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John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was
John McEnroe
ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 170 weeks, and as
world No. 1 in men's doubles for 269 weeks (third-most of all time). He is one of two male players (alongside
Stefan Edberg) to have held both No. 1 rankings, and the only one to hold both simultaneously.[3] McEnroe was
best known during his playing career 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 won an Open Era record 155 career titles: 77 in singles and 78 in doubles. This includes seven singles
majors (four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon), nine men's doubles majors, and one mixed doubles major.
McEnroe is the only male player to win more than 70 titles in both singles and doubles. 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
McEnroe in 2015
Year and the ITF World Champion three times each: in 1981, 1983 and 1984.
Full name John Patrick McEnroe Jr.
McEnroe contributed to five Davis Cup titles for the U.S. and later was team captain. He has stayed active in Country (sports) United States
retirement, often competing in senior events on the ATP Champions Tour, where he has won 25 titles. He also Residence New York City, New York, U.S.
works as a television commentator during the majors.
Born February 16, 1959
Wiesbaden, West Germany

Early life Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]

Turned pro 1978
McEnroe was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany, to American parents, John Patrick McEnroe and his wife Kay Retired 1994 (singles)
(née Tresham).[4] His father, the son of Irish immigrants, was at the time stationed with the United States Air 2006 (doubles)
Force (USAF), once revealing during a press conference in Belgium that his son 'John was made in Belgium but
Plays Left-handed (one-handed
born in Germany.'[5][6][4][7] McEnroe's Irish paternal grandfather was from Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan and
backhand)
his grandmother was from County Westmeath.
College Stanford University
When John was about nine months old his father was transferred back to the US, and the family relocated to Coach Antonio Palafox
Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York. After leaving the service, McEnroe's father worked as an
Prize money US$12,552,132
advertising agent while attending Fordham Law School[8] at night. In 1961 the family moved to New York City,
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settling in Flushing, Queens. Two years later it shifted to the nearby neighborhood of Douglaston.[9] John has two
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younger brothers: Mark (born 1964) and former professional tennis player Patrick (born 1966).
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McEnroe began playing tennis at the Douglaston Club when he was eight. At nine, his parents enrolled him in the Singles
Eastern Lawn Tennis Association, followed by competing in regional tournaments, then national juniors Career record 883–198 (81.7%)
tournaments. By twelve he was ranked seventh in his age group, and joined the Port Washington Tennis Academy
Career titles 77 (6th in the Open Era)
on Long Island, New York.[10] McEnroe attended Trinity School in Manhattan, graduating in 1977.
Highest ranking No. 1 (March 3, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Career Australian Open SF (1983)
French Open F (1984)
McEnroe began to make his mark as an 18-year-old amateur in 1977. He won both the Junior singles and mixed
doubles titles at the French Open, partnering with Mary Carillo in the latter. He later progressed through the Wimbledon W (1981, 1983, 1984)
singles qualifying tournament at Wimbledon and into the main draw, where he lost in the semifinals to Jimmy US Open W (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984)
Connors in four sets. It was the best performance by a male qualifier at any major, and a record performance by Other tournaments
an amateur in the Open era.[1] Tour Finals W (1978, 1983, 1984)

After Wimbledon, McEnroe was recruited by coach Dick Gould and entered Stanford University. In 1978 he won Grand Slam Cup QF (1992)
the NCAA singles title, and he led the Stanford team to an NCAA championship. Later that year he joined the ATP WCT Finals W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1984,
tour and signed his first professional endorsement deal, with Sergio Tacchini. He again advanced to the semifinals 1989)
at a major, this time the US Open, losing again to Connors. In all, McEnroe won five titles in 1978, including his Doubles
first Masters Grand Prix, beating Arthur Ashe in straight sets, as well as Grand Prix events at Stockholm and
Career record 530–103 (83.7%)
Wembley. His late-season success allowed him to finish as the year-end world No. 4 player.
Career titles 77[2] (5th in the Open Era)
Highest ranking No. 1 (January 3, 1983)
1979–83
Grand Slam doubles results
In 1979, McEnroe and partner Peter Fleming won the Wimbledon men's
Australian Open SF (1989)
doubles title, followed shortly by a win in the US Open doubles. That same
week, McEnroe won the singles US Open title, his first major singles title. French Open QF (1992)
He defeated his friend Vitas Gerulaitis in straight-sets in the final to Wimbledon W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1984,
become the youngest male winner of the singles title at the US Open since 1992)
Pancho Gonzales, who was also 20 in 1948.[11] McEnroe also won the US Open W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1989)
prestigious season-ending WCT Finals, beating Björn Borg in four sets.
Other doubles tournaments
McEnroe won 10 singles and 17 doubles titles that year for a total of 27
Tour Finals W (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,
titles, an Open Era record,[12] finishing at No. 3 in the year-end world
1982, 1983, 1984)
John McEnroe at the 1979 ABN Tennis singles rankings.
Tournament Mixed doubles
At Wimbledon in 1980, McEnroe reached the singles final for the first Career titles 1
time, where he faced Björn Borg, who was seeking his fifth consecutive
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon title. At the start of the final, McEnroe was booed by the crowd as he entered Centre Court, following
heated exchanges with officials during his semifinal victory over Jimmy Connors. In a fourth-set tiebreaker that French Open W (1977)
lasted 20 minutes, McEnroe saved five championship points en route to an 18–16 win. McEnroe, however, could Wimbledon SF (1999)

