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John McEnroe

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

John McEnroe represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 835–191 and 77 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

1 (Mar 3, 1980)

Elo peak

2494 (100th percentile)

Singles record

835–191 (81.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$12,552,132

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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John McEnroe's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Magnus Gustafsson #10	2-6 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1994*	R32	ABN AMRO Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent 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 World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Bart Wuyts #74	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 12, 1992*	R32	Antwerp	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet

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John McEnroe's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jimmy Connors	21	14	35	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
Vitas Gerulaitis	11	3	14	Aug 20, 1984	H2H

Singles Titles (77)

John McEnroe singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1978	19	5	—	—	—	4	1	Hartford, San Francisco, Stockholm Open, Wembley, ATP Finals
1979	20	10	1	—	—	9	—	Dallas Wct, Milan, New Orleans, Queen's Club Championships, San Francisco, San Jose, South Orange, Stockholm Open, Wembley, US Open
1980	21	9	1	—	—	8	—	Brisbane International, Memphis, Milan, Queen's Club Championships, Richmond Wct, Sydney Indoor, Wct Challenge Cup, Wembley, US Open
1981	22	10	2	—	1	7	—	Dallas Wct, Frankfurt, Los Angeles Open, Milan, Pepsi Grand Slam, Queen's Club Championships, Sydney Indoor, Cincinnati Open, US Open, Wimbledon
1982	23	5	—	—	—	5	—	Philadelphia, San Francisco, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wembley
1983	24	7	1	—	—	5	1	Dallas Wct, Forest Hills Wct, Philadelphia, Sydney Indoor, Wembley, ATP Finals, Wimbledon
1984	25	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
1985	26	8	—	—	1	7	—	Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Milan, Philadelphia, Stockholm Open, Stratton Mountain, Canadian Open
1986	27	3	—	—	—	3	—	Los Angeles Open, San Francisco, Scottsdale
1988	29	2	—	—	—	2	—	Detroit, Japan Open
1989	30	3	—	—	—	3	—	Dallas Wct, U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, Montpellier Open
1990	31	1	—	—	—	1	—	Swiss Indoors
1991	32	1	—	—	—	1	—	Chicago
Total		77	7	—	3	64	3

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

John McEnroe career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1976	17	1	1	2	50.0%	264	264
1977	18	28	14	42	66.7%	71	18
1978	19	77	19	96	80.2%	21	4
1979	20	88	14	102	86.3%	4	3
1980	21	83	17	100	83.0%	3	2
1981	22	69	9	78	88.5%	2	1
1982	23	64	10	74	86.5%	1	1
1983	24	62	9	71	87.3%	1	1
1984	25	71	2	73	97.3%	1	1
1985	26	69	9	78	88.5%	1	2
1986	27	22	5	27	81.5%	2	14
1987	28	30	10	40	75.0%	14	10
1988	29	29	9	38	76.3%	10	11
1989	30	45	11	56	80.4%	11	4
1990	31	33	15	48	68.8%	5	13
1991	32	32	18	50	64.0%	13	28
1992	33	32	18	50	64.0%	28	20
1994	35	0	1	1	0.0%	1,183	1,219
Career		835	191	1,026	81.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

