H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Roger Federer vs James Blake H2H: 10-2

Roger Federer holds a 10–2 lead over James Blake in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Roger Federer leads 9–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Roger Federer won the 2011 Cincinnati Open third round 6-4 6-1.

SUI Age 45 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
10 2
12 main draw meetings
USA Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roger Federer #3 6-4 6-1 James Blake #84 Match data Aug 19, 2011* R16 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Roger Federer #2 6-2 6-4 James Blake #16 Match data May 15, 2009* R16 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
James Blake #11 (w/o) Roger Federer #2 Match data Nov 1, 2008* QF Paris Masters Masters 1000 Hard
James Blake #7 6-4 7-6(2) Roger Federer #1 Match data Aug 16, 2008* QF Beijing Olympics Olympics Hard
Roger Federer #1 7-5 7-6(5) 6-4 James Blake #15 Match data Jan 24, 2008* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Roger Federer #1 6-1 6-4 James Blake #8 Match data Aug 19, 2007* F Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Roger Federer #1 6-0 6-3 6-4 James Blake #4 Match data Nov 21, 2006* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Roger Federer #1 7-6(7) 6-0 6-7(9) 6-4 James Blake #7 Match data Sep 8, 2006* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Roger Federer #1 7-6(2) 6-4 James Blake #9 Match data Mar 26, 2006* QF Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Roger Federer #1 7-5 6-3 6-0 James Blake #14 Match data Mar 13, 2006* F Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard
Roger Federer #1 7-6(3) 7-5 James Blake #70 Match data Aug 17, 2005* R64 Cincinnati Open Masters 1000 Hard
Roger Federer #2 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 James Blake #35 Match data Aug 31, 2003* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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
Roger Federer #97 #1 12,315 2,432 1,219 272 81.8% 20 28 6 24 25 103
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 Roger Federer James Blake
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1998 2–3 40.0% #301 1,530 0 0
17 1999 12–14 46.2% #64 1,663 0 0
18 2000 34–29 54.0% #29 1,790 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% 1,491 0 0
19 2001 46–20 69.7% #13 1,874 0 1 1999 1–4 20.0% #219 1,479 0 0
20 2002 55–22 71.4% #6 1,944 0 4 2000 0–4 0.0% #212 1,453 0 0
21 2003 74–16 82.2% #2 2,103 1 11 2001 11–9 55.0% #73 1,647 0 0
22 2004 71–6 92.2% #1 2,277 4 22 2002 34–22 60.7% #28 1,815 0 1
23 2005 80–4 95.2% #1 2,342 6 33 2003 30–23 56.6% #37 1,794 0 1
24 2006 90–5 94.7% #1 2,399 9 45 2004 15–13 53.6% #97 1,692 0 1
25 2007 67–9 88.2% #1 2,327 12 53 2005 34–20 63.0% #23 1,924 0 3
26 2008 66–16 80.5% #2 2,212 13 57 2006 57–21 73.1% #4 1,999 0 8
27 2009 59–12 83.1% #1 2,264 15 61 2007 49–21 70.0% #13 1,916 0 10
28 2010 66–13 83.5% #2 2,311 16 66 2008 44–22 66.7% #10 1,883 0 10
29 2011 61–12 83.6% #3 2,338 16 70 2009 23–18 56.1% #44 1,849 0 10
30 2012 72–12 85.7% #2 2,339 17 76 2010 15–17 46.9% #135 1,759 0 10