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not break Borg's serve in the fifth set, which he dropped 8–6. This match was voted the third greatest open era Team competitions
Wimbledon men's singles final in a BBC poll in 2020.[13] Davis Cup W (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982,
1992)
Two months later McEnroe bested Borg in the five-set final of the 1980 US Open. He was a finalist at the season-
ending WCT Finals, and finished as the world No. 2 ranked player behind Borg. Hopman Cup F (1990)

McEnroe remained controversial when he returned to Wimbledon in 1981. Following his first-round match against Tom Gullikson,
McEnroe was fined U.S. $1,500 and came close to being ejected after he called umpire Ted James "the pits of the world" and then
swore at tournament referee Fred Hoyles. He also made famous the phrase "you cannot be serious", which years later became the
title of his autobiography, by shouting it after several umpires' calls during his matches.[14] This behavior was in sharp contrast to
that of his then-rival Borg, who was painted by the press as an unflappable "Ice Man".[15] However, in matches against Borg,
McEnroe notably never lost his temper.[8]

After the controversy and criticism from the British press (earning him the nickname "SuperBrat" from Ian Barnes of the Daily
Express), McEnroe again reached the Wimbledon men's singles final against Borg. McEnroe prevailed in four sets, ending the
Swede's run of 41 consecutive match victories at the All England Club. American TV commentator Bud Collins quipped after the
match (which took place on the United States' Independence Day), paraphrasing "Yankee Doodle", "Stick a feather in his cap and
call it 'McEnroe-ni'!".[16] McEnroe in a Dunlop
advertisement published on
In response to McEnroe's on-court outbursts during the Championships, the All England Club declined to accord McEnroe El Gráfico, 1981
honorary club membership, an honor normally given to singles champions after their first victory. McEnroe responded by not
attending the traditional champions' dinner that evening. The honor was eventually granted McEnroe as a repeat champion.

Borg and McEnroe had their final confrontation in the final of the 1981 US Open. McEnroe won in four sets, becoming the first man since the 1920s to win three
consecutive US Open singles titles. Borg never played another major. McEnroe also won his second WCT Final, beating Johan Kriek in straight sets and finished
the year as the number one ranked player. He was named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year, the second men's tennis player to receive the honor after Don
Budge in the 1930s.

McEnroe lost only one set going into the final of Wimbledon 1982. However, he lost to Connors in the final, despite being a tiebreak from victory at the end of the
fourth set. He then fell in the semifinals at the US Open and was runner-up at the WCT Finals. He was able to retain the ATP's world No. 1 ranking based on
points at the end of the year, having won significant events at Philadelphia, Wembley, and Tokyo; but due to Connors's victories at the two most important events
of the year (Wimbledon and the US Open), Connors was named the Player of the Year by the ATP and most other tennis authorities.

In 1983, McEnroe reached his fourth consecutive Wimbledon final, dropping only one set en route, and swept aside the unheralded Chris Lewis in straight sets for
his second Wimbledon crown. At the US Open, he was defeated in the fourth round, his earliest exit since 1977. He then played at the Australian Open for the first
time, reaching the semifinals before being defeated in four sets by Mats Wilander. He made the WCT Final for the third time and beat Ivan Lendl in an epic five-
setter. He took the Masters Grand Prix title for the second time, again beating Lendl in straight sets. He also won prized events at Philadelphia, Forest Hills, and
Wembley, enabling him to capture the year-end No. 1 ranking once again.

1984: best season

McEnroe's best season came in 1984, as he compiled an 82–3 match record that remains the highest single-season win rate of the Open Era. He won a career-best
13 singles tournaments, including Wimbledon and the US Open, capturing the year-end No. 1 ranking. He also played on the winning US World Team Cup and
runner-up Davis Cup teams.

