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Wayne Ferreira vs John McEnroe H2H: 1-0

Wayne Ferreira holds a 1–0 lead over John McEnroe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Wayne Ferreira leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Wayne Ferreira won the 1992 Australian Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-4 6-4.

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Wayne Ferreira
RSA Age 54 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Wayne Ferreira #46 6-4 6-4 6-4 John McEnroe #28 Match data Jan 24, 1992* QF Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Wayne Ferreira #1,099 #6 2,701 2,024 487 317 60.6% 0 2 0 1 12 15
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77

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 Wayne Ferreira John McEnroe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0
18 1990 2–5 28.6% #173 1,528 0 0 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0
19 1991 26–21 55.3% #41 1,713 0 0 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5
20 1992 49–25 66.2% #12 1,843 0 2 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15
21 1993 38–25 60.3% #22 1,820 0 2 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24
22 1994 66–25 72.5% #12 1,925 0 7 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34
23 1995 55–25 68.8% #9 1,929 0 11 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39
24 1996 48–25 65.8% #10 1,841 0 13 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46
25 1997 26–22 54.2% #42 1,815 0 13 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59
26 1998 33–24 57.9% #26 1,824 0 13 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67
27 1999 27–25 51.9% #53 1,705 0 13 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70
28 2000 41–22 65.1% #13 1,883 0 14 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70
29 2001 16–21 43.2% #62 1,705 0 14 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72
30 2002 24–18 57.1% #39 1,811 0 14 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75
31 2003 24–19 55.8% #26 1,760 0 15 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76
32 2004 12–15 44.4% #128 1,691 0 15 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 Wayne Ferreira John McEnroe
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 1990 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
19 1991 16 11 27 59.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9%
20 1992 25 11 36 69.4% 12 7 19 63.2% 9 1 10 90.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8%
21 1993 24 11 35 68.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 8 12 33.3% 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0%
22 1994 41 10 51 80.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 10 3 13 76.9% 8 7 15 53.3% 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6%
23 1995 19 14 33 57.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 17 5 22 77.3% 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6%
24 1996 31 12 43 72.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3%
25 1997 16 10 26 61.5% 7 9 16 43.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0%
26 1998 17 14 31 54.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0%
27 1999 15 14 29 51.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8%
28 2000 30 12 42 71.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8%
29 2001 7 11 18 38.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3%
30 2002 15 11 26 57.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2%
31 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
32 2004 9 12 21 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3%
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 — 283 168 451 62.7% 86 63 149 57.7% 65 32 97 67.0% 53 54 107 49.5% — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7%

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 697/797 of Wayne Ferreira's and 90/101 of John McEnroe'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 Wayne Ferreira John McEnroe
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%
19 1991 40/47 4.4 2.7 56.9% 70.6% 50.3% 49.1% 46.8% 62.1% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1992 63/74 6.7 3.0 55.1% 73.9% 50.7% 62.5% 44.0% 63.3% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1993 54/63 6.6 2.8 56.2% 73.1% 49.7% 56.2% 44.8% 62.8% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 83/91 7.3 2.4 56.3% 73.6% 52.6% 62.2% 46.1% 64.5% 40.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1995 73/80 6.7 2.7 56.0% 74.2% 49.1% 59.0% 42.0% 63.2% 40.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 1996 62/73 7.6 2.9 55.2% 75.6% 49.1% 57.1% 42.2% 63.8% 38.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 41/48 6.4 3.3 52.4% 74.1% 50.1% 55.5% 44.1% 62.6% 38.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 49/57 6.2 3.2 53.7% 74.4% 49.8% 56.5% 37.8% 63.0% 37.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 44/52 7.8 3.6 53.7% 76.2% 49.5% 56.4% 35.5% 64.0% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 52/63 8.1 3.0 54.4% 75.4% 52.5% 60.7% 43.7% 65.0% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2001 36/37 7.4 2.9 53.3% 73.7% 48.7% 50.4% 37.7% 61.9% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 32/42 9.7 3.1 53.7% 75.5% 51.8% 59.0% 45.9% 64.5% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 41/43 7.4 2.5 57.6% 73.3% 52.0% 64.5% 34.5% 64.1% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 27/27 6.5 2.7 57.0% 69.6% 53.5% 55.7% 37.2% 62.8% 33.4% 1991 43/50 5.9 4.2 53.9% 76.2% 51.4% 61.1% 41.5% 64.7% 40.5%
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 — 697/804 7.0 2.9 55.2% 74.0% 50.6% 58.1% 42.1% 63.5% 38.3% — 90/1,026 5.4 4.1 56.0% 75.9% 50.9% 59.7% 43.9% 64.9% 39.7%

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 Wayne Ferreira John McEnroe
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 1990 1529 106.7 — — — — +4 — +43 38.9% -0.50 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.74 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87
19 1991 1713 140.8 +1.01 +0.76 1.045 50.5% -8 -109 -124 55.6% +0.31 6–6 (50%) 9–6 (60%) — +0.33 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16
20 1992 1844 150.1 +1.86 +1.37 1.079 51.4% -40 -90 -30 61.6% +0.56 13–9 (59%) 14–13 (52%) — +1.33 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92
21 1993 1820 147.3 +1.45 +1.28 1.048 50.7% -7 -110 +62 55.4% +0.25 13–5 (72%) 15–8 (65%) — -0.39 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58
22 1994 1926 153.9 +2.71 +3.14 1.146 52.6% +12 -174 +31 66.1% +0.98 25–11 (69%) 17–18 (49%) — -1.12 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31
23 1995 1929 153.8 +1.35 +2.81 1.104 51.9% +1 -10 -46 62.0% +0.71 20–9 (69%) 15–19 (44%) — +2.01 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80
24 1996 1841 151.0 +2.07 +1.61 1.069 51.2% -5 +101 +71 59.2% +0.49 18–8 (69%) 15–14 (52%) — +0.39 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92
25 1997 1815 140.4 +0.88 +0.38 1.034 50.5% +13 +52 +82 53.0% +0.26 12–8 (60%) 11–11 (50%) — +0.69 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77
26 1998 1824 152.8 +1.42 +0.81 1.003 49.7% -7 +48 +89 55.9% +0.26 13–7 (65%) 10–11 (48%) — -4.20 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30
27 1999 1705 139.5 +1.33 -1.08 0.989 49.8% +25 +131 +113 50.7% -0.06 12–10 (55%) 14–12 (54%) — +0.17 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22
28 2000 1883 148.6 +2.46 +1.75 1.087 51.3% +7 -57 -24 58.0% +0.45 13–8 (62%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.27 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58
29 2001 1705 132.4 +0.45 -1.42 0.944 48.8% +43 +43 +100 48.4% -0.29 5–9 (36%) 6–7 (46%) — +0.55 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10
30 2002 1811 141.0 +1.54 -1.23 0.985 50.2% -10 -94 +18 55.9% +0.37 11–6 (65%) 12–15 (44%) — -0.70 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55
31 2003 1761 144.9 +1.68 +0.18 1.020 50.4% +10 +2 — 55.1% +0.40 7–2 (78%) 8–10 (44%) — -1.02 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66
32 2004 1692 120.9 +0.36 -2.47 0.899 48.1% -21 — +102 46.5% -0.52 1–3 (25%) 8–5 (62%) — -0.57 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
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 — 2024 151.9 +1.61 +1.00 1.049 50.8% 0 -17 +31 57.2% +0.38 169–103 (62%) 169–167 (50%) 103.3 -0.37 — 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

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.