H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Brad Gilbert H2H: 13-1

John McEnroe holds a 13–1 lead over Brad Gilbert in their ATP head-to-head. Across 14 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 7–0 on hard courts and 5–1 on carpet. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1990 Long Island quarterfinal 6-3 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
13 – 1
14 main draw meetings
Brad Gilbert
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #21 6-3 6-2 Brad Gilbert #8 Match data Aug 25, 1990* QF Long Island ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #9 2-6 6-4 6-1 Brad Gilbert #19 Match data Apr 22, 1989* QF Japan Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #6 6-3 6-3 7-6 Brad Gilbert #15 Match data Mar 6, 1989* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe 6-3 0-6 6-4 Brad Gilbert Match data Apr 16, 1988* SF Japan Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #9 6-3 6-2 Brad Gilbert #16 Match data Aug 8, 1987* QF Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #20 6-1 3-6 6-3 Brad Gilbert #13 Match data Sep 20, 1986* SF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Brad Gilbert 5-7 6-4 6-1 John McEnroe Match data Jan 19, 1986* R16 ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #2 4-6 6-0 6-3 Brad Gilbert #17 Match data Sep 21, 1985* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 Brad Gilbert #26 Match data Mar 2, 1985* QF Houston ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-2 Brad Gilbert #23 Match data Jan 25, 1985* R16 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-4 Brad Gilbert #33 Match data Sep 23, 1984* F San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-2 6-0 Brad Gilbert #63 Match data Oct 14, 1983* R16 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-1 Brad Gilbert #82 Match data Sep 22, 1983* R32 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-2 6-2 Brad Gilbert #77 Match data Jun 26, 1983* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Brad Gilbert #1,263 #4 1,786 2,056 506 276 64.7% 0 0 0 1 19 20

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 Brad Gilbert
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 1981 5–5 50.0% — 1,538 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1982 19–13 59.4% #54 1,711 0 1
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1983 33–27 55.0% #62 1,755 0 1
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1984 39–23 62.9% #23 1,849 0 3
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1985 53–22 70.7% #18 1,893 0 6
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1986 45–14 76.3% #11 2,010 0 10
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1987 55–23 70.5% #13 1,960 0 11
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1988 30–15 66.7% #21 1,892 0 12
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1989 58–17 77.3% #6 1,989 0 17
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1990 46–19 70.8% #10 1,956 0 20
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1991 34–21 61.8% #19 1,854 0 20
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1992 39–26 60.0% #26 1,762 0 20
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1993 31–26 54.4% #35 1,736 0 20
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1994 18–20 47.4% #76 1,622 0 20
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1995 1–5 16.7% #680 1,560 0 20
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 Brad Gilbert
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% 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1982 11 7 18 61.1% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1983 15 14 29 51.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1984 19 9 28 67.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 13 8 21 61.9%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1985 32 9 41 78.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 13 8 21 61.9%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1986 30 7 37 81.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1987 41 11 52 78.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1988 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1989 40 8 48 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 6 20 70.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1990 25 10 35 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 15 6 21 71.4%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1991 21 12 33 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1992 25 16 41 61.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1993 23 17 40 57.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1994 16 14 30 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 321 149 470 68.3% 36 35 71 50.7% 30 21 51 58.8% 119 71 190 62.6%

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 203/221 of Brad Gilbert'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 Brad Gilbert
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%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 53/55 5.9 3.0 57.0% 74.6% 49.8% 55.2% 45.1% 63.9% 41.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 60/65 5.6 3.4 57.7% 72.4% 49.4% 62.9% 47.2% 62.8% 40.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 52/57 4.7 4.0 55.9% 71.6% 46.0% 58.7% 44.7% 60.3% 38.4%
32 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5% 1994 32/38 6.4 4.4 54.3% 68.9% 47.9% 61.4% 44.5% 58.9% 38.8%
33 1992 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2% 1995 6/6 3.2 5.3 50.1% 71.9% 40.9% 45.3% 49.2% 56.0% 32.8%
35 1994 1/1 2.0 6.0 51.6% 66.7% 41.9% 25.0% 100.0% 54.7% 27.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 90/1,026 5.4 4.1 56.0% 75.9% 50.9% 59.7% 43.9% 64.9% 39.7% — 203/782 5.5 3.7 56.3% 72.2% 48.1% 59.0% 45.6% 61.6% 39.6%

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 Brad Gilbert
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 1981 1539 115.9 — — — — +37 +3 — 54.2% +0.29 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.40
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1982 1711 128.9 — — — — +36 -166 — 53.2% +0.34 8–5 (62%) 3–6 (33%) — +3.49
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1983 1755 139.6 — — — — +45 -180 -152 55.0% +0.35 8–12 (40%) 9–13 (41%) — +0.52
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1984 1850 149.5 — — — — +41 -238 -166 58.2% +0.68 12–6 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.44
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1985 1893 156.7 — — — — +64 -196 -244 66.9% +1.09 9–4 (69%) 10–5 (67%) — -1.39
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1986 2010 155.6 — — — — +53 — -304 71.3% +1.25 8–8 (50%) 8–5 (62%) — -1.05
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1987 1960 156.6 — — — — +62 -306 -271 65.2% +0.99 13–9 (59%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.22
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1988 1892 149.8 — — — — +48 -233 — 65.5% +1.01 4–8 (33%) 9–7 (56%) — -1.11
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1989 1989 161.9 — — — — +43 -294 — 70.1% +1.11 17–11 (61%) 21–9 (70%) — -2.28
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1990 1957 155.8 — — — — +31 -248 -181 63.5% +0.96 14–6 (70%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.79
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1991 1854 152.6 +2.35 +2.76 1.137 52.4% +49 — -81 58.9% +0.67 10–11 (48%) 10–5 (67%) — +0.61
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1992 1763 144.3 +0.88 +2.28 1.085 51.6% +29 — +50 58.1% +0.60 14–13 (52%) 14–14 (50%) — +1.15
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1993 1737 137.0 -0.17 +0.74 0.967 49.4% 0 -90 +31 49.0% -0.10 19–9 (68%) 19–8 (70%) — +0.09
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 1994 1622 133.2 -2.08 +0.66 0.943 49.2% +29 +12 — 46.7% -0.14 6–4 (60%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.97
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 1995 1561 107.9 -3.03 -2.86 0.745 45.4% +30 — — 20.0% -1.73 1–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.18
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 — 2057 155.0 +0.41 +1.60 1.031 50.7% +42 -188 -127 60.6% +0.70 144–109 (57%) 144–106 (58%) 102.4 +0.46

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.