John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American
tennis player. He was known for his shot-making artistry and volleying
skills, and for confrontational on-court behavior that frequently
landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.McEnroe
attained the No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, finishing his
career with 77 singles and 78 doubles titles; this remains the highest
men's combined total of the Open Era. He won seven Grand Slam singles
titles, four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon, and nine men's
Grand Slam doubles titles. His singles match record of 82â€"3 in 1984
remains the best single season win rate of the Open Era.McEnroe also
excelled at the year-end tournaments, winning eight singles and seven
doubles titles, both of which are records. Three of his winning
singles year-end championships were at the Masters Grand Prix (the ATP
year-end event) and five were at the World Championship Tennis (WCT)
Finals, an event which ended in 1989. Since 2000, there has been only
one year-end men's singles event, the ATP Finals (the new name for the
Masters Grand Prix). He was named the ATP Player of the Year and the
ITF World Champion three times each: 1981, 1983 and 1984.
tennis player. He was known for his shot-making artistry and volleying
skills, and for confrontational on-court behavior that frequently
landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.McEnroe
attained the No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles, finishing his
career with 77 singles and 78 doubles titles; this remains the highest
men's combined total of the Open Era. He won seven Grand Slam singles
titles, four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon, and nine men's
Grand Slam doubles titles. His singles match record of 82â€"3 in 1984
remains the best single season win rate of the Open Era.McEnroe also
excelled at the year-end tournaments, winning eight singles and seven
doubles titles, both of which are records. Three of his winning
singles year-end championships were at the Masters Grand Prix (the ATP
year-end event) and five were at the World Championship Tennis (WCT)
Finals, an event which ended in 1989. Since 2000, there has been only
one year-end men's singles event, the ATP Finals (the new name for the
Masters Grand Prix). He was named the ATP Player of the Year and the
ITF World Champion three times each: 1981, 1983 and 1984.
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