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John McEnroe vs Marty Riessen H2H: 1-0

John McEnroe holds a 1–0 lead over Marty Riessen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1978 San Francisco round of 32 7-6 6-0.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Marty Riessen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe 7-6 6-0 Marty Riessen Match data Sep 28, 1978* R32 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet

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
Marty Riessen #382 #11 0 2,105 531 314 62.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Marty Riessen
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 — — — — — — —
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 — — — — — — —
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 — — — — — — —
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 — — — — — — —
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 — — — — — — —
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1968 95–36 72.5% — 1,652 0 2
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1969 47–34 58.0% — 1,806 0 3
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1970 52–29 64.2% — 1,944 0 5
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1971 68–31 68.7% — 1,990 0 6
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1972 55–28 66.3% — 1,964 0 7
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1973 46–25 64.8% #13 1,858 0 8
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1974 55–23 70.5% #12 1,959 0 9
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1975 21–15 58.3% #24 1,895 0 10
34 — — — — — — — 1976 18–23 43.9% #59 1,831 0 10
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 1977 18–19 48.6% #54 1,834 0 10
36 — — — — — — — 1978 11–11 50.0% #83 1,789 0 10
37 — — — — — — — 1979 34–23 59.6% #37 1,831 0 11
38 — — — — — — — 1980 10–13 43.5% #92 1,691 0 11
39 — — — — — — — 1981 1–4 20.0% #93 1,695 0 11

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 Marty Riessen
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1968 41 14 55 74.5% 34 14 48 70.8% 18 6 24 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1969 7 7 14 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 12 27 55.6%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1970 16 11 27 59.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 17 7 24 70.8% 12 7 19 63.2%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1971 20 10 30 66.7% 24 8 32 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 10 8 18 55.6%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1972 16 8 24 66.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 14 42 66.7%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1973 7 5 12 58.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 27 11 38 71.1%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1974 11 7 18 61.1% 20 5 25 80.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 16 8 24 66.7%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0%
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 9 7 16 56.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 5 10 50.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 23 13 36 63.9%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
Career — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 147 92 239 61.5% 128 65 193 66.3% 85 46 131 64.9% 171 111 282 60.6%

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 Marty Riessen
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1968 1653 132.0 — — — — +69 +87 +61 68.5% +1.54 20–8 (71%) — — -0.80
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1969 1807 136.9 — — — — -21 -43 -20 57.3% +0.56 10–14 (42%) — — -3.21
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1970 1945 146.2 — — — — +35 -163 -65 60.8% +0.91 14–8 (64%) 5–3 (63%) — -1.75
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1971 1990 154.3 — — — — -35 -15 +39 59.4% +0.60 26–10 (72%) 18–19 (49%) — -9.98
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1972 1965 158.1 — — — — +28 +23 +41 61.7% +0.70 17–14 (55%) 16–16 (50%) — -8.28
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1973 1858 145.0 — — — — +69 +39 +86 58.6% +0.64 17–6 (74%) 12–13 (48%) — -1.09
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 1974 1959 151.5 — — — — +21 +54 -7 67.7% +0.98 11–12 (48%) 15–9 (63%) — -5.03
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 1975 1895 140.7 — — — — +39 +26 +50 61.2% +0.68 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) — -1.19
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 149.5 — — — — +12 +33 +68 46.7% -0.24 1–8 (11%) 5–2 (71%) — -5.35
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 1977 1835 151.7 — — — — +43 +2 +6 52.7% +0.16 2–8 (20%) 8–3 (73%) — -3.73
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1789 132.2 — — — — +28 — +31 50.0% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.07
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1832 145.5 — — — — +16 +5 +8 57.4% +0.12 10–8 (56%) 16–8 (67%) — -0.40
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1691 124.0 — — — — +33 +84 — 48.1% -0.33 1–4 (20%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.21
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1695 122.5 — — — — +17 — — 30.0% -0.80 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.89
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 — 2106 150.4 — — — — +26 +22 +11 60.0% +0.69 139–112 (55%) 108–87 (55%) 102.2 -5.02

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.