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John McEnroe vs Adriano Panatta H2H: 1-0

John McEnroe holds a 1–0 lead over Adriano Panatta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1978 San Francisco quarterfinal 6-3 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Adriano Panatta
ITA Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe 6-3 6-2 Adriano Panatta Match data Sep 30, 1978* QF San Francisco 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
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77
Adriano Panatta #807 #6 0 2,177 367 223 62.2% 1 0 0 1 8 10

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 John McEnroe Adriano Panatta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1968 4–4 50.0% — 1,510 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,458 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1970 8–6 57.1% — 1,602 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1971 19–11 63.3% — 1,731 0 1
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1972 26–17 60.5% — 1,810 0 1
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1973 46–18 71.9% #14 1,841 0 2
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1974 27–15 64.3% #34 1,838 0 3
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1975 53–27 66.2% #14 2,016 0 5
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1976 40–15 72.7% #7 2,025 1 7
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1977 24–17 58.5% #23 1,955 1 8
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1978 41–22 65.1% #23 1,927 1 9
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1979 24–19 55.8% #28 1,848 1 9
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1980 25–14 64.1% #32 1,912 1 10
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1981 18–14 56.2% #40 1,793 1 10
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1982 9–14 39.1% #96 1,710 1 10
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1983 2–6 25.0% #174 1,644 1 10
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 John McEnroe Adriano Panatta
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% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1969 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1970 — — — — 8 4 12 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1971 — — — — 13 6 19 68.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 19 8 27 70.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 42 14 56 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 15 7 22 68.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1975 8 6 14 57.1% 37 13 50 74.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1976 2 1 3 66.7% 30 8 38 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1977 6 3 9 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1978 5 2 7 71.4% 25 11 36 69.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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 — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 40 37 77 51.9% 251 114 365 68.8% 29 26 55 52.7% 47 46 93 50.5%

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 John McEnroe Adriano Panatta
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 1968 1511 105.0 — — — — — -30 +49 50.0% -0.18 2–0 — — -0.16
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1969 1458 96.6 — — — — — +17 — 15.4% -2.69 — — — +0.10
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1970 1603 122.3 — — — — — +97 — 53.3% +0.20 2–1 (67%) — — +0.28
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1971 1731 124.4 — — — — -122 +45 -171 58.5% +0.65 7–3 (70%) 1–2 (33%) — +3.35
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1972 1810 137.0 — — — — -172 +121 -236 57.4% +0.50 5–4 (56%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.52
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1973 1842 147.5 — — — — -174 +118 -253 62.4% +0.90 12–6 (67%) 13–12 (52%) — +1.13
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1974 1838 136.4 — — — — -128 +69 -193 58.3% +0.66 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) — +1.16
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1975 2016 158.1 — — — — -217 +99 -334 62.8% +0.87 9–5 (64%) 14–12 (54%) — -3.35
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1976 2026 154.3 — — — — -150 +124 -327 66.0% +0.74 10–3 (77%) 16–6 (73%) — -2.17
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1977 1956 155.2 — — — — -62 +106 -231 55.3% +0.32 5–7 (42%) 2–4 (33%) — -4.40
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1978 1927 147.2 — — — — +1 +11 — 59.3% +0.51 13–9 (59%) 10–7 (59%) — -1.47
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1979 1848 148.7 — — — — -30 +84 -64 58.8% +0.40 5–11 (31%) 12–6 (67%) — -0.52
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1980 1912 148.9 — — — — -160 +82 -117 57.1% +0.46 9–2 (82%) 3–3 (50%) — -1.80
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1981 1794 141.2 — — — — -106 +137 — 59.2% +0.68 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.26
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1982 1711 134.9 — — — — -25 +93 — 43.9% -0.46 2–6 (25%) 3–3 (50%) — -1.41
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 1983 1644 113.5 — — — — — +92 — 29.4% -1.41 0–1 0–1 — +0.12
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 — 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 — 2178 152.2 — — — — -104 +92 -181 58.4% +0.52 92–66 (58%) 91–67 (58%) 106.1 -1.61

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.