H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs Phil Dent H2H: 4-2

John McEnroe holds a 4–2 lead over Phil Dent in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Phil Dent leads 2–1 on clay, while John McEnroe leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1982 Tokyo Indoor fourth round 6-1 7-5.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 29, 1982* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 R16 Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-1 7-5 Phil Dent #48 Match data
Oct 12, 1980* Brisbane ATP 250 F Grass John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent #32 Match data
Aug 8, 1977 Indianapolis ATP 250 QF Clay Phil Dent #26 6-4 7-6 John McEnroe #55 Match data
Jul 16, 1977* Cincinnati Masters 1000 R16 Clay John McEnroe #64 6-4 6-4 Phil Dent #22 Match data
Jul 1, 1977* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass John McEnroe #264 6-4 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent #25 Match data
May 27, 1977* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Phil Dent #30 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe #264 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,953 418 351 54.4% 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 Phil Dent
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,602 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,591 0 0
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,662 0 0
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,680 0 1
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,601 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,782 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1974 29–20 59.2% #41 1,823 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1975 42–27 60.9% #33 1,860 0 1
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,846 0 1
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1977 59–29 67.0% #22 1,850 0 1
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1978 26–27 49.1% #87 1,749 0 1
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1979 28–23 54.9% #50 1,853 0 3
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1980 28–20 58.3% #34 1,837 0 3
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,750 0 3
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,726 0 3
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,637 0 3
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —