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John McEnroe vs Paul Annacone H2H: 6-3

John McEnroe holds a 6–3 lead over Paul Annacone in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 3–3 on hard courts, while John McEnroe leads 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1988 Paris Masters round of 16 6-3 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
6 – 3
9 main draw meetings
Paul Annacone
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #18 6-3 6-2 Paul Annacone #39 Match data Oct 28, 1988* R16 Paris Masters ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #24 6-1 6-2 Paul Annacone #42 Match data Sep 22, 1988* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Paul Annacone #40 7-6 6-4 John McEnroe #7 Match data Aug 19, 1987* R64 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
John McEnroe #11 6-3 6-4 Paul Annacone #43 Match data Feb 12, 1987* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Hard
Paul Annacone #20 1-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #9 Match data Aug 28, 1986* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Paul Annacone #27 (w/o) John McEnroe #2 Match data Sep 21, 1985* SF Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #1 6-2 6-3 Paul Annacone #36 Match data Aug 10, 1985* QF Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #1 7-6 7-6 6-2 Paul Annacone #47 Match data Apr 28, 1985* F Atlanta ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 4-6 6-4 6-1 Paul Annacone #60 Match data Apr 6, 1985* QF Chicago 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
Paul Annacone #1,209 #12 430 1,942 160 131 55.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Paul Annacone
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 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1983 5–5 50.0% #389 1,533 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1984 8–9 47.1% #94 1,584 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1985 45–19 70.3% #13 1,883 0 2
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1986 18–16 52.9% #43 1,782 0 2
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1987 29–20 59.2% #32 1,824 0 2
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1988 25–18 58.1% #38 1,784 0 2
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1989 17–18 48.6% #65 1,732 0 3
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1990 10–17 37.0% #165 1,650 0 3
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1991 2–3 40.0% #433 1,641 0 3
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1992 1–4 20.0% #225 1,597 0 3
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1993 0–1 0.0% #813 1,584 0 3
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 Paul Annacone
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% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1983 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1984 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1985 18 7 25 72.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 20 7 27 74.1%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1986 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1987 12 10 22 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1989 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1990 5 10 15 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
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% — 59 65 124 47.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 39 24 63 61.9% 55 34 89 61.8%

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 Paul Annacone
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 1982 1492 100.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.01
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1983 1534 110.6 — — — — +27 -19 +42 50.0% -0.04 2–2 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — +1.07
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1984 1584 121.3 — — — — -44 — +79 46.8% -0.23 2–1 (67%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.74
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1985 1883 150.0 — — — — +31 — -175 59.4% +0.45 18–5 (78%) 22–16 (58%) — +0.51
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1986 1783 144.2 — — — — +8 — -28 51.1% +0.27 7–7 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -1.82
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1987 1824 150.8 — — — — +2 -239 -27 58.2% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 11–12 (48%) — -3.01
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1988 1785 136.2 — — — — -6 -161 +14 56.0% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.06
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1989 1732 134.3 — — — — -17 — +69 49.5% +0.32 6–7 (46%) 4–14 (22%) — -0.38
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1990 1651 127.7 — — — — +8 — +106 44.7% -0.20 3–9 (25%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.79
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1991 1641 101.3 -0.79 -2.06 0.687 45.5% — — — 40.0% -1.00 2–0 2–0 — +0.29
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1992 1598 102.6 -0.71 -1.39 0.874 47.9% +11 — — 40.0% -0.73 1–4 (20%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.03
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1993 1585 100.6 -3.42 +1.40 0.666 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — 0.00
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 — 1942 144.9 -1.04 -1.30 0.788 46.6% +6 -164 -5 53.1% +0.22 55–51 (52%) 72–77 (48%) 97.0 -1.22

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.