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James Duckworth

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James Duckworth is a tennis player on the ATP Tour who reached a career-high ranking of No. 46 on January 31, 2022.

222 ATP Tour matches

Updated

About James Duckworth

James Duckworth is a tennis player on the ATP Tour. Born on January 21, 1992, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand and turned pro in 2010. His coach is Paul Baccanello. Duckworth reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of No. 46 on January 31, 2022.

Match history222

Every ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.

2026: 17-25

DateTournamentRoundOpponentResultScoreSurface
Nov 9Bybit Stockholm OpenRound 1Cameron NorrieL5-7, 0-6Hard
Oct 31Paris MastersQualifying 1st RoundMiomir KecmanovicL4-6, 6-2, 4-6Hard
Oct 24Swiss Indoors BaselQualifying 1st RoundAleksandar KovacevicL6-7(6), 3-6Hard
Oct 23Almaty OpenQuarterfinalStefanos TsitsipasL3-6, 4-6Hard
Oct 21Almaty OpenRound 2Luciano DarderiW7-5, 7-6(7)Hard
Oct 19Almaty OpenRound 1Miomir KecmanovicW6-4, 6-3Hard
Oct 8Shanghai MastersRound 1Hubert HurkaczL3-6, 6-7(4)Hard
Sep 24Chengdu OpenRound 1Lorenzo SonegoL4-6, 4-6Hard
Sep 2US OpenRound 2Wu YibingL5-7, 3-6, 1-6Hard
Aug 31US OpenRound 1Matteo ArnaldiW5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(8)Hard
Aug 28Winston-Salem OpenSemifinalArthur FeryL4-6, 2-1 ret. (ret.)Hard
Aug 27Winston-Salem OpenQuarterfinalFabian MarozsanW6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4Hard
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Aug 26Winston-Salem OpenRound 3Lorenzo SonegoW7-5, 6-3Hard
Aug 25Winston-Salem OpenRound 2Mariano NavoneW6-3, 7-6(5)Hard
Aug 24Winston-Salem OpenRound 1Quinn VandecasteeleW6-2, 6-1Hard
Aug 15Cincinnati OpenRound 2Arthur FeryL4-6, 6-2, 6-7(4)Hard
Aug 14Cincinnati OpenRound 1J.J. WolfW7-5, 7-6(0)Hard
Aug 4National Bank OpenRound 2Alex de MinaurL2-6, 6-7(6)Hard
Aug 3National Bank OpenRound 1Christopher O'ConnellW6-3, 6-1Hard
Jul 30Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel OppoRound 2Cameron NorrieL4-6, 4-6Hard
Jul 28Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel OppoRound 1Aidan MayoW4-6, 6-3, 6-4Hard
Jul 2WimbledonRound 2Flavio CobolliL6-7(4), 6-3, 6-7(3), 1-6Grass
Jun 30WimbledonRound 1Tallon GriekspoorW6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4Grass
Jun 20Lexus Eastbourne OpenQualifying 1st RoundGiles HusseyL4-6, 4-6Grass
Jun 13Queen's ClubQualifying 1st RoundAleksandar VukicL3-6, 2-6Grass
Jun 11Boss OpenRound 2Jiri LeheckaL7-6(8), 4-6, 6-7(3)Grass
Jun 9Boss OpenRound 1Diego DeduraW6-4, 6-3Grass
May 27Roland GarrosRound 2Rafael JodarL1-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 5-7Clay
May 24Roland GarrosRound 1Gabriel DialloW6-3, 4-1 ret. (ret.)Clay
May 19Gonet Geneva OpenRound 1Laslo DjereL4-6, 6-3, 3-6Clay
May 17Gonet Geneva OpenQualifying FinalEdas ButvilasL5-7, 6-7(4)Clay
May 16Gonet Geneva OpenQualifying 1st RoundMiguel DamasW3-6, 7-5, 6-3Clay
Mar 19Miami OpenRound 1Roberto Bautista AgutL6-7(3), 6-7(4)Hard
Mar 4Indian WellsRound 1Dalibor SvrcinaL2-6, 4-6Hard
Feb 24Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBCRound 1Dalibor SvrcinaL4-6, 1-6Hard
Feb 11Nexo Dallas OpenRound 1Eliot SpizzirriL2-6, 4-6Hard
Jan 22Australian OpenRound 2Jannik SinnerL1-6, 4-6, 2-6Hard
Jan 20Australian OpenRound 1Dino PrizmicW7-6(4), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3Hard
Jan 12Adelaide InternationalRound 1Tomas MachacL3-6, 3-6Hard
Jan 4Brisbane InternationalRound 1Alex MichelsenL7-6(4), 6-7(2), 3-6Hard
Jan 3Brisbane InternationalQualifying FinalTerence AtmaneW7-6(4), 6-2Hard
Jan 2Brisbane InternationalQualifying 1st RoundTristan SchoolkateW6-3, 6-2Hard

How he is doing nowThrough Nov 9

ATP rankingNo. 76774 points, ESPN, Nov 5
2026 record14-20clay 1-2, hard 11-16, grass 2-2
Last 103-7LLLLWWLLLWNewest first. Four losses in a row.

