Paul McNamee
Melbourne , Australia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
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Turned pro | 1973 | |
Retired | 1988 | |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
*single-handed until 1979 Tour Finals F (1980) | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||
Wimbledon | W (1985) | |
Team competitions | ||
Davis Cup | W (1983, 1986) |
Paul McNamee (born 12 November 1954) is an Australian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player and prominent sports administrator.
Junior career
In his hometown, McNamee won the boys' singles tournament at the 1973 Australian Open.
Professional career
McNamee is the only player to switch a
When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1984, McNamee was the only player to take a set off McEnroe throughout the entire championship when he won the third set of their first-round match.
McNamee was also a member of the
In 1987, McNamee became Melbourne's last officially crowned King of Moomba. A Moomba Monarch was subsequently selected. (However, male Monarchs were popularly, but unofficially, still called King of Moomba).[3]
Sports administrator
McNamee played a key role in the founding of the
From 2006 to 2008 he was the tournament director for
In late 2008, it was revealed that McNamee has joined the push for Australia to field a cycling team at the Tour de France – with support from Cadel Evans as a consultant for Australian Road Cycling, a Melbourne-based consortium.[6]
Career finals
Singles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1980 | Palm Harbor, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2. | 1982 | Baltimore WCT , U.S.
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Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 1983 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1983 | Brisbane, Australia | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1986 | Nice , France
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Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1986 | St. Vincent, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–7 |
Doubles (23 titles, 15 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1977 | Santiago , Chile
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Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | 1979 | Nice , France
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 1979 | Cairo , Egypt
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Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 1979 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | 1979 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | 1979 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 6 | Feb 1980 | San Juan, U.S.[a] | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 7. | 1980 | Palm Harbor, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 8. | 1980 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | 1980 | Forest Hills WCT , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 9–11 |
Win | 9. | 1980 | Wimbledon , London
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Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 | |
Win | 10. | 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | Bologna , Italy
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Carpet | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Johannesburg , South Africa
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Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | 1980 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 12. | 1981 | Masters Doubles WCT , London
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Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 1981 | Hamburg , West Germany
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Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 13. | 1981 | Stuttgart Outdoor , West Germany
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Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 14. | 1981 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1982 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 15. | 1982 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 16. | 1982 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 17. | 1982 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 18. | 1983 | Memphis , U.S.
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Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 19. | 1983 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 9. | 1983 | Washington D.C. , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 20. | 1983 | Brisbane, Australia | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 21. | 1983 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 22. | 1984 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 23. | 1984 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 24. | 1984 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | 1984 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 1984 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 12. | 1985 | Rotterdam , Netherlands
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Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1985 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 14. | 1986 | Fort Myers , U.S.
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Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 15. | 1986 | Sydney Indoor , Australia
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Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Notes
- ^ a b 1980 San Juan tournament was part of Grand Prix circuit but doubles event not officially listed by the ATP.
References
- ^ Chang, Michael and Yorkey, Mike. "Holding Serve: Persevering on and Off the Court", Thomas Nelson Inc, 1 May 2002.
- ^ Steinberger, Michael (24 August 2014). "The Death of the One-Handed Backhand". The New York Times Magazine. p. MM40. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Craig Bellamy, Gordon Chisholm, Hilary Eriksen (17 February 2006) Moomba: A festival for the people.: "History of Moomba" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2008. PDF pp 17–22
- ^ "Sydney to keep Open until 2009", Martin Blake, The Age, 11 February 2007
- ^ AAP (2008). McNamee dumped as Demons CEO. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ Cadel, McNamee support push for Australian Tour de France team Article.