John McEnroe

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 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] Only one other player, Stefan Edberg, ever attained No. 1 in both disciplines. McEnroe won 77 career singles titles, 77 doubles titles, and 1 mixed-doubles title during his ATP Tour career; 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.