Wilander v McEnroe
ATP Tour career
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John McEnroe takes it, 13–1 on categories
McEnroe wins on titles. Wilander’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Wilander 741 matches, McEnroe 1,030 matches.
- McEnroe has 77 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Wilander’s 34 titles (one every 16.7 matches).
- McEnroe averages 5.1 aces a match to Wilander’s 2.8 (84% more).
- Wilander has the better first serve in %: 65.5 to McEnroe’s 56.5.
- Winners’ edge: McEnroe’s team won 82%, Wilander’s team won 72% of the matches they played.
- 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.
- 0.134 total · best 1Titlesper game0.177 total · best 1
- 0.07 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 65.5First serve in %56.5
- 66.3First-serve points won %75.5
- 56.3Break points saved %60.0
- 38.8Return points won %39.4
- 2.8
Head to head
611 matches
since 19835
since 19835
- Clay · 3 matchesWilander 3McEnroe 0
- Carpet · 3 matchesWilander 1McEnroe 2
- Hard · 3 matchesWilander 1McEnroe 2
- Grass · 2 matchesWilander 1McEnroe 1
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesWilander 3McEnroe 2
- Finals · 3 matchesWilander 2McEnroe 1
Last meetings
- 26 June 1989 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassMcEnroe won 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
- 11 May 1987 · Rome · Semifinal · ClayWilander won 6-1 6-3
- 23 Mar 1987 · Brussels · Final · CarpetWilander won 6-3 6-4
- 27 Aug 1985 · US Open · Semifinal · HardMcEnroe won 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3
- 27 May 1985 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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