H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs John Alexander H2H: 3-1

John McEnroe holds a 3–1 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1979 Forest Hills Wct round-robin match 6-3 6-0.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 9, 1979 Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 RR Clay John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-0 John Alexander #18 Match data
May 6, 1979* Dallas Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-0 6-2 John Alexander #15 Match data
Apr 1, 1979* Milan ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #5 6-4 6-3 John Alexander #23 Match data
Aug 21, 1977* Toronto Masters 1000 R16 Clay John Alexander #21 7-5 6-7 6-2 John McEnroe #36 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,067 579 422 57.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9

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 John Alexander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,647 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,641 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,815 0 1
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,915 0 1
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1974 38–24 61.3% #26 1,839 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1975 67–24 73.6% #8 1,957 0 3
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,851 0 3
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1977 48–33 59.3% #18 1,875 0 4
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 4
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1979 43–28 60.6% #20 1,815 0 6
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1980 11–20 35.5% #100 1,702 0 6
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,746 0 6
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,791 0 8
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,656 0 9
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,564 0 9
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,491 0 9
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —