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John McEnroe

USA Age 67 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1976–1994

John McEnroe represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 1. In TennisDB's records, John McEnroe finished with a career record of 833–189 and 76 singles titles.

Peak ranking
1 (Mar 3, 1980)
Elo peak
2492 (100th percentile)
Career record
833–189 (81.5%)
Career titles
76
Prize money
$12,552,132

Records cover completed main-draw singles matches in TennisDB's ATP event archive; qualifying is shown separately below.

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

John McEnroe's five most recent ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Magnus Gustafsson #10 2-6 6-7(5) L H2H Match data Feb 24, 1994* R32 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-3 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Dec 13, 1992* QF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Nicklas Kulti #79 6-1 6-4 W H2H Match data Dec 12, 1992* R16 Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
Petr Korda #7 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Nov 13, 1992* R16 Antwerp ATP 250 Carpet
Bart Wuyts #74 6-2 6-2 W H2H Match data Nov 12, 1992* R32 Antwerp ATP 250 Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

John McEnroe's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jimmy Connors 21 13 34 Sep 28, 1991 H2H
Ivan Lendl 14 19 33 Jul 26, 1992 H2H
Johan Kriek 12 5 17 Oct 1, 1988 H2H
Brad Gilbert 13 1 14 Aug 25, 1990 H2H
Bjorn Borg 7 7 14 Sep 15, 1981 H2H

Titles (76)

John McEnroe titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGSM1000500250FinalsTournaments
197819 5 — — — 4 1 Hartford , San Francisco , Stockholm Open , Wembley , ATP Finals
197920 10 1 — — 9 — Dallas Wct , Milan , New Orleans , Queen's Club Championships , San Francisco , San Jose , South Orange , Stockholm Open , Wembley , US Open
198021 9 1 — — 8 — Brisbane International , Memphis , Milan , Queen's Club Championships , Richmond Wct , Sydney Indoor , Wct Challenge Cup , Wembley , US Open
198122 9 2 1 — 6 — Dallas Wct , Frankfurt , Los Angeles , Milan , Queen's Club Championships , Sydney Indoor , Cincinnati Open , US Open , Wimbledon
198223 5 — — — 5 — Philadelphia , San Francisco , Sydney Indoor , Tokyo Indoor , Wembley
198324 7 1 — — 5 1 Dallas Wct , Forest Hills Wct , Philadelphia , Sydney Indoor , Wembley , ATP Finals , Wimbledon
198425 13 2 1 — 9 1 Brussels , Dallas Wct , Forest Hills Wct , Madrid , Philadelphia , Queen's Club Championships , Richmond Wct , San Francisco , Stockholm Open , Canadian Open , ATP Finals , US Open , Wimbledon
198526 8 — 1 — 7 — Atlanta , Chicago , Houston , Milan , Philadelphia , Stockholm Open , Stratton Mountain , Canadian Open
198627 3 — — — 3 — Los Angeles , San Francisco , Scottsdale
198829 2 — — — 2 — Detroit , Japan Open
198930 3 — — — 3 — Dallas Wct , U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship , Montpellier Open
199031 1 — — — 1 — Swiss Indoors
199132 1 — — — 1 — Chicago
Total 76 7 3 — 63 3

Career Results

John McEnroe career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19761711250.0%264264
19771828144266.7%7118
19781977199680.2%214
197920881310187.1%43
19802183169983.8%32
1981226797688.2%21
19822364107486.5%11
1983246297187.3%11
1984257127397.3%11
1985266997888.5%12
1986272252781.5%214
19872830104075.0%1410
1988292993876.3%1011
19893045115680.4%114
19903133154868.8%513
19913232185064.0%1328
19923332185064.0%2820
1994350110.0%1,1831,219
Career8331891,02281.5%——