31 2013 45–17 72.6% #6 2,189 17 77 2011 19–16 54.3% #59 1,824 0 10
32 2014 68–12 85.0% #2 2,354 17 82 2012 8–12 40.0% #127 1,781 0 10
33 2015 61–11 84.7% #3 2,402 17 88 2013 9–14 39.1% #153 1,711 0 10
34 2016 21–7 75.0% #16 2,285 17 88
35 2017 53–5 91.4% #2 2,387 19 95
36 2018 49–10 83.1% #3 2,259 20 99
37 2019 53–11 82.8% #3 2,238 20 103
38 2020 5–1 83.3% #5 2,238 20 103
39 2021 9–5 64.3% #16 2,155 20 103

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 Roger Federer 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 %
16 1998 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
17 1999 7 6 13 53.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
18 2000 24 16 40 60.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1998 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2001 19 9 28 67.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1999 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2002 31 11 42 73.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 2000 0 4 4 0.0%
21 2003 43 10 53 81.1% 16 4 20 80.0% 12 0 12 100.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2001 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
22 2004 45 4 49 91.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 2002 21 12 33 63.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 2005 50 1 51 98.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 12 0 12 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2003 24 14 38 63.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2006 57 2 59 96.6% 16 3 19 84.2% 12 0 12 100.0% 5 0 5 100.0% 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2007 44 6 50 88.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 2005 28 13 41 68.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2008 34 11 45 75.6% 21 4 25 84.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 2006 46 14 60 76.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2009 36 10 46 78.3% 16 2 18 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 2007 40 15 55 72.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2010 48 7 55 87.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 8 2 10 80.0% 2008 33 15 48 68.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 2 6 66.7%
29 2011 45 7 52 86.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2009 13 11 24 54.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
30 2012 44 8 52 84.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2010 15 15 30 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 2013 28 11 39 71.8% 12 5 17 70.6% 5 1 6 83.3% 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2014 51 8 59 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 2015 37 6 43 86.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 11 1 12 91.7% 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
34 2016 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
35 2017 41 4 45 91.1% 12 1 13 92.3%
36 2018 37 8 45 82.2% 12 2 14 85.7%
37 2019 33 7 40 82.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 11 1 12 91.7%
38 2020 5 1 6 83.3%
39 2021 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4%
