John McEnroe

John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States often rated among the greatest tennis players of all time, especially for his touch on the volley.
He won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
He also won a record eight year-end championships, 19 Grand Prix Super Series titles, and finished his career with 77 ATP-listed singles titles and 71 in doubles.

McEnroe is known for his shot-making artistry and volleying skills; for his rivalries with Search with google:Björn BorgBjörn Borg , Search with google:Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors and Search with google:Ivan LendlIvan Lendl ; and for his confrontational on-court behavior which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.
In 1981, 1983 and 1984 he was both the ATP player of the year and the ITF World Champion for Men's singles.
His match record of 82–3 in 1984 remains the best single season win rate of the Open Era.

Winner titles

List of main titles (of 155 ATP titles, a record for a male professional).
Grand Slam finals
1979-US Open Vitas Gerulaitis (United States) 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1980-US Open Björn Borg (Sweden) 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 5–7, 6–4
1981-Wimbledon Björn Borg (Sweden) 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1981-US Open Björn Borg (Sweden) 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1983-Wimbledon Chris Lewis (New Zealand) 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1984-Wimbledon Jimmy Connors (United States ) 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1984-US Open Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Masters Grand Prix year-end championships finals
1978-New York Arthur Ashe (United States) 6–7, 6–3, 7–5
1983-New York Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1984-New York Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 7–5, 6–0, 6–4
WCT year-end championships finals
1979-Dallas Björn Borg (Sweden) 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6
1981-Dallas Johan Kriek (United States) 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1983-Dallas Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
1984-Dallas Jimmy Connors (United States) 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1989-Dallas Brad Gilbert (United States) 6–3, 6–3, 7–6

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