Indianapolis 1977ATP · Clay · Third round
6-7 6-1 6-2Player
John McEnroe
USABorn: February 16, 1959left-handed
886–20181.5% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 1219February 20, 1995
Best rankingNo. 1March 3, 1980
Record886–20181.5% wins
Titles78111 finals · 7 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height180 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsleft-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
John McEnroe has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- December 13, 1976
- Career peak
- No. 1 March 3, 1980
- Archived observations
- 770 768 documented weeks
- Top 10442documented weeks
- Top 20607documented weeks
- Top 50690documented weeks
- Top 100697documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
78 career titlesFBasel 1991ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Jakob HlasekWChicago 1991ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Patrick McEnroeWBasel 1990ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Goran IvanisevicFToulouse 1989ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Jimmy ConnorsFCanada Masters 1989Masters 1000 · Hard Ivan LendlWIndianapolis 1989ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Jay BergerWDallas 1989ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Brad GilbertWLyon 1989ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Jakob HlasekWDetroit 1988ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Aaron KricksteinFIndianapolis 1988ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Boris BeckerWTokyo 1988ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Stefan EdbergFDusseldorf 1987ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Miloslav Mecir
65ATP/WTA main tour7Grand Slam6Masters 1000
285best-of-five matches
37reached a fifth set
2comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Ivan LendlUSA36 matches15–21Jimmy ConnorsUSA35 matches21–14Johan KriekUSA17 matches12–5Bjorn BorgSWE14 matches7–7Brad GilbertUSA14 matches13–1Vitas GerulaitisUSA14 matches11–3Mats WilanderSWE13 matches7–6Peter FlemingUSA13 matches10–3Stefan EdbergSWE13 matches7–6Vijay AmritrajIND13 matches11–2Wojtek FibakPOL13 matches12–1Bill ScanlonUSA12 matches9–3
Matches
167 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Indianapolis 1977ATP · Clay · Second round
6-2 6-2South Orange 1977ATP · Clay · Semifinal
6-2 2-6 6-0South Orange 1977ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-4 7-5South Orange 1977ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-2 7-6South Orange 1977ATP · Clay · Third round
6-3 6-0Cincinnati Masters 1977ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-1 6-2Cincinnati Masters 1977ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-4 6-4Cincinnati Masters 1977ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 1-6 6-4Cincinnati Masters 1977ATP · Clay · Second round
6-3 6-2Roland Garros 1977ATP · Clay · Second round
4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-3Roland Garros 1977ATP · Clay · First round
6-3 6-4 6-0Virginia Beach 1977ATP · Clay · Semifinal
7-5 4-6 6-3Virginia Beach 1977ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
7-6 7-6Virginia Beach 1977ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-3 6-1South Orange 1976ATP · Clay · Round of 16
7-6 6-1South Orange 1976ATP · Clay · Third round
6-0 6-2