John Patrick McEnroe Jr.[a] (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professionaltennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men'ssingles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 170 weeks, and as world No. 1 in men'sdoubles for 269 weeks (third-most of all time). He is one of two male players (alongsideStefan Edberg) to have held both No. 1 rankings, and the only one to hold both simultaneously.[4] McEnroe was best known during his playing career for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries withBjörn Borg andJimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.
McEnroe won anOpen Erarecord 155 career titles: 77 in singles, 77 in doubles and 1 in mixed doubles. This includes seven singlesmajors (four at theUS Open and three atWimbledon), 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 thebest single-season win rate of the Open Era. McEnroe also excelled at the year-end tournaments, winningeight singles andseven doubles titles, both of which are records. Three of his winning singles year-end championships were at theMasters Grand Prix (the ATP year-end event) and five were at theWorld Championship Tennis (WCT) Finals, an event that ended in 1989. He was named theATP Player of the Year and theITF World Champion three times each: in 1981, 1983 and 1984.
McEnroe contributed to fiveDavis Cup titles for the U.S. and later was team captain. He has stayed active in retirement, often competing in senior events on theATP Champions Tour, where he has won 25 titles. He also works as a television commentator during the majors.
McEnroe was born inWiesbaden,West Germany, to American parents, John Patrick McEnroe Sr. and his wife Kay (née Tresham).[5] His father, the son ofIrish immigrants, was at the time stationed with theUnited States Air Force (USAF), once revealing during a press conference inBelgium that his son 'John was made in Belgium but born in Germany.'[6][7][5][8] McEnroe's Irish paternal grandfather was fromBallyjamesduff inCounty Cavan and his grandmother was fromCounty Westmeath.
When John was about nine months old his father was transferred back to the US, and the family relocated toStewart Air Force Base inNewburgh, New York. After leaving the service, McEnroe's father worked as an advertising agent while attendingFordham Law School[9] at night. In 1961 the family moved toNew York City, settling inFlushing,Queens. Two years later it shifted to the nearby neighborhood ofDouglaston.[10] John has two younger brothers: Mark (born 1964) and former professional tennis playerPatrick (born 1966).
McEnroe began playing tennis at the Douglaston Club when he was eight. At nine, his parents enrolled him in the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association, followed by competing in regional tournaments, then national juniors tournaments. By twelve he was ranked seventh in his age group, and joined thePort Washington Tennis Academy onLong Island, New York.[11] McEnroe attendedTrinity School inManhattan, graduating in 1977.
McEnroe began to make his mark as an 18-year-old amateur in 1977. He won both the Junior singles andmixed doubles titles at theFrench Open, partnering withMary Carillo in the latter. He later progressed through the singles qualifying tournament atWimbledon and into the main draw, where he lost in the semifinals toJimmy Connors in four sets. It was the best performance by a male qualifier at anymajor, and one of the best performances by an amateur in theOpen era.[1]
After Wimbledon, McEnroe was recruited by coachDick Gould and enteredStanford University. In 1978 he won theNCAA singles title, and he led the Stanford team to an NCAA championship. Later that year he joined theATP tour and signed his first professionalendorsement deal, withSergio Tacchini. He again advanced to the semifinals at a major, this time theUS Open, losing again to Connors. In all, McEnroe won four singles titles in 1978, including his firstMasters Grand Prix, saving two match points to beatArthur Ashe in the finals, as well as Grand Prix events at Stockholm and Wembley. His late-season success allowed him to finish as the year-end world No. 4 player.
In 1979, McEnroe and partnerPeter Fleming won theWimbledon men's doubles title, followed shortly by a win in theUS Open doubles. That same week, McEnroe won thesingles US Open title, his first major singles title. He defeated his friendVitas Gerulaitis in straight-sets in the final to become the youngest male winner of the singles title at the US Open sincePancho Gonzales, who was also 20 in 1948.[12] McEnroe also won the prestigious season-endingWCT Finals, beatingBjörn Borg in four sets. McEnroe won 10 singles and 17 doubles titles that year for a total of 27 titles, an Open Era record,[13] finishing at No. 3 in the year-end world singles rankings.
