John McEnroe net worth: BBC salary and career prize money revealed
He's back behind the mic at Wimbledon 2025 — here we take a look at how much Johnny Mac's getting paid, as well as his net worth.
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McEnroe's legacy as a player is marked by his seven Grand Slam singles titles — plus another nine in the men's doubles, as well as one further mixed doubles Major.
Throughout his glittering career, he also took home 77 singles and 72 doubles tournament victories.
McEnroe was ranked world No. 1 in both disciplines, compiling an unbelievable 877-198 (win-loss) career record in singles and 532-103 in doubles.
His combined 149 titles still holds the record as the most in the Open Era.
During the 1979 season, he won an astonishing 10 singles and 16 doubles titles.
Prize money
McEnroe's official career prize money stands at £10 million ($12,552,132).
This was a record sum for his era and a testament to his on-court dominance.
However, the bulk of his fortune was not made through his prize money, but instead a combination of endorsements, media work and real estate investments.
After retiring from professional tennis, McEnroe became one of the most sought-after tennis commentators in the world.
His work with the BBC, especially during Wimbledon, is particularly lucrative.
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The public broadcaster's full list of salaries of people earning more than £178,000 for the 2023/24 financial was made public.
McEnroe collected a healthy cheque of between £195,000 and £199,999 for his fortnight's work at Wimbledon.
This makes him the top earner, both per day and per week, among BBC sports presenters.
McEnroe also commands a substantial income from numerous commentary and punditry roles with other broadcasters including ESPN and NBC.
His reported annual income from commentating is estimated to be around £7.3 million ($10 million).
Businessman
McEnroe's financial portfolio extends beyond tennis and broadcasting.
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He's been involved in a variety of business ventures, including owning an art gallery in Manhattan since the early 1990s.
His real estate holdings are substantial, with properties in Malibu and New York reportedly worth tens of millions.
He and his wife, American singer-songwriter and musician Patty Smyth, have invested heavily in high-end real estate.
Their properties include a £15.4 million ($21 million) oceanfront home in Malibu's Paradise Cove and a property they bought in the Hamptons for £3.1 million ($4.2million) back in 1999, per Tennis 365.
What is John McEnroe's net worth?
In addition to his business and media activities, McEnroe has appeared in many TV shows, documentaries, and even a Netflix series.
He's the narrator of Never Have I Ever (2020-23) — a coming-of-age comedy about an Indian-American teenager, further increasing his public profile and wealth.
As of July 4, 2025, John McEnroe 's net worth is estimated to be in the region £73.1 million ($100 million).
His staggering wealth is the result of his distinguished tennis career, shrewd business decisions and continued work in sports media.
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Now we mention it, human beings ought to take care, too In a trespass for which he has been entirely forgiven – for some reason – in 1989, Ozzy attempted to murder Sharon Osbourne at their home in rural Buckinghamshire. He would later describe the mayhem as 'being the calmest I ever felt in my life. It was like serenity. Everything was just peaceful.' For her part, in the documentary Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon recalled having 'no idea who sat across from me on the sofa, but it wasn't my husband. He gets to the stage where he gets this look in his eyes where his shutters are down and I couldn't get through to him.' Notwithstanding a sense of complete calm, afterwards, Ozzy claimed to have little memory of the incident. 'All I remember is waking up in Amersham jail,' he said. 'I asked the cop, 'Why am I here?' and he says, 'You want me to read your charge?' So he read, 'John Michael Osbourne, you have been arrested for the attempted murder of Sharon Osbourne'.' 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Incredibly, the journalist who wrote the story appears not to have thought to ask Iommi to elaborate. 2. He gave drugs to a vicar Shortly after moving to the English countryside, Ozzy Osbourne had one important instruction for his first wife, Thelma. 'Don't let anyone eat this fucking cake,' he told her. 'It will be bad.' And it was. Along with sugar, flour and eggs, the sweet treat contained a sizeable amount of Afghan hashish. A few days later, after returning from – where else? – the pub, the singer noted with alarm that his commandment had been broken in the worst way imaginable. 'I did a double-take because the vicar was in our house, having a cup of tea in the kitchen with a piece of this cake,' he recalled in an interview with GQ. 'I haven't got a driving license, but he was slumped in my kitchen, so I had to drag him out by his hair, push in the back of his, drive him to his door and then walk home.' The man of the cloth wasn't seen in his parish for the next two weeks. Ozzy continued: 'Then I saw him in a pub on a Sunday morning and he said, 'I must have caught such a dreadful flu at yours. I hallucinated for three days and had to miss church.'' 1. He urinated on the Alamo Not only did Ozzy Osbourne urinate at the site of the Alamo, but he did so in the middle of the day while heavily drunk. There's more. After soaking his own clothes by falling into a canal at the sharp end of an all-night drinking binge, he was also wearing a selection of his wife's clothes, including a pair of bloomers. In his rip-roaring book Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, the British journalist Allan Jones, who witnessed the scene, recalled 'looking around to see a man and a woman, the latter with her hands to her mouth, while her husband… looks like he's on the way to having a seizure of some kind'. Apprehended by a State Trooper, Ozzy's question as to what all the fuss was about was answered with the words, 'Mister, when you piss on the Alamo, you piss on the state of Texas – that's what all the fuss is about'. Incredibly, after Sharon Osbourne pointed out that the 15,000 people who had bought tickets for that night's gig at the nearby Hemisfair Arena might react badly to a sudden cancellation, the singer was released from jail before darkness fell. Decades later, speaking with his father on the History Channel, Jack Osbourne correctly noted, 'Dad, you literally pissed your way into American history books. Apparently, when people visit the Alamo, they ask more questions about you than they do about Davy Crockett.'
