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John McEnroe vs Byron Black H2H: 1-0

John McEnroe holds a 1–0 lead over Byron Black in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1992 Sydney Indoor round of 16 7-6(8) 3-6 6-1.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Byron Black
ZIM Age 56 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #23 7-6(8) 3-6 6-1 Byron Black #149 Match data Oct 9, 1992* R16 Sydney Indoor ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 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
Byron Black #876 #22 1,283 1,873 240 230 51.1% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Byron Black
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 1991 2–3 40.0% #123 1,521 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1992 10–18 35.7% #142 1,544 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1993 19–20 48.7% #84 1,662 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1994 22–26 45.8% #66 1,734 0 0
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1995 28–24 53.8% #40 1,834 0 0
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1996 35–27 56.5% #44 1,746 0 1
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1997 27–24 52.9% #76 1,723 0 1
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1998 37–25 59.7% #28 1,737 0 1
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1999 24–23 51.1% #65 1,690 0 2
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 2000 27–24 52.9% #35 1,710 0 2
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 2001 8–13 38.1% #196 1,652 0 2
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 2002 1–3 25.0% #317 1,636 0 2
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 Byron Black
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% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1992 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1993 10 11 21 47.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 4 7 42.9%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1994 14 17 31 45.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1995 12 12 24 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 6 14 57.1%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1996 21 15 36 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 5 14 64.3%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1997 16 14 30 53.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1998 24 16 40 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1999 12 15 27 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 2000 17 16 33 51.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2001 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 139 140 279 49.8% 12 22 34 35.3% 53 35 88 60.2% 36 33 69 52.2%

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 381/470 of Byron Black'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 Byron Black
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%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 4/5 3.0 2.8 56.1% 63.3% 48.1% 30.0% 32.9% 56.7% 35.5%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 21/28 2.4 3.0 60.8% 64.6% 50.3% 49.1% 40.0% 58.9% 38.4%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 36/39 2.9 3.6 60.3% 64.1% 48.9% 55.0% 49.1% 57.8% 40.0%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 42/48 3.2 2.5 57.5% 67.6% 49.1% 56.6% 44.7% 59.6% 37.7%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 40/52 3.8 2.9 60.8% 70.9% 51.6% 57.0% 39.7% 63.4% 38.2%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 47/62 2.5 2.6 60.1% 65.3% 50.9% 57.2% 48.7% 59.4% 37.8%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 41/51 4.0 3.0 57.5% 68.7% 51.7% 56.7% 44.2% 61.2% 41.1%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 46/62 3.8 2.4 60.0% 68.6% 52.1% 59.0% 43.0% 62.0% 40.8%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 42/47 4.9 2.3 59.3% 68.9% 51.3% 59.2% 37.1% 61.8% 38.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 40/51 3.5 1.6 62.1% 70.9% 53.0% 60.1% 42.1% 64.1% 40.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 20/21 2.2 1.7 64.3% 65.2% 51.4% 50.5% 42.5% 60.0% 34.9%
32 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5% 2002 2/4 3.0 1.0 66.7% 62.0% 42.4% 43.7% 55.6% 54.9% 29.3%
33 1992 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 381/470 3.4 2.6 60.0% 67.7% 51.0% 56.4% 43.3% 60.9% 38.9%

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 Byron Black
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 1991 1521 104.2 -1.02 -0.06 0.821 45.3% +14 — — 41.7% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — -0.22
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1992 1545 120.6 -1.55 +0.16 0.935 48.9% +19 — +38 39.1% -0.64 2–6 (25%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.55
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1993 1663 132.7 -3.10 +1.66 0.948 49.0% -11 — -11 50.0% 0.00 3–4 (43%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.18
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1994 1735 137.9 -1.20 +0.09 0.933 48.6% 0 — -52 44.4% -0.50 8–4 (67%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.35
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1995 1834 141.6 +1.31 +1.27 1.043 50.6% -19 -332 -108 53.3% -0.04 9–9 (50%) 17–8 (68%) — -0.98
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1996 1747 135.8 -2.17 +0.51 0.929 48.8% +32 -274 -13 51.4% -0.06 13–5 (72%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.90
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1997 1724 143.0 -0.46 +2.90 1.057 51.0% +19 -166 +77 51.6% +0.20 7–7 (50%) 11–8 (58%) — -1.28
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1998 1738 141.5 +0.32 +2.69 1.074 51.1% -11 -159 +112 57.4% +0.59 10–8 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1999 1691 138.9 -0.27 +0.43 1.001 49.9% +27 -63 +73 48.7% 0.00 7–4 (64%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.97
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 2000 1711 136.3 +1.49 +2.31 1.126 52.1% -21 -150 +129 53.6% +0.51 6–8 (43%) 9–14 (39%) — +1.00
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 2001 1652 123.1 -1.09 -1.12 0.873 47.9% -23 — +160 36.7% -0.80 2–1 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.02
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 2002 1637 107.3 -2.90 -0.76 0.651 44.4% +5 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–0 0–1 — +0.04
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 — 1873 141.2 -0.61 +1.24 0.995 49.9% +4 -184 +41 49.9% 0.00 69–57 (55%) 86–88 (49%) 103.5 +0.38

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.