H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 19:16 UTC
Kevin Anderson vs James Ward H2H: 2-0
Kevin Anderson holds a 2–0 lead over James Ward in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Kevin Anderson leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kevin Anderson won the 2014 Shanghai Masters second round 3-6 6-3 6-2.
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RSA
Age 40
Right-Handed
203 cm / 6'8"
H2H
2
–
0
2 main draw meetings
GBR
Age 39
Right-Handed
190 cm / 6'3"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2014* | Shanghai Masters | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | Kevin Anderson | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | James Ward | Match data |
| Jun 13, 2012* | Queen's Club | ATP 500 | R64 | Grass | Kevin Anderson | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | James Ward | 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 Ward | #1,096 | #89 | 573 | 1,716 | 15 | 50 | 23.1% | 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.
| Age | Kevin Anderson | James Ward | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #558 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #221 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #280 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2008 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #104 | 1,627 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #270 | 1,468 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2009 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #161 | 1,622 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #201 | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2010 | 14–18 | 43.8% | #61 | 1,777 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 4–4 | 50.0% | #162 | 1,535 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2011 | 39–27 | 59.1% | #32 | 1,889 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #250 | 1,517 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2012 | 31–26 | 54.4% | #37 | 1,859 | 0 | 2 | 2013 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #161 | 1,553 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2013 | 37–23 | 61.7% | #20 | 1,870 | 0 | 2 | 2014 | 4–10 | 28.6% | #107 | 1,685 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 2014 | 39–24 | 61.9% | #16 | 1,958 | 0 | 2 | 2015 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #156 | 1,574 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2015 | 46–24 | 65.7% | #12 | 2,046 | 0 | 3 | 2016 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #444 | 1,509 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 2016 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #67 | 1,884 | 0 | 3 | 2017 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #843 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 2017 | 32–21 | 60.4% | #14 | 1,974 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2018 | 48–19 | 71.6% | #6 | 2,123 | 0 | 5 | 2019 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #318 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 2019 | 11–4 | 73.3% | #91 | 2,057 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 2020 | 8–9 | 47.1% | #81 | 1,964 | 0 | 6 | 2021 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #391 | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |