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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-0 John Alexander #18 Match data Jul 9, 1979 RR Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-0 6-2 John Alexander #15 Match data May 6, 1979* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe 6-4 6-3 John Alexander Match data Apr 1, 1979* F Milan ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander #21 7-5 6-7 6-2 John McEnroe #36 Match data Aug 21, 1977* R16 Canadian Open 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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% — 1,630 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7
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 John Alexander
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 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% 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 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% — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6%

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 John Alexander
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.25
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 +1 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.75
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1970 1820 138.4 — — — — -87 -42 -115 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +9 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) — -3.21
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) — -8.33
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +39 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) — -3.88
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +27 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) — +0.21
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +66 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) — -0.90
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.95
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +45 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) — -1.53
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.66
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.64
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.32
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.63
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) — +0.78
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) — +1.71
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 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.48
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 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02
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 — 2016 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49

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.