 McEnroe in 2012. | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bronxville, New York |
| Born | (1966-07-01)July 1, 1966 (age 58) Manhasset, New York |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,118,316 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 140–163 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (September 11, 1995) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1991) |
| French Open | 3R (1991) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1991,1992,1995) |
| US Open | QF (1995) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | QF (1991) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 310–182 |
| Career titles | 16 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (April 12, 1993) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1991) |
| French Open | W (1989) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1992, 1993) |
| US Open | QF (1988, 1994) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1989) |
Patrick William McEnroe[1] (born July 1, 1966) is an American former professionaltennis player, broadcaster, and former captain of theUnited States Davis Cup team.
Born inManhasset, New York, he isJohn McEnroe's youngest brother. He won one singles title and 16 doubles titles, including the1989 French Open. His career-high rankings were world No. 28 in singles and world No. 3 in doubles.
On May 1, 2023, McEnroe began his tenure as President of theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame.[2]
McEnroe started playing tennis as a young boy and was taught at the Port Washington Tennis Academy, where his brother John also played. As a junior, Patrick reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and the US Open boys' singles in 1983. He partnered withLuke Jensen to win the French junior doubles and the USTA Boys' 18 National and Clay Court titles in 1984. He also made his first impact on the professional tour that year, teaming up with brother John to win the doubles title at Richmond, Virginia. He won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1987Pan American Games with Jensen, and helpedStanford University win theNCAA team championship in 1986 and 1988. While at Stanford, he was a member of theSigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. McEnroe graduated from Stanford in 1988 with a degree inpolitical science, and then joined the professional tennis tour.
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In 1989, McEnroe won the French Open men's doubles title and the Masters doubles title, partnering withJim Grabb.
His first career singles final came in 1991 at Chicago, where he faced his brother John, who won the match 3–6, 6–2, 6–4. (This was the second time in tour history where two brothers faced each other in a tournament final, afterEmilio Sánchez andJavier Sánchez met in the Madrid final in 1987.)
His bestGrand Slam singles performance came at the1991 Australian Open, where he reached the semifinals before being knocked-out by eventual-championBoris Becker. (Commenting on his fellow semifinalists, he told the press: "It's just like you all expected –Edberg,Lendl, McEnroe and Becker".) He was also runner-up in the men's doubles at the Australian Open that year, partnering with his former Stanford teammateDavid Wheaton.
McEnroe won the men's singles at theSydney Outdoor Championships in 1995, to claim his only career singles title. He also had some notable Grand Slam singles results that year – beating Boris Becker in the first round of the Australian Open (before eventually losing in the fourth round), and then reaching the quarterfinals of theUS Open where he lost to Becker in an epic four-hour and seven-minute four-set marathon.
McEnroe acted as a catalyst for fellow tennis champion (and older brother John's own rival)Jimmy Connors's run during the1991 US Open. In the first round of the 1991 US Open, McEnroe led Connors two sets and 3–0 in the third set but Connors came back to win in five sets, walking off the court at 1:35 in the morning, after 4 hours and 18 minutes of play.
McEnroe retired from the professional tour in 1998.
In the Davis Cup, McEnroe represented his country as a doubles player in 1993, 1994 and 1996, compiling a 3–1 record. In 2000, after older-brother John resigned following an unhappy 14-month spell as captain, he was named the 38th captain of the United States Davis Cup team.[3]
With McEnroe as captain, the Davis Cup team won the Cup for the U.S. in December 2007. He resigned the position of team captain on September 6, 2010. His time as captain is the longest of any US Davis Cup captain.
