Pereira v McEnroe

Too close to call — 9–5 on categories

McEnroe wins on sets won %. Pereira’s case rests on titles. ATP Tour career: Pereira 179 matches, McEnroe 303 matches.

• Pereira has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to McEnroe’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
• Pereira averages 5.9 aces a match to McEnroe’s 2.9 — 2 times as many.
• Pereira has the better first-serve points won %: 73.2 to McEnroe’s 66.7.
• Winners’ edge: McEnroe’s team won 46%, Pereira’s team won 36% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: McEnroe has 303 matches across 15 seasons, Pereira 179 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): 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.