Career Results by Surface

John McEnroe career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197617 ————11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
197718 12333.3%1892766.7%62875.0%31475.0% 28144266.7%
197819 2373076.7%1762373.9%52771.4%3243688.9% 77199680.2%
197920 2232588.0%1121384.6%911090.0%4675386.8% 881310187.1%
198021 1531883.3%1241675.0%1711894.4%3984783.0% 83169983.8%
198122 2512696.2%42666.7%13013100.0%2563180.6% 6797688.2%
198223 2042483.3%41580.0%1121384.6%2933290.6% 64107486.5%
198324 1642080.0%911090.0%1621888.9%2122391.3% 6297187.3%
198425 1711894.4%1111291.7%13013100.0%30030100.0% 7127397.3%
198526 2522792.6%1021283.3%72977.8%2733090.0% 6997888.5%
198627 1531883.3%————————72977.8% 2252781.5%
198728 1241675.0%42666.7%————1441877.8% 30104075.0%
198829 1541978.9%32560.0%11250.0%1021283.3% 2993876.3%
198930 2152680.8%————51683.3%1952479.2% 45115680.4%
199031 2172875.0%————32560.0%961560.0% 33154868.8%
199132 18102864.3%0220.0%32560.0%1141573.3% 32185064.0%
199233 1572268.2%23540.0%821080.0%761353.8% 32185064.0%
199435 ————————————0110.0% 0110.0%
Career—2816734880.7%1063814473.6%1172013785.4%3296439383.7%8331891,02281.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John McEnroe career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197718 25728.6%54955.6%51683.3%21366.7% 14112556.0%
197819 561145.5%771450.0%2532889.3%101100.0% 38165470.4%
197920 971656.2%2232588.0%2322592.0%00—— 54126681.8%
198021 1192055.0%1932286.4%2923193.5%00—— 59147380.8%
198122 741163.6%1411593.3%2733090.0%00—— 4885685.7%
198223 761353.8%1631984.2%2212395.7%00—— 45105581.8%
198324 1151668.8%16016100.0%1631984.2%00—— 4385184.3%
198425 1711894.4%19019100.0%2312495.8%202100.0% 6126396.8%
198526 1141573.3%1131478.6%26026100.0%13013100.0% 6176889.7%
198627 31475.0%31475.0%931275.0%606100.0% 2152680.8%
198728 36933.3%52771.4%1521788.2%505100.0% 28103873.7%
198829 13425.0%11250.0%1341776.5%81988.9% 2393271.9%
198930 781546.7%1111291.7%1711894.4%911090.0% 44115580.0%
199031 53862.5%0550.0%2242684.6%53862.5% 32154768.1%
199132 0440.0%0770.0%2342785.2%63966.7% 29184761.7%
199233 491330.8%551050.0%941369.2%13013100.0% 31184963.3%
199435 0110.0%00——00——00—— 0110.0%
Career 1038218555.7%1544620077.0%3043834288.9%7097988.6% 63117580678.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 806/1022 (78.9%) of John McEnroe's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 90/1,022 (8.8%) of John McEnroe's ATP main draw matches.

John McEnroe performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199132 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5%
199233 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2%
199435 1/1 2.0 6.0 51.6% 66.7% 41.9% 25.0% 100.0% 54.7% 27.8%
Career 90/1,022 5.4 4.1 56.0% 75.9% 50.9% 59.7% 43.9% 64.9% 39.7%

Advanced Stats

John McEnroe advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule
1976 17 1516 111.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 +0.05
1977 18 1854 156.3 — — — — -222 -44 -148 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) -0.60
1978 19 2151 163.4 — — — — +36 -220 -374 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) -1.58
1979 20 2291 174.5 — — — — +110 -286 -359 80.2% +2.17 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) -4.37
1980 21 2263 176.0 — — — — +96 -272 -78 77.4% +1.95 16–5 (76%) 23–10 (70%) -5.28
1981 22 2271 175.2 — — — — +78 -284 +25 83.0% +2.35 5–4 (56%) 11–8 (58%) -3.15
1982 23 2289 171.0 — — — — +80 -294 +19 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) -3.80
1983 24 2309 171.5 — — — — +96 -243 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) -3.90
1984 25 2476 178.8 — — — — +58 -301 -1 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) -2.76
1985 26 2299 171.1 — — — — +155 -105 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) -1.30
1986 27 2199 152.5 — — — — +120 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) -0.22
1987 28 2101 163.1 — — — — +99 +25 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) -1.58
1988 29 2025 157.5 — — — — +91 +88 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) -1.10
1989 30 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) -3.55
1990 31 1970 152.1 — — — — +12 — +204 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) -0.88
1991 32 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) +0.45
1992 33 1883 154.7 +2.89 +2.22 1.132 52.2% +2 +88 +276 59.6% +0.83 10–4 (71%) 8–11 (42%) -1.97
1994 35 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 -0.42
Career 2492 173.4 +2.82 +1.83 1.132 52.2% +73 -170 -2 75.6% +1.79 152–69 (69%) 186–113 (62%) -3.54

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

John McEnroe Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO
197718 —R64SFR16
197819 ——R128SF
197920 ——R16W
198021 —R32FW
198122 —QFWW
198223 ——FSF
198324 SFQFWR16
198425 —FWW
198526 QFSFQFF
198627 ———R128
198728 —R128—QF
198829 —R16R64R64
198930 QF—SFR64
199031 R16—R128SF
199132 —R128R16R32
199233 QFR128SFR16

Masters 1000

John McEnroe Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMIAPARITASTOCANCAN
197718 —QF———————R16
197819 ————————QF—
197920 ————————F—
198021 ————————R32—
198122 —W——————R16—
198223 —SF——————SF—
198324 —F——————SF—
198425 —R64——————W—
198526 ————————W—
198627 ————————R16—
198728 —R64————SF—QF—
198829 ————————QF—
198930 ————————F—
199031 QFR16———R32—R16——
199132 R16——R32—R32————
199233 QF—R32—R16R32————

