7% 67.1% 34.2% 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1%
25 2011 66/66 10.9 2.1 66.9% 76.1% 55.8% 63.4% 47.0% 69.2% 36.5% 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7%
26 2012 56/57 11.4 3.2 62.6% 75.1% 53.6% 62.7% 36.7% 67.1% 34.8% 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9%
27 2013 60/60 10.9 3.0 64.2% 76.3% 54.8% 63.5% 38.8% 68.5% 35.8% 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1%
28 2014 62/63 11.7 2.9 66.2% 76.6% 51.9% 65.4% 36.5% 68.2% 35.2% 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6%
29 2015 70/70 15.3 3.4 63.5% 80.1% 54.3% 65.0% 43.2% 70.6% 33.9% 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1%
30 2016 38/38 13.0 4.4 59.2% 77.0% 53.4% 63.9% 36.4% 67.4% 32.9% 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3%
31 2017 53/53 13.9 2.8 64.0% 79.0% 54.5% 65.3% 37.4% 70.2% 35.2% 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5%
32 2018 66/67 16.4 2.7 64.2% 79.6% 55.3% 63.1% 35.6% 70.7% 33.8% 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7%
33 2019 15/15 15.7 2.7 63.1% 78.7% 53.6% 68.9% 44.1% 69.2% 35.7% 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7%
34 2020 17/17 12.5 3.7 62.5% 77.1% 51.2% 60.3% 41.2% 67.2% 32.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 26/26 16.9 2.8 63.5% 80.3% 49.5% 69.7% 34.1% 69.0% 30.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 6/6 15.3 2.8 65.0% 78.6% 57.1% 66.1% 33.3% 70.9% 24.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 4/4 11.0 4.0 64.4% 77.7% 43.7% 58.3% 28.6% 65.5% 37.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 595/600 12.9 3.0 64.3% 77.4% 53.7% 63.2% 38.8% 68.9% 34.3% — 563/586 6.0 2.8 57.7% 73.3% 52.1% 58.7% 44.5% 64.3% 38.8%

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 Kevin Anderson James Blake
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.01
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 — — 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 — -0.11
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 — — 0.0% -3.63 — 0–1 — -0.23
21 2007 1541 108.0 -2.14 +0.48 0.451 38.2% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.19 2001 1647 135.3 +2.25 +0.39 1.059 51.0% -18 — -87 55.1% +0.55 3–3 (50%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.08
22 2008 1631 124.1 +2.28 -0.60 1.079 51.2% +91 — -124 50.0% -0.02 3–5 (38%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.62 2002 1816 147.9 +1.40 +2.12 1.061 51.1% -26 -178 -199 56.1% +0.32 11–10 (52%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.19
23 2009 1624 111.4 +0.61 -4.84 0.771 46.3% +26 — — 26.3% -1.42 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.29 2003 1794 146.7 +1.54 +3.57 1.120 52.2% +27 -165 -202 58.3% +0.52 6–12 (33%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.97
24 2010 1779 142.8 +2.68 -1.25 1.039 50.3% +34 -199 -256 46.9% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 5–11 (31%) — -1.45 2004 1692 126.8 -0.56 +1.37 1.056 50.9% +63 -67 — 55.1% +0.38 3–4 (43%) 7–3 (70%) — +2.11
25 2011 1891 157.1 +5.50 +0.11 1.185 52.5% +20 -245 -270 57.6% +0.61 12–11 (52%) 15–17 (47%) — +1.44 2005 1925 148.8 +3.11 +2.61 1.175 52.6% +27 -259 -338 61.2% +0.81 8–9 (47%) 10–15 (40%) — -1.49
26 2012 1857 156.6 +3.45 -0.90 1.058 50.9% +33 -124 -193 51.1% +0.27 10–8 (56%) 20–15 (57%) — -0.14 2006 2000 158.3 +2.59 +5.15 1.189 53.1% +48 -316 -257 64.5% +0.91 17–8 (68%) 18–14 (56%) — +0.23
27 2013 1869 157.9 +4.20 +0.05 1.135 51.7% +7 +20 -159 57.7% +0.40 12–8 (60%) 18–16 (53%) — +1.51 2007 1917 151.1 +3.35 +2.66 1.201 53.1% +45 -237 -153 66.3% +1.01 12–9 (57%) 20–16 (56%) — +3.66
28 2014 1947 161.0 +3.91 +0.32 1.107 51.6% +6 -48 -101 54.9% +0.38 15–7 (68%) 17–16 (52%) — +2.15 2008 1883 152.4 +2.01 +2.91 1.131 52.4% +72 -189 -110 61.9% +0.79 13–11 (54%) 12–11 (52%) — +4.15
29 2015 2047 162.6 +6.01 -0.88 1.154 51.7% -15 -143 -48 61.2% +0.51 13–8 (62%) 31–22 (58%) — +1.09 2009 1850 151.0 +2.02 +0.45 1.012 50.5% +25 -106 -16 53.8% +0.24 7–8 (47%) 14–11 (56%) — -0.82
30 2016 1883 151.8 +2.89 -1.81 1.011 50.2% +31 -46 +51 48.9% -0.09 4–9 (31%) 11–10 (52%) — -0.24 2010 1760 142.1 -0.13 0.00 1.000 50.0% +24 — — 49.4% -0.01 6–9 (40%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.97
31 2017 1974 162.0 +6.28 -0.22 1.180 52.4% -50 -48 -31 60.4% +0.82 7–7 (50%) 19–17 (53%) — -1.65 2011 1825 150.5 -0.14 -0.22 0.954 49.7% +33 — — 50.0% -0.01 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.57
32 2018 2122 169.8 +6.52 -1.15 1.152 51.8% -20 -176 -10 61.7% +0.67 21–7 (75%) 30–20 (60%) — +1.48 2012 1781 139.4 -0.94 -0.30 0.965 49.4% +57 — — 45.5% -0.34 2–6 (25%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.24
33 2019 2057 133.2 +3.47 -0.21 1.160 52.1% +25 — -2 64.3% +0.64 3–1 (75%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.68 2013 1712 137.4 -1.34 +1.25 1.009 50.5% +56 — -13 42.1% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 3–8 (27%) — +0.69
34 2020 1964 140.8 +3.58 -0.85 0.980 49.5% +34 -65 — 47.7% -0.16 4–2 (67%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 1809 136.1 +4.26 -3.10 0.998 49.9% +7 +65 +284 46.0% -0.24 4–0 (100%) 12–11 (52%) — -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2022 1681 114.8 -0.53 -2.72 0.844 47.9% -5 — — 31.3% -0.94 0–3 (0%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 1670 109.6 -0.03 +1.57 1.084 50.9% — — +422 55.6% -0.11 0–1 2–0 — +0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2142 159.7 +4.52 -0.73 1.102 51.3% +7 -94 -39 55.3% +0.34 113–85 (57%) 206–173 (54%) 104.0 +0.61 — 2042 153.8 +1.56 +2.23 1.088 51.6% +35 -188 -160 57.2% +0.48 97–99 (49%) 127–119 (52%) 97.2 +1.00

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.