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John McEnroe vs B. Borg H2H: 7-7

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for John McEnroe vs B. Borg.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
7 – 7
14 main draw meetings
B. Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

Career Comparison

MetricJohn McEnroeB. Borg
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 1,506 10
Peak Elo 2,496 2,497
Singles W-L 833–189 608–143
Win % 81.5% 81.0%
Grand Slam titles 7 11
Masters 1000 titles 3 3
ATP Finals titles 3 2
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 63 45
Total titles 76 61
Age John McEnroe B. Borg
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,613 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,861 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1974 90–24 78.9% #3 2,057 1 8
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,178 2 13
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1976 54–12 81.8% #2 2,292 3 19
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1977 76–8 90.5% #3 2,336 4 30
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1978 68–9 88.3% #2 2,331 6 38
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1979 80–7 92.0% #1 2,427 8 50
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1980 66–7 90.4% #1 2,376 10 58
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,334 11 61
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,308 11 61
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,282 11 61
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,251 11 61
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 — — — — — — —
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 — — — — — — —
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 — — — — — — —
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,221 11 61
36 — — — — — — — 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 1,985 11 61
37 — — — — — — — 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,908 11 61

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 15, 1981* US Open Grand Slam F Hard John McEnroe #1 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 B. Borg #2 Match data
Jul 6, 1981* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass John McEnroe #1 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 B. Borg #2 Match data
Mar 29, 1981* Milan ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-4 B. Borg #1 Match data
Jan 14, 1981 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet B. Borg #1 6-4 6-7 7-6 John McEnroe #2 Match data
Nov 10, 1980* Stockholm ATP 250 F Carpet B. Borg #1 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #3 Match data
Sep 9, 1980* US Open Grand Slam F Hard John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4 B. Borg #1 Match data
Jul 7, 1980* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass B. Borg #1 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 8-6 John McEnroe #2 Match data
Jan 16, 1980* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet B. Borg #1 6-7 6-3 7-6 John McEnroe #3 Match data
Aug 20, 1979* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 F Hard B. Borg #1 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #3 Match data
May 7, 1979* Dallas Wct ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #3 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-6 B. Borg #1 Match data
Apr 8, 1979* Rotterdam ATP 250 F Carpet B. Borg #2 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #3 Match data
Mar 24, 1979* New Orleans ATP 250 SF Carpet John McEnroe #5 5-7 6-1 7-6 B. Borg #2 Match data
Feb 3, 1979* Richmond Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet B. Borg #2 4-6 7-6 6-3 John McEnroe #4 Match data
Nov 11, 1978* Stockholm ATP 250 SF Hard John McEnroe #6 6-3 6-4 B. Borg #2 Match data