Career 770 158 928 83.0% 215 69 284 75.7% 192 29 221 86.9% 42 16 58 72.4% 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 1,415/1,491 of Roger Federer'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 Roger Federer 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%
16 1998 5/5 4.8 2.8 55.6% 71.3% 52.0% 68.0% 41.3% 62.8% 37.0% —/—
17 1999 22/26 5.4 3.7 58.0% 70.6% 50.7% 55.9% 43.7% 62.1% 36.5% —/—
18 2000 46/63 7.2 3.5 59.1% 72.0% 53.4% 61.8% 43.8% 64.1% 35.0% 1998 1/1 8.0 7.0 49.1% 60.4% 47.3% 66.7% 15.4% 53.7% 34.4%
19 2001 56/66 8.0 3.1 58.6% 74.0% 52.8% 63.2% 40.8% 65.3% 38.3% 1999 5/5 3.6 4.4 54.3% 64.1% 45.3% 41.7% 36.7% 55.8% 31.8%
20 2002 66/77 6.7 2.6 60.6% 76.0% 54.5% 64.5% 47.2% 67.6% 39.2% 2000 4/4 3.3 3.0 48.4% 58.5% 30.3% 35.4% 54.5% 44.2% 38.6%
21 2003 85/90 7.7 3.0 59.5% 77.4% 58.1% 62.8% 46.8% 69.5% 42.5% 2001 17/20 5.7 2.5 59.8% 71.7% 54.9% 64.8% 42.6% 64.8% 37.2%
22 2004 74/77 7.6 2.1 62.0% 78.8% 59.2% 71.0% 43.0% 71.3% 42.1% 2002 50/56 4.5 2.5 58.7% 71.0% 51.7% 62.3% 44.2% 63.1% 39.2%
23 2005 84/84 7.1 1.8 63.3% 76.8% 60.1% 63.0% 48.6% 70.7% 42.8% 2003 52/53 5.2 3.0 60.2% 71.5% 51.7% 56.1% 48.8% 63.6% 40.7%
24 2006 95/95 6.9 1.2 62.8% 77.7% 60.6% 66.4% 47.5% 71.3% 43.0% 2004 28/28 4.8 2.4 60.2% 70.7% 51.0% 51.0% 36.6% 63.0% 39.1%
25 2007 75/76 8.0 1.1 62.0% 77.8% 60.2% 63.1% 42.8% 70.9% 41.4% 2005 54/54 6.6 2.4 58.6% 74.9% 53.7% 62.7% 41.6% 66.2% 39.7%
26 2008 76/82 8.8 0.9 64.7% 77.3% 59.2% 68.9% 44.9% 71.0% 41.2% 2006 77/78 6.1 2.7 57.5% 73.3% 53.3% 61.1% 44.9% 64.8% 41.9%
27 2009 71/71 9.3 1.9 62.6% 79.9% 58.4% 70.4% 44.8% 71.8% 38.7% 2007 67/70 7.4 2.9 57.8% 76.8% 54.8% 62.3% 47.5% 67.4% 39.1%
28 2010 78/79 8.4 1.4 62.0% 79.6% 57.1% 67.9% 46.1% 71.2% 40.9% 2008 59/66 7.0 2.6 55.7% 75.0% 52.5% 54.6% 46.8% 65.0% 39.6%
29 2011 73/73 6.9 1.3 63.8% 79.4% 59.9% 63.0% 46.1% 72.3% 41.2% 2009 41/41 6.3 3.0 57.3% 74.0% 53.5% 60.6% 41.0% 65.3% 35.1%
30 2012 74/84 8.3 1.6 62.6% 79.2% 61.5% 71.3% 47.3% 72.4% 39.8% 2010 32/32 5.2 2.8 57.4% 72.1% 52.4% 53.6% 37.7% 63.7% 36.3%
31 2013 62/62 6.4 1.7 62.7% 77.1% 57.4% 66.7% 42.8% 69.6% 40.8% 2011 33/35 5.5 3.8 57.7% 74.1% 47.4% 61.0% 46.0% 62.8% 35.5%
32 2014 78/80 8.0 1.5 63.8% 80.2% 59.1% 74.8% 46.1% 72.4% 40.9% 2012 20/20 5.4 3.1 56.9% 71.3% 49.4% 51.8% 46.5% 62.0% 36.7%
33 2015 72/72 8.3 1.7 64.2% 81.1% 59.1% 64.0% 42.9% 73.2% 41.2% 2013 23/23 6.0 2.7 53.4% 75.6% 48.6% 58.9% 49.1% 62.6% 37.7%
34 2016 28/28 8.8 1.8 62.3% 80.2% 56.9% 55.7% 39.5% 71.6% 39.6% —/—
35 2017 57/58 9.6 1.8 62.2% 80.7% 60.5% 64.9% 42.3% 73.1% 40.6% —/—
36 2018 58/59 9.2 1.9 61.8% 81.4% 60.0% 64.9% 46.0% 73.3% 39.1% —/—
37 2019 61/64 7.5 1.6 64.7% 79.1% 60.9% 70.9% 45.6% 72.7% 40.1% —/—
38 2020 6/6 11.0 2.2 66.8% 74.8% 56.0% 71.6% 39.6% 68.3% 40.6% —/—
39 2021 13/14 8.4 0.8 66.0% 74.0% 57.1% 68.3% 38.5% 68.3% 34.7% —/—
Career 1,415/1,491 7.9 1.9 62.3% 78.1% 58.5% 66.3% 45.0% 70.7% 40.5% 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 Roger Federer 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
16 1998 1531 124.1 -0.27 +1.46 0.992 49.4% +46 40.0% -0.20 1–1 -0.29
17 1999 1664 137.6 +0.59 -0.29 0.962 49.3% +54 -178 46.2% -0.37 5–4 (56%) 6–7 (46%) -0.88