AtWimbledon in 1980, McEnroe reached thesingles final for the first time, where he facedBjörn Borg, who was seeking his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title. At the start of the final, McEnroe was booed by the crowd as he enteredCentre Court, following heated exchanges with officials during his semifinal victory overJimmy Connors. In a fourth-set tiebreaker that lasted 20 minutes, McEnroe saved five championship points en route to an 18–16 win. McEnroe, however, could not break Borg's serve in the fifth set, which he dropped 8–6. This match was voted the third greatest open era Wimbledon men's singles final in a BBC poll in 2020.[14]
Two months later McEnroe bested Borg in the five-set final of the1980 US Open. He was a finalist at the season-ending WCT Finals, and finished as the world No. 2 ranked player behind Borg.
McEnroe remained controversial when he returned toWimbledon in 1981. Following his first-round match againstTom Gullikson, McEnroe was fined U.S. $1,500 and came close to being ejected after he called umpireTed James "the pits of the world" and then swore at tournament refereeFred Hoyles. He also made famous the phrase "you cannot be serious", which years later became the title ofhis autobiography, by shouting it after several umpires' calls during his matches.[15] This behavior was in sharp contrast to that of histhen-rival Borg, who was painted by the press as an unflappable "Ice Man".[16] However, in matches against Borg, McEnroe notably never lost his temper.[9]
After the controversy and criticism from the British press (earning him the nickname "SuperBrat" from Ian Barnes of theDaily 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 theAll England Club. American TV commentatorBud 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'!".[17]
In response to McEnroe's on-court outbursts during the Championships, the All England Club declined to accord McEnroe 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 the1981 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 secondWCT Final, beatingJohan Kriek in straight sets and finished the year as the number one ranked player. He was named theAssociated Press Athlete of the Year, the second men's tennis player to receive the honor afterDon Budge in the 1930s.
McEnroe lost only one set going into the final ofWimbledon 1982. However, he lost to Connors in the final, despite being a tiebreak from victory at the end of the fourth set. He then lost to Ivan Lendl in straight sets in the semifinals at theUS Open in a match in which Lendl was "in peak form".[18] He 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 consecutiveWimbledon final, dropping only one set en route, and swept aside the unheraldedChris Lewis in straight sets for his second Wimbledon crown. At theUS Open, he was defeated in the fourth round, his earliest exit since 1977. He then played at theAustralian Open for the first time, reaching the semifinals before being defeated in four sets byMats Wilander. He made theWCT Final for the third time and beatIvan Lendl in an epic five-setter. He took theMasters 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.
McEnroe's best season came in 1984, as he compiled an 82–3 match record that remains thehighest single-season win rate of the Open Era. He won a career-best 13 singles tournaments, includingWimbledon and theUS Open, capturing the year-end No. 1 ranking. He also played on the winning USWorld Team Cup and runner-upDavis Cup teams.
McEnroe began the year with a 42-match win streak, winning his first six tournaments and reaching his firstFrench 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.[citation needed]
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 on a very hot day. McEnroe said afterwards "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".[19] He then won his fourth US Open title, defeating Lendl in straight sets in the final, after defeating Connors in a five-set semifinal late the previous evening. A tired McEnroe admitted after winning the final "I didn't get angry at anything. I wanted to conserve my energy".[20] He also won his fourthWCT Final, defeating Connors in straight sets, and took his thirdMasters 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.[9] 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 theAustralian Open.
In 1985, having lost in the semifinals at the French Open to Mats Wilander, McEnroe was beaten in straight sets byKevin Curren in the quarterfinals ofWimbledon.[21][22] He reached his last major singles final at theUS 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 actressTatum 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 theUS Open, where he was suspended for two months and fined US$17,500 (equivalent to $41,330 in 2024) for misconduct and verbal abuse.[23]
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.
