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Goran Ivanisevic vs John McEnroe H2H: 4-2

Goran Ivanisevic holds a 4–2 lead over John McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Goran Ivanisevic leads 3–0 on carpet, while John McEnroe leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Goran Ivanisevic won the 1992 Grand Slam Cup quarterfinal 3-6 6-4 6-2.

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Goran Ivanisevic
CRO Age 54 Left-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Goran Ivanisevic #4 3-6 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #20 Match data Dec 13, 1992* QF Grand Slam Cup ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #34 5-7 7-5 7-5 Goran Ivanisevic #7 Match data Mar 16, 1992* R32 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #14 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #27 Match data Oct 31, 1991* R32 Paris Masters Masters 1000 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #18 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #15 Match data Aug 17, 1991* QF New Haven ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #11 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #9 Match data Oct 27, 1990* R16 Stockholm Open Masters 1000 Carpet
John McEnroe #11 6-7 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #10 Match data Sep 30, 1990* F Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Goran Ivanisevic #395 #2 3,572 2,126 565 320 63.8% 1 2 1 7 11 22
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77

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 Goran Ivanisevic John McEnroe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 1–4 20.0% #371 1,478 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 29–23 55.8% #40 1,691 0 0 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0
18 1990 46–22 67.6% #9 1,924 0 1 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0
19 1991 35–21 62.5% #16 1,923 0 2 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5
20 1992 61–19 76.2% #4 2,091 0 6 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15
21 1993 50–21 70.4% #7 2,031 0 9 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24
22 1994 62–26 70.5% #5 1,977 0 11 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34
23 1995 41–22 65.1% #10 1,888 0 12 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39
24 1996 76–25 75.2% #4 1,998 0 17 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46
25 1997 51–20 71.8% #15 1,856 0 20 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59
26 1998 44–28 61.1% #12 1,874 0 21 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67
27 1999 22–26 45.8% #62 1,713 0 21 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70
28 2000 11–22 33.3% #129 1,593 0 21 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70
29 2001 28–21 57.1% #12 1,810 1 22 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72
30 2002 4–7 36.4% #243 1,695 1 22 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75
31 2003 0–3 0.0% #657 1,643 1 22 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76
32 2004 4–10 28.6% #266 1,630 1 22 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77
33 — — — — — — — 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77
35 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Goran Ivanisevic John McEnroe
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 11 8 19 57.9% 17 10 27 63.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1990 14 9 23 60.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 7 16 56.3% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9%
20 1992 16 5 21 76.2% 13 6 19 68.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8%
21 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0%
22 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 10 35 71.4% 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6%
23 1995 11 8 19 57.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6%
24 1996 30 10 40 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 34 8 42 81.0% 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3%
25 1997 21 11 32 65.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 4 25 84.0% 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0%
26 1998 18 14 32 56.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0%
27 1999 10 13 23 43.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8%
28 2000 9 15 24 37.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8%
29 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 2002 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2%
31 2003 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
32 2004 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 197 142 339 58.1% 121 76 197 61.4% 70 27 97 72.2% 177 75 252 70.2% — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 632/760 of Goran Ivanisevic's and 90/101 of John McEnroe's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Goran Ivanisevic John McEnroe
