Patrick McEnroe

Patrick McEnroe, who enjoyed success playing tennis on both the collegiate and professional levels, serves as a tennis analyst for ESPN. He has also called play-by-play for select events. He first worked for ESPN on a limited basis in 1995 and ’96 before beginning a more extensive schedule of assignments in 1997. He also has worked for CBS Sports from 1996 - 2008, most notably at the US Open.

McEnroe has also parlayed his experiences on and off the court around the sport – along with his personality, contacts and the respect he’s earned – into important roles with the United States Tennis Association (USTA). In December 2000 was named the 38th U.S. Davis Cup captain, winning the title in 2007 for the first time since 1995. In April 2008, he was named to the newly created position of General Manager, USTA Elite Player Development, as part of a new strategic direction for the development of future American champions. This initiative provides a greater focus on top American junior players and young pros. As such, he will oversee the USTA’s National Coaches and coaching program, as well as the USTA Training Centers in Boca Raton, Fla., and Carson, Calif. He also was coach of the 2004 U.S. Olympic men’s tennis team.

As a junior player, McEnroe partnered with his current ESPN colleague 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. A three-time singles All-American (1986-88), he led Stanford to NCAA titles in 1986 and 1988.

Most of McEnroe’s professional success came in doubles, with 16 titles and reaching a career-high ranking of #3 in doubles in April 1993. He won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games with Jensen, the French Open men’s doubles title in 1989 with Jim Grabb and the Paris Indoor with his brother John in 1992. In 1991, he was also runner-up in the men's doubles at the Australian Open, partnering with his former Stanford teammate David Wheaton. In the Davis Cup, McEnroe represented his country as a doubles player in 1993, 1994 and 1996.

McEnroe’s first career singles final came in 1991 at Chicago, where he faced his brother John. John won the match 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 for his 77th and final singles title. (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.)

McEnroe's 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 quipped to the press: "It's just like you all expected – Edberg, Lendl, McEnroe and Becker".)

McEnroe’s singles career peaked in 1995 when the righthander reached the quarterfinals of the US Open and reached a career-high ranking of 28 in the world. That year, he won the men's singles at the Sydney Outdoor Championships, his first (and 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.

Perhaps McEnroe's most memorable – if inglorious – career moment came as a catalyst of tennis legend (and older brother John's own rival) Jimmy Connors’ legendary run during the 1991 US Open. In the first round, while leading Connors two sets and up 3-0 in the third, Connors came back to win in five sets, walking off the court at 1:35 a.m., after 4 hours and 18 minutes of play.

Born July 1, 1966, the New York native was graduated from Stanford University in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. On December 19, 1998, he married singer and actress Melissa Errico. They have three daughters, Victoria Penny (born 2006) and twins Juliette and Diana (born 2008).