title: John James (tennis)
text: # John James (tennis)
  
  John James (born 7 March 1951) is a right-handed former professional tennis player from Australia.
  
  James enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles.
  
  ## Career finals
  
  ### Singles (1 runner-up)
  
  | Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1978 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Bernard Mitton | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
  
  ### Doubles (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
  
  | Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 0–1 | 1976 | London, England | Carpet | John Feaver | David Lloyd John Lloyd | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
  | Loss | 0–2 | 1977 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | John Feaver | Mark Cox Buster Mottram | 5–7, 4–6, 3–6 |
  | Loss | 0–3 | 1978 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | Victor Amaya | Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
  | Loss | 0–4 | 1979 | Sarasota, U.S. | Carpet | Keith Richardson | Steve Krulevitz Ilie Năstase | 6–7, 3–6 |
  | Loss | 0–5 | 1979 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Chris Kachel | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 4–6, 6–7 |
  | Loss | 0–6 | 1979 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Chris Kachel | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 6–7, 2–6 |
  | Win | 1–6 | 1980 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Chris Kachel | Phil Davies Brad Guan | 6–4, 6–4 |
  | Loss | 1–7 | 1980 | Palm Harbor, U.S. | Hard | Steve Docherty | Paul Kronk Paul McNamee | 4–6, 5–7 |
  | Win | 2–7 | 1981 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Colin Dibley | Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards | 6–3, 6–4 |
  