John McEnroe career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1976	17	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1977	18	1	2	3	33.3%	18	9	27	66.7%	6	2	8	75.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	28	14	42	66.7%
1978	19	23	7	30	76.7%	17	6	23	73.9%	5	2	7	71.4%	32	4	36	88.9%	77	19	96	80.2%
1979	20	22	3	25	88.0%	11	3	14	78.6%	9	1	10	90.0%	46	7	53	86.8%	88	14	102	86.3%
1980	21	15	3	18	83.3%	12	5	17	70.6%	17	1	18	94.4%	39	8	47	83.0%	83	17	100	83.0%
1981	22	25	1	26	96.2%	6	2	8	75.0%	13	0	13	100.0%	25	6	31	80.6%	69	9	78	88.5%
1982	23	20	4	24	83.3%	4	1	5	80.0%	11	2	13	84.6%	29	3	32	90.6%	64	10	74	86.5%
1983	24	16	4	20	80.0%	9	1	10	90.0%	16	2	18	88.9%	21	2	23	91.3%	62	9	71	87.3%
1984	25	17	1	18	94.4%	11	1	12	91.7%	13	0	13	100.0%	30	0	30	100.0%	71	2	73	97.3%
1985	26	25	2	27	92.6%	10	2	12	83.3%	7	2	9	77.8%	27	3	30	90.0%	69	9	78	88.5%
1986	27	15	3	18	83.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	2	9	77.8%	22	5	27	81.5%
1987	28	12	4	16	75.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	14	4	18	77.8%	30	10	40	75.0%
1988	29	15	4	19	78.9%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	10	2	12	83.3%	29	9	38	76.3%
1989	30	21	5	26	80.8%	—	—	—	—	5	1	6	83.3%	19	5	24	79.2%	45	11	56	80.4%
1990	31	21	7	28	75.0%	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	9	6	15	60.0%	33	15	48	68.8%
1991	32	18	10	28	64.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	11	4	15	73.3%	32	18	50	64.0%
1992	33	15	7	22	68.2%	2	3	5	40.0%	8	2	10	80.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	32	18	50	64.0%
1994	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	281	67	348	80.7%	108	40	148	73.0%	117	20	137	85.4%	329	64	393	83.7%	835	191	1,026	81.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

John McEnroe career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1977	18	2	5	7	28.6%	5	4	9	55.6%	5	1	6	83.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	14	11	25	56.0%
1978	19	5	6	11	45.5%	7	7	14	50.0%	25	3	28	89.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	38	16	54	70.4%
1979	20	9	8	17	52.9%	22	3	25	88.0%	23	2	25	92.0%	0	0	—	—	54	13	67	80.6%
1980	21	11	10	21	52.4%	19	3	22	86.4%	29	2	31	93.5%	0	0	—	—	59	15	74	79.7%
1981	22	9	4	13	69.2%	14	1	15	93.3%	27	3	30	90.0%	0	0	—	—	50	8	58	86.2%
1982	23	7	6	13	53.8%	16	3	19	84.2%	22	1	23	95.7%	0	0	—	—	45	10	55	81.8%
1983	24	11	5	16	68.8%	16	0	16	100.0%	16	3	19	84.2%	0	0	—	—	43	8	51	84.3%
1984	25	17	1	18	94.4%	19	0	19	100.0%	23	1	24	95.8%	2	0	2	100.0%	61	2	63	96.8%
1985	26	11	4	15	73.3%	11	3	14	78.6%	26	0	26	100.0%	13	0	13	100.0%	61	7	68	89.7%
1986	27	3	1	4	75.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	6	0	6	100.0%	21	5	26	80.8%
1987	28	3	6	9	33.3%	5	2	7	71.4%	15	2	17	88.2%	5	0	5	100.0%	28	10	38	73.7%
1988	29	1	3	4	25.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	13	4	17	76.5%	8	1	9	88.9%	23	9	32	71.9%
1989	30	7	8	15	46.7%	11	1	12	91.7%	17	1	18	94.4%	9	1	10	90.0%	44	11	55	80.0%
1990	31	5	3	8	62.5%	0	5	5	0.0%	22	4	26	84.6%	5	3	8	62.5%	32	15	47	68.1%
1991	32	0	4	4	0.0%	0	7	7	0.0%	23	4	27	85.2%	6	3	9	66.7%	29	18	47	61.7%
1992	33	4	9	13	30.8%	5	5	10	50.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	13	0	13	100.0%	31	18	49	63.3%
1994	35	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		105	84	189	55.6%	154	46	200	77.0%	304	38	342	88.9%	70	9	79	88.6%	633	177	810	78.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 810/1026 (78.9%) of John McEnroe's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

John McEnroe performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	32	43/50	5.9	4.2	53.9%	76.2%	51.4%	61.1%	41.5%	64.7%	40.5%
1992	33	46/50	5.1	3.9	58.1%	75.7%	50.6%	59.2%	44.9%	65.4%	39.2%
1994	35	1/1	2.0	6.0	51.6%	66.7%	41.9%	25.0%	100.0%	54.7%	27.8%
Career		90/1,026	5.4	4.1	56.0%	75.9%	50.9%	59.7%	43.9%	64.9%	39.7%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 90/1,026 (8.8%) of John McEnroe's ATP main draw matches.

