James Duckworth

Insights

Two career peaks, both at the third round

Duckworth’s best Grand Slam result is R32, and it came only once, at Wimbledon in 2021 at age 29. His other standout runs were four R64 finishes, showing that he repeatedly reached the third round but never advanced beyond it.

Australian Open is his most productive major

Across 41 tournaments, his best Australian Open result is R64, and he reached that stage four times: 2012, 2015, 2021, and 2026. That is more than at any other Slam, where his ceiling was either R64 once or R128.

2021 was his strongest season by depth

In 2021 he produced three of his best results in the same year: R32 at Wimbledon, plus R64 at both the Australian Open and French Open. That is his only season with multiple second-week-adjacent runs, and it accounts for his lone R32.

Early career showed immediate major-level competitiveness

He reached R64 at the 2012 Australian Open at age 19, then repeated that level at the 2015 Australian Open and 2015 Wimbledon. Those early results stand out because most of his remaining appearances were R128 exits.

Recent years have been steadier, but mostly at the first-round level

From 2023 through 2026, he has one R128, three R128s in 2024, three R128s in 2025, and three R64s in 2026. The pattern suggests a late-career uptick in 2026, but still no result better than R64 after 2021.