H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Jimmy Connors H2H: 21-14

John McEnroe holds a 21–14 lead over Jimmy Connors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 35 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 10–3 on carpet and 7–4 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1991 Swiss Indoors semifinal 6-1 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
21 – 14
35 main draw meetings
Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #25 6-1 6-3 Jimmy Connors #66 Match data Sep 28, 1991* SF Swiss Indoors ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #14 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #4 Match data Oct 15, 1989* F Toulouse ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #6 6-3 3-6 6-3 John McEnroe #8 Match data Aug 16, 1987* QF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #15 7-6 6-3 Jimmy Connors #7 Match data Sep 28, 1986* F San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-2 6-3 Jimmy Connors #4 Match data Aug 18, 1985* SF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #1 (w/o) Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Apr 7, 1985* F Chicago ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-4 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Sep 10, 1984* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #1 2-6 6-2 6-3 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Aug 19, 1984* SF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-1 6-2 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jul 9, 1984* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-2 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jun 16, 1984* SF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe 7-5 6-1 6-2 Jimmy Connors Match data Jun 10, 1984* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-2 6-3 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Apr 30, 1984* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 7-5 6-1 6-4 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Nov 13, 1983* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-7 6-1 6-4 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Aug 21, 1983* SF Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data Jun 12, 1983* F Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-3 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Sep 26, 1982* F San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #3 3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data Jul 5, 1982* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors #3 7-5 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data Jun 13, 1982* F Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 6-1 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jan 31, 1982* F Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-2 7-5 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jan 13, 1982 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 John McEnroe #1 Match data Nov 15, 1981* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-4 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Sep 8, 1980* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Jul 6, 1980* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jimmy Connors #3 2-6 7-6 6-1 6-2 John McEnroe #2 Match data May 4, 1980* F Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-6 Jimmy Connors #3 Match data Mar 2, 1980* F Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 6-3 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 John McEnroe #3 Match data Jan 27, 1980* F Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-3 7-5 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data Sep 10, 1979* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-4 6-4 Jimmy Connors #2 Match data May 6, 1979* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 7-5 6-4 John McEnroe #3 Match data Apr 28, 1979* SF Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #4 Match data Feb 15, 1979* SF Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #4 7-5 3-0 (ret.) Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Jan 10, 1979 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-2 7-5 John McEnroe #13 Match data Sep 11, 1978* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jimmy Connors #1 3-6 6-1 6-1 John McEnroe #15 Match data Aug 12, 1978* QF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #2 5-7 6-2 7-5 John McEnroe #30 Match data Aug 26, 1977* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 John McEnroe #71 Match data Jul 3, 1977* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109

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 Jimmy Connors
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105
34 — — — — — — — 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107
36 — — — — — — — 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109
37 — — — — — — — 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109
38 — — — — — — — 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109
39 — — — — — — — 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109
40 — — — — — — — 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109
41 — — — — — — — 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109
42 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109
43 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109

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 Jimmy Connors
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 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5%
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 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% — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2%

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 Jimmy Connors
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 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 105.4 -0.87 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +97 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) 116.6 -1.16 1972 1996 147.3 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) 103.5 -4.92 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +95 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) 107.6 -5.58 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +66 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) 96.5 -3.31 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +130 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) 104.4 -3.80 1976 2386 175.3 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) 98.5 -3.92 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) 106.2 -2.77 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +38 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) 98.0 -1.30 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 -0.22 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) 100.5 -1.58 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 91.3 -1.10 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) 106.8 -3.55 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) 95.7 -0.66 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13
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%) 94.6 +1.04 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15
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%) 97.8 -1.41 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 100.9 -2.82
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) 97.8 -2.16
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32
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 — 2442 169.4 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45

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.