Career 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 John McEnroe takes it, 7–1 on categories McEnroe wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Mayer 477 matches, McEnroe 1,030 matches.
McEnroe has 77 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Mayer’s 15 titles (one every 25 matches). McEnroe averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Mayer’s 0.8. McEnroe averages 1.9 sets won a match to Mayer’s 1.5 (26% more). Winners’ edge: McEnroe’s team won 82%, Mayer’s team won 67% of the matches they played. Longevity: McEnroe has 1,030 matches across 18 seasons, Mayer 477 in 13 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 15 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 77 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 7 total · best 1
– First serve in % 56.5
– First-serve points won % 75.5
– Break points saved % 60.0
– Return points won % 39.4
– Acesper game 5.1 514 total · best 17
Head to head 1 11 matches since 1978 10
Carpet · 6 matches Mayer 1 McEnroe 5 Hard · 4 matches Mayer 0 McEnroe 4 Grass · 1 match Mayer 0 McEnroe 1 Grand Slams · 2 matches Mayer 0 McEnroe 2 Finals · 3 matches Mayer 0 McEnroe 3 Last meetings 28 Aug 1984 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard McEnroe won 7-5 6-3 6-4 11 Oct 1982 · Sydney Indoor · Final · Hard McEnroe won 6-4 6-1 6-4 31 Aug 1982 · US Open · Quarterfinal · Hard McEnroe won 4-6 7-6 6-3 4-6 6-1 8 Feb 1982 · Memphis · Semifinal · Carpet McEnroe won 7-5 6-3 14 Jan 1981 · Masters · Round robin · Carpet Mayer won 3-6 7-6 6-2 10 Nov 1980 · Wembley · Final · Carpet Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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