Claim: John McEnroe was a tennis player in the 1980's.
Evidence: In 1981 , 1983 and 1984 he was both the ATP player of the year and the ITF World Champion for Men 's singles.
First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending champion and won in the final , which lasted 1h39 , against Jimmy Connors in straight sets 6 -- 1 , 6 -- 2 , 6 -- 3.