Agatha on James Duckworth

Every graded call Agatha sealed on his matches since Oct 1, 2026, newest first. Each is 1 unit at its sealed price; the number opens its receipt.

Record3-4Units-2.99u7 graded calls
DateMatchCallPriceResultUnitsReceipt
Nov 9vs Cameron NorriePREDCameron Norrie to win-250WON+0.40u#3063
Oct 31vs Miomir KecmanovicPREDJames Duckworth to win+123LOST-1.00u#2237
Oct 24vs Aleksandar KovacevicPREDJames Duckworth to win+130LOST-1.00u#1643
Oct 23vs Stefanos TsitsipasPREDStefanos Tsitsipas to win-481WON+0.21u#1561
Oct 20vs Luciano DarderiLEANLuciano Darderi to win-114LOST-1.00u#1458
Oct 18vs Miomir KecmanovicPREDMiomir Kecmanovic to win-188LOST-1.00u#1352
Oct 7vs Hubert HurkaczPREDHubert Hurkacz to win-250WON+0.40u#517

CareerPro since 2010

16years2010 to 2026
  1. 2012First ATP matchBeat Nicolas Mahut, ATP Brisbane International
  2. 2022Career high No. 46Jan 31, 2022
  3. Nov 9, 2026Latest matchLost to Cameron Norrie, Bybit Stockholm Open

Grand Slam titles

AO0Round 2 (2026)6-13 in our records
RG0Round 2 (2026)2-9 in our records
WIM0Round 3 (2021)4-9 in our records
USO0Round 2 (2026)3-11 in our records

First ATP match

Jan 1, 2012: beat Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 6-4ATP Brisbane International, on hard

Latest match

Nov 9, 2026: lost to Cameron Norrie 5-7, 0-6Bybit Stockholm Open, Round 1, on hard court

Challenger and ITF finals

Challenger: 32 singles finals, 18 won; 3 doubles finals, 1 won. ITF: 11 singles finals, 7 won. From 2011 to 2026.

