H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Boris Becker vs John McEnroe H2H: 7-2

Boris Becker holds a 7–2 lead over John McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Boris Becker leads 5–1 on carpet and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Boris Becker won the 1992 Paris Masters third round 6-4 6-4.

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Boris Becker
GER Age 58 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
7 – 2
9 main draw meetings
John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 5, 1992* Paris Masters Masters 1000 R32 Carpet Boris Becker #9 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #22 Match data
Feb 29, 1992* Rotterdam ATP 250 SF Carpet Boris Becker #4 6-2 7-6(1) John McEnroe #30 Match data
Jan 19, 1992* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard John McEnroe #28 6-4 6-3 7-5 Boris Becker #3 Match data
Dec 5, 1989* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet Boris Becker #2 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #4 Match data
Nov 4, 1989* Paris Indoor ATP 250 SF Carpet Boris Becker #2 7-6 3-6 6-3 John McEnroe #4 Match data
Feb 18, 1989* Milan ATP 250 SF Carpet Boris Becker #4 6-2 6-3 John McEnroe #9 Match data
Aug 7, 1988* Indianapolis ATP 250 F Hard Boris Becker #5 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #17 Match data
Aug 9, 1986* Stratton Mountain ATP 250 SF Hard Boris Becker #3 3-6 7-5 7-6 John McEnroe #7 Match data
Mar 28, 1985* Milan ATP 250 R32 Carpet John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-3 Boris Becker #51 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Boris Becker #257 #1 4,297 2,266 670 219 75.4% 6 9 4 0 30 49
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Boris Becker John McEnroe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1984 11–11 50.0% #66 1,651 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 50–18 73.5% #6 2,066 1 3 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0
18 1986 65–13 83.3% #2 2,229 2 9 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0
19 1987 50–15 76.9% #5 2,040 2 12 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5
20 1988 50–9 84.7% #4 2,180 2 19 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15
21 1989 54–8 87.1% #2 2,232 4 24 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24
22 1990 69–14 83.1% #2 2,206 4 29 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33
23 1991 46–13 78.0% #3 2,112 5 31 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38
24 1992 48–15 76.2% #5 2,145 5 36 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45
25 1993 42–22 65.6% #11 1,885 5 38 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58
26 1994 50–17 74.6% #3 2,052 5 42 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66
27 1995 51–18 73.9% #4 2,043 5 44 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69
28 1996 42–14 75.0% #6 2,083 6 49 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69
29 1997 17–13 56.7% #62 1,914 6 49 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71
30 1998 15–11 57.7% #69 1,874 6 49 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74
31 1999 10–7 58.8% #131 1,863 6 49 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75
32 — — — — — — — 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76
33 — — — — — — — 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76
35 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76