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

John McEnroe vs Bjorn Borg H2H: 7-7

John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg are tied 7–7 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, Bjorn Borg leads 5–3 on carpet, while John McEnroe leads 3–1 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1981 US Open final 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3.

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

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 Bjorn Borg #2 Match data Sep 15, 1981* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #1 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #2 Match data Jul 6, 1981* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #1 Match data Mar 29, 1981* F Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-7 7-6 John McEnroe #2 Match data Jan 14, 1981 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #3 Match data Nov 10, 1980* F Stockholm Open ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-4 Bjorn Borg #1 Match data Sep 9, 1980* F US Open Grand Slam Hard
Bjorn Borg #1 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 8-6 John McEnroe #2 Match data Jul 7, 1980* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg #1 6-7 6-3 7-6 John McEnroe #3 Match data Jan 16, 1980* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #3 Match data Aug 20, 1979* F Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #3 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-6 Bjorn Borg #1 Match data May 7, 1979* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #3 Match data Apr 8, 1979* F ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe 5-7 6-1 7-6 Bjorn Borg Match data Mar 24, 1979* SF New Orleans ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 4-6 7-6 6-3 John McEnroe #4 Match data Feb 3, 1979* SF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #6 6-3 6-4 Bjorn Borg #2 Match data Nov 11, 1978* SF Stockholm Open ATP 250 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
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,558 617 141 81.4% 11 0 2 3 50 66

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 Bjorn Borg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,867 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66
29 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 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66
36 — — — — — — — 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66
37 — — — — — — — 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66

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 Bjorn Borg
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 15 40 62.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 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% 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1%

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 90/101 of John McEnroe's and 11/12 of Bjorn Borg'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 John McEnroe Bjorn Borg
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%
32 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% 1991 1/1 0.0 3.0 62.5% 46.7% 27.8% 40.0% 75.0% 39.6% 45.5%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 8/8 2.3 3.5 58.6% 62.5% 34.3% 53.1% 10.9% 50.6% 28.7%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 2/3 10.0 5.5 45.4% 77.7% 47.1% 41.7% 46.4% 61.2% 33.3%
Career — 90/1,026 5.4 4.1 56.0% 75.9% 50.9% 59.7% 43.9% 64.9% 39.7% — 11/758 3.5 3.8 56.6% 63.8% 36.0% 49.8% 23.2% 51.5% 31.1%

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 Bjorn Borg
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1497 104.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.24
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.08
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) — +3.01
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.96
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) — -4.69
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) — -4.00
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) — -2.75
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.72
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.04
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) — -1.91
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02
29 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 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1937 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +99 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13
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 — 2559 172.6 -3.05 -3.71 0.641 41.7% -40 +79 -102 75.0% +1.80 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.76

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.