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McEnroe exacted revenge two months later, beating Borg in the five-set final of the 1980 US Open. McEnroe remained controversial when he returned to Wimbledon in 1981.
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February 1. 6, 1. Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany. Height. 5 ft 1. 1 in (1. Turned pro. 19. 78 (Debut 1. Amateur)Retired. 19. Plays. Left- handed (one- handed backhand)College.
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Int. Tennis Ho. F1. Singles. Career record. Career titles. 77 (4th in the Open Era)Highest ranking. No. 1 (March 3, 1. Grand Slam Singles results.
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Team competitions. Davis Cup. W (1. 97. Hopman Cup. F (1. John Patrick Mc. Enroe Jr. February 1. 6, 1. American tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport.[a] He was known for his shot- making artistry and volleying skills, as well as his confrontational on- court behavior that frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. Mc. Enroe attained the No.
Open Era. At the majors he won seven singles titles (four US Open, three Wimbledon) and nine men's doubles titles. He also excelled at the year- end tournaments, winning eight singles and seven doubles titles, both of which are records. Mc. Enroe contributed to five Davis Cup titles for the U. S. and later served as team captain. He has stayed active in retirement, often competing in senior events on the ATP Champions Tour. For many years he has also worked as a television commentator during the majors.
Early life[edit]Mc. Enroe was born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, West Germany, to American parents, John Patrick Mc. Enroe Sr. and his wife Kay, née Tresham.[1. His father, the son of Irish immigrants, was at the time stationed with the United States Air Force.[1. In 1. 96. 0, the family moved to the New York City area, where Mc.
Enroe's father worked daytime as an advertising agent while attending Fordham Law School[1. He has two younger brothers: Mark (born 1.
Patrick (born 1. 96. Mc. Enroe grew up in Douglaston, Queens, New York City. He started playing tennis when he was eight, at the nearby Douglaston Club.
When he was nine, his parents enrolled him in the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association, and he soon started playing regional tournaments. He then began competing in national juniors tournaments, and at twelve—when he was ranked seven in his age group—he joined the Port Washington Tennis Academy, Long Island, New York.[1. Mc. Enroe attended Trinity School and graduated in 1. As an 1. 8- year- old amateur in 1.
Mc. Enroe won the mixed doubles at the French Open with Mary Carillo, and then made it through the qualifying tournament and into the main draw at Wimbledon, where he lost in the semifinals to Jimmy Connors in four sets. It was the best performance by a qualifier at a Grand Slam tournament and a record performance by an amateur in the open era.[1. After Wimbledon in 1. Mc. Enroe entered Stanford University and won the National Collegiate Athletic Association singles and team titles in 1.
Later in 1. 97. 8, he joined the ATP tour and signed his first professional endorsement deal, with Sergio Tacchini. He again advanced to the semifinals at a Grand Slam, this time the US Open, losing again to Connors. Following which, he proceeded to win five titles that year, including his first Masters Grand Prix, beating Arthur Ashe in straight sets. In 1. 97. 9, Mc. Enroe and partner Peter Fleming won the Wimbledon Doubles title, the duo later adding the 1. US Open Doubles title to their haul as well.
Mc. Enroe won his first Grand Slam singles title at the US Open. He defeated his friend Vitas Gerulaitis in straight sets in the final to become the youngest male winner of the singles title at the US Open since Pancho Gonzales, who was also 2. He also won the prestigious season- ending WCT Finals, beating Björn Borg in four sets. Mc. Enroe won 1. 0 singles and 1. At Wimbledon, Mc.
Enroe reached the 1. Wimbledon Men's Singles final—his first final at Wimbledon—where he faced Björn Borg, who was gunning for his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title. At the start of the final, Mc. Enroe was booed by the crowd as he entered Centre Court following heated exchanges with officials during his semifinal victory over Jimmy Connors. In a fourth- set tiebreaker that lasted 2.
Mc. Enroe saved five match points and eventually won 1. Mc. Enroe, however, could not break Borg's serve in the fifth set, which the Swede won 8–6. This match was called the best Wimbledon final by ESPN's countdown show "Who's Number One?". Mc. Enroe demonstrating his swing at a Vanity Fair party in New York City. Mc. Enroe exacted revenge two months later, beating Borg in the five- set final of the 1.
US Open. Mc. Enroe remained controversial when he returned to Wimbledon in 1. Following his first- round match against Tom Gullikson, Mc. Enroe was fined U.
S. $1,5. 00 and came close to being thrown out after he called umpire Ted James "the pits of the world" and then swore at tournament referee Fred Hoyles. He also made famous the phrase "you cannot be serious", which years later became the title of Mc. Enroe's autobiography, by shouting it after several umpires' calls during his matches.[1.
This behavior was in sharp contrast to that of Borg, who was painted by the press as an unflappable "Ice Man."[1. Nevertheless, in matches played between the two, Mc.
Enroe never lost his temper.[1. However, despite the controversy and merciless criticism from the British press (Ian Barnes of the Daily Express nicknamed him "Super. Brat"), Mc. Enroe again made the Wimbledon men's singles final against Borg. This time, Mc. Enroe prevailed in four sets to end the Swede's run of 4. All England Club.
TV commentator Bud Collins quipped after the Independence Day battle, paraphrasing "Yankee Doodle", "Stick a feather in his cap and call it 'Mc. Enroe- ni'!".[2. 0]The controversy, however, did not end there. In response to Mc. Enroe's on- court outbursts during the Championships, the All England Club did not accord Mc. Enroe honorary club membership, an honor normally given to singles champions after their first victory. Mc. Enroe responded by not attending the traditional champions' dinner that evening. He told the press: "I wanted to spend the evening with my family and friends and the people who had supported me, not a bunch of stiffs who are 7.
The honor was eventually accorded to Mc. Enroe after he won the championship again.
Borg and Mc. Enroe had their final confrontation in the final of the 1. US Open. Mc. Enroe won in four sets, becoming the first male player since the 1. US Open singles titles. Borg never played another Grand Slam event. Mc. Enroe also won his second WCT Final, beating Johan Kriek in straight sets. Mc. Enroe lost to Jimmy Connors in the 1.
Wimbledon final. Mc. Enroe lost only one set (to Johan Kriek) going into the final; however, Connors won the fourth- set tiebreak and the fifth set.
In 1. 98. 3, Mc. Enroe reached his fourth consecutive Wimbledon final, dropping only one set throughout the tournament (to Florin Segărceanu) and sweeping aside the unheralded New Zealander Chris Lewis in straight- sets. He also played at the Australian Open for the first time, making it to the semifinals, before being defeated in four sets by Mats Wilander. He made the WCT Final for the third time and beat Ivan Lendl in an epic five setter.
He took the Masters Grand Prix title for the second time, again beating Lendl in straight sets. Mc. Enroe's best season, concluded with an 8. Open Era. He won a career- high 1. Wimbledon and the US Open. He also played on the winning US World Team Cup and runner- up Davis Cup teams. He began the year with a 4. French Open final against Ivan Lendl.
Mc. Enroe won the first two sets, but Lendl's adjustments of using more topspin lobs and cross- court backhand passing shots, as well as Mc. Enroe's fatigue and temperamental outbursts, resulted in a demoralizing five set loss. In his autobiography, Mc. Enroe described this as his most bitter defeat and implied that he's never quite gotten over it.