McEnroe began the year with a 42-match win streak, winning his first six tournaments and reaching his first French Open final, where his opponent was Ivan
Lendl. McEnroe won the first two sets, but Lendl's adjustments of using more topspin lobs and cross-court backhand passing shots, as well as McEnroe's fatigue
and temperamental outbursts, resulted in a demoralizing five-set loss. In his autobiography, McEnroe described this as his most bitter defeat and implied that
he's never quite gotten over it.

He rebounded at Wimbledon, losing just one set en route to his third Wimbledon singles title. This included a straight-set rout over Jimmy Connors in the final.
He then won his fourth US Open title, defeating Lendl in straight sets in the final, after defeating Connors in a five-set semifinal. He also won his fourth WCT
Final, defeating Connors in straight sets, and took his third Masters Grand Prix, beating Lendl in straight sets. His combined record against the number 2 and 3
ranked players for the year, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl, respectively, was 11–1, only losing to Lendl at the French Open and going undefeated versus Connors
in five matches.

The year did not end without controversy. While playing and winning the tournament in Stockholm, McEnroe had an on-court outburst that soon became
notorious. After questioning a call made by the chair umpire, McEnroe demanded, "Answer my question! The question, jerk!" McEnroe then slammed his racquet
into a juice cart beside the court in anger, and the stadium crowd booed him. He was suspended for 3 weeks (21 days) for exceeding a $7,500 limit on fines that
had been levied due to his behavior.[8] As a result, he was disqualified from competing in the following week's significant Wembley (London) Indoor tournament,
at which he was supposed to be the number one seed, with Connors and Lendl (the eventual winner) as the second and third seeds. During his suspension, he
injured his left wrist in practice, causing him to withdraw from the Australian Open.

Taking time off

In 1985, having reached the semifinals at the French Open, McEnroe was beaten in straight sets by Kevin Curren in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.[17][18] He
reached his last major singles final at the US Open; this time, he was beaten in straight sets by Lendl. He did not advance past the quarterfinals at the WCT Finals
or the Masters Grand Prix. He did win important events at Philadelphia (his fourth straight there), Canada (second straight) and Stockholm (second straight and
fourth overall) and finished the year as the world No. 2 ranked player.

In 1986, McEnroe took a six-month break from the tour. This meant he would miss Wimbledon. It was during this sabbatical that on August 1, 1986, he married
actress Tatum O'Neal, with whom he had already had a son, Kevin (1986). They had two more children, Sean (1987) and Emily (1991), before divorcing in 1994.
When McEnroe returned to the tour later in 1986, he won three ATP tournaments, but in 1987 he failed to win a title for the first time since turning professional.
After losing in the first round of the French Open he withdrew from Wimbledon with an injured back just prior to the start of the tournament. This was the second
consecutive year that he missed the championships at Wimbledon. He took another seven-month break from the game following the US Open, where he was
suspended for two months and fined US$17,500 (equivalent to $40,270 in 2023) for misconduct and verbal abuse.[19]

World No. 1 ranking

McEnroe became the top-ranked singles player in the world on March 3, 1980.[1] He was the top-ranked player on 14 separate occasions between 1980 and 1985
and finished the year ranked No. 1 four straight years from 1981 through 1984. He spent a total of 170 weeks at the top of the rankings.

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Success in doubles
In addition to his success as a singles player, McEnroe was also highly successful in doubles, ranking at number 1 in doubles for a
combined 270 weeks and winning ten Grand Slam doubles titles. His first Grand Slam doubles title was the 1977 French Open
mixed doubles with childhood friend Mary Carillo.

His most successful partnership was with arguably Peter Fleming, who he won 57 doubles titles with, including seven Grand Slams
(four at Wimbledon and three at the US Open). Fleming was modest about his own contribution to the partnership, once remarking
that "the best doubles partnership in the world is McEnroe and anybody."[8]

McEnroe won a fourth US Open men's doubles title in 1989 with Mark Woodforde, and a fifth Wimbledon men's doubles title in
1992 with Michael Stich.

