H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs James Mcardle H2H: 1-0

Roy Emerson holds a 1–0 lead over James Mcardle in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Roy Emerson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1969 Dublin round of 32 6-4 6-1.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
James Mcardle
IRL

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-1 James Mcardle Match data Jul 10, 1969* R32 Dublin ATP 250 Grass

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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
James Mcardle — — — 1,500 — — — 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.

Roy Emerson James Mcardle
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 — — — — — — —
1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 — — — — — — —
1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 — — — — — — —
1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 — — — — — — —
1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 — — — — — — —
1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 — — — — — — —
1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 — — — — — — —
1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 — — — — — — —
1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 — — — — — — —
1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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.

Roy Emerson James Mcardle
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 %
1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1974 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% Career 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 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.

Roy Emerson James Mcardle
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
1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1969 1496 101.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.23
1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1970 1481 96.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.09
1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.37 1971 1479 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.21
1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.39 1973 1463 93.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.25
1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.90 1974 1447 89.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.27
1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 Career 1500 92.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +3.40

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.