Patrick McEnroe

Patrick McEnroe , born on July 1st 1966 with Manhasset in the State of New York, is a former player of American Tennis and the current captain of the American team of Coupe Davis. Its best classification into simple will remain a 28e world place in 1995 (3rd place in double in 1993).

Little brother of John McEnroe, it did not make a success of the same career that its groin, but succeeded in spite of very gaining 1 tournament into simple and 17 in double.

In 1989, it gains the tournament of double to Roland Garros with dimensions of Jim Grabb, then the same year with the same partner, Masters of double.

At the beginning of the year 1991, he arrives in semi-final of the Open of Australia, beaten by the future winner of the test Boris Becker (its best performance in a tournament of the Large Slam). During this same edition, he arrives also finally of the tournament of double associate to his compatriot David Wheaton.

Its first final in tournament, in Chicago in 1991 opposes it in his/her brother John (who gains match 3-6, 6-2, 6-4). For the anecdote, it is the 2nd time that a final of a professional tournament opposes two brothers, after that of Madrid in 1987 between Emilio and Javier Sanchez.

In 1995, it gains the single tournament into simple of its career in Sydney and arrives until 1/4 of finale to L US Open beaten once again by Boris Becker at the end of a match marathon in 4 sets and more 4:00 of play.

After having put a term at its career in 1998, it succeeds his brother on the chair of captain of the American team of Coupe Davis in 2000. It was also used as captain of the male team of tennis with the Olympic Games as Athens in 2004.

He is married with the American actress Melissa Errico.

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