McEnroe struggled to regain his form after his 1986 sabbatical. He lost three times at majors toIvan Lendl, losing straight-set quarterfinals at both the1987 US Open and the1989 Australian Open, and a long four-set match, played over two days, in the fourth round of the1988 French Open. Rumors ofdrug abuse had begun during his second sabbatical. McEnroe denied them at the time, but later acknowledged he had usedcocaine during his career in a 2000 interview, although he denied that the drug affected his play.[9]
McEnroe had multiple notable victories in the final years of his career. In the 1988 French Open, McEnroe beat 16-year-oldMichael Chang in straight sets in the third round; Chang went on to win the title the next year. In 1989, McEnroe won a record fifth title at theWorld 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. AtWimbledon, he defeated Mats Wilander in a four-set quarterfinal before losing toStefan Edberg in the semifinals. He won the RCA Championships inIndianapolis and reached the final of theCanadian Open, where he lost to Lendl. He also won both of his singles rubbers in the quarterfinalDavis Cup tie with Sweden.
Controversy was never far from McEnroe, however; in his fourth-round match againstMikael Pernfors at the1990 Australian Open, McEnroe was ejected from the tournament for swearing at the umpire, supervisor, and referee.[9] 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.[24][25][26] McEnroe reached the semifinals of theUS Open, losing to the eventual championPete Sampras in four sets. He also won theDavidoff Swiss Indoors inBasel, defeatingGoran 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 brotherPatrick 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 championBoris Becker in the third round of theAustralian Open in straight sets before a sell-out crowd. In the fourth round, McEnroe needed 4 hours 42 minutes to defeat ninth-rankedEmilio Sánchez 8–6 in the fifth set. He lost toWayne Ferreira in the quarterfinals. AtWimbledon, McEnroe reached the semifinals where he lost in straight sets to the eventual championAndre Agassi. McEnroe also teamed withMichael Stich to win his fifthWimbledon men's doubles title in a record-length 5-hour-1-minute final, which the pair won 19–17 in the fifth set. 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 at the end of 1992. He ended his singles career ranked world No. 20.
McEnroe played in one singles tournament in 1994 as a wildcard at theRotterdam Open, losing in the first round toMagnus Gustafsson. This was his last singles match on the ATP Tour. AfterSteffi Graf won the1999 French Open, McEnroe suggested to her that they playmixed doubles at Wimbledon. She agreed, and they went on to reach the semifinals, but withdrew at that stage because Graf had reached thesingles final, and preferred to focus on that tournament.
McEnroe with Peter Fleming (left) at Wimbledon, mid 1980s
In addition to his success as a singles player, McEnroe was also ranked at number 1 in doubles for a combined 270 weeks and won ten Grand Slam doubles titles. His first Grand Slam doubles title was the 1977 French Open mixed doubles with his childhood friendMary Carillo.
His most successful partnership was withPeter Fleming, with whom he won 57 doubles titles, including seven Grand Slams (four at Wimbledon and three at the US Open). Fleming once remarked that "the best doubles partnership in the world is McEnroe and anybody."[9]
McEnroe won a fourth US Open men's doubles title in 1989 withMark Woodforde, and a fifth Wimbledon men's doubles title in 1992 withMichael 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."[9][27][28]
More than any other player in his era, McEnroe was responsible for reviving American interest in theDavis Cup,[9] which had been shunned by Jimmy Connors and other leading U.S. players, and had not seen a top U.S. player regularly compete sinceArthur Ashe. Connors's refusal to play Davis Cup instead of lucrative exhibitions had been a source of enmity between him and Ashe. In1978, McEnroe won two singles rubbers in the final as the U.S. captured the Cup for the first time since1972, 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 andPeter Fleming won 14 of 15 Davis Cup doubles matches together.
An epic performance was McEnroe's 6-hour, 22-minute victory overMats 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 toBoris 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 theWorld Team Cup in 1984 and 1985, in both cases defeatingCzechoslovakia in the final.
John McEnroe serving during a Champions Cup Boston match, 2007
After retiring, McEnroe pursued his post-tour goal of becoming a working musician. He had learned to play guitar with the help of friends likeEddie Van Halen andEric 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. AlthoughLars 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.[9] In 1997, McEnroe's wife, singer-songwriterPatty 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!"[7][6]
McEnroe became the U.S. Davis Cup captain in September 1999. His team barely escaped defeat in their first two outings in 2000, beatingZimbabwe and the 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 inMr. Deeds and again in 2008 inYou Don't Mess with the Zohan. McEnroe played himself in the 2004 movieWimbledon. In July 2004, McEnroe began aCNBC talk show titledMcEnroe. The show, however, was unsuccessful, twice earning a 0.0Nielsen rating, and was canceled within five months. In 2002, he hosted the American game showThe Chair onABC as well as the British version onBBC One, but this venture also was unsuccessful.