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	Pressure+	Schedule
1976	17	1517	111.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+1.00	—	0–1	—	+0.04
1977	18	1855	156.5	—	—	—	—	-222	-44	-147	64.9%	+1.04	6–8 (43%)	7–4 (64%)	105.4	-0.87
1978	19	2153	163.5	—	—	—	—	+35	-221	-375	72.3%	+1.45	22–9 (71%)	20–5 (80%)	116.6	-1.16
1979	20	2294	175.0	—	—	—	—	+111	-292	-360	79.5%	+2.13	17–6 (74%)	13–12 (52%)	103.5	-4.92
1980	21	2271	176.2	—	—	—	—	+103	-287	-81	76.8%	+1.92	16–5 (76%)	23–11 (68%)	107.6	-5.58
1981	22	2279	175.8	—	—	—	—	+77	-268	+21	82.9%	+2.37	6–4 (60%)	11–9 (55%)	96.5	-3.31
1982	23	2292	171.0	—	—	—	—	+81	-281	+21	82.6%	+2.16	6–2 (75%)	14–4 (78%)	104.4	-3.80
1983	24	2311	171.6	—	—	—	—	+96	-232	+54	79.7%	+2.11	10–3 (77%)	13–9 (59%)	98.5	-3.92
1984	25	2478	178.8	—	—	—	—	+59	-295	-2	90.9%	+2.81	8–2 (80%)	13–2 (87%)	106.2	-2.77
1985	26	2300	171.1	—	—	—	—	+156	-100	+103	80.9%	+2.16	11–3 (79%)	16–7 (70%)	98.0	-1.30
1986	27	2200	152.5	—	—	—	—	+121	—	—	77.4%	+1.82	3–3 (50%)	5–3 (63%)	95.2	-0.22
1987	28	2101	163.1	—	—	—	—	+100	+30	—	67.6%	+1.06	6–2 (75%)	7–4 (64%)	100.5	-1.58
1988	29	2025	157.5	—	—	—	—	+93	+91	—	74.0%	+1.73	4–6 (40%)	7–6 (54%)	91.3	-1.10
1989	30	2101	168.5	—	—	—	—	+42	—	+115	70.3%	+1.37	11–1 (92%)	11–7 (61%)	106.8	-3.55
1990	31	1970	152.1	—	—	—	—	+13	—	+206	65.9%	+1.12	10–5 (67%)	8–8 (50%)	95.7	-0.66
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%)	94.6	+1.04
1992	33	1883	154.7	+2.89	+2.22	1.132	52.2%	+2	+89	+277	59.6%	+0.83	10–4 (71%)	8–11 (42%)	97.8	-1.41
1994	35	1872	108.6	+5.28	-0.41	0.613	42.4%	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–1	—	-0.44
Career		2494	173.5	+2.82	+1.83	1.132	52.2%	+74	-172	-3	75.4%	+1.78	153–69 (69%)	186–115 (62%)	104.4	-3.49

