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John McEnroe vs Bob Hewitt H2H: 1-0

John McEnroe holds a 1–0 lead over Bob Hewitt in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1978 Canadian Open round of 32 6-1 6-0.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe 6-1 6-0 Bob Hewitt Match data Aug 17, 1978* R32 Canadian Open ATP 500 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
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Bob Hewitt
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 — — — — — — —
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 — — — — — — —
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 — — — — — — —
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 — — — — — — —
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 — — — — — — —
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 — — — — — — —
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 — — — — — — —
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 — — — — — — —
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 — — — — — — —
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11
34 — — — — — — — 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11
36 — — — — — — — 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11
37 — — — — — — — 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11
38 — — — — — — — 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11
39 — — — — — — — 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11
40 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11

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 Bob Hewitt
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — —
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0%
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 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% — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7%

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 John McEnroe Bob Hewitt
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83
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 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46
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 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1596 127.7 — — — — +107 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -2.33
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22
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 — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +0.39

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.