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John McEnroe vs Carl Uwe Steeb H2H: 2-0

John McEnroe holds a 2–0 lead over Carl Uwe Steeb in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1989 Montpellier Open quarterfinal 6-2 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Carl Uwe Steeb
GER Age 59 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #8 6-2 6-2 Carl Uwe Steeb #92 Match data Feb 25, 1989* QF Montpellier Open ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #9 6-3 6-2 Carl Uwe Steeb #76 Match data Feb 16, 1989* R32 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
Carl Uwe Steeb #1,355 #14 1,095 1,930 194 192 50.3% 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 Carl Uwe Steeb
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 1986 2–4 33.3% #150 1,499 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1987 10–8 55.6% #41 1,632 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1988 22–19 53.7% #73 1,726 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1989 34–15 69.4% #15 1,864 0 1
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1990 21–21 50.0% #46 1,714 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1991 27–27 50.0% #38 1,744 0 2
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1992 33–25 56.9% #29 1,791 0 2
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1993 18–20 47.4% #94 1,719 0 2
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1994 8–18 30.8% #89 1,608 0 2
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1995 12–16 42.9% #67 1,661 0 3
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1996 7–19 26.9% #179 1,540 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 Carl Uwe Steeb
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% 1986 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1987 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1988 12 7 19 63.2% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1989 10 5 15 66.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1990 10 8 18 55.6% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1991 5 6 11 45.5% 12 11 23 52.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1992 12 9 21 57.1% 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1994 2 2 4 50.0% 1 11 12 8.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1995 3 3 6 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4%
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% — 65 59 124 52.4% 76 79 155 49.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 51 47 98 52.0%

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 Carl Uwe Steeb
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 1986 1500 106.6 — — — — — +53 — 38.5% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.42
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1987 1632 137.8 — — — — — +51 — 56.8% +0.68 3–3 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.23
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1988 1727 139.0 — — — — +24 -102 — 50.9% -0.13 9–7 (56%) 5–5 (50%) — -1.36
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1989 1864 154.0 — — — — -24 -14 — 64.5% +0.98 10–6 (63%) 5–4 (56%) — -3.00
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1990 1714 147.4 — — — — +45 +75 — 50.5% 0.00 9–12 (43%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.11
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1991 1745 142.9 -0.05 +1.22 1.026 50.4% -8 +21 — 51.1% +0.12 9–10 (47%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.15
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1992 1792 145.3 +1.00 +1.59 1.033 50.7% -24 0 — 56.7% +0.47 11–8 (58%) 12–14 (46%) — -1.66
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1993 1720 139.0 -0.63 -0.51 0.908 48.4% -7 +55 -191 48.3% -0.10 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.90
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1994 1608 124.8 -1.75 -2.12 0.882 47.6% +102 -18 — 34.5% -0.81 3–6 (33%) 2–6 (25%) — -0.49
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1995 1661 130.9 -2.93 -2.02 0.819 46.2% +75 -78 — 41.2% -0.78 6–3 (67%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.48
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1996 1541 120.5 -2.41 -2.73 0.804 46.4% +38 +14 — 34.9% -1.25 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) — -0.46
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 — 1931 147.2 -0.63 -0.12 0.942 48.9% +17 +3 -191 50.9% +0.04 68–66 (51%) 57–60 (49%) 99.0 -2.71

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.