McEnroe's success led to some writing that he might have been "the greatest doubles player of all time" and "possibly the greatest
team player never to have played a team sport."[8][20][21]
McEnroe with Peter Fleming
(left) at Wimbledon, mid
Davis Cup
1980s
More than any other player in his era, McEnroe was responsible for reviving American interest in the Davis Cup,[8] which had been
shunned by Jimmy Connors and other leading U.S. players, and had not seen a top U.S. player regularly compete since Arthur Ashe.
Connors's refusal to play Davis Cup instead of lucrative exhibitions had been a source of enmity between him and Ashe. In 1978, McEnroe won two singles
rubbers in the final as the U.S. captured the Cup for the first time since 1972, beating Great Britain in the final. McEnroe continued to be a mainstay of U.S. Davis
Cup teams for the next 14 years, and was part of title-winning teams in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1992. He set numerous U.S. Davis Cup records, including years
played (12), ties (30), singles wins (41), and total wins in singles and doubles (59). He played both singles and doubles in 13 series, and he and Peter Fleming won
14 of 15 Davis Cup doubles matches together.

An epic performance was McEnroe's 6-hour, 22-minute victory over Mats Wilander in the deciding rubber of the quarterfinal win over Sweden in 1982, played in
St. Louis, Missouri. McEnroe won the match, at the time the longest in Davis Cup history, 9–7, 6–2, 15–17, 3–6, 8–6. McEnroe nearly broke that record in a 6-
hour, 20-minute Davis Cup loss to Boris Becker five years later. Becker won that match, the second rubber in a 3–2 loss to West Germany in World Group
Relegation play, 4–6, 15–13, 8–10, 6–2, 6–2.

McEnroe also helped the U.S. win the World Team Cup in 1984 and 1985, in both cases defeating Czechoslovakia in the final.

Final years on the tour

McEnroe struggled to regain his form after his 1986 sabbatical. He lost three times at majors to Ivan Lendl, losing straight-set quarterfinals at both the 1987 US
Open and the 1989 Australian Open, and a long four-set match, played over two days, in the fourth round of the 1988 French Open. Rumors of drug abuse had
begun during his second sabbatical. McEnroe denied them at the time, but later acknowledged he had used cocaine during his career in a 2000 interview,
although he denied that the drug affected his play.[8]

McEnroe had multiple notable victories in the final years of his career. In the 1988 French Open, McEnroe beat 16-year-old Michael Chang 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 in the
third round; Chang went on to win the title the next year. In 1989, McEnroe won a record fifth title at the World Championship Tennis Finals (the championship
tournament of the WCT tour, which was being staged for the last time), defeating top-ranked Lendl in the semifinals. At Wimbledon, he defeated Mats Wilander
in a four-set quarterfinal before losing to Stefan Edberg in the semifinals. He won the RCA Championships in Indianapolis and reached the final of the Canadian
Open, where he lost to Lendl. He also won both of his singles rubbers in the quarterfinal Davis Cup tie with Sweden.

Controversy was never far from McEnroe, however; in his fourth-round match against Mikael Pernfors at the 1990 Australian Open, McEnroe was ejected from
the tournament for swearing at the umpire, supervisor, and referee.[8] He was warned by the umpire for intimidating a lineswoman, and then docked a point for
smashing a racket. McEnroe was apparently unaware that a new Code of Conduct, which had been introduced just before the tournament, meant that a third code
violation would lead not to the deduction of a game but instead in immediate disqualification. He was also fined $6,500 for the incidents.[22][23][24]

Later that year, McEnroe reached the semifinals of the US Open, losing to the eventual champion Pete Sampras in four sets. He also won the Davidoff Swiss
Indoors in Basel, defeating Goran Ivanišević in a five-set final. The last time McEnroe was ranked in the world's top ten was on October 22, 1990; his end-of-year
singles ranking was 13th.

In 1991, McEnroe won the last edition of the Volvo Tennis-Chicago tournament by defeating his brother Patrick in the final. He won both of his singles rubbers in
the quarterfinal Davis Cup tie with Spain. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon (losing to Edberg) and the third round at the US Open (losing to Chang in a
five-set night match). His end-of-year singles ranking was No. 28.

In 1992, McEnroe defeated third-ranked and defending champion Boris Becker in the third round of the Australian Open 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 before a sell-out crowd.
In the fourth round, McEnroe needed 4 hours 42 minutes to defeat ninth-ranked Emilio Sánchez 8–6 in the fifth set. He lost to Wayne Ferreira in the
quarterfinals. At Wimbledon, McEnroe reached the semifinals where he lost in straight sets to the eventual champion Andre Agassi. McEnroe also teamed with
Michael Stich to win his fifth Wimbledon men's doubles title in a record-length 5-hour-1-minute final, which the pair won 5–7, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 19–17. At the end of
the year, he teamed with Pete Sampras to win the doubles rubber in the Davis Cup final, where the U.S. defeated Switzerland 3–1.

