John McEnroe

John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles – three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open. He is well remembered for his shot-making artistry, for his series of classic encounters with Björn Borg, for his fiery on-court temperament (which frequently got him into trouble), and for the catchphrase "You cannot be serious!".

Career statistics

McEnroe won a total of 155 top-level titles (a record for a male professional) during his career ? 77 in singles, 77 men's doubles, and one mixed doubles. His career singles match record was 849-184. He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, and also captured the season-ending Masters championships three times in 1978, 1983 and 1984. In terms of his great rivalries, he had the edge on Connors (31-20), was even with Borg (7-7), but did not get the better of Lendl (15-21) who won nine of their ten encounters after 1985.

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