18 2000 1791 147.8 +1.73 -1.34 0.976 49.9% +29 -256 -255 53.5% +0.23 7–11 (39%) 15–15 (50%) -1.66 1998 1492 98.2 +0.92 -1.01 0.743 44.6% 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 -0.01
19 2001 1874 152.8 +2.77 +1.18 1.104 51.6% +6 -185 -97 62.8% +0.73 16–7 (70%) 24–17 (59%) -0.94 1999 1480 105.6 -2.20 -0.63 0.718 44.0% +30 16.7% -2.42 1–0 0–1 -0.11
20 2002 1944 157.7 +4.95 +1.81 1.207 53.2% +36 -161 -172 67.4% +1.09 8–10 (44%) 17–11 (61%) +0.25 2000 1453 104.3 -4.21 +0.21 0.692 41.4% +17 0.0% -3.63 0–1 -0.23
21 2003 2104 160.5 +6.67 +5.07 1.392 55.5% +4 -242 -6 75.8% +1.74 14–8 (64%) 25–16 (61%) -0.34 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 2004 2278 170.0 +8.06 +5.97 1.467 56.2% +13 -270 -32 83.5% +2.21 12–3 (80%) 20–5 (80%) -2.04 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 2005 2343 171.0 +8.25 +6.57 1.459 56.2% +49 -222 +90 86.0% +2.09 15–3 (83%) 28–11 (72%) -0.43 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 2006 2400 172.2 +8.93 +6.54 1.498 56.6% +70 -164 +113 84.6% +2.25 18–2 (90%) 37–14 (73%) -0.72 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 2007 2327 174.3 +8.00 +5.89 1.420 55.4% +70 -34 +244 82.4% +1.89 11–4 (73%) 27–9 (75%) -0.78 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 2008 2212 171.1 +7.83 +5.50 1.420 55.4% +57 +138 +349 77.1% +1.70 8–9 (47%) 23–13 (64%) -1.55 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 2009 2265 175.1 +8.67 +3.94 1.370 54.6% -22 +153 +391 77.7% +1.60 10–11 (48%) 26–11 (70%) -1.08 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 2010 2311 176.3 +8.19 +5.25 1.418 55.4% +74 +19 +260 77.9% +1.71 11–6 (65%) 21–10 (68%) -1.35 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 2011 2339 179.2 +9.63 +5.23 1.485 56.2% +64 +28 +206 79.3% +1.80 6–6 (50%) 19–9 (68%) -1.12 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 2012 2339 177.8 +9.37 +4.25 1.443 55.4% +40 +42 +234 77.1% +1.76 14–4 (78%) 21–14 (60%) -2.11 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 2013 2189 175.5 +6.21 +4.69 1.339 54.7% +90 +81 +316 68.1% +1.26 13–8 (62%) 15–10 (60%) -0.39 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 2014 2354 179.1 +8.51 +5.79 1.484 55.8% +49 -129 +147 77.1% +1.71 17–7 (71%) 24–15 (62%) -0.07 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 2015 2402 182.0 +9.20 +6.49 1.539 56.3% +67 -142 +145 79.2% +1.90 9–4 (69%) 17–13 (57%) -2.68 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 2016 2286 158.1 +6.68 +3.70 1.395 54.6% +156 -88 +162 73.4% +1.43 3–4 (43%) 9–5 (64%) -0.57
35 2017 2388 178.6 +8.73 +5.24 1.507 55.6% +54 +46 80.4% +1.83 13–3 (81%) 21–9 (70%) -1.39
36 2018 2259 172.5 +8.65 +3.59 1.461 55.1% +62 +144 76.7% +1.56 11–5 (69%) 18–12 (60%) +0.23
37 2019 2238 175.5 +8.09 +5.05 1.469 55.6% +3 +2 +219 77.6% +1.73 7–5 (58%) 19–6 (76%) -0.61
38 2020 2238 141.5 +2.80 +1.39 1.278 54.4% -14 65.2% +1.17 2–0 3–1 (75%) -0.16
39 2021 2156 128.1 +2.89 -0.44 1.094 51.1% +100 +258 65.8% +0.50 1–3 (25%) 6–2 (75%) +0.15
Career 2432 176.3 +7.47 +4.63 1.383 55.0% +44 -66 +132 75.7% +1.60 231–127 (65%) 442–236 (65%) 102.7 -1.39 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.