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Javier Sanchez vs John McEnroe H2H: 0-1

John McEnroe holds a 1–0 lead over Javier Sanchez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1990 US Open round of 128 7-6 7-6 6-4.

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Javier Sanchez
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #20 7-6 7-6 6-4 Javier Sanchez #53 Match data Aug 29, 1990* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Javier Sanchez #957 #23 1,256 1,847 323 329 49.5% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Javier Sanchez John McEnroe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1985 0–1 0.0% #373 1,497 0 0 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0
18 1986 2–1 66.7% #225 1,529 0 0 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0
19 1987 16–19 45.7% #110 1,597 0 0 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5
20 1988 18–16 52.9% #55 1,709 0 1 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15
21 1989 25–17 59.5% #51 1,760 0 2 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24
22 1990 22–23 48.9% #70 1,691 0 2 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34
23 1991 36–28 56.2% #32 1,733 0 2 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39
24 1992 33–32 50.8% #41 1,701 0 2 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46
25 1993 39–31 55.7% #34 1,766 0 2 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59
26 1994 25–33 43.1% #42 1,587 0 3 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67
27 1995 33–32 50.8% #36 1,647 0 3 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70
28 1996 30–33 47.6% #37 1,719 0 4 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70
29 1997 35–33 51.5% #54 1,721 0 4 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72
30 1998 8–26 23.5% #168 1,506 0 4 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75
31 1999 1–3 25.0% #281 1,491 0 4 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76
32 2000 0–1 0.0% #957 1,481 0 4 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 Javier Sanchez 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 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1986 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 1987 5 8 13 38.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9%
20 1988 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8%
21 1989 2 4 6 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0%
22 1990 5 6 11 45.5% 17 15 32 53.1% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6%
23 1991 12 11 23 52.2% 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6%
24 1992 6 9 15 40.0% 23 17 40 57.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3%
25 1993 11 10 21 52.4% 27 16 43 62.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0%
26 1994 2 11 13 15.4% 23 17 40 57.5% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0%
27 1995 10 9 19 52.6% 23 21 44 52.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8%
28 1996 15 8 23 65.2% 14 19 33 42.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8%
29 1997 11 12 23 47.8% 18 16 34 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 1998 2 11 13 15.4% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2%
31 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
32 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 90 108 198 45.5% 211 181 392 53.8% 3 8 11 27.3% 19 32 51 37.3% — 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 445/492 of Javier Sanchez'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 Javier Sanchez 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%
23 1991 56/64 2.1 1.4 67.2% 66.5% 51.8% 61.6% 50.0% 61.6% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1992 60/65 2.5 2.1 63.4% 67.4% 50.7% 56.3% 42.5% 61.1% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1993 67/70 2.3 2.2 67.0% 67.0% 49.1% 56.7% 41.4% 61.3% 40.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 53/58 1.8 2.0 67.2% 66.1% 50.9% 54.1% 44.0% 60.9% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 59/65 2.0 2.3 67.4% 65.2% 49.2% 57.9% 43.2% 59.9% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 58/63 3.3 3.6 61.9% 68.2% 48.0% 56.4% 40.7% 60.3% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 59/68 3.5 3.4 64.5% 67.8% 45.5% 56.2% 47.5% 60.0% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 28/34 2.7 2.7 66.3% 63.2% 44.4% 48.1% 42.7% 56.8% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 4/4 2.8 3.8 66.7% 65.8% 58.6% 68.1% 32.5% 63.0% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 1/1 0.0 0.0 66.7% 62.5% 50.0% 50.0% — 58.3% 28.1% 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 — 445/652 2.5 2.5 65.6% 66.7% 49.1% 56.5% 43.8% 60.5% 38.6% — 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 Javier Sanchez 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 1985 1497 103.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.24 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04
18 1986 1529 113.1 — — — — — +34 — 62.5% +0.88 1–1 0–2 — +0.04 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87
19 1987 1597 132.5 — — — — -41 +44 — 48.3% -0.01 2–6 (25%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.55 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16
20 1988 1709 130.4 — — — — -96 +8 — 52.8% +0.21 7–4 (64%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.34 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92
21 1989 1761 145.8 — — — — -108 +35 — 55.9% +0.49 8–6 (57%) 13–7 (65%) — -0.51 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58
22 1990 1692 143.1 — — — — -33 +71 — 50.4% +0.41 7–8 (47%) 10–13 (43%) — +0.21 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31
23 1991 1734 133.1 +0.90 -0.14 1.019 50.5% -24 -3 — 51.9% +0.16 13–10 (57%) 14–9 (61%) — +2.68 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80
24 1992 1701 141.0 +0.06 +0.33 1.005 50.0% -24 +61 — 48.2% -0.09 15–13 (54%) 15–15 (50%) — -1.45 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92
25 1993 1767 146.2 +1.07 +1.71 1.057 50.8% -82 +89 — 52.0% +0.30 18–10 (64%) 9–16 (36%) — -0.88 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77
26 1994 1587 131.9 -0.04 -1.76 0.951 49.1% -72 +143 — 43.9% -0.34 9–9 (50%) 9–14 (39%) — +0.32 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30
27 1995 1648 138.8 -0.74 +1.39 1.006 50.1% -51 +35 — 49.1% +0.06 14–13 (52%) 9–14 (39%) — +0.87 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22
28 1996 1720 136.2 -0.84 -0.53 0.950 49.0% +41 -92 — 47.4% -0.30 10–8 (56%) 17–9 (65%) — +0.66 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58
29 1997 1721 138.7 -0.89 -0.19 0.945 49.0% -19 +37 — 48.5% -0.23 15–9 (63%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.69 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10
30 1998 1506 121.5 -3.40 -2.39 0.809 45.7% +72 +101 — 32.6% -1.41 2–10 (17%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.63 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55
31 1999 1492 110.7 +0.11 -0.81 0.941 49.1% +81 — — 30.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — +0.12 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66
32 2000 1481 100.7 -0.13 -0.95 0.675 44.1% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.06 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 — 1848 142.5 -0.26 0.00 0.978 49.5% -30 +46 — 48.5% -0.05 121–107 (53%) 125–127 (50%) 101.6 +0.07 — 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.