Singles

  1. W
    Apr 2026Won the title at Mexico City, Mexico (clay), beating Stefano Napolitano 6-7(7-9), 7-6(7-3), 6-2.
  2. L
    Mar 2026Runner-up at San Luis Potosi, Mexico (clay), losing to Nicolas Mejia 6-7(6-8), 2-6.
  3. W
    Nov 2025Won the title at Sydney, Australia (hard), beating Hayato Matsuoka 6-1, 6-4.
  4. W
    Apr 2025Won the title at San Luis Potosi, Mexico (clay), beating Max Wiskandt 6-1, 6-1.
  5. L
    Mar 2025Runner-up at Morelia, Mexico (hard), losing to Dmitry Popko 6-1, 2-6, 4-6.
  6. W
    Oct 2024Won the title at Hangzhou, China (hard), beating Mackenzie McDonald 2-6, 7-6(7-5), 6-4.
  7. L
    Apr 2024Runner-up at Shenzhen, China (hard), losing to Lloyd Harris 3-6, 3-6.
  8. L
    Nov 2023Runner-up at Drummondville, Canada (indoor hard), losing to Zizou Bergs 4-6, 5-7.
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  1. W
    Oct 2023Won the title at Playford, Australia (hard), beating Coleman Wong 7-5, 7-5.
  2. W
    Oct 2023Won the title at Shenzhen, China (hard), beating Coleman Wong 6-0, 6-1.
  3. L
    Apr 2023Runner-up at Cuernavaca, Mexico (hard), losing to Thiago Agustin Tirante 5-7, 0-6.
  4. L
    Feb 2023Runner-up at Bangalore, India (hard), losing to Max Purcell 6-3, 5-7, 6-7(5-7).
  5. L
    Feb 2023Runner-up at Burnie, Australia (hard), losing to Rinky Hijikata 3-6, 3-6.
  6. L
    Sep 2022Runner-up at Cassis, France (hard), losing to Hugo Grenier 5-7, 4-6.
  7. W
    Sep 2021Won the title at Istanbul, Turkey (hard), beating Wu Tung-lin 6-4, 6-2.
  8. W
    Feb 2020Won the title at Bangalore, India (hard), beating Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 6-4.
  9. W
    Nov 2019Won the title at Playford, Australia (hard), beating Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6(7-2), 6-4.
  10. W
    Nov 2019Won the title at Pune, India (hard), beating Jay Clarke 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
  11. L
    Oct 2019Runner-up at Las Vegas, USA (hard), losing to Vasek Pospisil 5-7, 7-6(13-11), 3-6.
  12. W
    Aug 2019Won the title at Baotou, China (indoor clay), beating Sasikumar Mukund 6-4, 6-3.
  13. L
    Aug 2019Runner-up at Yokkaichi, Japan (hard), losing to Yuichi Sugita 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(1-7).
  14. W
    Feb 2019Won the title at Bangkok, Thailand (hard), beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-3.
  15. W
    Sep 2018Won the title at Cary, USA (hard), beating Reilly Opelka 7-6(7-4), 6-3.
  16. L
    Jun 2018Runner-up at Turkey F22, Antalya (clay), losing to Thomas Statzberger 3-6, 0-1 ret.
  17. W
    Nov 2016Won the title at Canberra, Australia (hard), beating Marc Polmans 7-5, 6-3.
  18. L
    Nov 2016Runner-up at Kobe, Japan (indoor hard), losing to Chung Hyeon 4-6, 6-7(2-7).
  19. W
    Nov 2016Won the title at Toyota, Japan (indoor carpet), beating Tatsuma Ito 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.
  20. W
    May 2016Won the title at Bangkok, Thailand (hard), beating Sam Barry 7-6(7-5), 6-4.
  21. W
    May 2016Won the title at China F6, Wuhan (hard), beating Yusuke Takahashi 6-3, 6-2.
  22. L
    Feb 2015Runner-up at Kolkata, India (hard), losing to Radu Albot 6-7(0-7), 1-6.
  23. W
    Nov 2014Won the title at Charlottesville, USA (indoor hard), beating Liam Broady 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.
  24. W
    Jul 2014Won the title at Lexington, USA (hard), beating James Ward 6-3, 6-4.
  25. L
    Apr 2014Runner-up at Santiago, Chile (clay), losing to Thiemo de Bakker 6-4, 6-7(10-12), 1-6.
  26. L
    Jul 2013Runner-up at Lexington, USA (hard), losing to James Ward 6-4, 3-6, 4-6.
  27. W
    May 2013Won the title at Chile F3, Santiago (clay), beating Cristian Garin 6-1, 6-3.
  28. W
    Mar 2013Won the title at Australia F5, Bundaberg (clay), beating Jason Kubler 7-6(11-9), 6-2.
  29. L
    Feb 2013Runner-up at Australia F1, Melbourne (hard), losing to Stephane Robert 6-7(3-7), 3-6.
  30. W
    Aug 2011Won the title at Italy F23, Este (clay), beating Daniele Giorgini 6-2, 6-3.
  31. L
    Jul 2011Runner-up at Italy F16, Bologna (clay), losing to Daniele Giorgini 6-7(4-7), 6-7(3-7).
  32. W
    Jul 2011Won the title at Italy F17, Sassuolo (clay), beating Thomas Fabbiano 6-1, 6-2.
  33. W
    Jun 2011Won the title at Poland F4, Bytom (clay), beating Peter Torebko 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
  34. W
    May 2011Won the title at Poland F1, Krakow (clay), beating Grzegorz Panfil 6-3, 6-4.
  35. L
    May 2011Runner-up at Poland F2, Katowice (clay), losing to Marcin Gawron 4-6, 2-6.

Doubles

  1. L
    Feb 2015Runner-up at Kolkata, India (hard) with Luke Saville: a walkover to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Somdev Devvarman.
  2. W
    Apr 2013Won the title at Itajai, Brazil (clay) with Pierre-Hugues Herbert, beating Guilherme Clezar and Fabricio Neis 7-5, 6-2.
  3. L
    Feb 2013Runner-up at West Lakes, Australia (hard) with Greg Jones, losing to Sam Groth and Matt Reid 2-6, 4-6.

Most often against

The players he has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.

2-3Duckworth trails

Last: Jul 15, 2025, Mifel Tennis Open Round 1, won

1-3Duckworth trails

Last: Jun 13, 2026, HSBC Championships Qualifying 1st Round, lost

Jannik Sinner4 meetings
1-3Duckworth trails

Last: Jan 22, 2026, Australian Open Round 2, lost

Lorenzo Sonego4 meetings
1-3Duckworth trails

Last: Sep 24, 2026, Chengdu Open Round 1, lost

Alex de Minaur3 meetings
0-3Duckworth trails

Last: Aug 4, 2026, National Bank Open Round 2, lost

Blaz Kavcic3 meetings
1-2Duckworth trails

Last: Jan 19, 2015, Australian Open Round 1, won

Sources and updates

Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the ATP Tour. The ATP ranking is ESPN's, as of Nov 5, 2026.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 7:24 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.