H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs R. Simpson H2H: 3-0

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for John McEnroe vs R. Simpson.

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USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H

3 – 0

3 main draw meetings

NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

Career Comparison

Metric	John McEnroe	R. Simpson
Peak Ranking	#1	#47
Peak Points	1,506	0
Peak Elo	2,496	1,765
Singles W-L	833–189	131–195
Win %	81.5%	40.2%
Grand Slam titles	7	0
Masters 1000 titles	3	0
ATP Finals titles	3	0
ATP 500 titles	0	0
ATP 250 titles	63	0
Total titles	76	0

Age	John McEnroe							R. Simpson
Age	Season	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Season	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
17	1976	1–1	50.0%	#264	1,515	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	1977	28–14	66.7%	#21	1,852	0	0	1972	0–1	0.0%	—	1,470	0	0
19	1978	77–19	80.2%	#4	2,149	0	5	1973	3–3	50.0%	—	1,498	0	0
20	1979	88–13	87.1%	#3	2,284	1	15	1974	5–3	62.5%	#318	1,539	0	0
21	1980	83–16	83.8%	#2	2,255	2	24	1975	4–15	21.1%	#183	1,491	0	0
22	1981	67–9	88.2%	#1	2,265	4	33	1976	8–16	33.3%	#143	1,490	0	0
23	1982	64–10	86.5%	#1	2,278	4	38	1977	6–15	28.6%	#126	1,451	0	0
24	1983	62–9	87.3%	#1	2,306	5	45	1978	6–11	35.3%	#108	1,496	0	0
25	1984	71–2	97.3%	#1	2,475	7	58	1979	9–17	34.6%	#133	1,572	0	0
26	1985	69–9	88.5%	#2	2,273	7	66	1980	20–22	47.6%	#76	1,695	0	0
27	1986	22–5	81.5%	#14	2,180	7	69	1981	15–20	42.9%	#88	1,644	0	0
28	1987	30–10	75.0%	#10	2,094	7	69	1982	19–18	51.4%	#50	1,672	0	0
29	1988	29–9	76.3%	#11	2,023	7	71	1983	9–13	40.9%	#96	1,584	0	0
30	1989	45–11	80.4%	#4	2,096	7	74	1984	9–16	36.0%	#121	1,545	0	0
31	1990	33–15	68.8%	#13	1,967	7	75	1985	11–11	50.0%	#117	1,602	0	0
32	1991	32–18	64.0%	#28	1,831	7	76	1986	4–10	28.6%	#180	1,536	0	0
33	1992	32–18	64.0%	#20	1,882	7	76	1987	3–4	42.9%	#324	1,546	0	0
35	1994	0–1	0.0%	#1219	1,871	7	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

H2H Match Log

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Winner	Score	Loser	Match
Aug 19, 1982*	Cincinnati	Masters 1000	R32	Hard	John McEnroe #1	6-1 6-3	R. Simpson #68	Match data
May 5, 1982*	Forest Hills Wct	ATP 250	R32	Clay	John McEnroe #1	6-1 6-2	R. Simpson #79	Match data
Apr 20, 1978*	San Jose	ATP 250	R32	Carpet	John McEnroe #14	7-6 6-2	R. Simpson #109	Match data