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

John McEnroe Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1977	18	—	R64	SF	R16	9–3 (75%)
1978	19	—	—	R128	SF	5–2 (71%)
1979	20	—	—	R16	W	10–1 (91%)
1980	21	—	R32	F	W	15–2 (88%)
1981	22	—	QF	W	W	18–1 (95%)
1982	23	—	—	F	SF	11–2 (85%)
1983	24	SF	QF	W	R16	18–3 (86%)
1984	25	—	F	W	W	20–1 (95%)
1985	26	QF	SF	QF	F	18–4 (82%)
1986	27	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1987	28	—	R128	—	QF	4–2 (67%)
1988	29	—	R16	R64	R64	5–3 (62%)
1989	30	QF	—	SF	R64	10–3 (77%)
1990	31	R16	—	R128	SF	8–3 (73%)
1991	32	—	R128	R16	R32	5–3 (62%)
1992	33	QF	R128	SF	R16	12–4 (75%)
W-L		18–5 (78%)	25–10 (71%)	59–11 (84%)	66–12 (85%)	168–38 (82%)

Masters 1000

John McEnroe Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	HAM	IW	MIA	PAR	STO	W-L Win %
1990	31	QF	R16	—	—	—	R32	R16	4–4 (50%)
1991	32	R16	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	3–3 (50%)
1992	33	QF	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	6–4 (60%)
W-L		5–3 (62%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	13–11 (54%)

ATP 500

John McEnroe ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	U.S	ITA	STU	TKY	WAS	BRU	CAN	NEW	PHI	SYD	TOR	W-L Win %
1978	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1979	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	5–1 (83%)
1980	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1981	22	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	8–1 (89%)
1982	23	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	8–2 (80%)
1983	24	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	8–2 (80%)
1984	25	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	5–1 (83%)
1985	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
1986	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	28	R64	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	6–3 (67%)
1988	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1989	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1990	31	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	5–4 (56%)
1991	32	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	8–4 (67%)
1992	33	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	R16	—	QF	—	5–5 (50%)
W-L		15–4 (79%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	37–10 (79%)	4–2 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	74–28 (73%)

ATP 250

John McEnroe ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ANT	ATL	BAS	BRI	CIN	DAL	HAL	HKG	HOU	MTP	MAD	MC	MUN	U.S	NWP	PAR	QUE	ROT	STO	TKY	VIE	WAS	ALA	BIR	BOL	BRU	CHI	COL	DET	FOR	FOR	FRA	HAR	LAS	LON	LOS	LOS	EAS	MAU	MEM	MIL	NEW	OCE	PEP	PHI	PHI	IW	RIC	LIB	SAN	SAN	SCO	SOU	STR	SYD	CAN	TOU	U.S	VIR	WEM	W-L Win %
1976	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1977	18	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	R32	SF	—	19–11 (63%)
1978	19	—	—	F	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	QF	R16	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	W	62–15 (81%)
1979	20	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	W	F	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	W	—	SF	QF	—	R32	SF	—	W	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	71–10 (88%)
1980	21	—	R32	—	W	—	F	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	SF	F	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	F	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	67–11 (86%)
1981	22	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R64	W	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	F	41–5 (89%)
1982	23	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	43–5 (90%)
1983	24	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	33–4 (89%)
1984	25	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43–0 (100%)
1985	26	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	46–4 (92%)
1986	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	21–3 (88%)
1987	28	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	20–5 (80%)
1988	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22–5 (81%)
1989	30	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	SF	29–5 (85%)
1990	31	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16–4 (80%)
1991	32	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	16–8 (67%)
1992	33	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–4 (67%)
1994	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	13–2 (87%)	5–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	21–4 (84%)	6–2 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	5–0 (100%)	6–1 (86%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	19–4 (83%)	1–1 (50%)	7–3 (70%)	42–4 (91%)	11–4 (73%)	26–1 (96%)	16–2 (89%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	6–2 (75%)	11–2 (85%)	10–0 (100%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	5–2 (71%)	23–5 (82%)	5–1 (83%)	5–0 (100%)	5–3 (62%)	6–2 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	20–3 (87%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	12–3 (80%)	26–2 (93%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	31–3 (91%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	13–2 (87%)	3–1 (75%)	45–7 (87%)	8–1 (89%)	5–0 (100%)	16–4 (80%)	15–1 (94%)	20–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	6–2 (75%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	32–3 (91%)	558–101 (85%)

