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Paul McNamee from Melbourne, Australia, won two singles and twenty-four doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamee reached his highest singlesATP-ranking on May 12, 1986 when he became the world number 24. McNamee reached his highest doubles ATP-ranking on June 8, 1981 when he became the world number 1. McNamee won 24 men's doubles titles including four Grand Slam doubles titles in his career. He won the 1979 Australian Open and the 1980 and 1982 Wimbledon Championships with Peter McNamara and the 1983 Australian Open with Mark Edmondson. When John McEnroe won Wimbledon in 1984, 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. McNamee was also a member of the Australian Davis Cup Team which won the Davis Cup in 1983 and 1986.
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