Patrick McEnroe

For the Medal of Honor recipient, see Patrick H. McEnroe.

Patrick McEnroe

McEnroe in 2026
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Born	(1966-07-01) July 1, 1966 Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$3,118,316
Singles
Career record	140–163
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	310–182
Career titles	16
Highest ranking	No. 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)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	F (1988)

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

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.

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.

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. The smaller format is designed to make tennis more accessible to children but critics argue that it will inhibit development. 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.

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. McEnroe responded, calling Bryan's criticisms "scattershot" and "filled with holes, hearsay and half truths". 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. 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". 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.

On September 3, 2014, Patrick McEnroe was relieved of his duties as Head of Player Development for the USTA. Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated reports McEnroe was "forced out of his job" after a six-year tenure. 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. 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.

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.

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. In 2024, McEnroe recorded public service announcements for the US Open for MTA New York City Transit. These announcements have played every year throughout since then.

Honors

• McEnroe served as captain of the US men's tennis team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
• In November 2012, McEnroe was announced as a 2013 recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, presented annually to six distinguished former college student-athletes on the 25th anniversary of the end of their college sports careers.

Grand Slam finals

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

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1989	French Open	Clay	Jim Grabb	Mansour Bahrami Éric Winogradsky	6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	1991	Australian Open	Hard	David Wheaton	Scott Davis David Pate	7–6(7–4), 6–7(8–10), 3–6, 5–7

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1988	US Open	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Jana Novotná Jim Pugh	5–7, 3–6

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1 win / 3 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1991	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet (i)	John McEnroe	6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Jan 1994	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Magnus Gustafsson	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–3	Sep 1994	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Wayne Ferreira	6–4, 2–6, 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win	1–3	Jan 1995	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Richard Fromberg	6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 37 (16 wins / 21 losses)

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)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1984	Richmond WCT, U.S.	Carpet (i)	John McEnroe	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	7–6, 6–2
Win	2–0	Oct 1987	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Jim Grabb	Glenn Layendecker Todd Witsken	6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Jul 1988	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Paul Annacone	Alexander Mronz Greg Van Emburgh	3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Loss	2–2	Aug 1988	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Jim Grabb	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	2–6, 4–6
Loss	2–3	Apr 1989	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Jim Grabb	Jakob Hlasek Anders Järryd	3–6, ret
Loss	2–4	Apr 1989	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Carpet	Tim Wilkison	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win	3–4	Jun 1989	French Open, Paris	Clay	Jim Grabb	Mansour Bahrami Éric Winogradsky	6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	3–5	Jul 1989	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Hard	Jim Grabb	Neil Broad Gary Muller	7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win	4–5	Dec 1989	Masters Doubles, London	Carpet (i)	Jim Grabb	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss	4–6	Mar 1990	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Jim Grabb	Boris Becker Guy Forget	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	4–7	Jun 1990	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	Jim Grabb	Jakob Hlasek Michael Stich	6–7, 3–6
Win	5–7	Nov 1990	Wembley, England	Carpet (i)	Jim Grabb	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	5–8	Jan 1991	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	David Wheaton	Scott Davis David Pate	7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 5–7
Win	6–8	Sep 1991	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Jakob Hlasek	Petr Korda John McEnroe	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	6–9	Oct 1991	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Jakob Hlasek	Anders Järryd Gary Muller	4–6, 5–7
Win	7–9	Apr 1992	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Patrick Galbraith	Francisco Clavet Carlos Costa	6–3, 6–2
Loss	7–10	Aug 1992	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Jonathan Stark	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss	7–11	Aug 1992	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Jared Palmer	Rick Leach Kelly Jones	6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	7–12	Oct 1992	Brisbane, Australia	Hard (i)	Jonathan Stark	Steve DeVries David Macpherson	4–6, 4–6
Win	8–12	Oct 1992	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Jonathan Stark	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	6–2, 6–3
Win	9–12	Nov 1992	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet (i)	John McEnroe	Patrick Galbraith Danie Visser	6–4, 6–2
Loss	9–13	Nov 1992	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet	Jared Palmer	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	2–6, 2–6
Loss	9–14	Feb 1993	San Francisco, U.S.	Hard (i)	Jonathan Stark	Scott Davis Jacco Eltingh	1–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss	9–15	Mar 1993	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Jonathan Stark	Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink	7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win	10–15	May 1993	Coral Springs, U.S.	Clay	Jonathan Stark	Paul Annacone Doug Flach	6–4, 6–3
Win	11–15	Jun 1993	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	Jonathan Stark	David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy	7–6, 1–6, 6–4
Win	12–15	Oct 1993	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Richey Reneberg	Alexander Mronz Lars Rehmann	6–3, 7–5
Win	13–15	Jan 1994	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Jared Palmer	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	13–16	Apr 1994	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Henrik Holm Anders Järryd	6–7, 1–6
Loss	13–17	Jul 1994	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Jared Palmer	Byron Black Jonathan Stark	4–6, 4–6
Win	14–17	Sep 1994	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Jared Palmer	Lan Bale John-Laffnie de Jager	6–3, 7–6
Loss	14–18	Oct 1994	Toulouse, France	Hard	Jared Palmer	Menno Oosting Daniel Vacek	6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win	15–18	Feb 1995	San Jose, U.S.	Hard (i)	Jim Grabb	Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle	3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Loss	15–19	Mar 1995	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Jim Grabb	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3–6, 6–7
Win	16–19	Oct 1995	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Carpet (i)	Mark Philippoussis	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	7–5, 6–4
Loss	16–20	Oct 1995	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Jakob Hlasek	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6–7, 4–6
Loss	16–21	Jan 1996	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink	7–5, 4–6, 1–6

Source: ATP player profile - titles and finals

Further reading

• Bodo, Peter; McEnroe, Patrick (1998). Tennis for dummies. Foster City, California: IDG Books Worldwide. ISBN 0-7645-5087-X.

External links

• Patrick McEnroe at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Patrick McEnroe at the Davis Cup (archived)
• Patrick McEnroe at World Tennis
• Patrick McEnroe's ESPN Bio
• USTA Names Patrick McEnroe U.S. Davis Cup Captain Through 2006