The Resume

(September 2, 1952- )
Ranked #1 in World 5 straight years (1974-1978)
Won 5 US Opens (1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983)
Won Wimbledon twice (1974, 1982)
Won 1 Australian Open (1974)
1971 NCAA Champion
Won record 109 Pro Tournaments and over $8.6 million in earnings

Why he might be annoying:

He was banned from the French Open when he signed onto the World Team Tennis league.
The French Open was the only major he did not win.
He had a relationship with Chris Evert during the mid 70s, and they broke off their engagement.
He was booed at Wimbledon for not attending the Parade of Champions in 1977.
He sometimes gave the finger to linesman for calls not in his favor.
He was well known for arguing with everyone during his playing days.
He started a senior tour for tennis.
He constantly refuses interviews.
He has had several low-quality tennis video games made with his likeness.

Why he might not be annoying:

He won the US Open on 3 different surfaces.
Despite being smaller than his opponents, he showed strong determination to win.
He has mellowed over time.
He made it to the semifinals of the 1991 US Open at age 39, after wrist surgery.
He ranked #81 on ESPN's Top 100 Athletes of the Century.

Credit: Eric Hartman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• ESPN Sports Century (Ranked: 81)
• ESPN-fan's Top 25 Most Outrageous Sports Characters [1979-2004] (Ranked: 24)
• ESPN's Top 25 Most Outrageous Sports Characters [1979-2004] (Ranked: 18)
• I Attended UCLA
• I Married a Playmate
• I Was Tennis' #1 in the World
• I Won a Tennis Major
• Look at My Fist
• McFly's Profiles [Series 2]
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1974]
• People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People [1991]
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7521)
• Tennis Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1998)
• Tennis Magazine's 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era [2005] (Ranked: 7)
• Tennis Stars
• UK Telegraph's Wimbledon Top 50 Champions [2009] (Ranked: 16)
• Wimbledon Champs: Men's Singles (Ranked: 1974)
• Wimbledon Champs: Men's Singles (Ranked: 1982)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 41 Votes: 80.49% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 60 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 38 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 335 Votes: 62.99% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 115 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 146 Votes: 65.75% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 295 Votes: 49.49% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 591 Votes: 61.25% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 453 Votes: 64.46% Annoying