H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Matt Anger H2H: 1-0

John McEnroe holds a 1–0 lead over Matt Anger in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1987 US Open round of 128 6-3 6-2 6-2.

USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 0
1 main draw meetings
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #9 6-3 6-2 6-2 Matt Anger #71 Match data Sep 3, 1987* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Matt Anger #1,115 #23 74 1,818 82 106 43.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Matt Anger
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 1981 0–3 0.0% 1,476 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1982 4–6 40.0% 1,516 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1983 5–9 35.7% #289 1,575 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1984 7–6 53.8% #229 1,619 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1985 17–10 63.0% #30 1,796 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1986 20–21 48.8% #59 1,728 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1987 16–22 42.1% #91 1,656 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1988 10–17 37.0% #124 1,600 0 1
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1989 3–12 20.0% #351 1,486 0 1
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76
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 Matt Anger
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% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1983 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1985 11 6 17 64.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1986 15 11 26 57.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1987 9 13 22 40.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1988 7 13 20 35.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1989 2 9 11 18.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
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%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
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% 46 61 107 43.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 26 23 49 53.1% 6 15 21 28.6%

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 Matt Anger
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 1981 1477 105.1 25.0% -1.50 0–2 -0.02
19 1978 2153 163.5 +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) -1.16 1982 1517 116.0 +34 36.4% -1.00 2–0 2–2 (50%) -0.06
20 1979 2294 175.0 +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) -4.92 1983 1576 109.5 -46 -3 37.8% -1.05 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) -0.39
21 1980 2271 176.2 +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) -5.58 1984 1619 118.0 -65 -3 51.5% -0.18 2–1 (67%) 6–1 (86%) +0.62
22 1981 2279 175.8 +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) -3.31 1985 1796 137.1 -44 -99 55.6% +0.43 7–2 (78%) 4–4 (50%) -0.57
23 1982 2292 171.0 +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) -3.80 1986 1729 132.2 -21 +11 48.1% +0.03 7–4 (64%) 12–12 (50%) +1.28
24 1983 2311 171.6 +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) -3.92 1987 1656 127.1 -19 -128 +123 42.1% -0.60 5–4 (56%) 8–8 (50%) -1.25
25 1984 2478 178.8 +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) -2.77 1988 1600 128.0 -7 +107 41.4% -0.44 3–7 (30%) 4–4 (50%) -1.22
26 1985 2300 171.1 +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) -1.30 1989 1487 110.7 +3 +191 33.3% -0.90 0–4 (0%) 6–8 (43%) +0.64
27 1986 2200 152.5 +121 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) -0.22
28 1987 2101 163.1 +100 +29 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) -1.58
29 1988 2025 157.5 +93 +91 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) -1.10
30 1989 2101 168.5 +41 +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) -3.55
31 1990 1970 152.1 +13 +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) -0.66
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
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
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 1818 131.8 -23 -20 +39 44.4% -0.35 28–25 (53%) 44–41 (52%) 104.9 -0.52

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.