H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

Ivan Lendl vs John McEnroe H2H: 19-14

Ivan Lendl holds a 19–14 lead over John McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 33 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 8–6 on carpet, while Ivan Lendl leads 8–4 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Lendl won the 1992 Canadian Open quarterfinal 6-2 6-4.

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
19 – 14
33 main-draw meetings
John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Lendl #12 6-2 6-4 John McEnroe #18 Match data Jul 26, 1992* QF Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Ivan Lendl #5 6-3 7-5 John McEnroe #17 Match data Aug 24, 1991* SF Long Island ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 6-2 6-4 John McEnroe #10 Match data Jun 16, 1990* SF Queen's Club Championships ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-2 John McEnroe #4 Match data Feb 17, 1990* SF Toronto Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #4 Match data Nov 28, 1989 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #1 6-1 6-3 John McEnroe #4 Match data Aug 21, 1989* F Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #6 6-7 7-6 6-2 7-5 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Mar 5, 1989* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #2 7-6 6-2 7-6 John McEnroe #11 Match data Jan 27, 1989* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #18 Match data Jun 1, 1988* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Ivan Lendl #1 6-3 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #9 Match data Sep 12, 1987* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 7-6 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #2 Match data Sep 10, 1985* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 7-5 6-3 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Aug 19, 1985* F Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #1 7-6 6-2 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data Aug 11, 1985* F Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
Ivan Lendl #2 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data May 12, 1985* F Forest Hills ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #1 7-5 6-0 6-4 Ivan Lendl #3 Match data Jan 16, 1985* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-4 6-1 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data Sep 11, 1984* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Lendl #1 3-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 John McEnroe #2 Match data Jun 11, 1984* F Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-2 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data May 12, 1984* F Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-3 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Mar 11, 1984* F Brussels ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Jan 29, 1984* F Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-4 6-4 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data Jan 18, 1984* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #2 3-6 7-6 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data Sep 25, 1983* F San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-4 6-4 Ivan Lendl #3 Match data Jul 3, 1983* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #2 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 Ivan Lendl #1 Match data May 2, 1983* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-3 Ivan Lendl #2 Match data Feb 6, 1983* F Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #1 Match data Jan 26, 1983* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #2 6-4 6-4 7-6 John McEnroe #3 Match data Sep 13, 1982* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ivan Lendl #4 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data Aug 15, 1982* SF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
Ivan Lendl #3 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data Apr 26, 1982* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #2 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #1 Match data Jan 20, 1982* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ivan Lendl #5 6-4 6-4 7-5 John McEnroe #3 Match data Jun 5, 1981* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
John McEnroe #2 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5 Ivan Lendl #9 Match data Sep 6, 1980* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-3 1-6 6-2 Ivan Lendl #20 Match data Mar 29, 1980* SF Milan ATP 250 Carpet

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
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94
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 Ivan Lendl John McEnroe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94 — — — — — — —
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 Ivan Lendl 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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9%
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8%
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0%
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0% 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6%
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0%
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8%
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8%
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2%
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3%
33 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
34 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1% — 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 225/250 of Ivan Lendl'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 Ivan Lendl 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%
31 1991 62/73 7.3 3.1 54.8% 76.4% 54.6% 64.9% 47.8% 66.6% 41.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 1992 68/75 6.7 2.8 55.5% 76.8% 54.4% 64.4% 43.8% 66.7% 41.1% 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5%
33 1993 52/56 6.3 2.3 56.4% 74.6% 50.0% 56.4% 42.3% 63.6% 40.0% 1992 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2%
34 1994 43/46 7.1 2.4 53.5% 75.8% 54.0% 61.7% 41.4% 65.6% 41.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 1/1 2.0 6.0 51.6% 66.7% 41.9% 25.0% 100.0% 54.7% 27.8%
Career — 225/1,272 6.8 2.7 55.2% 76.0% 53.4% 62.2% 44.1% 65.7% 41.1% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Ivan Lendl 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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04
18 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 99.7 -0.27 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 105.4 -0.87
19 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 102.2 -0.51 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) 116.6 -1.16
20 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) 107.8 -7.38 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) 103.5 -4.92
21 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) 104.7 -6.33 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) 107.6 -5.58
22 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) 103.3 -3.79 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) 96.5 -3.31
23 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) 99.8 -4.88 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +81 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) 104.4 -3.80
24 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) 106.4 -5.71 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) 98.5 -3.92
25 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) 107.1 -4.64 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) 106.2 -2.77
26 1986 2356 173.0 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) 103.5 -2.06 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) 98.0 -1.30
27 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) 100.6 -1.78 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 -0.22
28 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) 98.7 -1.43 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +30 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) 100.5 -1.58
29 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) 103.8 -2.21 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 91.3 -1.10
30 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) 91.5 -1.34 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +42 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) 106.8 -3.55
31 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) 97.5 -1.66 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) 95.7 -0.66
32 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) 82.9 -0.58 1991 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
33 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) 87.2 +1.05 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%) 97.8 -1.41
34 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 — 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) 100.4 -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44
Career — 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47 — 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.