Paul Mcnamee
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Vilas | 2 | 8 | 10 | Sep 12, 1986 | H2H |
| Pat Cash | 3 | 3 | 6 | Jan 17, 1988 | H2H |
| Mike De Palmer | 3 | 3 | 6 | Nov 13, 1986 | — |
| Ivan Lendl | 0 | 6 | 6 | Oct 24, 1986 | H2H |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 1 | 5 | 6 | May 16, 1984 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC
Jose Higueras holds a 4–0 lead over Paul Mcnamee in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jose Higueras leads 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Jose Higueras won the 1979 Indianapolis round of 32 6-0 3-0 RET.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Higueras | 6-0 3-0 (ret.) | Paul Mcnamee | Match data | Aug 9, 1979* | R32 | Indianapolis | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jose Higueras | 6-1 6-2 | Paul Mcnamee | Match data | Nov 29, 1978* | R32 | Argentina Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jose Higueras | 6-3 6-3 | Paul Mcnamee | Match data | Oct 10, 1978* | R64 | Madrid | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jose Higueras | 7-5 6-1 | Paul Mcnamee | Match data | Sep 30, 1977* | R16 | Aix En Provence | ATP 250 | Clay |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mcnamee | #524 | #24 | 0 | 1,900 | 229 | 217 | 51.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jose Higueras | #335 | #6 | 0 | 2,101 | 424 | 220 | 65.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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 | Paul Mcnamee | Jose Higueras | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,475 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,446 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1972 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,432 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1973 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,444 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1974 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #318 | 1,439 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 6–2 | 75.0% | #128 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1976 | 2–8 | 20.0% | #174 | 1,413 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 12–12 | 50.0% | #108 | 1,646 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1977 | 14–18 | 43.8% | #84 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 31–27 | 53.4% | #46 | 1,733 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1978 | 17–24 | 41.5% | #120 | 1,654 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #42 | 1,886 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 1979 | 13–13 | 50.0% | #82 | 1,692 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 42–23 | 64.6% | #28 | 1,850 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 1980 | 45–30 | 60.0% | #40 | 1,882 | 0 | 1 | 1978 | 57–19 | 75.0% | #14 | 2,023 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | 1981 | 14–11 | 56.0% | #48 | 1,773 | 0 | 1 | 1979 | 59–21 | 73.8% | #9 | 1,968 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 1982 | 23–16 | 59.0% | #34 | 1,827 | 0 | 2 | 1980 | 16–11 | 59.3% | #30 | 1,870 | 0 | 9 |
| 28 | 1983 | 38–26 | 59.4% | #35 | 1,817 | 0 | 2 | 1981 | 35–20 | 63.6% | #35 | 1,771 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | 1984 | 15–16 | 48.4% | #61 | 1,726 | 0 | 2 | 1982 | 53–22 | 70.7% | #12 | 1,955 | 0 | 11 |
| 30 | 1985 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #48 | 1,717 | 0 | 2 | 1983 | 44–14 | 75.9% | #7 | 1,936 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 1986 | 24–19 | 55.8% | #45 | 1,707 | 0 | 2 | 1984 | 25–12 | 67.6% | #21 | 1,878 | 0 | 16 |
| 32 | 1987 | 7–14 | 33.3% | #194 | 1,604 | 0 | 2 | 1985 | 5–12 | 29.4% | #182 | 1,689 | 0 | 16 |
