Career
Juniors
Pro tour
A right-hander, he reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals-ranking on 12 May 1986 when he became the World Number. 24. McNamee reached his highest doubles Association of Tennis Professionals-ranking on 8 June 1981 when he became the World Number. 1. In 1987, McNamee became Melbourne"s last officially crowned King of Moomba, subsequently a Moomba Monarch was selected (male Monarchs were popularly, but unofficially, still called King of Moomba).
McNamee played a key role in the founding of the Hopman Cup international tennis tournament in 1988.
From 2006 to 2008 he was the Tournament Director for Golf Australia of the Australian Golf Open. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Melbourne Football Club from March to July 2008.
In late 2008, it was revealed that McNamee has joined the push for Australia to field a cycling team at the Tour de France – with support from Cadel Evans as a consultant for Australian Road Cycling, a Melbourne-based consortium. Singles (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
Doubles (23 titles, 15 runners-up).