John McEnroe
John McEnroe was among the top players of the 1980s, perhaps most remembered for his "You cannot be serious!" Wimbledon breakdown and other on-court theatrics.He made his professional tennis debut in 1977 as an 18-year-old amateur, earning his first Grand Slam championship in the French Open Mixed Doubles and breaking the record for the greatest Grand Slam performance by a qualifier with an astonishing run to the Wimbledon Semifinals. In 1978, he led the Stanford University to CAA championship and claimed the NCAA singles match, before going pro and capturing another five championships the following year.
The player proceeded to sweep a record of 77 singles and 78 doubles trophies, including seven Grand Slam singles victories (4 at the US Open and three at Wimbledon), ten Grand Slam teams titles, and five Davis Cup titles with the United States. He is one of only three members in the Open Era who held the world no. 1 position both in singles and doubles (the other two being Stefan Edberg and Stan Smith). Also, John McEnroe owns the record for the greatest game record in a season, winning 96.5 percent of his games (82 wins, 3 losses) in 1984.
McEnroe also authored his autobiography in 2003, appropriately named "Serious," which became a big seller.
Date of birth: 16 February, 1959
Career Titles: 155
Prize Money: ~$12.5M
