Patrick McEnroe

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Patrick McEnroe
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McEnroe in 2012.
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Bronxville, New York
Born (1966-07-01) July 1, 1966 (age 58)
Manhasset, New York
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro1988
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,118,316
Singles
Career record140–163
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 28 (September 11, 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (1991)
French Open 3R (1991)
Wimbledon 2R (1991, 1992, 1995)
US Open QF (1995)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam Cup QF (1991)
Doubles
Career record310–182
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 3 (April 12, 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open F (1991)
French Open W (1989)
Wimbledon QF (1992, 1993)
US Open QF (1988, 1994)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (1989)

Patrick William McEnroe [1] (born July 1, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player, broadcaster, and former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.

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Born in Manhasset, New York, he is John McEnroe's youngest brother. He won one singles title and 16 doubles titles, including the 1989 French Open. His career-high rankings were world No. 28 in singles and world No. 3 in doubles.

On May 1, 2023, McEnroe began his tenure as President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. [2]

Juniors

McEnroe started playing tennis as a young boy and was taught at the Port Washington Tennis Academy, where his brother John also played. As a junior, Patrick reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and the US Open boys' singles in 1983. He partnered with Luke Jensen to win the French junior doubles and the USTA Boys' 18 National and Clay Court titles in 1984. He also made his first impact on the professional tour that year, teaming up with brother John to win the doubles title at Richmond, Virginia. He won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games with Jensen, and helped Stanford University win the NCAA team championship in 1986 and 1988. While at Stanford, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. McEnroe graduated from Stanford in 1988 with a degree in political science, and then joined the professional tennis tour.

Professional career

In 1989, McEnroe won the French Open men's doubles title and the Masters doubles title, partnering with Jim Grabb.

His first career singles final came in 1991 at Chicago, where he faced his brother John, who won the match 3–6, 6–2, 6–4. (This was the second time in tour history where two brothers faced each other in a tournament final, after Emilio Sánchez and Javier Sánchez met in the Madrid final in 1987.)

His best Grand Slam singles performance came at the 1991 Australian Open, where he reached the semifinals before being knocked-out by eventual-champion Boris Becker. (Commenting on his fellow semifinalists, he told the press: "It's just like you all expected – Edberg, Lendl, McEnroe and Becker".) He was also runner-up in the men's doubles at the Australian Open that year, partnering with his former Stanford teammate David Wheaton.

McEnroe won the men's singles at the Sydney Outdoor Championships in 1995, to claim his only career singles title. He also had some notable Grand Slam singles results that year – beating Boris Becker in the first round of the Australian Open (before eventually losing in the fourth round), and then reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open where he lost to Becker in an epic four-hour and seven-minute four-set marathon.

McEnroe acted as a catalyst for fellow tennis champion (and older brother John's own rival) Jimmy Connors's run during the 1991 US Open. In the first round of the 1991 US Open, McEnroe led Connors two sets and 3–0 in the third set but Connors came back to win in five sets, walking off the court at 1:35 in the morning, after 4 hours and 18 minutes of play.

McEnroe retired from the professional tour in 1998.

Davis Cup

In the Davis Cup, McEnroe represented his country as a doubles player in 1993, 1994 and 1996, compiling a 3–1 record. In 2000, after older-brother John resigned following an unhappy 14-month spell as captain, he was named the 38th captain of the United States Davis Cup team. [3]

With McEnroe as captain, the Davis Cup team won the Cup for the U.S. in December 2007. He resigned the position of team captain on September 6, 2010. His time as captain is the longest of any US Davis Cup captain.

