H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC
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 Masters second round 7-5 6-4.
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RSA
Age 40
Right-Handed
203 cm / 6'8"
H2H
0
–
1
1 main draw meetings
USA
Age 46
Right-Handed
185 cm / 6'1"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2012* | Cincinnati Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | James Blake | 7-5 6-4 | Kevin Anderson | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Anderson | #1,151 | #5 | 4,845 | 2,142 | 347 | 251 | 58.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| James Blake | #1,020 | #4 | 3,550 | 2,048 | 345 | 235 | 59.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #682 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #219 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #212 | 1,452 | 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 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #104 | 1,627 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #28 | 1,815 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2009 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #161 | 1,622 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 30–23 | 56.6% | #37 | 1,796 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2010 | 14–18 | 43.8% | #61 | 1,777 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 15–13 | 53.6% | #97 | 1,692 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2011 | 39–27 | 59.1% | #32 | 1,889 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #23 | 1,924 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2012 | 31–26 | 54.4% | #37 | 1,859 | 0 | 2 | 2006 | 57–21 | 73.1% | #4 | 2,000 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | 2013 | 37–23 | 61.7% | #20 | 1,870 | 0 | 2 | 2007 | 49–21 | 70.0% | #13 | 1,911 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | 2014 | 39–24 | 61.9% | #16 | 1,958 | 0 | 2 | 2008 | 40–20 | 66.7% | #10 | 1,888 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | 2015 | 46–24 | 65.7% | #12 | 2,046 | 0 | 3 | 2009 | 23–18 | 56.1% | #44 | 1,848 | 0 | 10 |
| 30 | 2016 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #67 | 1,884 | 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 | 1,841 | 0 | 10 |
| 32 | 2018 | 48–19 | 71.6% | #6 | 2,123 | 0 | 5 | 2012 | 8–12 | 40.0% | #127 | 1,788 | 0 | 10 |
| 33 | 2019 | 11–4 | 73.3% | #91 | 2,057 | 0 | 6 | 2013 | 9–14 | 39.1% | #153 | 1,714 | 0 | 10 |
| 34 | 2020 | 8–9 | 47.1% | #81 | 1,964 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 2021 | 13–13 | 50.0% | #80 | 1,809 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 2022 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #104 | 1,681 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 2023 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #627 | 1,669 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |