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John McEnroe vs Bill Scanlon H2H: 9-3

John McEnroe holds a 9–3 lead over Bill Scanlon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 4–1 on carpet and 3–0 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1984 Wimbledon round of 16 6-3 6-3 6-1.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
9 – 3
12 main draw meetings
Bill Scanlon
USA Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 6-1 Bill Scanlon #17 Match data Jul 4, 1984* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #2 6-4 7-6 Bill Scanlon #13 Match data Mar 3, 1984* QF Madrid ATP 250 Carpet
Bill Scanlon 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 John McEnroe Match data Sep 8, 1983* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 7-5 7-6 7-6 Bill Scanlon #18 Match data Jun 29, 1983* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #1 5-7 6-4 2-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Bill Scanlon #43 Match data Apr 25, 1982* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-3 Bill Scanlon #29 Match data Oct 31, 1981* QF Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Bill Scanlon #36 3-6 7-6 6-2 John McEnroe #1 Match data Sep 26, 1981* QF San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-2 Bill Scanlon #38 Match data Jun 12, 1981* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-3 Bill Scanlon #33 Match data Apr 18, 1981* SF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #3 6-7 7-5 6-4 Bill Scanlon #72 Match data Apr 21, 1979* QF San Jose ATP 250 Carpet
Bill Scanlon 6-2 3-6 6-3 John McEnroe Match data Oct 7, 1978* SF Maui ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #36 6-3 7-5 Bill Scanlon #37 Match data Aug 12, 1977* R16 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay

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
Bill Scanlon #996 #9 56 2,018 307 259 54.2% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 Bill Scanlon
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1976 15–17 46.9% #52 1,653 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1977 36–30 54.5% #37 1,724 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1978 14–21 40.0% #95 1,765 0 1
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1979 27–19 58.7% #41 1,837 0 2
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1980 37–29 56.1% #25 1,809 0 2
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1981 39–21 65.0% #30 1,880 0 5
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1982 31–24 56.4% #71 1,849 0 6
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1983 42–21 66.7% #12 1,924 0 6
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1984 20–17 54.1% #57 1,829 0 6
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1985 7–13 35.0% #180 1,669 0 6
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1986 13–13 50.0% #85 1,656 0 7
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1987 16–17 48.5% #99 1,562 0 7
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1988 6–12 33.3% #224 1,535 0 7
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1989 4–5 44.4% #320 1,599 0 7
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 Bill Scanlon
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 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1977 7 7 14 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1978 8 5 13 61.5% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1979 10 7 17 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 14 13 27 51.9%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1981 18 8 26 69.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 17 8 25 68.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1982 11 8 19 57.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1983 13 6 19 68.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 18 8 26 69.2%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1984 6 4 10 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 8 13 38.5%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1985 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1986 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 5 9 44.4%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1987 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1988 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1989 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 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% — 107 85 192 55.7% 34 47 81 42.0% 59 41 100 59.0% 107 86 193 55.4%

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 Bill Scanlon
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 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1976 1654 142.6 — — — — -38 -5 — 48.0% -0.09 5–6 (45%) 4–3 (57%) — -0.46
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1977 1725 137.5 — — — — +17 -86 -47 51.5% 0.00 14–7 (67%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.62
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1978 1766 135.3 — — — — +66 -179 — 40.9% -0.83 8–7 (53%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.30
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1979 1838 143.2 — — — — +6 -227 -82 58.0% +0.56 4–6 (40%) 8–10 (44%) — +1.44
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1980 1810 150.9 — — — — +21 -150 -29 52.8% +0.11 17–12 (59%) 14–14 (50%) — -5.33
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1981 1881 150.7 — — — — +56 — -101 60.1% +0.75 9–4 (69%) 9–4 (69%) — -0.11
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1982 1850 150.4 — — — — +33 -212 — 50.7% -0.13 10–9 (53%) 11–8 (58%) — -0.56
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1983 1925 157.4 — — — — +31 -244 -85 61.4% +0.77 13–5 (72%) 11–15 (42%) — -3.38
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1984 1830 139.9 — — — — -2 -125 +21 51.6% +0.34 6–4 (60%) 5–12 (29%) — +0.20
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1985 1669 116.8 — — — — +90 — +99 39.6% -0.98 3–5 (38%) 8–5 (62%) — +0.21
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1986 1657 124.4 — — — — +15 — +146 50.0% +0.23 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.27
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1987 1562 119.1 — — — — +53 — +169 42.7% -0.44 6–2 (75%) 6–11 (35%) — +2.59
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1988 1535 117.2 — — — — +7 — +156 40.0% -0.86 3–6 (33%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.45
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 1989 1600 129.3 — — — — +18 — — 44.0% -0.08 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -1.52
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 — 2018 148.5 — — — — +28 -134 +24 51.7% +0.09 103–80 (56%) 99–110 (47%) 102.8 -0.67

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.