H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 61 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 7, 1989* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass John McEnroe #8 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 Mats Wilander #5 Match data
May 17, 1987* Rome Masters 1000 SF Clay Mats Wilander #4 6-1 6-3 John McEnroe #8 Match data
Mar 29, 1987* Brussels ATP 250 F Carpet Mats Wilander #6 6-3 6-4 John McEnroe #9 Match data
Sep 9, 1985* US Open Grand Slam SF Hard John McEnroe #2 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3 Mats Wilander #3 Match data
Jun 9, 1985* Roland Garros Grand Slam SF Clay Mats Wilander #4 6-1 7-5 7-5 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Jan 15, 1985* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-1 Mats Wilander #4 Match data
Nov 4, 1984* Stockholm ATP 250 F Hard John McEnroe #1 6-2 3-6 6-2 Mats Wilander #4 Match data
Jan 17, 1984* Masters ATP Finals SF Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-4 Mats Wilander #4 Match data
Dec 12, 1983* Australian Open Grand Slam SF Grass Mats Wilander #4 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Aug 22, 1983* Cincinnati Masters 1000 F Hard Mats Wilander #5 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data
Jun 3, 1983* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Mats Wilander #5 1-6 6-2 6-4 6-0 John McEnroe #2 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
Mats Wilander #1,354 #1 1,075 2,262 526 203 72.2% 7 6 0 0 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 1,662 0 0
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 1982 56–16 77.8% #8 2,020 1 4
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1983 71–11 86.6% #4 2,246 2 13
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1984 49–12 80.3% #4 2,177 3 16
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1985 65–17 79.3% #3 2,108 4 19
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1986 46–13 78.0% #3 2,056 4 21
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1987 65–17 79.3% #3 2,082 4 26
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1988 51–9 85.0% #1 2,152 7 32
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1989 31–15 67.4% #12 1,922 7 32
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1990 21–13 61.8% #41 1,894 7 33
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1991 9–10 47.4% #159 1,767 7 33
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 — — — — — — —
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1993 3–7 30.0% #330 1,695 7 33
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1994 17–20 45.9% #129 1,652 7 33
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1995 21–18 53.8% #46 1,766 7 33
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1996 7–11 38.9% #196 1,679 7 33
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —