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John McEnroe vs Jose-Luis Clerc Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
Jose-Luis Clerc seasons:19891985198419831982
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Jose-Luis Clerc
Age: 67y 31d (1959-02-16)
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
(1958-08-16) Age: 67y 215d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
6 - 5
Wins: 54.5% - 45.5%
Hard 0–0Clay 1–4Grass 0–0
Others 2–2Davis Cup 3–2Finals 1–1
WWLWW
LLWLL

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 11 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–5.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe has compiled an overall career record of 883–198 across 1081 matches, translating to a win rate of 81.68%. On hard courts his record stands at 289–65 (81.64%), while on clay he holds a 124–48 (72.09%) mark. On grass the numbers read 121–20 (85.82%) , and on carpet 349–65 (84.30%). Throughout his career he has won 77 titles (22 hard, 4 clay, 8 grass, 43 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 127–95 (57.21%).

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 381–152 from 533 matches (71.48% win rate). His hard-court record is 39–19 (67.24%), on clay he stands at 310–90 (77.50%), and on grass he has gone 11–10 (52.38%) , with a carpet record of 21–33 (38.89%). He has accumulated 25 titles in total (3 hard, 21 clay, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 24–46 (34.29%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. The clay record between them sits at 4–1 (80.00% for Jose-Luis Clerc) across 5 matches.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1984-07-13Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs ARGCarpetRR2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe8πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc6-4 6-0 6-25------0/0
1984-05-21World Team CupClayRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe9πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc6-3 6-33------0/0
1983-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: ARG vs USAClayRR5πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-4 6-0 3-6 4-6 7-55------0/0
1983-01-18MastersCarpetQF1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (4)6πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc6-3 6-43------0/0
1981-12-11Davis Cup WG F: USA vs ARGCarpetRR1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe5πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc7-5 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-35------0/0
1981-01-14MastersCarpetRR8πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-3 6-03------0/0
1980-07-28South OrangeClayF17πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc (2)2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)6-3 6-23------0/0
1980-03-07Davis Cup AME F: ARG vs USAClayRR15πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-3 6-2 4-6 13-115------0/0
1980-01-21Philadelphia WCTCarpetQF3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)17πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc (10)6-2 4-6 6-13------0/0
1979-09-14Davis Cup AME F: USA vs ARGCarpetRR3πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe12πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc6-2 6-33------0/0
1978-07-31South OrangeClaySF31πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Jose-Luis Clerc (7)16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)6-2 4-6 6-33------0/0

Wins

John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc
6–5Overall
2–2Others
1–1Tour Finals
3–2Davis Cup
1–4Clay
5–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

57.1%4
42.9%3
Bo3
50.0%2
50.0%2
Bo5
60.0%3
40.0%2
2 Sets
66.7%2
33.3%1
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%1
4 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
5 Sets
John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc

Deciding

50.0%2
50.0%2
Decider Set
0.0%0
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc

Sets

54.5%18
45.5%15
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
37.5%6
62.5%10
Clay
70.6%12
29.4%5
Carpet
John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc

Games

51.1%159
48.9%152
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
44.4%71
55.6%89
Clay
58.3%88
41.7%63
Carpet
John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc

By Tournament Level

John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc

By Round

John McEnroe
Jose-Luis Clerc

By Opponent Ranking

John McEnroeJose-Luis Clerc
37.9%11-18
vs Top 1
12.5%1-7
45.9%67-79
vs Top 5
30%12-28
57.2%127-95
vs Top 10
34.3%24-46
65.8%241-125
vs Top 20
43%46-61
79.1%694-183
vs Top 100
64.8%225-122
92.5%184-15
vs +100
83.4%151-30
44.7%59-73
vs Higher
39.1%36-56
86.9%818-123
vs Lower
78.3%339-94

Opponent Breakdown

John McEnroeJose-Luis Clerc
78%390-110
Vs Younger
70.4%133-56
84.8%491-88
Vs Older
71.7%243-96
82.5%754-160
Vs Right-Handed
73.4%317-115
77.2%129-38
Vs Left-Handed
62.9%61-36
60.2%50-33
Vs 2H Backhand
36.4%4-7
65.5%76-40
Vs 1H Backhand
52.1%25-23
81.8%189-42
Vs Shorter
70.3%220-93
79.8%514-130
Vs Taller
59.6%62-42

Pressure Situations