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John McEnroe

American former tennis player · United States · On the map · Tennis Players · Born 1959 · age 67

He played tennis like a conductor mid-tantrum - brilliance and fury in equal measure. The volleys were surgical, the outbursts were legendary, and for 170 weeks the world had to admit he was the best anyway.

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Career 2

ClubYears
United States Davis Cup team1978-1992
Stanford Cardinal men's tennis

Awards

Philippe Chatrier Award2007
Associated Press Athlete of the Year1981
International Tennis Hall of Fame

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Born February 16, 1959, McEnroe turned shot-making into an art form and on-court confrontation into theater, battling umpires as fiercely as he battled Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors. He claimed seven singles majors - four US Opens, three Wimbledons - and became the only man to hold the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles simultaneously. In 1984 he posted an 82-3 singles record, the best single-season win rate of the Open Era, part of a career haul of 155 titles that no one in the era has matched. He led the U.S. to five Davis Cup titles, then stayed in the game as captain, commentator, and occasional narrator of his own myth.

Country
United States
Category
Tennis Players
Type
Tennis Player
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1959 · age 67

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