McEnroe retired from the professional tour at the end of 1992. He ended his singles career ranked world No. 20. He played in one tournament in 1994 as a
wildcard at the Rotterdam Open, losing in the first round. This was his last singles match on the ATP Tour.

After Steffi Graf won the 1999 French Open, McEnroe suggested to her that they play mixed doubles at Wimbledon. She agreed, and they went on to reach the
semifinals, but withdrew at that stage because Graf had reached the singles final, and preferred to focus on that tournament.

Post-retirement from tennis

After retiring, McEnroe pursued his post-tour goal of becoming a working musician. He had learned to play guitar with the help of friends like Eddie Van Halen
and Eric Clapton. During his divorce, McEnroe formed The Johnny Smyth Band with himself as lead singer and guitarist, began writing songs, and played small
gigs in cities where he played with the senior tour. Although Lars Ulrich complimented his "natural instinct for music", a bar owner where McEnroe's band played
said that "he couldn't sing to save his life." The band toured for two years, but McEnroe suddenly quit in 1997 just before finishing his first album.[8] In 1997,
McEnroe's wife, singer-songwriter Patty Smyth, told him, "In future only one of us will be working away from home on a music tour and it ain't gonna be you!"[6]
[5]

McEnroe was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999. He is now a sports commentator providing commentary for American television
networks such as ESPN, CBS, NBC, and USA at the US Open, the Australian Open, and various ATP tournaments, as well as at Wimbledon for the BBC in the UK.

McEnroe became the U.S. Davis Cup captain in September 1999. His team barely escaped defeat in their first two outings in 2000, beating Zimbabwe and the

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Czech Republic in tight 3–2 encounters. They were then defeated 5–0 by Spain in the semifinals.
McEnroe resigned in November 2000 after 14 months as captain, citing frustration with the Davis
Cup schedule and format as two of his primary reasons. His brother Patrick took over the job.

In 2002, McEnroe played himself in Mr. Deeds and again in 2008 in You Don't Mess with the
Zohan. McEnroe played himself in the 2004 movie Wimbledon. In July 2004, McEnroe began a
CNBC talk show titled McEnroe. The show, however, was unsuccessful, twice earning a 0.0 Nielsen
John McEnroe in the 2007 rating, and was canceled within five months. In 2002, he hosted the American game show The Chair
Madrid Masters Senior on ABC as well as the British version on BBC One, but this venture also was unsuccessful.

In 2004, McEnroe said that during much of his career he had unwittingly taken steroids. He said
that he had been administered these drugs without his knowledge, stating: "For six years I was unaware I was being given a form of
steroid of the legal kind they used to give horses until they decided it was too strong even for horses."[25]
John McEnroe serving
McEnroe is active in philanthropy and tennis development. For years he has co-chaired the City Parks Foundation's annual CityParks during a Champions Cup
Tennis fundraiser. The charitable benefit raises crucial funds for New York City's largest municipal youth tennis programs. He Boston match, 2007
collects American contemporary art, and opened a gallery in Manhattan in 1993.[8]

McEnroe still plays regularly on the ATP Champions Tour. One victory came at the Jean-Luc Lagardere Trophy in Paris in 2010, where he defeated Guy Forget in
the final. Playing on the Champions Tour allows him to continue his most iconic rivalries with old adversaries Ivan Lendl and Björn Borg. His last and 26th win (a
record since 2001 when the ATP acquired the Champions Tour) was his 2016 win at Stockholm against Thomas Muster.

In charity events and World Team Tennis, he has beaten many top players, including Mardy Fish and Mark Philippoussis.

In 2007, McEnroe received the Philippe Chatrier Award (the ITF's highest accolade) for his contributions to tennis both on and off the court. Later that year, he
also appeared on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the host of a game show called "Gold Case" in which he uttered his famous line "You cannot be serious!" when a
taping went awry. McEnroe also appeared on the HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm.

In 2009, McEnroe appeared on 30 Rock again, in the episode "Gavin Volure", where the title character, a mysterious, reclusive businessman (played by Steve
Martin) invites him to dinner because he bridges the worlds of "art collecting and yelling."

