H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs David Carter H2H: 2-0

John McEnroe holds a 2–0 lead over David Carter in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1980 South Orange semifinal 6-1 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
David Carter
AUS Age 70 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-2 David Carter Match data Aug 2, 1980* SF South Orange ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-1 David Carter Match data Aug 2, 1979* R32 South Orange ATP 250 Clay

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
David Carter #606 #78 0 1,732 76 119 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 David Carter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,484 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,460 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1974 1–1 50.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1975 3–2 60.0% #373 1,511 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1976 1–1 50.0% #288 1,530 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1977 2–3 40.0% #269 1,530 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1978 12–19 38.7% #139 1,549 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1979 8–16 33.3% #118 1,597 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1980 15–23 39.5% #145 1,603 0 0
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1981 16–19 45.7% #95 1,699 0 0
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1982 14–23 37.8% #85 1,602 0 0
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1983 3–8 27.3% #190 1,581 0 0
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1984 0–1 0.0% #609 1,561 0 0
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 David Carter
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1975 — — — — — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1976 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1977 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 6 9 15 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1980 6 10 16 37.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1981 3 4 7 42.9% 12 10 22 54.5% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1982 2 9 11 18.2% 5 9 14 35.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1983 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 16 32 48 33.3% 38 52 90 42.2% 18 27 45 40.0% 4 8 12 33.3%

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 David Carter
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1484 94.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.23
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1478 96.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1973 1460 92.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.14
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1974 1471 103.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.34 1–1 — — +0.11
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1975 1512 109.5 — — — — — — +38 50.0% +0.22 2–0 0–1 — +0.47
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1976 1531 105.7 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.29 — — — +0.16
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1977 1530 108.0 — — — — — — +17 46.2% -0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.40
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1978 1550 134.3 — — — — -3 +30 +30 43.4% -0.38 3–6 (33%) 1–6 (14%) — +0.41
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1979 1597 121.4 — — — — -30 -32 -21 36.9% -1.23 3–3 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.67
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1980 1604 128.6 — — — — -46 +10 — 41.8% -0.65 6–7 (46%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.84
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1981 1699 132.3 — — — — -92 +7 -163 43.8% -0.45 10–6 (63%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.01
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1982 1602 125.8 — — — — -53 +61 -25 40.4% -0.52 5–4 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.86
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1983 1581 115.4 — — — — -37 +46 — 32.0% -1.40 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.32
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1984 1562 93.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.18
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 — 1732 130.8 — — — — -45 +16 -22 40.8% -0.67 32–31 (51%) 25–26 (49%) 104.4 +1.45

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.