The rivals met again at the U. Open, where McEnroe found himself defending the title against a determined Borg, who had yet to win the Open. In a match with as many games as their famous Wimbledon final, McEnroe emerged the winner 7—6, 6—1, 6—7, 5—7, 6—4.
The Wimbledon tournament saw McEnroe and Borg once again in the final. This time McEnroe ended Borg's five year reign as he won in four sets 4—6, 7—6, 7—6, 6—4. That same year, in September, McEnroe defended his U. Open title once again against Borg 4—6, 6—2, 6—4, 6—3. Borg, perhaps feeling that his reign was over, retired after this defeat. McEnroe became the only man since Bill Tilden — to win three consecutive U. Open titles. In McEnroe won eighty-two of eighty-four matches, including his fourth World Championship of Tennis final, his third U.
He captured his third Wimbledon title, soundly defeating Connors 6—1, 6—1, 6—2 , and his fourth U. Open title beating Ivan Lendl 6—3, 6—4, 6—1.
This victory was to mark the last major title of his career. In McEnroe took time away from tennis and married actress Tatum O'Neal, his girlfriend of two years after the birth of their first child, Kevin , and retreated to his Malibu, California, home. His break from tennis did not last long as he came back in August to face Boris Becker in a tournament in Stratton Mountain, Vermont. The match invited comparisons to the earlier Borg-McEnroe rivalries.
Unfortunately, his comeback never fully took shape. He continued as a Davis Cup player and his successes in Cup play earned him more press than his occasional singles titles.
McEnroe, who has four children, divorced O'Neal in In , McEnroe was disqualified from the Australian Open for unsportsmanlike conduct. He continued to impress as a Davis Cup player, but by , McEnroe sought a change. In , the tennis star was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. McEnroe won a total of seven Grand Slam singles : Wimbledon in , , and as well as the US Open in , , , and One mixed-double and nine doubles tournaments were won by McEnroe.
His first Grand Slam win was the mixed doubles match at the French Open. Private Event Rentals. In the Museum. Digital Exhibits. Breaking the Barriers. Tins, Cans and Cartons. Information Research Center. Historic Grounds. Tennis in Newport. The Casino Theatre. Hall of Fame Tennis Club.
Virtual Wine Tasting with Andy Roddick. More Ways to Give. Private Events. Donation Request. John McEnroe. Induction Speech. Read More. Career Highlights. Davis Cup Member of the U. Grand Slams. Doubles Semi-Finalist: with Mark Woodforde. Mixed Doubles Winner: with Mary Carillo. Finalist: with Peter Fleming , with Peter Fleming. Career Timeline. Became a junior champion at the French Open. The first of his 17 major titles came as an amateur playing mixed doubles with Mary Carillo at the French Open.
Turned professional in late , winning five tournaments and defeating Arthur Ashe in his first of three Masters Grand Prix championships, , , He took a six-month sabbatical in , and stepped away for several months again after drawing a suspension for an outburst in McEnroe remained a highly competitive doubles player, winning the U. Open in and Wimbledon in , but he struggled to keep pace with the successive generation of talent in singles play.
He was also famously disqualified for misconduct from the Australian Open in Melbourne in a match against Mikael Pernfors. McEnroe called it quits in , retiring with seven career Grand Slam singles championships, nine doubles titles and one more in mixed doubles, along with a host of Davis Cup wins.
He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in In , McEnroe began a second career as a television broadcaster and continued to occasionally compete on the court for charity, devoting a good amount of time to the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the defeat of AIDS.
McEnroe is also a guitar player, having performed live via bands such as the Package and the Noise Upstairs. After hosting a game show called The Chair in , McEnroe debuted his eponymous talk show on CNBC in , though the show was canceled six months later due to poor viewership. McEnroe has made numerous appearances on TV and film over the years.
He surfaced in the Adam Sandler movies Mr. Deeds and Anger Management , as well as in multiple episodes of the hit show 30 Rock. They had three children together before divorcing in We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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