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 1991 49/56 10.1 2.9 55.3% 79.8% 51.6% 63.4% 42.8% 67.2% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1992 59/80 13.6 3.6 55.4% 82.6% 53.0% 66.4% 43.0% 69.9% 36.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1993 59/71 11.4 4.0 52.2% 81.9% 53.8% 61.1% 50.4% 68.5% 37.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 76/88 13.7 4.4 55.2% 82.6% 51.5% 64.4% 37.3% 68.8% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1995 54/63 14.5 4.0 52.5% 82.1% 52.2% 67.6% 47.1% 68.0% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1996 82/101 14.7 4.3 55.2% 84.8% 52.8% 67.0% 46.9% 70.4% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 61/71 15.2 5.7 54.0% 83.6% 51.4% 64.3% 42.5% 68.9% 34.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 61/72 14.9 6.2 54.2% 82.2% 47.7% 63.9% 42.1% 66.4% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 39/48 15.1 7.9 53.6% 80.2% 46.2% 57.3% 38.1% 64.7% 31.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 24/33 13.5 6.7 51.4% 80.8% 49.3% 67.1% 53.8% 65.3% 34.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 41/49 16.4 5.1 56.4% 81.1% 52.1% 67.0% 39.0% 68.5% 30.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 10/11 11.8 5.0 52.1% 77.5% 49.1% 54.4% 31.2% 63.7% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 3/3 3.7 4.3 50.5% 70.9% 30.0% 54.1% 88.9% 52.4% 29.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 14/14 13.6 6.9 57.6% 76.0% 47.3% 60.1% 29.6% 64.1% 26.6% 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 1/1 2.0 6.0 51.6% 66.7% 41.9% 25.0% 100.0% 54.7% 27.8%
Career — 632/885 13.8 4.8 54.3% 82.0% 51.1% 64.3% 43.3% 68.0% 35.4% — 90/1,026 5.4 4.1 56.0% 75.9% 50.9% 59.7% 43.9% 64.9% 39.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Goran Ivanisevic John McEnroe
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 1988 1478 107.3 — — — — +58 — — 23.1% -1.31 0–1 0–2 — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1692 142.2 — — — — -69 +43 — 51.7% +0.24 12–6 (67%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.16 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04
18 1990 1925 154.6 — — — — -105 +24 -189 63.7% +0.84 11–8 (58%) 17–16 (52%) — -2.30 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87
19 1991 1924 149.4 +5.80 -0.90 1.118 51.4% -1 -71 -149 62.3% +0.60 6–7 (46%) 16–13 (55%) — +1.26 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16
20 1992 2092 163.5 +7.53 +0.27 1.208 52.7% +13 -188 -169 68.4% +0.87 8–8 (50%) 28–11 (72%) — -3.70 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92
21 1993 2032 156.9 +6.92 +0.15 1.201 52.7% +10 -79 -143 66.9% +0.83 9–5 (64%) 24–13 (65%) — -1.46 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58
22 1994 1977 162.0 +7.19 +0.07 1.185 52.6% -3 +32 +51 64.9% +0.86 17–7 (71%) 25–18 (58%) — -2.60 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31
23 1995 1888 155.4 +5.62 -0.88 1.146 52.4% -15 +111 +129 64.3% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.19 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80
24 1996 1998 162.3 +7.95 -0.46 1.236 53.2% +40 -83 +56 69.8% +1.01 17–6 (74%) 34–19 (64%) — -1.18 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92
25 1997 1856 144.9 +5.72 -1.92 1.113 51.8% +37 +37 +144 63.5% +0.79 19–5 (79%) 25–20 (56%) — +1.07 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77
26 1998 1874 155.0 +3.70 -1.02 1.043 50.9% -6 -59 +206 60.3% +0.51 10–13 (43%) 30–23 (57%) — -0.71 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30
27 1999 1714 132.1 +2.12 -4.73 0.894 48.4% +11 -33 +317 46.9% -0.26 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.73 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22
28 2000 1594 130.7 +2.10 -1.93 0.980 49.9% +26 +10 +418 39.5% -0.66 5–9 (36%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.16 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58
29 2001 1810 144.7 +5.34 -4.11 0.982 50.0% -79 — +306 54.8% +0.19 9–6 (60%) 14–13 (52%) — -1.32 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10
30 2002 1695 115.5 +0.35 -1.60 0.969 49.1% -55 — — 44.0% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.87 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55
31 2003 1644 102.4 -2.78 -2.11 0.625 42.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.12 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66
32 2004 1631 117.1 +1.50 -5.51 0.740 46.2% -17 -111 +403 37.8% -1.08 3–4 (43%) 7–2 (78%) — -0.66 1991 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) — +1.04
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1883 154.7 +2.89 +2.22 1.132 52.2% +2 +89 +277 59.6% +0.83 10–4 (71%) 8–11 (42%) — -1.41
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44
Career — 2126 157.5 +5.67 -1.23 1.105 51.6% -4 -18 +101 60.7% +0.55 151–107 (59%) 261–191 (58%) 106.2 -1.18 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.