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

John McEnroe vs Tom Gullikson H2H: 9-0

John McEnroe holds a 9–0 lead over Tom Gullikson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 3–0 on carpet and 3–0 on grass. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1985 Houston round of 16 6-4 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
9 – 0
9 main draw meetings
Tom Gullikson
USA Age 74 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John McEnroe #1 6-4 6-3 Tom Gullikson Match data Mar 1, 1985* R16 Houston ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #1 6-0 6-1 Tom Gullikson Match data Oct 17, 1981* QF Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-1 6-3 Tom Gullikson Match data Sep 5, 1981* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-5 6-3 Tom Gullikson Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #3 6-4 6-4 7-6 Tom Gullikson Match data Jul 1, 1979* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
John McEnroe #4 6-4 6-3 Tom Gullikson Match data Feb 14, 1979* R64 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
John McEnroe #15 4-6 6-2 6-4 Tom Gullikson Match data Jun 24, 1978* QF Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John McEnroe #16 6-3 7-6 Tom Gullikson Match data Mar 16, 1978* R32 Washington Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #18 6-4 3-6 7-6 Tom Gullikson Match data Jan 26, 1978* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Tom Gullikson — — — 1,826 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 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 Tom 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 Tom 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 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 3 7 10 30.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% 1978 13 7 20 65.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 7 15 53.3%
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% 1979 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 5 11 54.5%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1981 15 10 25 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1983 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1984 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 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 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1987 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% — 78 81 159 49.1% 20 24 44 45.5% 49 40 89 55.1% 45 59 104 43.3%

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 Tom 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1976 1496 107.3 — — — — +59 +42 — 45.5% -0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) — +2.32
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1977 1642 135.7 — — — — +20 -32 -131 44.0% -0.73 4–7 (36%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.47
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 1978 1817 146.1 — — — — +23 -219 -132 57.9% +0.54 9–7 (56%) 6–7 (46%) — -0.21
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 1979 1715 150.4 — — — — +5 -74 -3 45.0% +0.19 3–8 (27%) 4–11 (27%) — -3.00
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1980 1712 135.7 — — — — +29 -86 -79 45.1% -0.35 6–7 (46%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.36
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 1981 1775 142.4 — — — — +5 — -157 52.7% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 9–9 (50%) — -1.24
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 1982 1779 139.9 — — — — +6 — -161 49.4% +0.04 3–5 (38%) 5–12 (29%) — -0.80
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 1983 1730 125.9 — — — — -34 — -16 51.6% +0.21 14–9 (61%) 7–10 (41%) — +1.09
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 1700 136.7 — — — — -25 — +44 51.6% +0.22 4–8 (33%) 11–18 (38%) — +0.24
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 1722 129.9 — — — — -60 — +143 49.4% -0.07 10–3 (77%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.17
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1707 122.6 — — — — -53 — +96 36.5% -0.87 4–3 (57%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.61
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 1987 1677 99.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 0–1 — — +0.07
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 — 1826 143.4 — — — — -1 -74 -16 49.1% -0.01 64–66 (49%) 75–98 (43%) 96.9 -1.55

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.