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

John McEnroe vs Harold Solomon H2H: 4-3

John McEnroe holds a 4–3 lead over Harold Solomon in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 4–0 on carpet, while Harold Solomon leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1980 Wembley semifinal 6-3 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Harold Solomon
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-2 Harold Solomon #7 Match data Nov 15, 1980* SF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Harold Solomon #11 6-4 6-1 John McEnroe #2 Match data Apr 27, 1980* QF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #3 6-3 7-5 Harold Solomon #8 Match data Jan 9, 1980 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-4 7-5 Harold Solomon #7 Match data Nov 19, 1979* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #4 6-3 6-2 Harold Solomon #9 Match data Jan 10, 1979 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Harold Solomon #12 6-2 6-2 John McEnroe #16 Match data Aug 26, 1978* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Harold Solomon #13 7-6 7-5 John McEnroe #64 Match data Jul 20, 1977* R64 Washington Open 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
Harold Solomon #1,115 #5 2 2,163 566 328 63.3% 0 0 0 1 21 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 Harold Solomon
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1971 8–6 57.1% — 1,591 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1972 12–11 52.2% — 1,682 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1973 21–23 47.7% #59 1,770 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1974 59–38 60.8% #16 1,902 0 1
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1975 69–31 69.0% #17 1,985 0 5
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1976 72–29 71.3% #8 2,050 0 10
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1977 65–27 70.7% #16 2,002 0 13
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1978 67–32 67.7% #9 1,907 0 15
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1979 64–22 74.4% #8 2,004 0 18
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1980 61–22 73.5% #7 1,994 0 22
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1981 29–24 54.7% #21 1,758 0 22
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1982 22–23 48.9% #66 1,797 0 22
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1983 5–17 22.7% #95 1,623 0 22
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1984 4–6 40.0% #223 1,633 0 22
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1985 4–6 40.0% #106 1,615 0 22
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1986 4–8 33.3% #240 1,594 0 22
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — 1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,574 0 22

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 Harold Solomon
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 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% 1971 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1972 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1973 9 6 15 60.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1974 18 11 29 62.1% 31 13 44 70.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1975 19 10 29 65.5% 32 12 44 72.7% — — — — 18 9 27 66.7%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1976 18 5 23 78.3% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 19 13 32 59.4%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1977 12 8 20 60.0% 40 9 49 81.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1978 18 9 27 66.7% 31 9 40 77.5% — — — — 18 14 32 56.3%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1979 22 8 30 73.3% 29 9 38 76.3% — — — — 13 5 18 72.2%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1980 22 5 27 81.5% 22 7 29 75.9% — — — — 17 10 27 63.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1981 12 9 21 57.1% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1982 14 9 23 60.9% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1983 1 5 6 16.7% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1984 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1986 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 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% — 176 97 273 64.5% 267 120 387 69.0% 2 14 16 12.5% 121 97 218 55.5%

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 Harold Solomon
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1481 98.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.19
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1970 1478 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1971 1591 125.4 — — — — +24 +9 — 52.9% +0.15 4–2 (67%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.27
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1972 1682 124.4 — — — — -22 +15 -167 45.8% -0.22 4–2 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.59
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1973 1770 142.2 — — — — -41 -43 -248 46.4% -0.25 9–8 (53%) 8–8 (50%) — -6.22
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1974 1902 149.2 — — — — +1 +50 -446 55.8% +0.36 20–11 (65%) 10–5 (67%) — -6.27
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1975 1986 151.9 — — — — +2 -3 — 62.2% +0.94 22–8 (73%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.92
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1976 2050 164.1 — — — — -8 +45 — 64.0% +1.02 25–11 (69%) 12–9 (57%) — -5.85
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1977 2002 158.5 — — — — -33 +102 — 64.3% +1.02 19–6 (76%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.06
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1978 1908 162.8 — — — — +1 +192 — 62.4% +0.83 20–10 (67%) 15–9 (63%) — -4.63
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1979 2005 161.5 — — — — +7 +88 — 67.7% +1.21 19–10 (66%) 12–4 (75%) — +0.72
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1980 1994 163.5 — — — — +46 +74 — 67.0% +0.99 17–6 (74%) 13–8 (62%) — -4.31
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1981 1759 154.2 — — — — +58 +203 — 51.7% +0.54 4–5 (44%) 2–8 (20%) — -1.86
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1982 1798 154.7 — — — — +11 +102 — 51.3% +0.21 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) — -5.44
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1983 1624 125.9 — — — — +50 +134 — 31.5% -1.04 2–6 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.77
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1984 1633 121.4 — — — — — +87 — 50.0% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.31
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 1985 1616 120.3 — — — — +10 +96 — 43.5% -0.26 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.03
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 1986 1594 116.2 — — — — +38 +78 — 43.3% -1.00 0–5 (0%) — — -0.58
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1575 95.8 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
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 — 2164 159.4 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% +6 +78 -304 59.0% +0.65 174–106 (62%) 105–86 (55%) 102.5 -4.42

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.