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

John McEnroe vs Paul Mcnamee H2H: 4-1

John McEnroe holds a 4–1 lead over Paul Mcnamee in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1984 Wimbledon round of 128 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-1.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-1 Paul Mcnamee #36 Match data Jun 27, 1984* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-4 Paul Mcnamee #43 Match data Nov 8, 1980* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-4 7-5 Paul Mcnamee #45 Match data Jun 12, 1980* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Paul Mcnamee #49 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6 John McEnroe #2 Match data Jun 1, 1980* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
John McEnroe #2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Paul Mcnamee #47 Match data Apr 26, 1980* R16 Las Vegas ATP 250 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
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Mcnamee
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 — — — — — — —
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 0 2
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 Mcnamee
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% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
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% 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 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% 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4%

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 Mcnamee
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 1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40
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 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28
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 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58
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 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21
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 — 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30

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.