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John McEnroe vs Phil Dent Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
Phil Dent seasons:19831982198119801979
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Phil Dent
Age: 67y 31d (1959-02-16)
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
(1950-02-14) Age: 76y 33d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
4 - 2
Wins: 66.7% - 33.3%
Hard 0–0Clay 1–2Grass 2–0
Slam 1–1Others 3–1
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe and πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊPhil Dent have met 6 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 4–2.

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‡ΊPhil Dent, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 414–350 from 764 matches (54.19% win rate). His hard-court record is 68–73 (48.23%), on clay he stands at 116–101 (53.46%), and on grass he has gone 160–87 (64.78%) , with a carpet record of 70–89 (44.03%). He has accumulated 3 titles in total (3 grass). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 7–53 (11.67%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. The clay record between them sits at 2–1 (66.67% for Phil Dent) across 3 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for John McEnroe).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1982-10-25Tokyo-2CarpetR162πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)47πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊPhil Dent6-1 7-53------0/0
1980-10-06BrisbaneGrassF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)29πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊPhil Dent (2)6-3 6-43------0/0
1977-08-08IndianapolisClayQF21πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊPhil Dent36πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe6-4 7-63------0/0
1977-07-11CincinnatiClayR1663πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe22πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊPhil Dent (6)6-4 6-43------0/0
1977-06-20WimbledonGrassQF235πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (Q)25πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊPhil Dent (13)6-4 8-9 4-6 6-3 6-45------0/0
1977-05-23Roland GarrosClayR6430πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊPhil Dent286πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (Q)4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-35------0/0

Wins

John McEnroe
Phil Dent
4–2Overall
1–1Grand Slam
3–1Others
1–2Clay
2–0Grass
1–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

75.0%3
25.0%1
Bo3
50.0%1
50.0%1
Bo5
75.0%3
25.0%1
2 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
5 Sets
John McEnroe
Phil Dent

Deciding

50.0%1
50.0%1
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
John McEnroe
Phil Dent

Sets

61.1%11
38.9%7
All
50.0%5
50.0%5
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
71.4%5
28.6%2
Grass
44.4%4
55.6%5
Clay
100.0%2
0.0%0
Carpet
John McEnroe
Phil Dent

Games

53.0%97
47.0%86
All
49.0%50
51.0%52
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
56.0%42
44.0%33
Grass
47.2%42
52.8%47
Clay
68.4%13
31.6%6
Carpet
John McEnroe
Phil Dent

Overview

By Surface

John McEnroe
Phil Dent

By Tournament Level

John McEnroe
Phil Dent

By Round

John McEnroe
Phil Dent

By Opponent Ranking

John McEnroePhil Dent
37.9%11-18
vs Top 1
0%0-4
45.9%67-79
vs Top 5
18.2%6-27
57.2%127-95
vs Top 10
11.7%7-53
65.8%241-125
vs Top 20
21.2%24-89
79.1%694-183
vs Top 100
48.1%164-177
92.5%184-15
vs +100
74.9%125-42
44.7%59-73
vs Higher
31.2%58-128
86.9%818-123
vs Lower
71.7%231-91

Opponent Breakdown

John McEnroePhil Dent
78%390-110
Vs Younger
56.3%201-156
84.8%491-88
Vs Older
45.6%161-192
82.5%754-160
Vs Right-Handed
55.8%350-277
77.2%129-38
Vs Left-Handed
39%46-72
60.2%50-33
Vs 2H Backhand
10%1-9
65.5%76-40
Vs 1H Backhand
29.7%19-45
81.8%189-42
Vs Shorter
38.3%77-124
79.8%514-130
Vs Taller
48.6%89-94

Pressure Situations