Stefan edberg vs john mcenroe biography
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Stefan Edberg!
Stefan Edberg, born January 19, 1966 in Västervik, is a Swedish right-handed former professional tennis player. Stefan Edberg won the 1985-96 total of nine Grand Slam (GS)-titles, including six in singles and three in doubles. In 1983 he won so far only player a true junior Grand Slam in singles, that is victory in the junior single in all four GS tournaments over the years. In total, he won the ATP tournaments as a senior player 41 singles and eight doubles titles during his career. He belonged to the world's ten best players in 1985-94, and was among the top five of nine in a row (1985-93). Between 1990-92, he was ranked as world number one during the 72 weeks. He was also world number one in doubles for a period 1986th Edberg holds a record for the number of appearances in the GS-played (54), and was honored in 1987 with Anders Järryd to award the "ATP Doubles Team of the Year". Edberg was included in the Swedish Tennis Hall
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GOAT: Mac beats Edberg
One of our correspondents made the key point that the GOAT competition pits players together at the peak of their careers, and McEnroe's outstanding record in 1984 (82 wins, three losses) remains the high water mark of consistent brilliance in the history of tennis.
Even Federer at his peak fell one victory short of equalling McEnroe's record - he lost the 2005 ATP Masters sista that year to go to 81-4 for the season.
Edberg also had his share of supporters, however, with several pointing to the outstanding levels of consistency that kept him in the top three of the world rankings for most of his career, and saw him stand toe-to-toe with all the great players of his day.
And several more reminded us that McEnroe also had a self-destructive habit of beating himself, even when the going was good.
Both points are well-made, but McEnroe still prevails: Superbrat wins 5-7 6-4 6-2 to earn a second-round match against either Pete Sampras or G
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John McEnroe
American former tennis player (born 1959)
"Johnny Mac" redirects here. For other uses, see Johnny Mac (disambiguation).
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| Full name | John Patrick McEnroe Jr. |
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| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Born | (1959-02-16) February 16, 1959 (age 66) Wiesbaden, West Germany |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1994 (singles) 2006 (doubles) |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Stanford University |
| Coach | Antonio Palafox |
| Prize money | US$12,552,132 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1999 (member page) |
| Career record | 883–198 |
| Career titles | 77 (6th in the Open Era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (March 3, 1980) |
| Australian Open | SF (1983) |
| French Open | F (1984) |
| Wimbledon | W (1981, 1983, 1984) |
| US Open | W (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984) |
| Tour Finals | W (1978, 1983, 1984) |
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