| 33 | 1988 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #456 | 1,646 | 0 | 2 | 1986 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #330 | 1,723 | 0 | 16 |
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 | Paul Mcnamee | Jose Higueras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1976 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 22 | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 13 | 25 | 48.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 21 | 17 | 38 | 55.3% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% |
| 23 | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 15 | 16 | 31 | 48.4% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 31 | 17 | 48 | 64.6% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 24 | 1979 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 38 | 19 | 57 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 25 | 1980 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 50 | 13 | 63 | 79.4% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 26 | 1981 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1979 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 53 | 12 | 65 | 81.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 27 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 1983 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 34 | 18 | 52 | 65.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1984 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1982 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 48 | 15 | 63 | 76.2% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 30 | 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1983 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 35 | 11 | 46 | 76.1% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 31 | 1986 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 17 | 10 | 27 | 63.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1984 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 71.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1987 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 1988 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 35 | 38 | 73 | 47.9% | 103 | 99 | 202 | 51.0% | 55 | 46 | 101 | 54.5% | 36 | 34 | 70 | 51.4% | — | 28 | 23 | 51 | 54.9% | 363 | 162 | 525 | 69.1% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 30 | 32 | 62 | 48.4% |
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 | Paul Mcnamee | Jose Higueras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1475 | 97.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.67 | — | — | — | +0.04 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1446 | 89.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.33 | — | — | — | +0.21 |
| 17 | 1972 | 1492 | 102.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.00 | — | — | — | -0.19 | 1970 | 1433 | 99.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | -0.04 |
| 18 | 1973 | 1466 | 94.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +35 | 20.0% | -1.90 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.37 | 1971 | 1445 | 100.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.25 | — | — | — | +0.15 |
| 19 | 1974 | 1439 | 107.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +20 | 11.1% | -1.45 | 0–1 | 1–4 (20%) | — | -0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1565 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | — | +52 | — | 65.0% | +0.90 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–0 | — | +0.28 |
| 21 | 1976 | 1414 | 106.8 | — | — | — | — | +83 | +98 | — | 21.7% | -1.35 | 0–1 | 0–5 (0%) | — | +0.74 | 1974 | 1646 | 114.8 | — | — | — | — | -67 | -2 | -95 | 49.1% | -0.12 | 5–3 (63%) | 1–2 (33%) | 102.0 | +0.96 |