In 2010, he founded the John McEnroe Tennis Academy on Randall's Island in New York City.[26][27][28][29][30]

In 2012, McEnroe, commentating for ESPN, heavily criticized Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic for "tanking" against Andy
Roddick at the US Open. However, Tomic was cleared of any wrongdoing, saying that he was "simply overwhelmed by the occasion"
(this was the first time that he had played at Arthur Ashe Stadium).[31]

McEnroe was part of Milos Raonic's coaching team from May to August 2016.[32]

In addition to his other commentary roles, McEnroe was a central figure for Australian television network Nine's coverage of the
2019/2020 Australian Open.[33]

McEnroe performed as the off-camera narrator for four seasons (2020–2023) of Never Have I Ever, appearing in one episode in
Season 1. McEnroe demonstrating his
swing at a Vanity Fair party
On April 2, 2023, McEnroe participated with Michael Chang, Andre Agassi, and Andy Roddick in the first live airing of Pickleball on in New York City, 2009
ESPN in the Million dollar Pickleball Slam at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[34]

Return to the tour

McEnroe returned to the ATP Tour in 2006 to play two doubles tournaments. In his first tournament, he teamed with Jonas Björkman to win the title at the SAP
Open in San Jose.[35] This was McEnroe's 78th doubles title (No. 5 in history) and his first title since capturing the Paris Indoor doubles title in November 1992
with his brother Patrick. The win meant that McEnroe had won doubles titles in four different decades.

In his second tournament, McEnroe and Björkman lost in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Stockholm.

McEnroe won the over-45 legends doubles competition at the French Open in 2012. He was partnered with his brother Patrick. They beat Guy Forget and Henri
Leconte 7–6, 6–3. McEnroe and his brother Patrick won again at the 2014 French Open in the over-45 legends doubles competition. They beat Andres Gomez and
Mark Woodforde 4–6, 7–5, 1–0 (10–7).[36]

Personal life
McEnroe was married to Academy Award winner Tatum O'Neal, the daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal, from 1986 to 1994. They have three children. After their
divorce, they were awarded joint custody of the children, but in 1998 McEnroe was awarded sole custody due to O'Neal's addiction to heroin.[37]

In 1997, McEnroe married rock singer Patty Smyth, with whom he has two daughters.[37][38] They live on Manhattan's Upper West Side.[9]

McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal's son Kevin McEnroe married Fern Cozine on June 14, 2025. [39]

McEnroe has published two autobiographies: You Cannot Be Serious (released as Serious in the UK) in 2002, and 2017's But Seriously.[40][41]

Career statistics

Singles performance timeline

Key

W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round;
(DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/
Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed);
(W–L) win–loss record.

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Tournament 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 SR W–L Win %

Grand Slam tournaments

Australian 0/
A A A A A A SF A QF NH A A QF 4R A QF 18–5 78.26
Open 5

French 0/ 25–
2R A A 3R QF A QF F SF A 1R 4R A A 1R 1R 71.43
Open 10 10

3/ 59–
Wimbledon SF 1R 4R F W F W W QF A A 2R SF 1R 4R SF 84.29
14 11

4/ 65–
US Open 4R SF W W W SF 4R W F 1R QF 2R 2R SF 3R 4R 84.42
16 12

7/ 167–
Win–loss 9–3 5–2 9–1 15–2 18–1 11–2 18–3 20–1 18–4 0–1 4–2 5–3 10–3 8–3 5–3 12–4 81.55
45 38

Year End Championships

3/ 19–
The Masters W SF RR SF F W W 1R SF 63.33
9 11

5/
WCT Finals W F W F W W QF F W 21–4 84.00
9

8/ 40–
Win–loss 5–0 5–2 2–4 5–2 4–2 6–0 6–0 0–2 2–1 5–2 72.73
18 15

Year End
21 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 14 10 11 4 13 28 20 $12,552,132
Ranking

Records
These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.

Championship Years Record accomplished Player tied

89.9% (62–7) sets winning percentage in 1

Grand Slam 1984 Stands alone
season

11 consecutive match victories without losing a Roger Federer

Grand Slam 1984
set Rafael Nadal

Wimbledon 1979–1992 8 singles and doubles titles combined Stands alone

68% (134–63) games winning % in 1

Wimbledon 1984 Stands alone
tournament

US Open 1979–1989 8 singles and doubles titles[42] Stands alone

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Time span Other selected records Players matched

GP/WCT Finals records

1980–1988 12 combined WCT and GP finals overall

Ivan Lendl
1979–1988 18 combined WCT and GP finals appearances overall

1979–1988 8 combined WCT and GP titles overall Stands alone

1981–1984 3 combined WCT and GP titles won without losing a set Ivan Lendl

1979–1985 5 WCT titles overall Stands alone

1983–1984 2 consecutive WCT titles Ken Rosewall

1979–1989 8 WCT finals overall Stands alone

1979–1984 6 consecutive WCT finals Stands alone

1979–1984 21 match wins in WCT tour finals Stands alone

1978–84 7 Masters Grand Prix doubles titles consecutive and overall

Peter Fleming
1978–84 7 Masters Grand Prix doubles titles consecutive and overall as a team

