H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Gene Mayer H2H: 10-1

John McEnroe holds a 10–1 lead over Gene Mayer in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 5–1 on carpet and 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1984 US Open quarterfinal 7-5 6-3 6-4.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
10 – 1
11 main draw meetings
Gene Mayer
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 7-5 6-3 6-4 Gene Mayer #20 Match data Sep 8, 1984* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-4 6-1 6-4 Gene Mayer #6 Match data Oct 17, 1982* F Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe 4-6 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-1 Gene Mayer Match data Sep 11, 1982* QF US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #1 7-5 6-3 Gene Mayer #8 Match data Feb 13, 1982* SF Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Gene Mayer #4 3-6 7-6 6-2 John McEnroe #2 Match data Jan 14, 1981 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-3 6-3 Gene Mayer #5 Match data Nov 16, 1980* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-7 6-3 6-3 Gene Mayer #13 Match data Nov 11, 1979* F Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #3 6-2 6-1 Gene Mayer #15 Match data Sep 22, 1979* QF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-1 Gene Mayer #46 Match data Apr 6, 1979* R16 ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #13 6-2 6-1 Gene Mayer #56 Match data Sep 23, 1978* QF Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #15 7-5 6-0 Gene Mayer #61 Match data Jun 23, 1978* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass

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
Gene Mayer #976 #4 6 2,208 309 157 66.3% 0 0 0 0 14 14

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 Gene Mayer
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,492 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1975 6–10 37.5% #144 1,541 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1976 17–16 51.5% #48 1,702 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1977 17–27 38.6% #86 1,692 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1978 25–18 58.1% #64 1,734 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1979 54–25 68.4% #12 1,981 0 2
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1980 69–14 83.1% #5 2,154 0 7
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1981 37–8 82.2% #7 2,073 0 11
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1982 33–11 75.0% #7 2,076 0 12
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1983 25–10 71.4% #10 1,967 0 14
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1984 24–15 61.5% #18 1,874 0 14
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1985 2–1 66.7% #368 1,864 0 14
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1986 0–1 0.0% #870 1,842 0 14
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 Gene Mayer
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% — — — — — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1976 7 4 11 63.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 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 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 9 14 35.7%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1978 6 4 10 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1979 26 8 34 76.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 9 21 57.1%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1980 19 4 23 82.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 34 5 39 87.2%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1981 18 3 21 85.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 17 3 20 85.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1982 17 6 23 73.9% 5 0 5 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1983 17 5 22 77.3% — — — — — — — — 8 5 13 61.5%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1986 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 115 41 156 73.7% 74 48 122 60.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 105 55 160 65.6%

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 Gene Mayer
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 1973 1492 100.4 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.19
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 1975 1541 117.6 — — — — +18 +30 — 38.9% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.55
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1976 1703 134.8 — — — — -5 -55 — 50.7% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) — +1.87
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1977 1693 140.3 — — — — -13 -6 -198 41.8% -0.74 5–3 (63%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.29
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1978 1734 142.4 — — — — -21 +21 -205 60.8% +1.16 3–8 (27%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.25
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1979 1982 164.8 — — — — +59 -89 -319 65.6% +1.04 10–9 (53%) 8–5 (62%) — -4.23
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1980 2154 169.4 — — — — +68 -228 -359 78.3% +2.22 12–0 (100%) 9–5 (64%) — -2.23
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1981 2073 158.2 — — — — +97 -180 — 84.9% +2.44 2–4 (33%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.66
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1982 2076 160.9 — — — — +32 -135 -210 75.5% +1.96 3–4 (43%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.35
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1983 1968 152.8 — — — — +26 — — 65.4% +0.98 6–1 (86%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.12
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1984 1874 154.0 — — — — +82 +43 — 59.8% +0.67 5–3 (63%) 5–7 (42%) — -1.60
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1985 1865 112.4 — — — — +71 — — 62.5% +1.13 1–1 — — +0.53
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1986 1842 106.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.11
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 — 2209 161.8 — — — — +47 -53 -263 65.3% +1.15 52–40 (57%) 51–44 (54%) 101.0 -1.58

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.