 John McEnroe embodies the American spirit. His relentless pursuit of perfection,
combined with a technical mastery honed through years of competition, have made him a popular champion
and a tennis legend.
An All-American and NCAA Champion as a freshman at Stanford University in 1978,
John McEnroe reached the semifinals of Wimbledon as an 18 year old amateur preparing to go to college
and gave notice of greatness to come.
John McEnroe won his first Grand Slam singles title in 1979 when he won the first
of four U.S. Open Championships. In 1981, he took the first of his three Wimbledon singles titles,
becoming the youngest #1 ranked man in history of professional tennis. He continued his march toward
greatness by holding the top ranking for the next four years. John McEnroe captured seven grand slam
singles championships and with ten grand slam doubles championships is considered by most experts to
be the greatest doubles player in the history of the game.
While his outstanding contributions to the sport of tennis are known internationally,
to whatever extent formal validation was needed, it was put in place during the summer of 1999. In August,
John McEnroe was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, taking
his place among the immortals of the sport.
In September during the United States Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, the United
States Tennis Association announced John McEnroe's selection as the thirty-seventh Captain of the
United States Davis Cup Team for the 2000 campaign.
With more than 150 singles and doubles titles to date, John McEnroe has compiled
an unparalleled record of achievement and raised the level of the game itself. One of his proudest
achievements was leading the USA to five Davis Cup titles. In fact, he holds the record for the
most U.S Davis Cup wins in singles (41) and in singles and doubles combined (59). But if competing
on the court is John's passion, it is by no mean his only interest. John McEnroe's knowledge of the
game and magnetic personality have made him an instant hit as a network television commentator.
He now offers his insights and unique style for a variety of television networks, including CBA,
NBC, USA, and the BBC, and he has also commentated in the past for EuroSport and Australia's Channel 7.
John recently expanded his on-camera work to extend beyond the realm of sports as host for the ABC-TV
primetime reality game show, "The Chair."
His busy schedule includes overseeing The John McEnroe Gallery in the Soho area
of New York City, where he showcases the work of contemporary artists. John has founded and is actively
involved in the John McEnroe Foundation, and organization established to distribute grants and pledges
to a wide variety of charitable organizations. An accomplishment guitarist, John McEnroe has led
The Johnny Smyth Band in a series of concerts throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
For the past two decades, John McEnroe has served as a spokesman for some of the world's most
recognizable brand names.
Still playing with his trademark intensity, John McEnroe competes in the Champions
Tour as well as tournaments and special events in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Since
his 1995 Champions Tour debut, he has won 33 singles titles and three doubles titles.
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