ATP 250

John McEnroe ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ANTATLBASBRIDALHALHKGHOUMTPMADMCMUNU.SNWPPARQUEROTSTOSTUTKYVIEWASBIRBOLBOSBRUCHICOLDETFORFORFRAHARLASLONLOSEASMAUMEMMILNEWNEWOCEPHIPHIIWRICLIBSANSANSCOSOUSTRSYDTORTOUVIRWEM
197617 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————R16——————
197718 ————————————QFR16———————R64——R32——————————R32——————R16—————QF——SF————SF—
197819 ——F——RR——————QF——F—W———QF—SFQF——SF——SF—WR16———SF——————QF———WSF—SF—————W
197920 ————W———————SF——WFW—————SF——————RR——SF—F———W—W—QF—R32SF—WW—W—————W
198021 —R32—WFW————QF————W—F————————————FR32—QF————WW———F——W—QF——F—W———W
198122 ————W——————————W———SF——————————R32W———W——R64W————————QF————W———F
198223 ————F——————————F———W—————QF————SF———————F————W————W————W———W
198324 ————W——————————F——————————————W——R32—————————W——R16—F————W———W
198425 ————W————W—————W—W———————W————W————————————W——W—W—————————
198526 —W——QF——W—————————W————————W——F—————SF———W———W————QF———W—————
198627 ——————————————QF————————————————————W————————————W—W—SF————R32
198728 ————F———————————F————————F————————————R16————F————————SF—————
198829 ————————————F—QF————W————————WR64—————SF————————————SF—————————
198930 ————W———W———W—SF————SF———————————————————SF———————————————F—SF
199031 ——W—————————R16——SF————QFR16————————————SF————SF———R32——————————SF———
199132 ——F———R32————R32———————QF—R16R32———W———————SF—R32———QF——SF————QF——————QF——
199233 R16————————R16——————SF—R32——R32———R16——————————————R16——————SF—————QF————
199435 ————————————————R32—————————————————————————————————————————

ATP Finals

John McEnroe ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge GRAFIN
197819 —W
197920 —SF
198021 —RR
198122 —SF
198223 —F
198324 —W
198425 —W
198526 —R16
198930 —SF
199233 QF—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
1
Career-high date
Mar 3, 1980
First Top 100
Jul 3, 1977
First Top 50
Aug 9, 1977
First Top 20
Oct 3, 1977
First Top 10
Oct 16, 1978

Ranking History Matrix

John McEnroe ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197617———————————264
197718——————552925222218
197819181616141413151613654
197920455333333233
198021322222222222
198122222232211111
198223111111112211
198324333222111221
198425221111211111
198526111111112222
1986272223347910101214
19872815117878999111010
198829101525151819181822141111
198930966778544444
19903165691110122011111313
199132151917121517151728272828
199233223031373630181822202020
199334203639384965181197267421587—
199435—11831179115811751193117712101232123812091219
19953612111219——————————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

John McEnroe's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Years Match Log
Ivan Lendl USA 1 2,423 8 94 1,280 1,051 229 82.1% 1978–1994 Match log
Jimmy Connors USA 1 2,433 8 109 1,556 1,262 294 81.1% 1969–1996 Match log
Bjorn Borg SWE 1 2,523 11 61 749 607 142 81.0% 1971–1993 Match log
Stefan Edberg SWE 1 2,237 6 41 996 748 248 75.1% 1982–1996 Match log
Mats Wilander SWE 1 2,262 7 33 729 526 203 72.2% 1980–1996 Match log
Boris Becker GER 1 2,268 6 49 892 672 220 75.3% 1983–1999 Match log
Pete Sampras USA 1 2,265 14 64 948 739 209 78.0% 1988–2002 Match log
Andre Agassi USA 1 2,242 8 60 1,110 842 268 75.9% 1986–2006 Match log
Ilie Nastase ROU 1 2,271 2 65 1,184 854 330 72.1% 1968–1985 Match log
Jim Courier USA 1 2,216 4 23 712 489 223 68.7% 1987–2000 Match log
Thomas Muster AUT 1 2,165 1 44 858 590 268 68.8% 1984–2011 Match log
Guillermo Vilas ARG 2 2,351 4 63 1,178 897 281 76.1% 1968–1992 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John McEnroe?
John McEnroe is 67 years old, born on February 16, 1959.
Which country is John McEnroe from?
John McEnroe is from United States.
How tall is John McEnroe?
John McEnroe is 180 cm / 5'11".
Is John McEnroe left-handed or right-handed?
John McEnroe plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has John McEnroe won?
John McEnroe has won 7 Grand Slam titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1984.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John McEnroe won?
John McEnroe has won 3 Masters 1000 titles. The most recent was Montreal / Toronto in 1985.
How many ATP titles has John McEnroe won?
John McEnroe has won 76 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Chicago in 1991.
What is John McEnroe's highest ATP ranking?
John McEnroe's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on March 3, 1980.
What is John McEnroe's career win-loss record?
John McEnroe has a career ATP singles record of 833 wins and 189 losses (81.5%).
How much career prize money has John McEnroe earned?
John McEnroe has earned at least $12,552,132 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When was John McEnroe active on the ATP Tour?
John McEnroe was active on the ATP Tour from 1976 through 1994.
What is John McEnroe's best surface?
John McEnroe's best surface is grass court with a 85.4% win rate (117W-20L).
Who is John McEnroe's biggest rival?
John McEnroe's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 21–13 across 34 meetings.