Paul McNamee was born on 12 November 1954 and is an Australian former doubles world No 1 tennis player and prominent sports administrator.
13 Facts About Paul McNamee
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Paul McNamee is the only player to switch a grip as a professional, changing from a one-handed backhand to two-handed in 1979.
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Paul McNamee won two singles and twenty-three doubles titles during his professional career.
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Paul McNamee reached his highest doubles ATP-ranking on 8 June 1981 when he became the world No 1.
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Paul McNamee won 24 men's doubles titles including four Grand Slam doubles titles in his career.
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Paul McNamee won the 1979 Australian Open and the 1980 and 1982 Wimbledon Championships with Peter McNamara and the 1983 Australian Open with Mark Edmondson.
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Paul McNamee won the mixed-doubles title in Wimbledon with Martina Navratilova in 1985.
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When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1984, Paul 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.
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Paul McNamee was a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986.
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In 1987, Paul McNamee became Melbourne's last officially crowned King of Moomba, subsequently a Moomba Monarch was selected.
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Paul McNamee played a key role in the founding of the Hopman Cup international tennis tournament in 1988.
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Paul McNamee served as tournament director of the Hopman Cup and CEO of the Australian Open until 2006.
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Paul McNamee served as the CEO of the Melbourne Football Club from March to July 2008.