What Is John McEnroe’s Net Worth?
John McEnroe’s net worth is $100 million, of which he earned $10 million from his tennis career. The remaining amount is earned by his small roles in TV series and movies, which are achieved after his retirement. ..
Early life
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. was born in West Germany on February 16, 1959. His father, an American soldier stationed in Germany, moved the family to Newburgh, New York when John was young. The family later moved to Flushing, Queens and Douglaston, Queens before settling in Woodside, California in 1984. ..
John’s father, after leaving the Air Force, worked as an advertising agent in the daylight and then went to Fordham Law school at night. John’s siblings, Mark and Patrick were born on 1964, and 1966. His brother Patrick also became a tennis player.
John started playing tennis when he was just 8 years old. He joined the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association and started playing competitive local matches. He was then ranked 7 in his age division when he entered Port Washington Tennis Academy. He received his diploma from the trinity school in NYC in 1977.
Career
In 1978, Jimmy Connors became the fourth player in the ATP Tour to win five singles titles. In 1979, he won 10 singles titles and 17 doubles championships. These included Wimbledon doubles and the US Open men’s singles. In 1980, he lost in the Wimbledon men’s singles final but won the US Open a few months later against Bjorn Borg. One of his most memorable words was yelled at umpires in 1981: “you cannot be serious!” This was later published as a memoir title, You Cannot Be Serious, in 2002. ..
John was the best player of his generation, but after an angry outburst in a Stockholm competition, he faced a 3-week suspension in a London event. He then went on to win 3 ATP titles.
In 1990, he captured the RCA Championship and the world championship finals for the seventh time. As a result of using foul language against the referees, he was removed from the 1990 Australian Open, and then after a few incidents, he was soon disqualified. After that, he took home the 1991 Volvo Tennis-Chicago. In 1992, he won his 6th Wimbledon men’s doubles, when he teamed up with Michael Stich. Soon they also played the Davis cup.
John McEnroe announced his retirement from the ATP TOUR in 1992, although he continued to compete, winning two doubles matches in 2006 and singles match in 1994. He sometimes plays on the ATP Champions Tour as well.
Personal Life
John and Tatum had two sons and one daughter. Tatum was given exclusive custody of the kids in 1998 because of her drug abuse. John was given joint custody of the kids at the start, but anyway John was given Exclusive custody in 1998 because of Tatum’s drug abuse.
John and Patty Smyth had two children: Anna (born in December 1995) and Ava (born in December 1997).
Real Estate
John and Patty are the owners of multiple expensive properties in Malibu. They spent $3.35 million on a ranch-style house in 2013 and $21 million on an oceanfront mansion in Malibu’s upscale Paradise Cove. John formerly owned Johnny Carson’s Carbon Beach mansion in Malibu, while McEnroe and Smyth have property worth about $50 million in Los Angeles.
Conclusion
In the grand scheme of things, sporting awards typically amount to very little. Since the commencement of the Open Era, the prize money has only been a small fraction of the total revenue generated by professional sports leagues. In this aspect, John McEnroe was much ahead of his time. His financial legacy has been secured thanks to the development of a personal brand and several wise investments. ..