ATP Finals

John McEnroe ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	GRA	FIN	W-L Win %
1978	19	—	W	5–0 (100%)
1979	20	—	SF	2–2 (50%)
1980	21	—	RR	0–3 (0%)
1981	22	—	SF	2–2 (50%)
1982	23	—	F	2–1 (67%)
1983	24	—	W	3–0 (100%)
1984	25	—	W	3–0 (100%)
1985	26	—	R16	0–1 (0%)
1989	30	—	SF	2–2 (50%)
1992	33	QF	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	19–11 (63%)	20–12 (62%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

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
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1976	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	264
1977	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	29	25	22	22	18
1978	19	18	16	16	14	14	13	15	16	13	6	5	4
1979	20	4	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
1980	21	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
1981	22	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
1982	23	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
1983	24	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1
1984	25	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
1985	26	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
1986	27	2	2	2	3	3	4	7	9	10	10	12	14
1987	28	15	11	7	8	7	8	9	9	9	11	10	10
1988	29	10	15	25	15	18	19	18	18	22	14	11	11
1989	30	9	6	6	7	7	8	5	4	4	4	4	4
1990	31	6	5	6	9	11	10	12	20	11	11	13	13
1991	32	15	19	17	12	15	17	15	17	28	27	28	28
1992	33	22	30	31	37	36	30	18	18	22	20	20	20
1993	34	20	36	39	38	49	65	181	197	267	421	587	—
1994	35	—	1183	1179	1158	1175	1193	1177	1210	1232	1238	1209	1219
1995	36	1211	1219	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	M1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Ivan Lendl	USA	#1	2,423	1,272	1,045	227	82.2%	$21,262,417	94	8	0	1978–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Jimmy Connors	USA	#1	2,441	1,564	1,266	298	80.9%	$8,641,040	109	8	0	1969–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Bjorn Borg	SWE	#1	2,558	757	617	140	81.5%	$3,655,751	66	11	0	1971–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Stefan Edberg	SWE	#1	2,237	996	748	248	75.1%	$20,630,941	41	6	4	1982–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Mats Wilander	SWE	#1	2,263	729	526	203	72.2%	$7,956,101	33	7	0	1980–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Boris Becker	GER	#1	2,268	892	672	220	75.3%	$25,080,956	49	6	5	1983–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Pete Sampras	USA	#1	2,265	948	739	209	78.0%	$43,280,489	64	14	11	1988–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Andre Agassi	USA	#1	2,242	1,110	842	268	75.9%	$31,152,975	60	8	17	1986–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Ilie Nastase	ROU	#1	2,294	1,190	860	330	72.3%	$2,076,761	67	2	0	1968–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Jim Courier	USA	#1	2,216	712	489	223	68.7%	$14,034,132	23	4	5	1987–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Thomas Muster	AUT	#1	2,165	858	590	268	68.8%	$12,266,977	44	1	8	1984–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Vilas	ARG	#2	2,355	1,173	890	283	75.9%	$4,923,882	62	4	0	1968–1992	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John McEnroe?: John McEnroe is 67 years old, born on February 16, 1959.
Which country does John McEnroe represent?: John McEnroe represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is John McEnroe?: John McEnroe is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does John McEnroe use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: John McEnroe uses a one-handed backhand.
Is John McEnroe left-handed or right-handed?: John McEnroe plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has John McEnroe won?: John McEnroe has won 7 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1984.
How many Masters 1000 titles has John McEnroe won?: TennisDB does not group any of John McEnroe's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has John McEnroe won?: John McEnroe has won 77 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent 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 835 wins and 191 losses (81.4%).
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.
Which seasons of John McEnroe's career appear in TennisDB?: John McEnroe appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1976 through 1994.
On which surface does John McEnroe have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, John McEnroe's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 85.4% (117–20).
Who has John McEnroe faced most often?: John McEnroe's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 21–14 across 35 meetings.