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Encyclopedia > Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee (b. November 12, 1954, in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...


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 (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.) The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest event in the sport of tennis. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... -1... The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


McNamee was also a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986. The Australian Davis Cup Team is the second most successful Davis Cup team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted Davis Cup title on 28 separate occasions second behind USA on 31. ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


McNamee played a key role in the founding of the Hopman Cup international tennis tournament in 1988. He served as Tournament Director of the Hopman Cup and CEO of the Australian Open until 2006. The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early-January (sometimes commencing in late-December) each year. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ...


From 2006 onwards he will be Tournament Director of the Australian Golf Open. The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. ...

Contents

ATP Tour

SINGLES

TITLES (2)

  • 1980 (1) - Palm Harbor
  • 1982 (1) - Baltimore WCT

SINGLE FINALIST (5)

  • 1980 (1) - Palermo
  • 1983 (2) - Brisbane, Houston WCT
  • 1986 (2) - Nice, St. Vincent

DOUBLES

TITLES (24)

  • 1984 (4) - Aix-En-Provence, Houston, Houston WCT, London / Queen's Club
  • 1983 (4) - Brisbane, Australian Open, London / Queen's Club, Memphis
  • 1982 (3) - Monte Carlo, Wimbledon, Bournemouth
  • 1981 (3) - Masters Doubles WCT, Stuttgart Outdoor, Sydney Outdoor
  • 1980 (5) - Stockholm, Palm Harbor, Houston, Sydney Outdoor, Wimbledon
  • 1979 (5) - Australian Open, Cairo, Nice, Palermo, Sydney Outdoor

FINALIST (15)

  • 1986 (2) - Fort Myers, Sydney Indoor
  • 1985 (2) - Rotterdam, Boston
  • 1984 (2) - Wimbledon, Hong Kong
  • 1983 (1) - Washington
  • 1982 (1) - Nice
  • 1981 (1) - Hamburg
  • 1980 (5) - Bologna, Johannesburg, Australian Open, Forest Hills WCT, London / Queen's Club
  • 1977 (1) - Santiago

External links

  • ATP Tour profile for Paul McNamee
  • Davis Cup record

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Paul McNamee, Christine Piatko, and James Mayfield, JHU/APL at TREC 2002: Experiments in Filtering and Arabic Retrieval.
Awards - National Engineers Week '97 (534 words)
Paul McNamee was presented the Senior Engineer of the Year award for 1996 for his contributions to the scientific and engineering profession and to the local community.
McNamee has nearly 25 years of engineering experience culminating in his current position as President, CEO and Chairman of the Bard of Beling Consultants, a Moline based consulting and environmental services firm.
McNamee's role in developing a summer job shadowing program for high school freshman: "Not only did Paul McNamee agree to do this, he also played a vital role in the success of the entire project".
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