Career 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1970 Phil Dent takes it, 7–1 on categories Dent wins on games won. ATP Tour career: James 228 matches, Dent 754 matches.
Dent averages 12.8 games won a match to James’ 10.8 (18% more). Dent averages 1.4 sets won a match to James’ 1 (37% more). Dent has the better sets won %: 53.1 to James’s 40.9. Best single match: Dent 34 games won, James 31. Winners’ edge: Dent’s team won 54%, James’s team won 39% of the matches they played. Longevity: Dent has 754 matches across 16 seasons, James 228 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 3 total · best 1
10.8 2,466 total · best 31 Games wonper game 12.8 9,635 total · best 34
40.9 Sets won % 53.1
46.9 Games won % 50.6
0.0 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 13 total · best 1
1 228 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.4 1,034 total · best 3
Head to head 0 4 matches 4
Grass · 3 matches 0 3 Clay · 1 match 0 1 Grand Slams · 1 match 0 1 Last meetings 17 Dec 1979 · Sydney Outdoor · Semifinal · Grass 6-2 6-1 18 July 1977 · Washington · Round of 32 · Clay 7-5 6-3 10 Jan 1977 · Adelaide · Round of 64 · Grass 7-5 6-3 1 Jan 1977 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · Grass 7-5 7-6 6-2 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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