H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

John McEnroe vs Roscoe Tanner H2H: 8-2

John McEnroe holds an 8–2 lead over Roscoe Tanner in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 5–2 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1983 San Francisco round of 16 6-3 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
8 – 2
10 main draw meetings
Roscoe Tanner
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-3 Roscoe Tanner #36 Match data Sep 23, 1983* R16 San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
Roscoe Tanner #46 6-3 5-7 6-2 John McEnroe #1 Match data Feb 11, 1983* R16 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 7-6 6-1 Roscoe Tanner #15 Match data Feb 13, 1982* QF Memphis ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #11 Match data Jan 13, 1982 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-4 7-5 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #9 Match data Oct 18, 1981* F Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #3 6-1 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #4 Match data Feb 3, 1980* F Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #4 6-4 7-5 Roscoe Tanner #6 Match data Jun 16, 1979* SF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe 6-4 6-2 Roscoe Tanner Match data Mar 25, 1979* F New Orleans ATP 250 Carpet
Roscoe Tanner #11 7-6 6-2 John McEnroe #4 Match data Jan 27, 1979* QF Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe 3-6 6-1 7-5 Roscoe Tanner Match data Oct 7, 1978* QF Maui 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17

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 Roscoe Tanner
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 1969 0–2 0.0% — 1,479 0 0
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1970 0–9 0.0% — 1,416 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1971 16–10 61.5% — 1,706 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1972 29–14 67.4% — 1,910 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17
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 Roscoe Tanner
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% — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1982 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 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% — 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2%

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 Roscoe Tanner
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 1969 1479 102.4 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.17
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1970 1417 113.2 — — — — +103 +73 — 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1971 1706 127.5 — — — — -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.17
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1972 1910 135.7 — — — — -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) — -0.27
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1973 1838 144.5 — — — — +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.40
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1974 1963 154.0 — — — — -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.27
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1975 1972 153.3 — — — — +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) — -0.74
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1976 2018 159.4 — — — — +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) — -2.11
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1977 1890 153.2 — — — — -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) — -0.49
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1978 1941 160.3 — — — — +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) — -1.59
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1979 2032 164.1 — — — — +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) — -3.91
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1980 1997 154.8 — — — — +23 — +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) — -1.79
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1981 1926 156.1 — — — — +117 — +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) — -0.51
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1982 1786 138.8 — — — — +4 — +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) — -2.07
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1983 1874 146.4 — — — — -44 — +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -4.29
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 1984 1681 120.1 — — — — -28 — — 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.69
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 1985 1662 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.08
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 — 2162 157.4 — — — — +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84

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.