McEnroe v Connors
ATP Tour career
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Too close to call — 7–6 on categories
McEnroe wins on first-serve points won %. Connors’s case rests on first serve in %. ATP Tour career: McEnroe 1,030 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.
- McEnroe has the better first-serve points won %: 75.5 to Connors’s 62.8.
- McEnroe averages 5.1 aces a match to Connors’ 1.7 — 3 times as many.
- Connors has the better first serve in %: 65.1 to McEnroe’s 56.5.
- Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, McEnroe 1,030 in 18 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.177 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1111 total · best 1
- 0.07 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
- 56.5First serve in %65.1
- 75.5First-serve points won %62.8
- 60.0Break points saved %57.2
- 39.4Return points won %40.6
Head to head
2034 matches
since 197714
since 197714
- Carpet · 12 matchesMcEnroe 9Connors 3
- Hard · 11 matchesMcEnroe 7Connors 4
- Grass · 7 matchesMcEnroe 3Connors 4
- Clay · 4 matchesMcEnroe 1Connors 3
- Grand Slams · 9 matchesMcEnroe 6Connors 3
- Finals · 14 matchesMcEnroe 7Connors 7
Last meetings
- 23 Sept 1991 · Basel · Semifinal · HardMcEnroe won 6-1 6-3
- 9 Oct 1989 · Toulouse · Final · HardConnors won 6-3 6-3
- 10 Aug 1987 · Montreal / Toronto · Quarterfinal · HardConnors won 6-3 3-6 6-3
- 22 Sept 1986 · San Francisco · Final · CarpetMcEnroe won 7-6 6-3
- 12 Aug 1985 · Montreal / Toronto · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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