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John McEnroe vs Stan Smith Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
Stan Smith seasons:19851984198319821981
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Stan Smith
Age: 67y 31d (1959-02-16)
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
(1946-12-14) Age: 79y 95d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
5 - 0
Wins: 100.0% - 0.0%
Hard 2–0Clay 0–0Grass 1–0
Others 4–0Slam 1–0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith have met 5 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 5–0.

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‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 779–305 from 1084 matches (71.86% win rate). His hard-court record is 275–110 (71.43%), on clay he stands at 156–67 (69.96%), and on grass he has gone 143–46 (75.66%) , with a carpet record of 205–82 (71.43%). He has accumulated 48 titles in total (18 hard, 3 clay, 8 grass, 19 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 15–65 (18.75%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, with John McEnroe leading 2–0 (100.00%). On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for John McEnroe).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1981-06-22WimbledonGrassR162πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)35πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith7-5 3-6 6-1 6-25------0/0
1981-04-13Los AngelesHardQF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)41πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (8)6-2 6-33------0/0
1981-03-30Frankfurt WCTCarpetSF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)43πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-2 6-13------0/0
1980-04-22Las VegasHardR322πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-3 3-6 7-63------0/0
1979-01-22Philadelphia WCTCarpetR324πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (3)24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith7-5 6-13------0/0

Wins

John McEnroe
Stan Smith
5–0Overall
1–0Grand Slam
4–0Others
2–0Hard
1–0Grass
2–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

100.0%4
0.0%0
Bo3
100.0%1
0.0%0
Bo5
100.0%3
0.0%0
2 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
3 Sets
100.0%1
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
John McEnroe
Stan Smith

Deciding

100.0%1
0.0%0
Decider Set
100.0%1
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
John McEnroe
Stan Smith

Sets

84.6%11
15.4%2
All
75.0%3
25.0%1
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
80.0%4
20.0%1
Hard
75.0%3
25.0%1
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
100.0%4
0.0%0
Carpet
John McEnroe
Stan Smith

Games

63.6%75
36.4%43
All
61.1%22
38.9%14
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
58.3%28
41.7%20
Hard
61.1%22
38.9%14
Grass
0.0%0
0.0%0
Clay
73.5%25
26.5%9
Carpet
John McEnroe
Stan Smith

Overview

By Surface

John McEnroe
Stan Smith

By Tournament Level

John McEnroe
Stan Smith

By Round

John McEnroe
Stan Smith

By Opponent Ranking

John McEnroeStan Smith
37.9%11-18
vs Top 1
0%0-12
45.9%67-79
vs Top 5
7.7%4-48
57.2%127-95
vs Top 10
18.8%15-65
65.8%241-125
vs Top 20
35.1%47-87
79.1%694-183
vs Top 100
58.2%248-178
92.5%184-15
vs +100
81.3%126-29
44.7%59-73
vs Higher
32.4%46-96
86.9%818-123
vs Lower
74.7%328-111

Opponent Breakdown

John McEnroeStan Smith
78%390-110
Vs Younger
70%431-185
84.8%491-88
Vs Older
72.8%316-118
82.5%754-160
Vs Right-Handed
73.6%677-243
77.2%129-38
Vs Left-Handed
56.9%82-62
60.2%50-33
Vs 2H Backhand
23.1%6-20
65.5%76-40
Vs 1H Backhand
57.5%65-48
81.8%189-42
Vs Shorter
66.2%469-239
79.8%514-130
Vs Taller
71.4%15-6

Pressure Situations