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John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. He returned to tennis playing doubles for two matches in 2006 and became the oldest male player to win a top-level title in 30 years.
On April 1, 2009, ESPN announced that McEnroe would join the ESPN2 broadcast team for the U.S. Open, when the network carries the match for the first time in August.ESPN.com: McEnroe to Join ESPN Tennis Booth
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Fast Facts
- Born: February 16, 1959
- Birth place: New York City
- Won seven Grand Slam singles titles
- Won nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles
- Won one Grand Slam mixed doubles title
- Ranked World No. 1 four straight years from 1981 through 1984
- First male player since the 1920s to win three consecutive U.S. Open singles titles
- Married musician Patty Smyth.
- Nicknamed "Superbrat" by the British tabloids
- Has a reputation for his outbursts, tantrums and shouting "You can't be serious!!"
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Personal Life
McEnroe married actress Tatum O'Neal in 1986. They had three children together. When the couple divorced in 1992 McEnroe was given full custody of their children. O'Neal was allowed supervised visitation.He married musician Patty Smyth in 1997 and had two more children. He also has one step-daughter from Smith's previous marriage to rocker Richard Hell.
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Timeline
- 1978: Turned pro at the age of 19
- 1979: Won his first Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open
- 1980: Attained World No.1 ranking for the first time
- 1980: Wins U.S. Open
- 1981: Wins Wimbledon
- 1981: Wins U.S. Open
- 1981: Called umpire Ted James "the pits of the world" and was fined
- 1983: Wimbledon
- 1984: 82-3 record and won a career-high 13 singles tournaments
- 1984: Wimbledon
- 1984: Wins U.S. Open
- 1986: Married the actress Tatum O'Neal
- 1992: Divorced Tatum O'Neal and retired from professional tennis
- 1997: Married musician Patty Smyth
- 1999: Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and
- 1999: Became the US Davis Cup Captain
- 2006: Returned to the ATP Tour playing doubles in two matches
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@serenajwilliams What about you playing John Mcenroe will that evr happen? I thnk it would be great for charity.
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@serenajwilliams There was talk once of you playing John Mcenroe for charity will that evr happen?
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Nov. 12, 1978: In first meeting between John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg, McEnroe, 19, defeats Borg, 22, 6-3, 6-3 in the semis of Stockholm Open
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@cjlacava late i send a yutube link; jon, edward norton and john Mcenroe were at 2nd msg night
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The best tennis of the day outside of Melanie Oudin is watching John McEnroe come out of the press box to hit balls with Novak Djokovic.
@EdithMitchell | November 12, 2009 12:10 PM
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View All John McEnroe Questions (310) | Ask a QuestionIs Andy Murray really the "true number one" as Eurosport's Simon Reed suggests? (2 Answers)Andy Murray has a record of 50 wins and 7 losses in 2009 with $2,908,907 in earnings, with 5 titles http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx Roger Federer has a record of 42 wins and ... read moreWho is the "Zimmerman" mentioned in John Lennon's song God 2000? (1 Answer)That would be Robert Allen Zimmerman also known as Bob Dylan http://www.mahalo.com/search?q=robert+zimmerman read more
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John McEnroe Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to Professional Tennis
- ATPTennis.com: Tour Profile
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 165
- Years Pro: 14
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John McEnroe Timeline
- February 16, 1959: Born
- 1978: Turned Professional at the age of 19
- 1979: Won his first Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open (tennis)
- 1980: Attained World No.1 ranking for the first time
- 1980: Wins U.S. Open (tennis)
- 1981: Wins Wimbledon
- 1981: Wins U.S. Open (tennis)
- 1981: Called umpire Ted James "the pits of the world" and was fined
- 1983: Wimbledon
- 1984: 82-3 record and won a career-high 13 singles tournaments
- 1984: Wimbledon
- 1984: Wins U.S. Open (tennis)
- 1986: Married the actress Tatum O'Neal
- 1992: Divorced Tatum O'Neal and retired from Professional Tennis
- 1997: Married musician Patty Smyth
- 1999: Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and became the US Davis Cup Captain
- 2006: Returned to the ATP Tour playing doubles
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