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

John McEnroe vs Buster C Mottram H2H: 4-0

John McEnroe holds a 4–0 lead over Buster C Mottram in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1981 Frankfurt round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-3 Buster C Mottram #47 Match data Apr 2, 1981* R32 Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-2 6-2 Buster C Mottram #34 Match data Jan 24, 1980* R32 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2 Buster C Mottram #41 Match data Jun 29, 1979* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe 6-4 6-4 Buster C Mottram Match data Mar 30, 1979* R16 Milan ATP 250 Carpet

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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Buster C Mottram
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,659 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3
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 — — — — — — —

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 Buster C Mottram
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
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% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 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 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1%

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 Buster C Mottram
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +21 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1972 1547 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.37
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1973 1659 133.4 — — — — — +68 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.27
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1974 1781 141.7 — — — — -124 -49 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -2.84
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -209 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) — -2.04
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) — -0.01
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1977 1918 152.4 — — — — +25 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) — +1.38
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1978 1850 144.2 — — — — +33 +43 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.69
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.47
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.77
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +90 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) — -2.23
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +20 -9 -176 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.73
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.88
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1980 154.6 — — — — +21 +11 -138 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.63

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.