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John McEnroe
McEnroe at the 2009 US Open
Country (sports)
United States
Residence
New York City, New York, U.S.
Born
(1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 (age 65) Wiesbaden, West Germany
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Turned pro
1978
Retired
1994 (singles) 2006 (doubles)
Plays
Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
College
Stanford University
Coach
Antonio Palafox
Prize money
US$12,552,132
Int. Tennis HoF
1999 (member page)
Singles
Career record
883–198 (81.7%)
Career titles
77 (6th in the Open Era)
Highest ranking
No. 1 (March 3, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
SF (1983)
French Open
F (1984)
Wimbledon
W (1981, 1983, 1984)
US Open
W (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals
W (1978, 1983, 1984)
Grand Slam Cup
QF (1992)
WCT Finals
W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989)
Doubles
Career record
530–103 (83.73%)
Career titles
77[2] (5th in the Open Era)
Highest ranking
No. 1 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
SF (1989)
French Open
QF (1992)
Wimbledon
W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992)
US Open
W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1989)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals
W (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Mixed doubles
Career titles
1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open
W (1977)
Wimbledon
SF (1999)
Team competitions
Davis Cup
W (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1992)
Hopman Cup
F (1990)
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.
McEnroe is the only male player since the inception of the ATP rankings in 1973 to simultaneously hold the world No. 1 rankings in both singles and doubles.[3][i] McEnroe finished his career with 77 singles titles on the ATP Tour and 78 doubles titles; this remains the highest men's combined total of the Open Era. He is the only male player to win more than 70 titles in both singles and doubles. This tally includes seven major singles titles (four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon), nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles (five at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title (at the French Open). His singles match record of 82–3 in 1984 remains the best single-season win rate of the Open Era.
McEnroe also excelled at the year-end tournaments, winning eight singles and seven doubles titles, both of which are records. Three of his winning singles year-end championships were at the Masters Grand Prix (the ATP year-end event) and five were at the World Championship Tennis (WCT) Finals, an event that ended in 1989. He was named the ATP Player of the Year and the ITF World Champion three times each: in 1981, 1983 and 1984.
McEnroe contributed to five Davis Cup titles for the U.S. and later was team captain. He has stayed active in retirement, often competing in senior events on the ATP Champions Tour, where he has won 25 titles. He also works as a television commentator during the majors.
^"John McEnroe". ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^"Statistical Information: Top 50 All-Time Open Era Title Leaders" (PDF). ATP World Tour. 2016. p. 213. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^"Men's Tennis Rankings: 11 Records That Few People Know, Held by American Players". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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