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

John McEnroe vs Brian Teacher H2H: 8-0

John McEnroe holds an 8–0 lead over Brian Teacher in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1985 Atlanta round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
8 – 0
8 main draw meetings
Brian Teacher
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 Brian Teacher #45 Match data Apr 25, 1985* R32 Atlanta ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 7-6 6-2 Brian Teacher #24 Match data Aug 14, 1983* QF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-4 Brian Teacher #10 Match data Jun 13, 1981* SF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe #2 6-7 6-4 6-2 Brian Teacher #14 Match data Apr 4, 1981* QF Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-1 Brian Teacher #10 Match data Feb 18, 1981* SF Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-3 Brian Teacher #23 Match data May 10, 1980* QF Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-3 Brian Teacher #54 Match data Jan 23, 1980* R64 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe 6-7 6-4 6-3 Brian Teacher Match data Oct 6, 1978* R16 Maui 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
Brian Teacher #938 #7 0 2,044 338 238 58.7% 1 0 0 0 7 8

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 Teacher
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,498 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1973 6–6 50.0% #158 1,543 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1974 9–7 56.2% #121 1,643 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1975 5–9 35.7% #109 1,605 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1976 11–12 47.8% #81 1,626 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1977 31–31 50.0% #69 1,776 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1978 38–23 62.3% #31 1,931 0 2
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1979 19–18 51.4% #59 1,809 0 3
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1980 63–26 70.8% #20 2,040 1 4
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1981 33–17 66.0% #9 1,989 1 5
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1982 42–20 67.7% #19 1,936 1 6
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1983 33–21 61.1% #29 1,823 1 8
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1984 23–18 56.1% #53 1,764 1 8
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1985 17–16 51.5% #66 1,709 1 8
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1986 8–13 38.1% #104 1,619 1 8
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 — — — — — — —

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 Brian Teacher
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1976 5 2 7 71.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1977 10 8 18 55.6% 7 9 16 43.8% 10 9 19 52.6% 4 5 9 44.4%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1978 8 5 13 61.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 22 9 31 71.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1979 5 8 13 38.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1 6 7 14.3%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1980 24 9 33 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 19 5 24 79.2% 19 11 30 63.3%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1981 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 12 6 18 66.7%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1982 14 8 22 63.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 3 13 76.9% 13 6 19 68.4%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1983 15 8 23 65.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 6 15 60.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1984 6 6 12 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1985 10 7 17 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 115 79 194 59.3% 51 48 99 51.5% 85 46 131 64.9% 87 65 152 57.2%

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 Brian Teacher
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1498 107.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.29
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 1973 1543 112.4 — — — — — +27 +52 51.6% +0.32 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.59
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1974 1643 119.1 — — — — -109 -72 +29 52.6% +0.05 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.83
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1975 1605 117.1 — — — — -123 -8 — 42.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.12
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1976 1627 123.5 — — — — -33 -97 +54 45.9% -0.30 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) — +1.78
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1977 1777 149.1 — — — — -17 -184 -13 48.7% +0.02 12–10 (55%) 18–16 (53%) — -2.64
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1978 1932 149.6 — — — — +57 -242 -196 58.6% +0.46 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — +0.47
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1979 1810 139.2 — — — — -86 -114 +116 55.9% +0.48 2–8 (20%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.22
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1980 2040 150.6 — — — — -51 — -6 66.1% +0.85 14–10 (58%) 25–15 (63%) — -0.42
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1981 1990 158.3 — — — — +59 -289 -34 65.3% +0.93 6–7 (46%) 10–6 (63%) — -3.77
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1982 1937 150.0 — — — — +50 -204 +48 63.3% +0.86 14–10 (58%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.52
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1983 1824 150.5 — — — — +71 -66 +115 55.9% +0.28 13–8 (62%) 16–11 (59%) — -2.56
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1984 1765 145.1 — — — — +30 +34 +139 55.8% +0.52 8–11 (42%) 11–8 (58%) — -1.30
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1985 1709 134.8 — — — — +33 +72 +106 49.4% +0.21 7–4 (64%) 7–14 (33%) — -0.19
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1986 1620 125.3 — — — — +59 +126 +148 38.9% -0.56 4–2 (67%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.30
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2045 151.2 — — — — +14 -88 +35 56.5% +0.42 98–87 (53%) 126–109 (54%) 102.5 -1.64

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.