In 2008, McEnroe became general manager ofUSTA player development. A series of mandates aimed at promoting junior tennis, including a requirement that all players age ten and under (U10) compete on miniature courts using new lightweight "green dot" tennis balls, have been controversial.[4] The smaller format is designed to make tennis more accessible to children but critics argue that it will inhibit development.[4] CoachRobert Lansdorp said in September 2013 that the format "is wrong for the very talented players" that become champions and noted thatMaria Sharapova,Monica Seles and theWilliams sisters were already competing on regular courts by age 7.[5]
In 2012, tennis coachWayne Bryan, father of theBryan brothers, wrote a letter expressing concern about the effects USTA mandates were having on players and coaches around the country.[6] McEnroe responded, calling Bryan's criticisms "scattershot" and "filled with holes, hearsay and half truths".[7] At the December 2012 "Riv It Up" USPTA Education Event held at theRiviera Country Club inPacific Palisades, California, professional coaches united to support Bryan in a "packed" meeting with USTA director Craig Jones that drew attendees from as far away as Arizona.[8]Fox News commentatorSean Hannity, the father of two junior players, posted his own analysis online "urging the immediate reversal of the USTA's new rules for juniors competition".[9] Former world No. 1,John McEnroe, owner of Sportime Tennis Center onRandalls Island, New York, agrees that the tennis federation his younger brother Patrick advocates is unlikely to produce a champion.[4]
On September 3, 2014, Patrick McEnroe was relieved of his duties as Head of Player Development for the USTA.[10] Jon Wertheim ofSports Illustrated reports McEnroe was "forced out of his job" after a six-year tenure.[11] The announcement was made during theUS Open Tennis Championship inFlushing Meadows, New York, where for the second consecutive year, and only the second time in its 134-year history, no American men advanced past the third round. It is the latest indicator that the United States has lost its place in the upper echelon of professional tennis.[10] The last American man to win a Grand Slam title wasAndy Roddick in 2003.
On April 5, 2015,Martin Blackman was announced as the new Head of Player Development for the USTA.[12]
McEnroe currently works as a broadcaster forESPN and a contributor toCNN. He previously worked forCBS from 1996 to 2008. McEnroe has worked for ESPN since 1995, where his versatility allows him to work play-by-play, as a studio host, or analyst. He is regularly paired with his brotherJohn orDarren Cahill. Patrick works as the lead play-by-play man for many of ESPN's tennis events.[13]
On December 19, 1998, McEnroe married singer and actressMelissa Errico. They have three daughters, Victoria Penny (born 2006) and twins Juliette Beatrice and Diana Katherine (born 2008). They live inBronxville, New York.[14]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1989 | French Open | Clay | Jim Grabb |  Mansour Bahrami Éric Winogradsky | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1991 | Australian Open | Hard | David Wheaton | Scott DavisDavid Pate | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(8–10), 3–6, 5–7 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1988 | US Open | Hard |  Elizabeth Smylie |  Jana NovotnáJim Pugh | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Feb 1991 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Magnus Gustafsson | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Sep 1994 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Wayne Ferreira | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | Jan 1995 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Richard Fromberg | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 6, 1984 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe |  Kevin CurrenSteve Denton | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2. | October 5, 1987 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb | Glenn LayendeckerTodd Witsken | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 3. | June 12, 1989 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Jim Grabb | Mansour BahramiÉric Winogradsky | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 4. | December 10, 1989 | Masters Doubles, London | Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb | John FitzgeraldAnders Järryd | 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 5. | November 12, 1990 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb | Rick LeachJim Pugh | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 6. | September 23, 1991 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  Jakob Hlasek | Petr Korda John McEnroe | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| 7. | April 27, 1992 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Patrick Galbraith |  Francisco ClavetCarlos Costa | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 8. | October 5, 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark | Jim GrabbRichey Reneberg | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 9. | November 2, 1992 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe | Patrick GalbraithDanie Visser | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 10. | May 10, 1993 | Coral Springs, U.S. | Clay | Jonathan Stark | Paul AnnaconeDoug Flach | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 11. | June 7, 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Jonathan Stark | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 12. | October 4, 1993 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Richey Reneberg |  Alexander MronzLars Rehmann | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 13. | January 10, 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jared Palmer |  Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 14. | September 16, 1994 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Jared Palmer | Lan BaleJohn-Laffnie de Jager | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 15. | February 13, 1995 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jim Grabb | Alex O'BrienSandon Stolle | 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 16. | October 8, 1995[16] | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Carpet (i) | Mark Philippoussis | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 7–5, 6–4 |
