Head to head
Rivalry summary
Phil Dent and John James met 4 times on the ATP tour between 1977 and 1979. Phil Dent leads the head-to-head 4–0 against John James. By surface, Dent leads 3–0 on grass.
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Clay
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Grass
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Phil Dent's wins on the left · John James's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
All meetings (5)
| 1979 | Sydney-2 | Grass | SF | Phil Dent | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1977 | Washington-2 | Clay | R32 | Phil Dent | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1977 | Adelaide-1 | Grass | R64 | Phil Dent | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1977 | Australian Open-1 | Grass | R64 | Phil Dent | 7-5 7-6 6-2 |
| 1973 | Sydney-1 | Grass | R64 | Phil Dent | W/O |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.