McEnroe v Borg
ATP Tour career
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John McEnroe takes it, 9–4 on categories
McEnroe wins on first-serve points won %. Borg’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: McEnroe 1,030 matches, Borg 747 matches.
- Borg has 64 titles (one every 10 matches) to McEnroe’s 77 titles (one every 11.1 matches).
- McEnroe has the better first-serve points won %: 75.5 to Borg’s 65.9.
- McEnroe averages 5.1 aces a match to Borg’s 3.8 (37% more).
- 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 game0.164 total · best 1
- 0.07 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.011 total · best 1
- 56.5First serve in %55.8
- 75.5First-serve points won %65.9
- 60.0Break points saved %50.0
- 39.4Return points won %33.2
Head to head
714 matches
since 19787
since 19787
- Carpet · 8 matchesMcEnroe 3Borg 5
- Hard · 4 matchesMcEnroe 3Borg 1
- Grass · 2 matchesMcEnroe 1Borg 1
- Grand Slams · 4 matchesMcEnroe 3Borg 1
- Finals · 9 matchesMcEnroe 5Borg 4
Last meetings
- 1 Sept 1981 · US Open · Final · HardMcEnroe won 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3
- 22 June 1981 · Wimbledon · Final · GrassMcEnroe won 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
- 23 Mar 1981 · Milan WCT · Final · CarpetMcEnroe won 7-6 6-4
- 14 Jan 1981 · Masters · Round robin · CarpetBorg won 6-4 6-7 7-6
- 4 Nov 1980 · Stockholm · Final · CarpetBorg won 6-3 6-4
- 26 Aug 1980 · US Open · Final · HardMcEnroe won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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