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Boris Becker vs John McEnroe Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Boris Becker seasons:19991998199719961995
John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Boris Becker
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
Age: 58y 117d (1967-11-22)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1959-02-16) Age: 67y 31d
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
8 - 2
Wins: 80.0% - 20.0%
Hard 2–1Clay 0–0Grass 0–0
Others 4–1Davis Cup 1–0Finals 1–0Slam 0–1250 1–0Masters 1000 1–0
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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 10 times. Boris Becker currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 8–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker has compiled an overall career record of 713–214 across 927 matches, translating to a win rate of 76.91%. On hard courts his record stands at 219–64 (77.39%), while on clay he holds a 120–61 (66.30%) mark. On grass the numbers read 116–25 (82.27%) , and on carpet 258–64 (80.12%). Throughout his career he has won 49 titles (16 hard, 7 grass, 26 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 121–65 (65.05%).

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. On hard courts they have met 3 times, with Boris Becker leading 2–1 (66.67%).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1992-11-02Paris MastersCarpetR329πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (9)22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-4 6-437915260.4%87.5%71.4%1/1
1992-02-24RotterdamCarpetSF4πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (2)30πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (6)6-2 7-6(1)310210064.3%88.9%50.0%0/1
1992-01-13Australian OpenHardR3228πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe3πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (3)6-4 6-3 7-551526363.4%71.9%45.9%4/7
1989-11-28MastersCarpetSF2πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (2)4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (4)6-4 6-43------0/0
1989-10-30ParisCarpetSF2πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (1)4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (3)7-6 3-6 6-33------0/0
1989-02-13MilanCarpetSF4πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (1)9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (3)6-2 6-33------0/0
1988-08-01IndianapolisHardF5πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker (1)17πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (5)6-4 6-23------0/0
1987-07-24Davis Cup WG PO: USA vs FRGCarpetRR4πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe4-6 15-13 8-10 6-2 6-25------0/0
1986-08-04Stratton MountainHardSF3πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (4)3-6 7-5 7-63------0/0
1985-03-25MilanCarpetR321πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)51πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺBoris Becker6-4 6-33------0/0

Wins

Boris Becker
John McEnroe
8–2Overall
0–1Grand Slam
1–0Masters 1000
1–0ATP 250
4–1Others
1–0Tour Finals
1–0Davis Cup
2–1Hard
6–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

87.5%7
12.5%1
Bo3
50.0%1
50.0%1
Bo5
83.3%5
16.7%1
2 Sets
66.7%2
33.3%1
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
5 Sets
Boris Becker
John McEnroe

Deciding

100.0%3
0.0%0
Decider Set
100.0%3
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Boris Becker
John McEnroe

Sets

65.4%17
34.6%9
All
0.0%0
100.0%3
Grand Slam
100.0%2
0.0%0
Masters 1000
50.0%4
50.0%4
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
72.2%13
27.8%5
Carpet
Boris Becker
John McEnroe

Games

53.7%152
46.3%131
All
38.7%12
61.3%19
Grand Slam
60.0%12
40.0%8
Masters 1000
49.4%41
50.6%42
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
55.5%111
44.5%89
Carpet
Boris Becker
John McEnroe

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Boris Becker
John McEnroe

By Tournament Level

Boris Becker
John McEnroe

By Round

Boris Becker
John McEnroe

By Opponent Ranking

Boris BeckerJohn McEnroe
52.8%19-17
vs Top 1
37.9%11-18
61.8%68-42
vs Top 5
45.9%67-79
65.1%121-65
vs Top 10
57.2%127-95
66.6%207-104
vs Top 20
65.8%241-125
74.4%563-194
vs Top 100
79.1%694-183
88.2%149-20
vs +100
92.5%184-15
58%94-68
vs Higher
44.7%59-73
80.9%618-146
vs Lower
86.9%818-123

Opponent Breakdown

Boris BeckerJohn McEnroe
70%236-101
Vs Younger
78%390-110
80.8%475-113
Vs Older
84.8%491-88
76.2%578-181
Vs Right-Handed
82.5%754-160
80.4%135-33
Vs Left-Handed
77.2%129-38
64.2%79-44
Vs 2H Backhand
60.2%50-33
61.4%70-44
Vs 1H Backhand
65.5%76-40
77.2%547-162
Vs Shorter
81.8%189-42
73.4%91-33
Vs Taller
79.8%514-130

Pressure Situations