Connors v McEnroe
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: Connors 1,549 matches, McEnroe 1,030 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.
- 0.1111 total · best 1Titlesper game0.177 total · best 1
- 0.08 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 65.1First serve in %56.5
- 62.8First-serve points won %75.5
- 57.2Break points saved %60.0
- 40.6Return points won %39.4
- 1.7
Head to head
1434 matches
since 197720
since 197720
- Carpet · 12 matchesConnors 3McEnroe 9
- Hard · 11 matchesConnors 4McEnroe 7
- Grass · 7 matchesConnors 4McEnroe 3
- Clay · 4 matchesConnors 3McEnroe 1
- Grand Slams · 9 matchesConnors 3McEnroe 6
- Finals · 14 matchesConnors 7McEnroe 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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