Career 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 John McEnroe takes it, 8–0 on categories McEnroe wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Scanlon 559 matches, McEnroe 1,030 matches.
McEnroe has 77 titles (one every 11.1 matches) to Scanlon’s 6 titles (one every 33.3 matches). McEnroe averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Scanlon’s 1.2. McEnroe averages 1.9 sets won a match to Scanlon’s 1.3 (48% more). Winners’ edge: McEnroe’s team won 82%, Scanlon’s team won 54% of the matches they played. Longevity: McEnroe has 1,030 matches across 18 seasons, Scanlon 559 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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 6 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 3 12 matches since 1977 9
Carpet · 5 matches Scanlon 1 McEnroe 4 Grass · 3 matches Scanlon 0 McEnroe 3 Hard · 3 matches Scanlon 2 McEnroe 1 Clay · 1 match Scanlon 0 McEnroe 1 Grand Slams · 3 matches Scanlon 1 McEnroe 2 Last meetings 25 June 1984 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · Grass McEnroe won 6-3 6-3 6-1 27 Feb 1984 · Madrid · Quarterfinal · Carpet McEnroe won 6-4 7-6 30 Aug 1983 · US Open · Round of 16 · Hard Scanlon won 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 20 June 1983 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · Grass McEnroe won 7-5 7-6 7-6 20 Apr 1982 · Dallas WCT · Quarterfinal · Carpet McEnroe won 5-7 6-4 2-6 7-6(8) 6-4 26 Oct 1981 · Tokyo Indoor · Quarterfinal · Carpet Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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