H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs Brian Gottfried H2H: 8-1

John McEnroe holds a 8–1 lead over Brian Gottfried in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 4–1 on carpet and 3–0 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1983 Queen's Club quarterfinal 6-0 6-1.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 11, 1983* Queen's Club ATP 250 QF Grass John McEnroe #1 6-0 6-1 Brian Gottfried #16 Match data
Nov 14, 1982* Wembley ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-2 6-4 Brian Gottfried #23 Match data
Nov 14, 1981* Wembley ATP 250 QF Carpet John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-2 Brian Gottfried #19 Match data
Aug 22, 1981* Cincinnati Masters 1000 R16 Hard John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-2 Brian Gottfried #18 Match data
Jun 14, 1981* Queen's Club ATP 250 F Grass John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-5 Brian Gottfried #12 Match data
May 3, 1981* Dallas Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-4 6-1 Brian Gottfried #14 Match data
Jun 13, 1980* Queen's Club ATP 250 R16 Grass John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-6 Brian Gottfried #28 Match data
Feb 29, 1980* Memphis ATP 250 R16 Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-3 Brian Gottfried #25 Match data
Jan 28, 1978* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Brian Gottfried #5 6-1 6-3 John McEnroe #18 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,237 695 322 68.3% 0 0 0 0 25 25

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 Brian Gottfried
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,526 0 0
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,794 0 2
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1974 56–33 62.9% #33 1,946 0 3
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1975 70–31 69.3% #23 1,963 0 6
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,110 0 7
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —