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John McEnroe vs Jairo Velasco H2H: 1-0 (incl. walkovers)

John McEnroe vs Jairo Velasco: 0–0 excluding walkovers; 1–0 including 1 walkover. Across 1 main-draw results including walkovers, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1983 Forest Hills Wct round of 32 W/O.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H including walkovers
1 – 0
1 main-draw results
Jairo Velasco
ESP

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #2 (w/o) Jairo Velasco Match data May 4, 1983* R32 Forest Hills Wct 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
Jairo Velasco — — — 1,701 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

John McEnroe Jairo Velasco
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 — — — — — — —
1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 — — — — — — —
1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 — — — — — — —
1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 — — — — — — —
1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 — — — — — — —
1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 — — — — — — —
1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 — — — — — — —
1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 — — — — — — —
1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 — — — — — — —
1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 — — — — — — —
1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 — — — — — — —
1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 — — — — — — —
1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 — — — — — — —
1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 — — — — — — —
1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 — — — — — — —
1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 — — — — — — —
1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

John McEnroe Jairo Velasco
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 %
1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1969 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1971 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1973 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1974 0 3 3 0.0% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1975 — — — — 16 20 36 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 15 23 38 39.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1977 — — — — 3 12 15 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1978 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1979 — — — — 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1980 — — — — 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1982 — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 11 15 26 42.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 1 11 12 8.3% 99 133 232 42.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 9 12 25.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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.

John McEnroe Jairo Velasco
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
1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1968 1487 97.7 — — — — — +9 — 37.5% -0.88 — — — +0.08
1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 105.4 -0.87 1969 1434 101.0 — — — — — -2 — 22.7% -2.05 0–2 — — +0.20
1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) 116.6 -1.16 1970 1470 105.1 — — — — — +26 — 46.7% -0.27 — — — +0.67
1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) 103.5 -4.92 1971 1473 104.2 — — — — — +25 — 44.4% -0.78 — — — +0.23
1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) 107.6 -5.58 1972 1527 109.1 — — — — — +48 — 43.8% -0.78 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.23
1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) 96.5 -3.31 1973 1528 98.4 — — — — — +38 — 33.3% -1.50 — — — -0.14
1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) 104.4 -3.80 1974 1586 130.6 — — — — -91 +40 — 45.6% -0.49 5–9 (36%) 5–4 (56%) 97.4 +0.69
1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) 98.5 -3.92 1975 1638 124.0 — — — — — +29 — 42.1% -0.63 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 103.9 +1.65
1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) 106.2 -2.77 1976 1602 131.7 — — — — -127 +31 — 40.2% -0.57 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 99.1 +1.18
1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) 98.0 -1.30 1977 1547 130.9 — — — — — +15 — 33.3% -1.00 1–6 (14%) 2–1 (67%) 97.0 -0.56
1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 -0.22 1978 1606 128.1 — — — — — +22 — 44.0% -0.60 4–3 (57%) — — -0.33
1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) 100.5 -1.58 1979 1647 128.2 — — — — — +28 — 44.2% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.99
1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 91.3 -1.10 1980 1641 126.1 — — — — — +17 — 43.6% -0.60 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) 102.2 +0.07
1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) 106.8 -3.55 1981 1609 118.1 — — — — — +40 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.22
1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) 95.7 -0.66 1982 1621 121.6 — — — — — +59 — 41.7% -0.63 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 102.2 +0.28
1991 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) 94.6 +1.04 1983 1620 127.0 — — — — — +33 — 42.6% -0.43 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24
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%) 97.8 -1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1701 132.7 — — — — -101 +29 — 41.4% -0.67 41–51 (45%) 27–22 (55%) 102.2 +1.68

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.