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John McEnroe vs Mike Cahill H2H: 3-0

John McEnroe holds a 3–0 lead over Mike Cahill in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1981 Cincinnati Open round of 32 6-3 6-0.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Mike Cahill
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-0 Mike Cahill Match data Aug 20, 1981* R32 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #3 7-6 6-3 Mike Cahill Match data Jan 31, 1980* R32 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 7-5 6-1 Mike Cahill Match data Aug 8, 1979* R64 Indianapolis ATP 250 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
Mike Cahill #448 #58 0 1,727 100 156 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Mike Cahill
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 1974 4–4 50.0% #138 1,539 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1975 10–17 37.0% #79 1,585 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1976 13–27 32.5% #136 1,587 0 0
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1977 10–18 35.7% #94 1,574 0 0
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1978 17–20 45.9% #69 1,692 0 0
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1979 18–25 41.9% #113 1,678 0 0
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1980 10–19 34.5% #189 1,601 0 0
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1981 6–10 37.5% #100 1,629 0 0
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1982 12–14 46.2% #98 1,644 0 0
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1983 0–2 0.0% #108 1,621 0 0
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 Mike Cahill
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% 1974 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 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% 1975 3 4 7 42.9% 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 9 15 24 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1978 5 6 11 45.5% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 6 9 15 40.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1979 9 9 18 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1980 4 4 8 50.0% 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — 0 6 6 0.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1982 4 5 9 44.4% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1983 — — — — 0 2 2 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% — 33 40 73 45.2% 49 66 115 42.6% 0 6 6 0.0% 18 44 62 29.0%

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 Mike Cahill
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 1974 1540 112.1 — — — — — +29 — 50.0% -0.44 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.47
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1975 1586 128.8 — — — — 0 -9 — 42.9% -0.51 2–9 (18%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.58
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1976 1587 130.4 — — — — -15 -18 — 36.8% -0.84 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — -1.12
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1977 1574 122.9 — — — — +16 -15 — 40.3% -0.63 4–7 (36%) 6–4 (60%) — +1.24
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1978 1692 139.6 — — — — -36 -53 — 45.8% +0.05 5–4 (56%) 2–8 (20%) — +0.86
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1979 1679 129.0 — — — — -28 +8 -236 42.7% -0.57 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.42
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1980 1602 134.8 — — — — +14 +31 — 35.5% -0.68 1–4 (20%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.50
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1981 1630 125.6 — — — — +36 — — 44.7% -0.55 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.59
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1982 1644 127.1 — — — — -2 +3 — 46.6% -0.35 4–5 (44%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.34
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1983 1621 97.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — -0.27
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 — 1728 136.1 — — — — -7 -5 -236 41.6% -0.53 29–45 (39%) 35–34 (51%) 100.1 +1.42

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.