H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Jim Courier vs John McEnroe H2H: 2-1

Jim Courier holds a 2–1 lead over John McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jim Courier leads 2–0 on hard courts, while John McEnroe leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jim Courier won the 1992 US Open round of 16 6-2 6-2 7-6(1).

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Jim Courier
USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Courier #1 6-2 6-2 7-6(1) John McEnroe #18 Match data Sep 9, 1992* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jim Courier #8 6-2 6-2 John McEnroe #17 Match data Apr 13, 1991* QF Japan Open ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #14 6-2 6-4 Jim Courier #55 Match data Nov 19, 1988* QF Detroit 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
Jim Courier #728 #1 3,973 2,216 489 223 68.7% 4 5 0 5 9 23
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 Jim Courier John McEnroe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1987 0–2 0.0% #346 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1988 21–15 58.3% #43 1,712 0 0 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0
18 1989 30–18 62.5% #24 1,879 0 1 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0
19 1990 39–21 65.0% #25 1,862 0 1 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5
20 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15
21 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24
22 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34
23 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39
24 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46
25 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59
26 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67
27 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70
28 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70
29 2000 4–5 44.4% #290 1,737 4 23 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72
30 — — — — — — — 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75
31 — — — — — — — 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76
32 — — — — — — — 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 Jim Courier 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 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 1990 16 8 24 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9%
20 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8%
21 1992 36 6 42 85.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0%
22 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3% 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6%
23 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6%
24 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3%
25 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0%
26 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0%
27 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8%
28 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8%
29 2000 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 285 114 399 71.4% 108 45 153 70.6% 26 17 43 60.5% 70 47 117 59.8% — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7%

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 Jim Courier 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 1987 1484 102.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1988 1712 137.9 — — — — +4 -126 — 58.0% +0.40 5–6 (45%) 9–2 (82%) — -0.43 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04
18 1989 1879 152.8 — — — — -3 -151 — 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.51 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87
19 1990 1863 156.8 — — — — +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) — -0.68 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16
20 1991 2049 168.0 +6.14 +3.91 1.266 54.2% +16 -86 -347 71.0% +1.28 14–5 (74%) 12–9 (57%) — -2.20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92
21 1992 2075 169.6 +6.83 +4.55 1.332 54.9% +17 +15 -351 74.4% +1.70 12–5 (71%) 24–11 (69%) — -1.89 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58
22 1993 1959 164.0 +6.33 +3.71 1.299 54.3% -24 +192 -55 73.5% +1.61 9–7 (56%) 15–12 (56%) — -1.11 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31
23 1994 1890 155.5 +5.14 +2.68 1.228 53.4% +9 +222 -1 66.7% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 10–13 (43%) — +0.52 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80
24 1995 1990 160.9 +5.29 +3.10 1.233 53.6% +22 +69 -186 71.5% +1.26 10–8 (56%) 26–14 (65%) — -0.63 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92
25 1996 1852 152.7 +4.18 +1.56 1.183 52.8% +59 +140 -53 60.7% +0.83 4–7 (36%) 12–11 (52%) — -0.33 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77
26 1997 1828 150.6 +2.66 +1.74 1.095 51.4% +66 +101 -50 62.0% +0.60 8–11 (42%) 12–10 (55%) — -1.90 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30
27 1998 1737 137.2 +2.52 -1.01 1.053 50.7% +53 +134 — 51.1% +0.11 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) — +0.91 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22
28 1999 1795 135.6 +4.87 -0.80 1.155 52.2% -5 +9 -45 56.8% +0.45 12–5 (71%) 20–11 (65%) — +0.59 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58
29 2000 1737 117.5 +0.53 -1.12 0.982 49.4% -2 — — 48.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.33 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 2217 162.1 +5.11 +2.51 1.217 53.3% +16 +52 -127 65.7% +1.03 104–89 (54%) 174–120 (59%) 100.1 -1.47 — 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.