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Bjorn Borg vs John McEnroe Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Bjorn Borg seasons:19931992199119841983
John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Bjorn Borg
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
Age: 69y 286d (1956-06-06)
Hand: R
Backhand: 2H
(1959-02-16) Age: 67y 31d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
7 - 7
Wins: 50.0% - 50.0%
Hard 1–3Clay 0–0Grass 1–1
Others 4–4Finals 2–0Slam 1–3
WWLLL
LLWWW

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πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. The series is tied 7–7.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg has compiled an overall career record of 654–140 across 794 matches, translating to a win rate of 82.37%. On hard courts his record stands at 116–36 (76.32%), while on clay he holds a 285–46 (86.10%) mark. On grass the numbers read 72–16 (81.82%) , and on carpet 181–42 (81.17%). Throughout his career he has won 66 titles (5 hard, 32 clay, 7 grass, 22 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 119–46 (72.12%).

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. On hard courts they have met 4 times, with John McEnroe leading 3–1 (75.00%). On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 1–1 (50.00% each).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1981-09-01US OpenHardF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)4-6 6-2 6-4 6-35------0/0
1981-06-22WimbledonGrassF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)4-6 7-6 7-6 6-45------0/0
1981-03-23Milan WCTCarpetF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)7-6 6-43------0/0
1981-01-14MastersCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-4 6-7 7-63------0/0
1980-11-04StockholmCarpetF1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)6-3 6-43------0/0
1980-08-26US OpenHardF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)7-6 6-1 6-7 5-7 6-45------0/0
1980-06-23WimbledonGrassF1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 8-65------0/0
1980-01-09MastersCarpetSF1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-7 6-3 7-63------0/0
1979-08-13TorontoHardF1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)6-3 6-33------0/0
1979-05-02WCT FinalsCarpetF3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe1πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg7-5 4-6 6-2 7-65------0/0
1979-04-02Rotterdam WCTCarpetF2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (3)6-4 6-23------0/0
1979-03-19New Orleans WCTCarpetSF5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (3)2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (2)5-7 6-1 7-63------0/0
1979-01-29Richmond WCTCarpetSF2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)5πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (3)4-6 7-6 6-33------0/0
1978-11-06StockholmHardSF6πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (3)2πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺBjorn Borg (1)6-3 6-43------0/0

Wins

Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe
7–7Overall
1–3Grand Slam
4–4Others
2–0Tour Finals
1–3Hard
1–1Grass
5–3Indoor Hard

Sets Format

66.7%6
33.3%3
Bo3
20.0%1
80.0%4
Bo5
60.0%3
40.0%2
2 Sets
75.0%3
25.0%1
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%3
4 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
5 Sets
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe

Deciding

66.7%4
33.3%2
Decider Set
44.4%4
55.6%5
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe

Sets

47.7%21
52.3%23
All
38.9%7
61.1%11
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
38.5%5
61.5%8
Hard
44.4%4
55.6%5
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
54.5%12
45.5%10
Carpet
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe

Games

49.4%231
50.6%237
All
46.6%90
53.4%103
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
45.7%59
54.3%70
Hard
49.5%50
50.5%51
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
51.3%122
48.7%116
Carpet
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe

By Tournament Level

Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe

By Round

Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe

By Opponent Ranking

Bjorn BorgJohn McEnroe
50%9-9
vs Top 1
37.9%11-18
72.1%62-24
vs Top 5
45.9%67-79
72.1%119-46
vs Top 10
57.2%127-95
78.2%190-53
vs Top 20
65.8%241-125
82.4%459-98
vs Top 100
79.1%694-183
90.6%144-15
vs +100
92.5%184-15
45.3%24-29
vs Higher
44.7%59-73
87.5%579-83
vs Lower
86.9%818-123

Opponent Breakdown

Bjorn BorgJohn McEnroe
74.5%76-26
Vs Younger
78%390-110
83.1%552-112
Vs Older
84.8%491-88
84.7%539-97
Vs Right-Handed
82.5%754-160
72.1%111-43
Vs Left-Handed
77.2%129-38
62.5%15-9
Vs 2H Backhand
60.2%50-33
73.7%70-25
Vs 1H Backhand
65.5%76-40
85.1%165-29
Vs Shorter
81.8%189-42
78.2%276-77
Vs Taller
79.8%514-130

Pressure Situations