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

Kevin Curren vs Paul Mcnamee H2H: 1-3

Paul Mcnamee holds a 3–1 lead over Kevin Curren in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Paul Mcnamee leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paul Mcnamee won the 1983 Houston-Wct round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Kevin Curren
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main draw meetings
Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Mcnamee #34 6-4 6-2 Kevin Curren #14 Match data Apr 7, 1983* R32 Houston-Wct ATP 250 Clay
Kevin Curren #23 6-4 7-5 Paul Mcnamee #30 Match data Mar 24, 1983* R32 Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Paul Mcnamee #55 3-6 6-3 6-3 Kevin Curren #22 Match data Nov 6, 1982* SF Baltimore Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Paul Mcnamee #60 7-6 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 Kevin Curren #36 Match data Jun 27, 1982* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Kevin Curren Paul Mcnamee
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0
20 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0
22 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0
23 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0
24 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0
25 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1
26 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1
27 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2
28 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2
29 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2
30 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2
31 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2
32 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2
33 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 0 2
34 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Kevin Curren Paul Mcnamee
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
20 1978 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1980 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
23 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3% 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6%
26 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2%
28 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9%
29 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1988 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2% 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2% — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4%

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 Kevin Curren Paul Mcnamee
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40
20 1978 1510 108.2 — — — — +45 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1979 1550 117.1 — — — — +10 — — 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.18 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74
22 1980 1770 143.7 — — — — -96 — 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.62 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15
23 1981 1768 137.7 — — — — -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) — -0.60 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07
24 1982 1945 163.2 — — — — -10 — -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) — -5.36 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46
25 1983 1933 158.2 — — — — -9 -409 +67 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) — -3.15 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40
26 1984 1959 146.2 — — — — -46 — +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) — +0.12 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51
27 1985 1918 150.2 — — — — -82 — +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) — -0.51 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05
28 1986 1893 151.4 — — — — +28 — +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) — -0.41 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72
29 1987 1809 144.7 — — — — +41 — +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) — -1.25 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45
30 1988 1813 143.0 — — — — +19 — +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.26 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11
31 1989 1831 149.5 — — — — +48 — +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.21 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28
32 1990 1798 141.4 — — — — -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) — -1.04 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58
33 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 — +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.21 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21
34 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 — +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) — -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 1638 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59 — 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30

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.