H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Mats Wilander H2H: 5-6

Mats Wilander holds a 6–5 lead over John McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–1 on carpet, while Mats Wilander leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1989 Wimbledon quarterfinal 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main-draw meetings
Mats Wilander
SWE Age 62 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #8 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 Mats Wilander #5 Match data Jul 7, 1989* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Mats Wilander #4 6-1 6-3 John McEnroe #8 Match data May 17, 1987* SF Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
Mats Wilander #6 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #9 Match data Mar 29, 1987* F Brussels ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3 Mats Wilander #3 Match data Sep 9, 1985* SF US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mats Wilander #4 6-1 7-5 7-5 John McEnroe #1 Match data Jun 9, 1985* SF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-1 Mats Wilander #4 Match data Jan 15, 1985* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-2 3-6 6-2 Mats Wilander #4 Match data Nov 4, 1984* F Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-4 Mats Wilander #4 Match data Jan 17, 1984* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Mats Wilander #4 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data Dec 12, 1983* SF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Mats Wilander #5 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data Aug 22, 1983* F Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Mats Wilander #5 1-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 John McEnroe #2 Match data Jun 3, 1983* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Mats Wilander #1,354 #1 1,075 2,263 526 203 72.2% 7 0 0 6 20 33

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 Mats Wilander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1980 1–4 20.0% #283 1,496 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1981 13–10 56.5% #73 1,663 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1982 56–16 77.8% #8 2,020 1 4
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1983 71–11 86.6% #4 2,247 2 13
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1984 49–12 80.3% #4 2,179 3 16
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1985 65–17 79.3% #3 2,097 4 19
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1986 46–13 78.0% #3 2,055 4 21
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1987 65–17 79.3% #3 2,084 4 26
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1988 51–9 85.0% #1 2,180 7 32
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1989 31–15 67.4% #12 1,928 7 32
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1990 21–13 61.8% #41 1,897 7 33
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1991 9–10 47.4% #159 1,769 7 33
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 — — — — — — —
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1993 3–7 30.0% #330 1,697 7 33
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1994 17–20 45.9% #129 1,653 7 33
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1995 21–18 53.8% #46 1,767 7 33
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1996 7–11 38.9% #196 1,680 7 33
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 — — — — — — —
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 Mats Wilander
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 18 6 24 75.0% 34 4 38 89.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1983 19 3 22 86.4% 39 2 41 95.1% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 5 10 50.0%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1984 14 2 16 87.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 7 1 8 87.5% 7 4 11 63.6%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1985 13 4 17 76.5% 37 5 42 88.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 6 16 62.5%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1986 21 4 25 84.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1987 15 6 21 71.4% 34 3 37 91.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 6 18 66.7%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1988 29 2 31 93.5% 17 3 20 85.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1989 8 5 13 61.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1990 15 8 23 65.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1993 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1994 10 12 22 45.5% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — —
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1995 14 9 23 60.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1996 0 3 3 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 186 71 257 72.4% 236 68 304 77.6% 45 16 61 73.8% 59 48 107 55.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Mats Wilander
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1497 120.5 — — — — — +36 — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — -0.25
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1663 137.2 — — — — +15 -79 -104 54.2% +0.25 3–2 (60%) 2–3 (40%) 102.2 +0.23
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 1982 2020 162.4 — — — — -182 +108 -398 71.9% +1.39 11–7 (61%) 8–9 (47%) 103.8 -2.88
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 105.4 -0.87 1983 2248 172.9 — — — — -208 +33 -287 78.3% +2.21 12–2 (86%) 12–11 (52%) 106.4 -4.52
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) 116.6 -1.16 1984 2180 167.5 — — — — -83 +62 -105 71.0% +1.24 13–3 (81%) 18–6 (75%) 111.5 -3.48
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) 103.5 -4.92 1985 2098 165.1 — — — — -58 +153 -23 71.8% +1.45 13–6 (68%) 12–4 (75%) 101.3 -3.35
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) 107.6 -5.58 1986 2055 160.6 — — — — +34 +97 +11 68.8% +1.29 8–3 (73%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 -1.36
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) 96.5 -3.31 1987 2084 170.5 — — — — +5 +137 -68 73.2% +1.66 7–3 (70%) 13–11 (54%) 100.4 -4.55
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +81 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) 104.4 -3.80 1988 2180 162.6 — — — — +45 +57 -195 77.7% +1.76 12–2 (86%) 15–8 (65%) 107.0 -1.42
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) 98.5 -3.92 1989 1929 145.4 — — — — +51 +210 +61 63.3% +0.82 8–3 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 98.2 -0.07
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) 106.2 -2.77 1990 1897 152.5 — — — — +39 +195 — 59.3% +0.72 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.0 -2.18
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) 98.0 -1.30 1991 1769 129.1 -0.51 -2.42 0.841 46.9% +151 +167 — 50.0% -0.30 2–2 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 99.4 -0.37
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 95.2 -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +30 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) 100.5 -1.58 1993 1697 115.7 -1.61 -1.46 0.836 47.1% +125 +183 — 37.0% -0.93 1–2 (33%) 4–1 (80%) 99.3 -0.40
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 91.3 -1.10 1994 1653 131.2 -1.73 -0.29 0.920 48.7% +76 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 7–10 (41%) 3–4 (43%) 94.5 -0.64
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +42 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) 106.8 -3.55 1995 1768 148.4 -0.95 +2.28 0.999 49.9% +44 -65 +195 49.5% 0.00 9–3 (75%) 7–9 (44%) 103.5 -1.55
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) 95.7 -0.66 1996 1680 121.0 -1.79 +2.24 1.010 50.1% +11 +25 — 41.5% -0.32 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.7 -0.59
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2263 165.2 -1.28 +0.49 0.939 48.9% -16 +94 -98 66.8% +1.13 113–55 (67%) 121–89 (58%) 105.7 -3.77

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.