In 2004, McEnroe said that during much of his career he had unwittingly takensteroids. 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."[29]
McEnroe is active in philanthropy and tennis development. For years he has co-chaired theCity Parks Foundation's annual CityParks Tennis fundraiser. The charitable benefit raises crucial funds for New York City's largest municipal youth tennis programs. He collects Americancontemporary art, and opened agallery inManhattan in 1993.[9]
McEnroe still plays regularly on theATP Champions Tour. One victory came at the Jean-Luc Lagardere Trophy in Paris in 2010, where he defeatedGuy 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 2007, McEnroe received thePhilippe Chatrier Award (theITF's highest accolade) for his contributions to tennis both on and off the court. Later that year, he also appeared on the NBC comedy30 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 comedyCurb Your Enthusiasm.
McEnroe demonstrating his swing at aVanity Fair party in New York City, 2009
In 2012, McEnroe, commentating for ESPN, heavily criticized Australian tennis playerBernard Tomic for "tanking" againstAndy Roddick at theUS 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 atArthur Ashe Stadium).[35]
McEnroe was part ofMilos Raonic's coaching team from May to August 2016.[36]
In addition to his other commentary roles, McEnroe was a central figure for Australian television networkNine's coverage of the 2019/2020Australian Open.[37]
McEnroe performed as the off-camera narrator for four seasons (2020–2023) ofNever Have I Ever, appearing in one episode in Season 1.
On April 2, 2023, McEnroe participated with Michael Chang, Andre Agassi, and Andy Roddick in the first live airing ofPickleball on ESPN in the Million dollar Pickleball Slam at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[38]
McEnroe returned to theATP Tour in 2006 to play two doubles tournaments. In his first tournament, he teamed withJonas Björkman to win the title at theSAP Open in San Jose.[39] This was McEnroe's 78th doubles title (No. 5 in history) and his first title since capturing theParis 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).[40]
McEnroe was married to Academy Award winnerTatum O'Neal, the daughter of actorRyan 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.[41]
(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.
His bursts of rage were parodied in the satirical British programmeSpitting 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.[citation needed]
Another parody was in the satirical British programmeNot the Nine O'Clock News, portrayed byGriff Rhys Jones, showing him as a boy arguing with his parents over breakfast.
He mocked himself in aPETA ad promoting spay and neuter, by launching into one of his famous tirades when challenged about his decision to have his dog fixed.[60]
In 2006, McEnroe appeared in a television advert campaign forNational Car Rental, expressing one of his outbursts, saying "Any Car? You cannot be serious!" The following year, McEnroe appeared in an advertisement forTelstra in Australia.[62]
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.[63]
In theHomestar 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.[67]
In his guest cameo appearance in season four ofOnly Murders in the Building had Oliver Putnam (played byMartin Short) accidentally bump into McEnroe and angering him, threatening Putnam in the city streets.[68]
The Wimbledon Collection – Legends of Wimbledon – John McEnroe Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004, Run Time: 52 minutes, ASIN: B0002HOD9U
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John McEnroe (Achievement predecessor & successor)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Björn Borg Björn Borg Björn Borg Björn Borg Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl
World No. 1 March 3, 1980 - March 23, 1980 August 11, 1980 - August 17, 1980 July 6, 1981 - July 19, 1981 August 3, 1981 - September 12, 1982 November 1, 1982 - November 7, 1982 November 15, 1982 - January 30, 1983 February 7, 1983 - February 13, 1983 June 6, 1983 - June 12, 1983 July 4, 1983 - October 30, 1983 December 12, 1983 - January 8, 1984 March 12, 1984 - June 10, 1984 June 18, 1984 - July 8, 1984 August 13, 1984 - August 18, 1985 August 26, 1985 - September 8, 1985
Succeeded by
Björn Borg Björn Borg Björn Borg Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl
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