John McEnroe
Biography
John McEnroe is an American former professional tennis player who reached world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. Born in Wiesbaden, West Germany, and raised in New York, he won an NCAA singles title at Stanford before joining the ATP tour in 1978. He captured seven singles majors, four US Opens and three Wimbledons, along with ten Grand Slam doubles titles, one of them in mixed doubles. He spent 170 weeks as the top-ranked singles player and 269 weeks as the top-ranked doubles player, and in 1984 he posted 82 wins and only 3 losses in singles, the best single-season winning rate of the Open Era. He was named ATP Player of the Year and ITF World Champion three times each. He retired at the end of 1992 and has worked as a television commentator, and he appeared as himself in Mr. Deeds (2002) and Wimbledon (2004) and narrated four seasons of Never Have I Ever.
67years old
Turns 68 on February 16in 127 days
- Born Wiesbaden
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as John Patrick McEnroe, Jr.
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 24 years2002 to 2026
Genres
- Comedy71%, 5 films
- Documentary29%, 2 films
- Romance29%, 2 films
- Sport29%, 2 films
- Drama14%, 1 film
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Beyond film
McEnroe was the off-camera narrator for four seasons of Never Have I Ever, from 2020 to 2023, and he appeared in one episode in Season 1.
First role
McEnroe made his mark in 1977 as an 18-year-old amateur. He took the French Open junior singles and mixed doubles titles, then came through Wimbledon singles qualifying and reached the main draw, where Jimmy Connors beat him in four sets in the semifinals.
Behind the camera
In 2010, John McEnroe founded the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, which is located on Randall's Island in New York City.
John McEnroe movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
John McEnroe shares two films with Chris Evert, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Chris Evert's page
Björn Borg's page
Steve Buscemi's page
Ed Harris's page
John Turturro's page
Sam Neill's page
All films by Steven Brill
Richard LoncraineDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Richard Loncraine
Jake SzymanskiDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Jake Szymanski
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1981 to 2007.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2007 | Philippe Chatrier Award | Won | |
| 1981 | Associated Press Athlete of the Year | Won | |
| International Tennis Hall of Fame | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.