General manager of USTA player development

In 2008, McEnroe became general manager of USTA player development. A series of mandates aimed at promoting junior tennis, including a requirement that all players age ten and under (U10) compete on miniature courts using new lightweight "green dot" tennis balls, have been controversial. [4] The smaller format is designed to make tennis more accessible to children but critics argue that it will inhibit development. [4] Coach Robert Lansdorp said in September 2013 that the format "is wrong for the very talented players" that become champions and noted that Maria Sharapova, Monica Seles and the Williams sisters were already competing on regular courts by age 7. [5]

In 2012, tennis coach Wayne Bryan, father of the Bryan brothers, wrote a letter expressing concern about the effects USTA mandates were having on players and coaches around the country. [6] McEnroe responded, calling Bryan's criticisms "scattershot" and "filled with holes, hearsay and half truths". [7] At the December 2012 "Riv It Up" USPTA Education Event held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, professional coaches united to support Bryan in a "packed" meeting with USTA director Craig Jones that drew attendees from as far away as Arizona. [8] Fox News commentator Sean Hannity, the father of two junior players, posted his own analysis online "urging the immediate reversal of the USTA's new rules for juniors competition". [9] Former world No. 1, John McEnroe, owner of Sportime Tennis Center on Randalls Island, New York, agrees that the tennis federation his younger brother Patrick advocates is unlikely to produce a champion. [4]

On September 3, 2014, Patrick McEnroe was relieved of his duties as Head of Player Development for the USTA. [10] Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated reports McEnroe was "forced out of his job" after a six-year tenure. [11] The announcement was made during the US Open Tennis Championship in Flushing Meadows, New York, where for the second consecutive year, and only the second time in its 134-year history, no American men advanced past the third round. It is the latest indicator that the United States has lost its place in the upper echelon of professional tennis. [10] The last American man to win a Grand Slam title was Andy Roddick in 2003.

On April 5, 2015, Martin Blackman was announced as the new Head of Player Development for the USTA. [12]

Broadcast career

McEnroe currently works as a broadcaster for ESPN and a contributor to CNN. He previously worked for CBS from 1996 to 2008. McEnroe has worked for ESPN since 1995, where his versatility allows him to work play-by-play, as a studio host, or analyst. He is regularly paired with his brother John or Darren Cahill. Patrick works as the lead play-by-play man for many of ESPN's tennis events. [13]

Personal life

On December 19, 1998, McEnroe married singer and actress Melissa Errico. They have three daughters, Victoria Penny (born 2006) and twins Juliette Beatrice and Diana Katherine (born 2008). They live in Bronxville, New York. [14]

Honors

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1989 French Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of Iran.svg Mansour Bahrami
Flag of France.svg Éric Winogradsky 		6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1991 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate 		7–6(7–4), 6–7(8–10), 3–6, 5–7

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1988 US Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh 		5–7, 3–6

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Feb 1991 Chicago, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss2. Jan 1994 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson 4–6, 0–6
Loss3. Sep 1994 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win4.Jan 1995 Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Fromberg 6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles wins (16)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Championship Series (2)
ATP Tour (11)
Titles by surface
Hard (7)
Clay (2)
Grass (1)
Carpet (6)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
1.February 6, 1984 Richmond WCT, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton 		7–6, 6–2
2.October 5, 1987 San Francisco, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Layendecker
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken 		6–2, 0–6, 6–4
3.June 12, 1989 French Open, ParisClay Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of Iran.svg Mansour Bahrami
Flag of France.svg Éric Winogradsky 		6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
4.December 10, 1989 Masters Doubles, LondonCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd 		7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
5.November 12, 1990 Wembley, EnglandCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh 		7–6, 4–6, 6–3
6.September 23, 1991 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe		3–6, 7–6, 7–6
7.April 27, 1992 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 		6–3, 6–2
8.October 5, 1992 Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg 		6–2, 6–3
9.November 2, 1992 Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser 		6–4, 6–2
10.May 10, 1993 Coral Springs, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Flach 		6–4, 6–3
11.June 7, 1993 Rosmalen, NetherlandsGrass Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Adams
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Andrei Olhovskiy 		7–6, 1–6, 6–4
12.October 4, 1993 Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mronz
Flag of Germany.svg Lars Rehmann 		6–3, 7–5
13.January 10, 1994 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith		6–2, 4–6, 6–4
14.September 16, 1994 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer Flag of South Africa.svg Lan Bale
Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager 		6–3, 7–6
15.February 13, 1995 San Jose, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle 		3–6, 7–5, 6–0
16.October 8, 1995 [16] Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith		7–5, 6–4

Doubles runner-ups (21)

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References

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