| 22 | 1977 | 1603 | 140.6 | — | — | — | — | — | +58 | -142 | 41.3% | -0.60 | 3–2 (60%) | 4–6 (40%) | 101.9 | -0.15 | 1975 | 1733 | 138.2 | — | — | — | — | -73 | +3 | — | 52.6% | +0.29 | 10–12 (45%) | 2–6 (25%) | 96.1 | +1.85 |
| 23 | 1978 | 1655 | 130.9 | — | — | — | — | -177 | +90 | -227 | 42.1% | -0.46 | 5–5 (50%) | 5–6 (45%) | 100.8 | +1.07 | 1976 | 1886 | 145.8 | — | — | — | — | -148 | -4 | — | 62.2% | +0.76 | 11–7 (61%) | 8–2 (80%) | 108.5 | +0.51 |
| 24 | 1979 | 1693 | 128.0 | — | — | — | — | -194 | +48 | -201 | 48.4% | -0.08 | 6–3 (67%) | 5–6 (45%) | 103.9 | -0.46 | 1977 | 1851 | 147.7 | — | — | — | — | -89 | +15 | — | 59.7% | +0.64 | 9–7 (56%) | 6–3 (67%) | 100.0 | +2.70 |
| 25 | 1980 | 1882 | 152.0 | — | — | — | — | -89 | -75 | -120 | 60.4% | +0.48 | 6–12 (33%) | 21–8 (72%) | 105.0 | -1.40 | 1978 | 2024 | 165.2 | — | — | — | — | -168 | +26 | — | 71.2% | +1.66 | 15–4 (79%) | 6–8 (43%) | 105.8 | -5.11 |
| 26 | 1981 | 1773 | 132.7 | — | — | — | — | +11 | -5 | -30 | 57.6% | +0.47 | 3–3 (50%) | 3–2 (60%) | 98.4 | +1.51 | 1979 | 1969 | 163.9 | — | — | — | — | -139 | +100 | — | 68.0% | +1.43 | 13–9 (59%) | 7–6 (54%) | 96.5 | -3.30 |
| 27 | 1982 | 1827 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | +32 | -101 | -6 | 56.3% | +0.38 | 10–10 (50%) | 10–12 (45%) | 99.6 | -0.05 | 1980 | 1870 | 140.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +32 | — | 55.6% | +0.59 | 5–3 (63%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.83 |
| 28 | 1983 | 1817 | 142.6 | — | — | — | — | -5 | -26 | +9 | 53.6% | +0.27 | 13–6 (68%) | 16–14 (53%) | 102.7 | -0.72 | 1981 | 1772 | 145.1 | — | — | — | — | +17 | +38 | — | 58.7% | +0.64 | 11–6 (65%) | 6–2 (75%) | 102.2 | +0.57 |
| 29 | 1984 | 1726 | 140.2 | — | — | — | — | +31 | +84 | +45 | 48.2% | -0.05 | 5–5 (50%) | 6–4 (60%) | 100.8 | -1.45 | 1982 | 1955 | 167.5 | — | — | — | — | -181 | +140 | — | 67.2% | +1.41 | 15–7 (68%) | 6–10 (38%) | 99.4 | -4.64 |
| 30 | 1985 | 1717 | 130.4 | — | — | — | — | -26 | +29 | +129 | 58.6% | +0.24 | 2–9 (18%) | 8–2 (80%) | 95.8 | -0.11 | 1983 | 1936 | 160.4 | — | — | — | — | -103 | +108 | — | 68.8% | +1.18 | 12–1 (92%) | 10–5 (67%) | 108.4 | -2.62 |
| 31 | 1986 | 1707 | 136.0 | — | — | — | — | -61 | +70 | +161 | 52.8% | +0.20 | 7–4 (64%) | 5–6 (45%) | 102.0 | +0.28 | 1984 | 1878 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | -69 | +105 | — | 60.8% | +0.72 | 12–5 (71%) | 9–4 (69%) | 105.0 | -0.62 |
| 32 | 1987 | 1605 | 124.6 | — | — | — | — | -22 | +116 | +204 | 36.5% | -0.85 | 2–3 (40%) | 2–2 (50%) | 99.0 | -0.58 | 1985 | 1689 | 119.7 | — | — | — | — | +77 | +73 | — | 35.9% | -0.90 | 0–3 (0%) | 0–1 | — | -0.82 |
| 33 | 1988 | 1646 | 110.2 | — | — | — | — | -17 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.30 | — | — | — | +0.21 | 1986 | 1724 | 117.2 | — | — | — | — | +66 | — | — | 57.1% | +0.43 | 1–0 | — | — | -0.74 |
| Career | — | 1901 | 144.6 | — | — | — | — | -36 | +35 | -14 | 50.8% | +0.03 | 63–64 (50%) | 86–77 (53%) | 101.8 | -0.30 | — | 2101 | 158.0 | — | — | — | — | -102 | +58 | -95 | 61.9% | +0.88 | 122–68 (64%) | 63–51 (55%) | 105.1 | -1.79 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Vilas | 2 | 8 | 10 | Sep 12, 1986 | H2H |
| Pat Cash | 3 | 3 | 6 | Jan 17, 1988 | H2H |
| Mike De Palmer | 3 | 3 | 6 | Nov 13, 1986 | — |
| Ivan Lendl | 0 | 6 | 6 | Oct 24, 1986 | H2H |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 1 | 5 | 6 | May 16, 1984 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Vilas | 4 | 12 | 16 | Jun 3, 1983 | H2H |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 11 | 1 | 12 | May 21, 1983 | H2H |
| Jose Luis Clerc | 5 | 5 | 10 | Jan 15, 1984 | H2H |
| Eliot Teltscher | 7 | 3 | 10 | May 14, 1983 | H2H |
| Jimmy Brown | 6 | 3 | 9 | Jul 10, 1985 | — |