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

John McEnroe vs Jim Grabb H2H: 2-1

John McEnroe holds a 2–1 lead over Jim Grabb in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while John McEnroe leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1992 Canadian Open round of 32 6-1 6-1.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Jim Grabb
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #18 6-1 6-1 Jim Grabb #72 Match data Jul 23, 1992* R32 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
John McEnroe #35 6-2 7-6(7) Jim Grabb #73 Match data Jun 12, 1992* R16 Libéma Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Jim Grabb #73 7-6(7) 7-5 John McEnroe #16 Match data Mar 7, 1991* R32 Indian Wells Open Masters 1000 Hard

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
Jim Grabb #927 #24 760 1,828 179 199 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Jim Grabb
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 — — — — — — —
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 — — — — — — —
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1985 4–4 50.0% #251 1,560 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1986 7–6 53.8% #94 1,636 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1987 20–18 52.6% #66 1,687 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1988 17–23 42.5% #91 1,562 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1989 27–20 57.4% #35 1,767 0 1
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1990 16–18 47.1% #72 1,688 0 1
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1991 19–23 45.2% #87 1,680 0 1
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1992 31–24 56.4% #55 1,748 0 2
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1993 6–9 40.0% #197 1,690 0 2
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1994 18–20 47.4% #68 1,670 0 2
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1995 6–17 26.1% #207 1,545 0 2
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1996 6–10 37.5% #199 1,564 0 2
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1997 2–7 22.2% #342 1,516 0 2
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 Jim Grabb
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1985 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1986 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1987 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1988 10 14 24 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1989 25 14 39 64.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1990 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1991 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1992 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1993 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1995 5 14 19 26.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1996 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1997 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 126 125 251 50.2% 3 13 16 18.8% 10 20 30 33.3% 40 41 81 49.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 90/101 of John McEnroe's and 169/198 of Jim Grabb's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age John McEnroe Jim Grabb
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 37/42 7.0 4.0 64.9% 72.2% 48.6% 59.8% 37.6% 64.1% 36.3%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 50/55 6.4 3.1 64.6% 75.8% 47.8% 54.4% 35.0% 66.0% 35.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 13/15 5.1 3.0 70.6% 65.7% 48.5% 60.1% 52.2% 59.9% 35.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1994 33/38 5.2 3.0 68.5% 69.1% 45.9% 59.0% 49.0% 61.9% 35.7%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 20/23 5.7 2.9 64.8% 68.9% 47.3% 65.1% 27.2% 61.3% 32.8%
32 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5% 1996 10/16 7.1 5.5 65.1% 74.5% 44.0% 58.1% 52.2% 63.5% 33.7%
33 1992 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2% 1997 6/9 4.3 6.5 63.9% 71.6% 34.5% 48.0% 42.7% 58.1% 32.5%
35 1994 1/1 2.0 6.0 51.6% 66.7% 41.9% 25.0% 100.0% 54.7% 27.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —

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 Jim Grabb
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1985 1560 123.7 — — — — +46 — — 47.6% -0.24 1–1 0–2 — +0.16
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1986 1636 129.6 — — — — +34 — — 50.0% +0.40 3–1 (75%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.05
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1987 1688 137.5 — — — — +49 — — 48.8% +0.04 4–2 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.31
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1988 1562 123.6 — — — — +13 -58 -17 45.0% -0.28 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.31
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1989 1768 139.4 — — — — +19 — — 56.7% +0.35 6–9 (40%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.18
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1990 1689 132.1 — — — — +29 -250 -88 48.2% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.10
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1991 1681 136.8 +1.98 -1.92 1.009 50.2% +35 — -107 51.3% +0.05 7–17 (29%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.72
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1992 1749 141.9 +3.85 -1.34 1.048 50.4% +32 -275 -178 52.2% +0.19 11–7 (61%) 11–11 (50%) — +1.42
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1993 1691 122.3 -0.49 -1.37 0.878 47.6% +9 — — 45.9% -0.22 2–3 (40%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.36
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1994 1670 136.2 +0.52 -2.08 0.937 48.9% +50 — -139 50.0% +0.04 7–8 (47%) 5–8 (38%) — +0.09
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1995 1546 127.6 -0.66 -2.43 0.847 47.4% +34 — — 33.3% -1.11 2–5 (29%) 4–9 (31%) — -1.25
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 1996 1565 120.0 +0.58 -1.86 0.923 48.7% +2 — — 41.9% -0.53 3–3 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — +0.17
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 1997 1516 104.9 -2.13 -1.64 0.777 45.3% +9 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.17
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 — 1829 140.2 +1.52 -1.78 0.959 49.2% +30 -207 -101 48.5% -0.08 58–69 (46%) 75–85 (47%) 96.6 +0.43

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.