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It was McEnroe's 5th singles title of the year and the 29th of his
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376:. London: Queen Anne Press. pp.
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695:Super Series
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220:Yannick Noah
178:was a men's
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1167:World Group
1156:Team events
933:Bournemouth
928:Los Angeles
873:Mexico City
752:Monte Carlo
747:Houston WCT
667:French Open
586:1982 winter
576:1972 winter
305:Roy Emerson
272:Johan Kriek
224:Sandy Mayer
1240:WCT Finals
1224:Categories
943:Dallas WCT
792:Cincinnati
772:Washington
447:WCT Finals
327:References
293:Grand Slam
188:WCT Finals
152:WCT Finals
52:Grand Prix
1163:Davis Cup
1103:Hong Kong
1028:Cleveland
1008:Hilversum
993:Kitzbuhel
938:Las Vegas
817:Stockholm
802:Barcelona
737:Milan WCT
717:La Quinta
672:Wimbledon
581:1982 fall
301:Rod Laver
263:defeated
106:Champions
69:$ 250,000
1128:Santiago
1068:Tel Aviv
1043:Bordeaux
1018:Columbus
953:Florence
858:San Juan
853:Adelaide
848:Auckland
787:Montreal
646: »
315:See also
85:Location
80:/ indoor
48:Category
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1098:Cologne
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988:Newport
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822:Wembley
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722:Memphis
677:US Open
633:«
378:175–177
243:Singles
202:in the
112:Singles
74:Surface
40:Edition
1133:Manila
1113:Taipei
1053:Manila
1048:Madrid
1038:Geneva
1003:Båstad
983:Gstaad
978:Venice
958:Munich
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280:career
238:Finals
180:tennis
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898:Nancy
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96:Venue
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762:Rome
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