H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 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 round of 16 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #2 6-1 7-5 Phil Dent #48 Match data Oct 29, 1982* R16 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent #32 Match data Oct 12, 1980* F Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass
Phil Dent #22 6-4 7-6 John McEnroe #36 Match data Aug 13, 1977* QF Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe #64 6-4 6-4 Phil Dent #22 Match data Jul 16, 1977* R16 Cincinnati Open ATP 250 Clay
John McEnroe 6-4 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent #25 Match data Jul 1, 1977* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Phil Dent #30 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-3 John McEnroe Match data May 27, 1977* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,958 414 344 54.6% 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 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,588 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,578 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,652 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,673 0 1
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,610 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,763 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1974 29–19 60.4% #41 1,829 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1975 41–26 61.2% #33 1,862 0 1
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,852 0 1
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1977 59–29 67.0% #20 1,851 0 1
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1978 24–24 50.0% #87 1,744 0 1
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1979 27–22 55.1% #50 1,854 0 3
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1980 28–19 59.6% #34 1,846 0 3
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,753 0 3
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,727 0 3
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,639 0 3
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 Phil Dent
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% 1968 — — — — 11 9 20 55.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1971 15 10 25 60.0% 2 10 12 16.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1972 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 12 15 20.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1973 10 8 18 55.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 8 17 52.9%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1974 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 7 16 56.3%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 8 20 60.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1976 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 8 11 19 42.1%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 30 10 40 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 3 5 8 37.5%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1981 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1982 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
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% — 83 77 160 51.9% 115 96 211 54.5% 155 85 240 64.6% 61 86 147 41.5%

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 Phil Dent
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 1968 1588 114.0 — — — — — -36 +44 53.1% +0.25 4–1 (80%) — — +1.13
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1969 1579 111.6 — — — — +4 -23 +21 49.2% -0.10 9–4 (69%) — — +2.41
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1970 1652 119.5 — — — — -10 -72 +3 53.8% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.49
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1971 1674 131.4 — — — — +49 -176 +55 47.3% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.30
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1972 1611 141.4 — — — — +3 -91 +77 29.7% -1.05 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) — -3.31
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1973 1763 138.9 — — — — +15 -134 -89 54.9% +0.38 9–13 (41%) 10–9 (53%) — -0.93
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1974 1829 137.7 — — — — -83 -196 +77 60.2% +0.58 8–9 (47%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.62
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1975 1862 142.9 — — — — -95 -69 +80 56.9% +0.26 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.62
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1976 1853 153.9 — — — — -3 -77 +101 56.3% +0.27 9–8 (53%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.73
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1977 1852 146.1 — — — — -65 +78 +46 62.0% +0.61 18–9 (67%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.26
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1978 1745 138.5 — — — — -25 +116 +104 48.4% -0.31 12–9 (57%) 11–5 (69%) — -1.73
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1979 1855 142.1 — — — — -193 -68 +147 55.3% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.69
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1980 1847 138.9 — — — — -172 -94 +168 55.5% +0.29 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) — +1.00
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1981 1753 130.9 — — — — -82 — +160 54.2% +0.21 9–11 (45%) 13–10 (57%) — +2.03
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 1982 1728 146.8 — — — — -77 +60 +164 48.2% +0.09 3–8 (27%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.25
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 1983 1639 101.1 — — — — -58 — — 15.4% -2.54 0–2 — — +0.07
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 — 1958 142.7 — — — — -47 -32 +79 53.4% +0.14 120–110 (52%) 115–90 (56%) 105.2 -1.08

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.