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John McEnroe vs Christo Van Rensburg H2H: 2-0

John McEnroe holds a 2–0 lead over Christo Van Rensburg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1987 Stratton Mountain semifinal 6-4 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Christo Van Rensburg
RSA Age 63 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #9 6-4 6-2 Christo Van Rensburg Match data Aug 8, 1987* SF Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #10 6-2 6-4 Christo Van Rensburg Match data Oct 9, 1986* R32 Scottsdale 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
Christo Van Rensburg — — — 1,861 153 154 49.8% 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 Christo Van Rensburg
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 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1984 5–6 45.5% — 1,530 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1985 3–10 23.1% — 1,535 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1986 12–12 50.0% — 1,655 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1987 19–12 61.3% — 1,775 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1988 21–15 58.3% — 1,741 0 1
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1989 26–15 63.4% — 1,822 0 2
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1990 23–21 52.3% — 1,734 0 2
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1991 13–13 50.0% — 1,745 0 2
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1992 12–22 35.3% — 1,611 0 2
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1993 12–17 41.4% — 1,606 0 2
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1994 7–8 46.7% — 1,614 0 2
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1995 0–2 0.0% — 1,592 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 Christo Van Rensburg
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% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1985 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1986 8 9 17 47.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1987 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1988 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1989 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1990 14 13 27 51.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1991 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1992 5 11 16 31.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1993 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1995 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 78 86 164 47.6% 1 10 11 9.1% 52 30 82 63.4% 22 28 50 44.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Christo Van Rensburg
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%) 105.4 -0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) 116.6 -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) 103.5 -4.92 1983 1483 98.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.24
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) 107.6 -5.58 1984 1531 113.0 — — — — — — +56 50.0% +0.10 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.55
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) 96.5 -3.31 1985 1535 128.7 — — — — +20 — — 34.3% -0.86 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 99.8 -0.38
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) 104.4 -3.80 1986 1656 138.6 — — — — -45 — +40 52.4% +0.37 4–3 (57%) 1–3 (25%) 101.3 -0.19
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) 98.5 -3.92 1987 1776 138.8 — — — — -39 — -26 58.8% +0.60 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 -0.70
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) 106.2 -2.77 1988 1742 136.2 — — — — +4 — -14 56.8% +0.70 6–7 (46%) 7–6 (54%) 99.5 +0.27
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) 98.0 -1.30 1989 1823 144.9 — — — — -37 — +12 63.2% +0.72 5–8 (38%) 10–5 (67%) 101.0 -0.58
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 -0.22 1990 1734 131.6 — — — — -1 — +91 51.8% +0.05 8–7 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 100.2 +0.08
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +30 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) 100.5 -1.58 1991 1745 135.7 — — — — -51 — +130 51.4% +0.14 4–7 (36%) 7–4 (64%) 99.5 -1.39
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 91.3 -1.10 1992 1611 125.3 — — — — -37 -143 +228 42.7% -0.53 3–9 (25%) 7–6 (54%) 94.0 -1.18
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) 106.8 -3.55 1993 1606 123.5 — — — — -28 — +213 41.2% -0.43 4–5 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.91
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) 95.7 -0.66 1994 1614 109.2 — — — — -69 — +226 43.9% -0.71 6–3 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.1 +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%) 94.6 +1.04 1995 1592 105.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.18
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%) 97.8 -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 — 1862 139.6 — — — — -26 -143 +86 51.2% +0.11 49–63 (44%) 58–51 (53%) 101.3 -0.73

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.