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John McEnroe vs J. Connors H2H: 21-13

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for John McEnroe vs J. Connors.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
21 – 13
34 main draw meetings
J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

Career Comparison

MetricJohn McEnroeJ. Connors
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 1,506 875
Peak Elo 2,496 2,410
Singles W-L 833–189 1,262–294
Win % 81.5% 81.1%
Grand Slam titles 7 8
Masters 1000 titles 3 1
ATP Finals titles 3 1
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 63 99
Total titles 76 109
Age John McEnroe J. Connors
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105
34 — — — — — — — 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107
36 — — — — — — — 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109
37 — — — — — — — 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109
38 — — — — — — — 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109
39 — — — — — — — 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109
40 — — — — — — — 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109
41 — — — — — — — 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109
42 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109
43 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 28, 1991* Basel ATP 250 SF Hard John McEnroe #25 6-1 6-3 J. Connors #66 Match data
Oct 15, 1989* Toulouse ATP 250 F Hard J. Connors #14 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #4 Match data
Aug 16, 1987* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 QF Hard J. Connors #6 6-3 3-6 6-3 John McEnroe #8 Match data
Sep 28, 1986* San Francisco ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #15 7-6 6-3 J. Connors #7 Match data
Aug 18, 1985* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 SF Hard John McEnroe #1 6-2 6-3 J. Connors #4 Match data
Apr 7, 1985* Chicago ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #1 (w/o) J. Connors #2 Match data
Sep 10, 1984* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard John McEnroe #1 6-4 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 J. Connors #3 Match data
Aug 19, 1984* Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 SF Hard John McEnroe #1 2-6 6-2 6-3 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jul 9, 1984* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-1 6-2 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jun 16, 1984* Queen's Club ATP 250 SF Grass John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-2 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jun 10, 1984* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay John McEnroe #1 7-5 6-1 6-2 J. Connors #3 Match data
Apr 30, 1984* Dallas Wct ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-2 6-3 J. Connors #3 Match data
Nov 13, 1983* Wembley ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #2 7-5 6-1 6-4 J. Connors #3 Match data
Aug 21, 1983* Cincinnati Masters 1000 SF Hard John McEnroe #1 6-7 6-1 6-4 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jun 12, 1983* Queen's Club ATP 250 F Grass J. Connors #2 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Sep 26, 1982* San Francisco ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-3 J. Connors #1 Match data
Jul 5, 1982* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass J. Connors #3 3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Jun 13, 1982* Queen's Club ATP 250 F Grass J. Connors #3 7-5 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Jan 31, 1982* Philadelphia ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 6-1 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jan 13, 1982 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet John McEnroe #1 6-2 7-5 J. Connors #3 Match data
Nov 15, 1981* Wembley ATP 250 F Carpet J. Connors #2 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Sep 8, 1980* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard John McEnroe #2 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jul 6, 1980* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass John McEnroe #2 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 J. Connors #3 Match data
May 4, 1980* Dallas Wct ATP 250 F Carpet J. Connors #3 2-6 7-6 6-1 6-2 John McEnroe #2 Match data
Mar 2, 1980* Memphis ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-6 J. Connors #3 Match data
Jan 27, 1980* Philadelphia ATP 250 F Carpet J. Connors #2 6-3 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 John McEnroe #3 Match data
Sep 10, 1979* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 7-5 J. Connors #2 Match data
May 6, 1979* Dallas Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-4 6-4 J. Connors #2 Match data
Apr 28, 1979* Las Vegas ATP 250 SF Hard J. Connors #2 7-5 6-4 John McEnroe #3 Match data
Jan 10, 1979 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet John McEnroe #4 7-5 3-0 (ret.) J. Connors #1 Match data
Sep 11, 1978* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard J. Connors #1 6-2 6-2 7-5 John McEnroe #13 Match data
Aug 7, 1978 Indianapolis ATP 250 QF Clay J. Connors #1 3-6 6-1 6-1 John McEnroe #16 Match data
Aug 26, 1977* Boston ATP 250 R32 Clay J. Connors #2 5-7 6-2 7-5 John McEnroe #30 Match data
Jul 3, 1977* Wimbledon Grand Slam SF Grass J. Connors #1 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 John McEnroe #71 Match data