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John Patrick McEnroe Jr. is an American former professional tennis player. Often ranked amongst the greatest tennis players of all time, McEnroe was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 170 weeks. He has held this ranking a record 14 times. He also held the world No. 1 title in men's doubles for 269 weeks. He is one of two male players to…
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Born 16 February 1959 · Q16474
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“I was just thankful I played one of the best matches I have ever played. I got in a good service groove, mixing it up a lot. I had a whole range of serves. I was also good on his serve and I was hitting my forehand as well as I have in the whole tournament”
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The Guardian: Andy Murray still among the elite at Wimbledon, insists John McEnroe
McEnroe participated with Michael Chang, Andre Agassi, and Andy Roddick in the first live airing of Pickleball on ESPN in the Million dollar Pickleball Slam at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida
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The Guardian: John McEnroe, pet custody battles, men rocking skirts – podcast
The Guardian: McEnroe review – tennis’s original bad boy takes stock
Depicting their rivalry and in particular the 1980 Wimbledon final
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Appeared as a guitarist on the solo debut album of Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders
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McEnroe, commentating for ESPN, heavily criticized Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic for "tanking" against Andy Roddick at the US Open
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Where he defeated Guy Forget in the final
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Founded the John McEnroe Tennis Academy on Randall's Island in New York City
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Awarded Philippe Chatrier Award (2007).
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McEnroe received the Philippe Chatrier Award (the ITF's highest accolade) for his contributions to tennis both on and off the court
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McEnroe appeared in a television advert campaign for National Car Rental, expressing one of his outbursts, saying "Any Car
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McEnroe said that during much of his career he had unwittingly taken steroids
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McEnroe played himself in Mr
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Hosted the American game show The Chair on ABC as well as the British version on BBC One, but this venture also was unsuccessful
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Beating Zimbabwe and the Czech Republic in tight 3–2 encounters
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“I'll serve your ass like John McEnroe. (ang.)”
McEnroe was awarded sole custody due to O'Neal's addiction to heroin
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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.
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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
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McEnroe married rock singer Patty Smyth, with whom he has two daughters
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As a wildcard at the Rotterdam Open, losing in the first round to Magnus Gustafsson
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McEnroe defeated third-ranked and defending champion Boris Becker in the third round of the Australian Open in straight sets before a sell-out crowd
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McEnroe won the last edition of the Volvo Tennis-Chicago tournament by defeating his brother Patrick in the final
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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
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With Mark Woodforde, and a fifth Wimbledon men's doubles title in 1992 with Michael Stich
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Married actress Tatum O'Neal, with whom he had already had a son, Kevin (1986)
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McEnroe took a six-month break from the tour
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Won three ATP tournaments, but in 1987 he failed to win a title for the first time since turning professional
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McEnroe was married to Tatum O'Neal from 1986 to 1994.
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Having lost in the semifinals at the French Open to Mats Wilander, McEnroe was beaten in straight sets by Kevin Curren in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon
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Won the ATP World Tour Finals with _Retired Tennis (1984).
As he compiled an 82–3 match record that remains the highest single-season win rate of the Open Era
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And 1985, in both cases defeating Czechoslovakia in the final
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Remains the best single-season win rate of the Open Era
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Won the ATP World Tour Finals with _Retired Tennis (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
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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
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Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (1981).
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McEnroe reached the singles final for the first time, where he faced Björn Borg, who was seeking his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title
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Won the Davis Cup with _Retired Tennis (1979).
McEnroe and partner Peter Fleming won the Wimbledon men's doubles title, followed shortly by a win in the US Open doubles
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Won the Davis Cup with _Retired Tennis (1978).
Won the ATP World Tour Finals with _Retired Tennis (1978).
Including his first Masters Grand Prix, saving two match points to beat Arthur Ashe in the finals, as well as Grand Prix events at Stockholm and Wembley
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Played for United States Davis Cup team (1978–1992).
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Joined ATP Mens in 1978.
Won the NCAA singles title, and he led the Stanford team to an NCAA championship
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McEnroe won two singles rubbers in the final as the U
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The family moved to New York City, settling in Flushing, Queens
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Born 1959-02-16.
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