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

John McEnroe vs Tim Gullikson H2H: 8-1

John McEnroe holds an 8–1 lead over Tim Gullikson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 4–0 on carpet and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1983 Australian Open round of 16 6-3 6-2 6-2.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
8 – 1
9 main draw meetings
Tim Gullikson
USA Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-2 6-2 Tim Gullikson Match data Dec 8, 1983* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #1 7-6 6-4 7-5 Tim Gullikson Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 6-2 6-4 Tim Gullikson Match data Oct 18, 1980* QF Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-2 Tim Gullikson Match data Jan 25, 1980* R16 Philadelphia ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-2 6-4 Tim Gullikson Match data Sep 29, 1979* SF San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #3 6-3 6-4 Tim Gullikson Match data Sep 21, 1979* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-2 6-4 John McEnroe #3 Match data Jul 4, 1979* R16 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #5 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-2 Tim Gullikson Match data Nov 20, 1978* F Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #6 6-2 6-2 Tim Gullikson Match data Nov 12, 1978* F Stockholm Open 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
Tim Gullikson — — — 2,012 — — — 0 0 0 0 4 0

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 Tim Gullikson
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 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 — — — — — — —
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 — — — — — — —
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 — — — — — — —
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 — — — — — — —
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 — — — — — — —
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 — — — — — — —
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 — — — — — — —
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 — — — — — — —
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 — — — — — — —
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 — — — — — — —
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 — — — — — — —
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 — — — — — — —
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 — — — — — — —
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 — — — — — — —
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 Tim Gullikson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1976 6 6 12 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1977 12 5 17 70.6% 10 9 19 52.6% 18 3 21 85.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1978 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 14 10 24 58.3%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1979 13 6 19 68.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 16 10 26 61.5%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1980 10 10 20 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 13 7 20 65.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1981 14 6 20 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 8 14 42.9%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1982 11 9 20 55.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 11 14 21.4%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1983 9 7 16 56.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1984 2 8 10 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 7 12 41.7%
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 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% — 95 70 165 57.6% 29 32 61 47.5% 54 33 87 62.1% 64 62 126 50.8%

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 Tim Gullikson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1975 1526 110.0 — — — — +36 — — 37.5% -1.38 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.56
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1976 1587 121.0 — — — — -10 -24 -68 42.9% -0.56 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.27
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1977 1869 146.4 — — — — -101 -197 0 62.5% +0.89 15–7 (68%) 6–5 (55%) — +0.69
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1978 1956 150.8 — — — — +44 -254 -114 58.9% +0.42 9–5 (64%) 15–10 (60%) — -1.31
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1979 1983 152.5 — — — — +53 -246 -92 58.0% +0.51 14–2 (88%) 12–6 (67%) — -2.02
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1980 1880 148.3 — — — — +25 — +22 56.7% +0.43 8–9 (47%) 10–11 (48%) — -3.86
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1981 1868 150.9 — — — — +30 -139 -33 55.2% +0.51 9–6 (60%) 9–12 (43%) — -4.50
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1982 1729 145.3 — — — — +53 — +39 41.8% -0.47 7–8 (47%) 7–14 (33%) — -3.75
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1983 1759 134.2 — — — — +16 -67 +54 54.9% +0.15 6–8 (43%) 12–6 (67%) — +0.12
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 1613 132.9 — — — — +12 +73 +194 41.2% -0.58 5–8 (38%) 9–6 (60%) — -1.08
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 1585 121.6 — — — — +9 — +164 43.5% -0.26 2–4 (33%) 0–4 (0%) — +0.41
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1583 108.2 — — — — -10 — — 22.2% -1.89 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.44
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 — 2013 149.8 — — — — +23 -151 +14 53.2% +0.20 79–65 (55%) 83–78 (52%) 102.3 -3.67

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.