Other records

1978–2006 156 total titles (77 singles, 78 doubles and 1 mixed) Stands alone

1979 27 titles (10 singles & 17 doubles) in same season Stands alone

1979 17 doubles titles in same season Stands alone

1984 96.47% (82–3) single season match winning percentage Stands alone

1982 Carpet Triple (London, Philadelphia and Tokyo) Stands alone

1984 Hard Triple (Forest Hills, Toronto and Stockholm) Stands alone

1978–1985 10 carpet court Grand Prix Championship Series titles Stands alone

1978–1983 5 Wembley titles overall Stands alone

1978–1985 4 Stockholm Open titles overall Boris Becker

Jimmy Connors
1982–1985 4 U.S. Pro Indoor titles overall Rod Laver
Pete Sampras

1983–1984 9 consecutive hard court titles Ivan Lendl

1983–1985 13 consecutive carpet court titles Stands alone

1983–1985 15 consecutive indoor court titles Stands alone

1983–1985 66 consecutive carpet court match victories Stands alone

1979 56 carpet court match wins in a season Stands alone

1978–1991 84.29% (349–65) carpet court match winning percentage[43] Stands alone

1978–1991 85.28% (423–73) indoor court match winning percentage[44] Stands alone

1984 49 consecutive sets on carpet won[45] Stands alone

1984 Achieved No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles simultaneously Stands alone

1978–1992 Achieved No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles Stefan Edberg

1980–1985 Regained No. 1 ranking 14 times Stands alone

1984 42 consecutive matches won from the start of the season Stands alone

1979 15 doubles titles in 1 season as a team Peter Fleming

Legacy
McEnroe's achievements have led many to consider him among the greatest tennis players in history.[a]

Professional awards
ITF World Champion:1981, 1983, 1984
ATP player of the year: 1981, 1983, 1984
ATP most improved player: 1978
World Number 1 Male Player
Davis Cup Commitment Award
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour 2024

In popular culture
McEnroe's fiery temper has led to him being parodied in popular culture:

In 1982, British impressionist Roger Kitter and Kaplan Kaye, under the name of "The Brat", recorded the single "Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back" in
which Kitter parodied McEnroe losing his temper during a match. The single reached the UK Top 20 and was a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands, Belgium and
South Africa.
His bursts of rage were parodied in the satirical British programme Spitting Image, on which he and wife Tatum frequently screamed and threw things at each
other.
His 1980 likeness was featured in a series 2 episode of early 2000's British comedy show, Look Around You, as a life-size assembled robot. It was capable of
saying "you cannot be serious!" in an aggressive tone.
Another parody was in the satirical British programme Not the Nine O'Clock News, portrayed by Griff Rhys Jones, showing him as a boy arguing with his
parents over breakfast.
He mocked himself in a PETA ad promoting spay and neuter, by launching into one of his famous tirades when challenged about his decision to have his dog
fixed.[57]

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In the 1980s he appeared in a commercial for R. White's Lemonade in the UK.[58]

In 2006, McEnroe appeared in a television advert campaign for National Car Rental, expressing one of his outbursts,
saying "Any Car? You cannot be serious!" The following year, McEnroe appeared in an advertisement for Telstra in
Australia.[59]
In late 2013, he starred in a television commercial campaign for the UK based gadget insurance company Protect
Your Bubble. In the TV adverts, he emulated his on-court outbursts.[60]
In 2014 he appeared as a guitarist on the solo debut album of Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders.[61]
McEnroe was portrayed by Shia LaBeouf in the Swedish biopic Borg vs McEnroe, which was released in 2017
depicting their rivalry and in particular the 1980 Wimbledon final.[62]
McEnroe is referenced in the 1992 hit song Jump Around by House of Pain, with the lyric "I'll serve your ass like John
McEnroe!".[63]
In the Homestar Runner Halloween cartoon "3 Times Halloween Funjob", Homestar Runner dresses up as McEnroe,
and in an Easter egg at the end of the cartoon, a puppet version of Homestar quotes McEnroe's Wimbledon tirade.[64]
In his guest cameo appearance in season four of Only Murders in the Building had Oliver Putnam (played by Martin
Short) accidentally bump into McEnroe and angering him, threatening Putnam in the city streets.[65]
John McEnroe at Wimbledon 2014

