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John McEnroe vs Todd Nelson H2H: 2-0

John McEnroe holds a 2–0 lead over Todd Nelson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1986 Paris Masters round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Todd Nelson
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #10 7-5 6-4 Todd Nelson #87 Match data Oct 30, 1986* R32 Paris Masters ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #8 6-2 6-3 Todd Nelson #63 Match data Aug 14, 1986* R32 Canadian Open ATP 500 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
Todd Nelson #1,179 #58 156 1,650 53 90 37.1% 0 0 0 0 0 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 Todd Nelson
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 1983 4–5 44.4% #423 1,528 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1984 10–12 45.5% #97 1,602 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1985 7–15 31.8% #161 1,565 0 0
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1986 8–15 34.8% #117 1,565 0 0
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 1987 9–12 42.9% #112 1,575 0 0
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 1988 11–19 36.7% #122 1,563 0 0
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1989 0–3 0.0% #486 1,520 0 0
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 1990 0–2 0.0% #485 1,506 0 0
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 1991 2–3 40.0% #273 1,514 0 0
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 1992 0–1 0.0% #302 1,503 0 0
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 1993 2–3 40.0% #255 1,505 0 0
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 Todd Nelson
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% 1983 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1984 6 8 14 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1986 2 8 10 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1988 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1989 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 22 46 68 32.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 9 17 26 34.6% 19 20 39 48.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 90/101 of John McEnroe's and 10/11 of Todd Nelson's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age John McEnroe Todd Nelson
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 5/5 4.6 6.4 57.9% 72.8% 43.7% 60.2% 44.8% 61.1% 31.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 1/1 1.0 8.0 53.2% 60.6% 37.9% 50.0% 31.3% 50.0% 42.3%
32 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5% 1993 4/5 7.8 5.0 57.2% 73.8% 48.8% 61.4% 40.5% 62.8% 38.7%
33 1992 46/50 5.1 3.9 58.1% 75.7% 50.6% 59.2% 44.9% 65.4% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 1994 1/1 2.0 6.0 51.6% 66.7% 41.9% 25.0% 100.0% 54.7% 27.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 90/1,026 5.4 4.1 56.0% 75.9% 50.9% 59.7% 43.9% 64.9% 39.7% — 10/143 5.5 6.0 57.1% 71.9% 45.2% 59.6% 41.7% 60.6% 35.6%

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 Todd Nelson
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 1983 1529 119.1 — — — — +2 — +81 47.6% +0.05 0–1 2–0 — +0.32
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1984 1602 120.6 — — — — -5 -43 — 47.4% -0.21 4–5 (44%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.29
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1985 1566 122.4 — — — — +31 — +19 40.3% -0.61 2–6 (25%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.78
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1986 1565 134.9 — — — — +9 — +12 37.7% -0.70 4–4 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.43
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1987 1575 132.2 — — — — +42 — -8 50.0% +0.07 1–7 (13%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.45
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1988 1564 133.6 — — — — +52 — -56 39.2% -0.70 4–5 (44%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.85
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1989 1520 99.2 — — — — +44 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — +0.26
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1990 1507 110.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — -0.14
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1991 1514 111.4 -1.52 -0.18 0.816 47.2% +43 — — 42.9% -0.71 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.24
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1992 1504 104.3 -0.63 +1.44 0.846 45.8% — — — 0.0% -1.33 — 0–2 — -0.06
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 1993 1506 108.4 +0.32 +1.18 1.039 50.4% +33 — — 35.7% -0.57 1–0 0–2 — +0.53
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1651 134.5 -0.70 +0.53 0.904 48.3% +28 -43 +10 41.7% -0.46 18–33 (35%) 30–39 (43%) 93.7 +2.37

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.