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Arthur Ashe vs John McEnroe Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
Age: 82y 252d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1959-02-16) Age: 67y 31d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
0 - 2
Wins: 0.0% - 100.0%
Hard 0–0Clay 0–0Grass 0–0
Finals 0–2
LL
WW

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe have met 2 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 2–0.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 883–198 from 1081 matches (81.68% win rate). His hard-court record is 289–65 (81.64%), on clay he stands at 124–48 (72.09%), and on grass he has gone 121–20 (85.82%) , with a carpet record of 349–65 (84.30%). He has accumulated 77 titles in total (22 hard, 4 clay, 8 grass, 43 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 127–95 (57.21%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1979-01-10MastersCarpetRR4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 6-13------0/0
1979-01-10MastersCarpetF4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-7 6-3 7-53------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe
0–2Overall
0–2Tour Finals
0–2Indoor Hard

Sets Format

0.0%0
100.0%2
Bo3
0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo5
0.0%0
100.0%1
2 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe

Deciding

0.0%0
100.0%1
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe

Sets

20.0%1
80.0%4
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
20.0%1
80.0%4
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe

Games

38.0%19
62.0%31
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
38.0%19
62.0%31
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe

By Round

Arthur Ashe
John McEnroe

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheJohn McEnroe
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
37.9%11-18
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
45.9%67-79
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
57.2%127-95
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
65.8%241-125
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
79.1%694-183
89.6%95-11
vs +100
92.5%184-15
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
44.7%59-73
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
86.9%818-123

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheJohn McEnroe
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
78%390-110
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
84.8%491-88
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
82.5%754-160
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
77.2%129-38
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
60.2%50-33
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
65.5%76-40
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
81.8%189-42
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
79.8%514-130

Pressure Situations