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

John McEnroe vs David Pate H2H: 3-0

John McEnroe holds a 3–0 lead over David Pate in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1988 Los Angeles Open quarterfinal 6-2 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
David Pate
USA Age 64 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #24 6-2 6-3 David Pate #32 Match data Sep 24, 1988* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #10 6-3 6-3 David Pate #29 Match data Oct 11, 1986* SF Scottsdale ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #20 6-3 7-6 David Pate #36 Match data Sep 20, 1986* QF Los Angeles Open 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
David Pate #911 #18 441 1,875 181 168 51.9% 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 David Pate
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 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1982 2–5 28.6% — 1,484 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1983 5–7 41.7% #203 1,529 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1984 21–13 61.8% #30 1,743 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1985 31–24 56.4% #26 1,742 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1986 35–23 60.3% #30 1,788 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1987 28–18 60.9% #18 1,750 0 2
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1988 20–16 55.6% #47 1,715 0 2
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1989 9–19 32.1% #157 1,656 0 2
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1990 16–15 51.6% #94 1,657 0 2
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1991 11–18 37.9% #160 1,596 0 2
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1992 1–4 20.0% #396 1,573 0 2
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1993 1–3 25.0% #514 1,548 0 2
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1994 1–1 50.0% #624 1,561 0 2
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1995 0–1 0.0% #911 1,542 0 2
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 Pate
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% 1981 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% 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1984 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1985 15 11 26 57.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 7 8 15 46.7%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1986 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 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% 1987 18 10 28 64.3% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1988 16 11 27 59.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1989 6 14 20 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1990 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1991 6 10 16 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1992 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1994 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 113 98 211 53.6% 5 13 18 27.8% 31 26 57 54.4% 32 31 63 50.8%

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 Pate
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 1981 1494 104.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.00 — 0–2 — -0.08
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1982 1485 108.5 — — — — +40 — — 31.6% -1.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.29
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1983 1529 119.4 — — — — +10 — +62 37.9% -0.24 2–1 (67%) 2–8 (20%) — +0.28
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1984 1744 140.4 — — — — +36 -218 -186 59.5% +0.43 3–5 (38%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.33
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1985 1743 138.8 — — — — +29 -206 -84 52.4% +0.13 17–9 (65%) 15–13 (54%) — +0.85
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1986 1788 146.3 — — — — +34 — -115 58.3% +0.59 8–7 (53%) 9–9 (50%) — +0.85
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1987 1751 141.1 — — — — +30 — -55 61.5% +0.54 6–11 (35%) 18–11 (62%) — -0.04
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1988 1716 139.3 — — — — +41 — -25 52.7% +0.32 7–5 (58%) 7–11 (39%) — -1.56
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1989 1656 135.9 — — — — +19 — +63 35.5% -1.12 5–5 (50%) 5–8 (38%) — -2.42
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1990 1658 127.8 — — — — -22 — +129 50.6% +0.33 6–5 (55%) 7–8 (47%) — +0.85
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1991 1596 133.2 — — — — +31 -112 +179 40.3% -0.61 5–6 (45%) 3–7 (30%) — -0.86
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1992 1574 104.4 — — — — +24 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–1 2–1 (67%) — -0.43
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1993 1548 104.3 — — — — +35 — — 33.3% -0.78 0–1 0–2 — +0.22
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 1994 1561 100.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.12
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 1995 1542 99.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.14
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 — 1875 143.1 — — — — +27 -183 -21 50.8% +0.06 62–57 (52%) 73–84 (46%) 98.7 -0.49

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.