H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs Eddie Dibbs H2H: 5-2

John McEnroe holds a 5–2 lead over Eddie Dibbs in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 3–0 on carpet, while Eddie Dibbs leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Eddie Dibbs won the 1982 Forest Hills Wct semifinal 7-6 6-3.

USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5 2
7 main draw meetings
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 7, 1982* Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 SF Clay Eddie Dibbs #22 7-6 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Apr 25, 1982* Dallas Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-4 7-6(7) Eddie Dibbs #23 Match data
Sep 8, 1979* US Open Grand Slam QF Hard John McEnroe #3 2-1 (ret.) Eddie Dibbs #11 Match data
Jan 17, 1979* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet John McEnroe #4 6-1 6-4 Eddie Dibbs #6 Match data
Sep 30, 1978* San Francisco ATP 250 SF Carpet John McEnroe #13 6-4 7-6 Eddie Dibbs #5 Match data
Aug 20, 1978* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 QF Clay Eddie Dibbs #5 6-1 6-2 John McEnroe #18 Match data
Sep 6, 1977* US Open Grand Slam R32 Clay John McEnroe #29 6-2 4-6 6-4 Eddie Dibbs #9 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,168 607 264 69.7% 0 2 0 0 20 22

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 Eddie Dibbs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1970 2–1 66.7% 1,524 0 0
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1971 7–4 63.6% 1,619 0 0
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1972 5–9 35.7% 1,622 0 0
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,863 0 3
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1974 62–30 67.4% #22 1,907 0 4
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,050 0 6
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,053 0 10
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1977 76–27 73.8% #6 2,076 0 13
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,998 0 17
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1979 64–23 73.6% #10 2,033 0 18
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,928 0 20
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,976 0 22
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,795 0 22
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,817 0 22
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,748 0 22
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76