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Biography of Paul McNamee - Tennis
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Paul McNamee (b. December 12 1954, in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During his career he was ranked the World No. 1 men's doubles player. He won 24 men's doubles titles including two at Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon (in 1980 and 1982) and two at the Australian Open (in 1979 and 1983). He also won two top-level singles titles. (His career-high singles ranking was World No. 24.) McNamee was also a member of the Australian teams which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986. McNamee played a key role in the founding of the Hopman Cup international tennis tournament in 1988. He now serves as Tournament Director of the Hopman Cup and CEO of the Australian Open. ==External Links== * http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles /default2.asp?playersearch=paul+mcnamee Official ATP Profile
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