Film and television appearances

Year Production Role Notes

1979 Players

1996 Arliss Himself Episode: "Crossing the Line"

1997 Suddenly Susan Episode: "I'll See That and Raise You Susan"

1998 Frasier Patrick (radio show caller) Episode: "Sweet Dreams"

1998 Hey Hey It's Saturday Himself Episode 35: Red Faces segment guest judge

The Chair Hosted for 13 episodes

2002
Mr. Deeds
Himself
Anger Management
2003
Saturday Night Live Episode 552, broadcast November 8

2004 Wimbledon Himself/commentator

2006 Parkinson broadcast December 16

30 Rock Himself Episode: "The Head and the Hair"

WFAN Breakfast Show Co-hosted with brother Patrick on May 8 and 9

2007
CSI: NY Himself/Jimmy Nelson Episode: "Comes Around"[66]

Curb Your Enthusiasm Episode: "The Freak Book"

30 Rock Episode: "Gavin Volure"

2008 Himself
You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2009 Penn & Teller: Bullshit! "Stress"

Saturday Night Live Uncredited Episode 692, broadcast December 18

2010
The Lonely Island "I Just Had Sex"

Jack and Jill Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Ensemble (shared with the entire cast)
2011
Fire and Ice McEnroe/Borg documentary

30 Rock Episode: "Dance Like Nobody's Watching"

2012
Saturday Night Live Episode 719, broadcast March 10
Himself
30 Rock Episode: "Game Over"
2013
Ground Floor Episode: If I Were A Rich Man

2015 7 Days in Hell Television movie

2017 Saturday Night Live Episode 836, broadcast December 2

2018 Realm of Perfection Documentary by Julien Faraut

2020–2023 Never Have I Ever Himself (Narrator) TV series; 38 episodes

2024 Only Murders in the Building City bystander Episode: Adaptation; cameo appearance

See also

Tennis portal

World number 1 male tennis player rankings.

Tennis male players statistics.
List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame
Borg–McEnroe rivalry
Lendl–McEnroe rivalry
Connors–McEnroe rivalry
Tennis records of All Time – Men's singles
Tennis records of the Open Era – Men's singles

Notes
a. See.[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56] Also, Tennis magazine ranked McEnroe the sixth best male player of the period 1965–2005.

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Further reading
McEnroe, John; Kaplan, James (2002). You Cannot Be Serious. London: Time Warner Paperbacks. ISBN 0-7515-3454-4.
Shifrin, Joshua (2005). 101 Incredible Moments in Tennis. Virtualbookworm.com Publishing. ISBN 1-58939-820-3.
Adams, Tim (2005). On Being John McEnroe. New York: Crown. ISBN 1-4000-8147-5.
Evans, Richard I. (1990). McEnroe: Taming the Talent. Lexington, Massachusetts: S. Greene. ISBN 0-8289-0791-9.
Evans, Richard; in cooperation with John McEnroe (1982). McEnroe: A Rage for Perfection. New York: Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 0-450-05586-8.
Scanlon, Bill; Long, Cathy; Long, Sonny (2004). Bad News for McEnroe: Blood, Sweat, and Backhands with John, Jimmy, Ilie, Ivan, Bjorn, and Vitas (https://ar
chive.org/details/badnewsformcenro00scan). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-33280-7.

Video
The Wimbledon Collection – Legends of Wimbledon – John McEnroe Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004, Run Time: 52 minutes,
ASIN: B0002HOD9U
The Wimbledon Collection – The Classic Match – Borg vs. McEnroe 1981 Final Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004, Run Time:
210 minutes, ASIN: B0002HODAE
The Wimbledon Collection – The Classic Match – Borg vs. McEnroe 1980 Final Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004, Run Time:
240 minutes; ASIN: B0002HOEK8
Charlie Rose with John McEnroe (February 4, 1999) Charlie Rose, DVD Release Date: September 18, 2006, ASIN: B000IU3342

External links
Media related to John McEnroe at Wikimedia Commons Quotations related to John McEnroe at Wikiquote

John McEnroe (https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/M047/overview) at the Association of Tennis Professionals

John McEnroe (https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/john-mcenroe/800175949/usa) at the International Tennis Federation
John McEnroe (https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800175949) at the Davis Cup
John McEnroe (https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/john-mcenroe) at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Official Wimbledon website profile (https://web.archive.org/web/20061011200320/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/john_mcenroe.html)
BBC profile (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_history/3742119.stm)
John McEnroe's ESPN Bio (https://web.archive.org/web/20100708061728/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2009/11/mcenroe_john/)
John McEnroe (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568501/) at IMDb

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