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

John McEnroe vs Kevin Curren H2H: 8-1

John McEnroe holds an 8–1 lead over Kevin Curren in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 4–0 on carpet and 2–1 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1986 Scottsdale final 6-3 3-6 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Kevin Curren
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #10 6-3 3-6 6-2 Kevin Curren #21 Match data Oct 12, 1986* F Scottsdale ATP 250 Hard
Kevin Curren #9 6-2 6-2 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data Jul 5, 1985* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #1 7-5 6-1 7-6 Kevin Curren #11 Match data Mar 3, 1985* F Houston ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 6-4 Kevin Curren #10 Match data Apr 29, 1984* SF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-2 7-6 Kevin Curren #8 Match data Mar 3, 1984* SF Madrid ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-7 6-2 6-4 Kevin Curren #7 Match data Sep 24, 1983* SF San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 7-5 7-6 Kevin Curren #15 Match data Jun 11, 1983* SF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe 7-5 6-0 6-1 Kevin Curren Match data Sep 10, 1981* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 7-5 7-6 7-6 Kevin Curren Match data Jul 2, 1980* R16 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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Kevin Curren
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 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 0 5

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 Kevin Curren
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% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1980 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1988 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 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% — 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2%

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 58/68 of Kevin Curren'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 Kevin Curren
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%
32 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2% 1991 34/38 8.3 3.7 50.9% 76.6% 48.5% 59.4% 44.0% 62.8% 36.6%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 23/29 6.5 3.3 47.3% 73.7% 50.8% 55.7% 35.8% 61.7% 35.4%
35 1994 1/1 2.0 6.0 51.6% 66.7% 41.9% 25.0% 100.0% 54.7% 27.8% 1993 1/1 4.0 4.0 41.7% 66.7% 14.3% 16.7% 50.0% 36.1% 32.0%
Career — 90/1,026 5.4 4.1 56.0% 75.9% 50.9% 59.7% 43.9% 64.9% 39.7% — 58/577 7.5 3.5 49.3% 75.3% 48.8% 57.2% 40.8% 61.9% 36.0%

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 Kevin Curren
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 1978 1510 108.2 — — — — +45 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.02
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1979 1550 117.1 — — — — +10 — — 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.18
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1980 1770 143.7 — — — — -96 — 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.62
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1981 1768 137.7 — — — — -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) — -0.60
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1982 1945 163.2 — — — — -10 — -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) — -5.36
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1983 1933 158.2 — — — — -9 -409 +67 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) — -3.15
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1984 1959 146.2 — — — — -46 — +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) — +0.12
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1985 1918 150.2 — — — — -82 — +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) — -0.51
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1986 1893 151.4 — — — — +28 — +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) — -0.41
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1987 1809 144.7 — — — — +41 — +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) — -1.25
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1988 1813 143.0 — — — — +19 — +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.26
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1989 1831 149.5 — — — — +48 — +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.21
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 1990 1798 141.4 — — — — -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) — -1.04
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 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 — +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.21
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 — +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) — -0.53
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 1993 1638 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.19
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 — 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59

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.