Paul Annacone

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Paul Annacone
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Paul Annacone
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
Born (1963-03-20) March 20, 1963 (age 58)
Southampton, New York
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1984
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Prize money$1,645,515
Singles
Career record157–131
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 12 (March 3, 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1987)
French Open3R (1988)
WimbledonQF (1984)
US Open3R (1985, 1990)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals1R (1985)
WCT FinalsQF (1986)
Doubles
Career record267–177
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 3 (April 6, 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1985)
French OpenQF (1985)
WimbledonSF (1986)
US OpenF (1990)
Coaching career (1995–)
  • Pete Sampras 1995–2002
  • Tim Henman 2003–2007
  • United Kingdom Great Britain Davis Cup team 2008–2010
  • Roger Federer 2010–2013
  • Sloane Stephens 2013–July 2014
  • Stan Wawrinka 2017
  • Taylor Fritz 2018 – present
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total37
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total2
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)
Coaching awards and records
Awards

Coach Jim Verdieck Touring Pro Coach of the Year 2007[1]

Records

Pete Sampras#Records and achievements (from 1995)

Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963) is an American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach. He is the former coach of 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens. Annacone is currently a coach at ProTennisCoach.com, a commentator at Tennis Channel, and works with Taylor Fritz.

Career[]

Player[]

High school[]

As an eighth grader, Paul played first singles for Shoreham-Wading River High School and was undefeated in league play. Annacone graduated from East Hampton High School.[2]

College[]

After graduating from East Hampton, the 6'1, 175 lbs. Annacone played three years of college tennis for the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference over 1982–84. He was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year in 1984. Annacone played 51–3 in singles while winning the ITA Indoor Singles Championship that year. He was named all-SEC and all-American all three years of his college career with the Volunteers, amassing a 115–22 career singles record.

Professional[]

The right-handed Annacone achieved his career best singles ranking in 1985 of world No. 12 and US No. 6. A serve-and-volleyer who would often when returning serve, Annacone played on the ATP tour until 1992, amassing a career singles win-lose record of 157–131 in Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and ATP Tour events. He won three singles titles during his career and was a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 1984.[citation needed]

Annacone won more as a pro playing doubles, capturing 14 tournaments and achieving a high ranking in 1987 of world No. 3. With long-time partner Christo van Rensburg, Annacone won the 1985 Australian Open doubles title. Teamed with David Wheaton, Annacone was a 1990 US Open finalist, as well.

Coaching[]

Annacone coaching Tim Henman

Annacone achieved even greater success as Pete Sampras's long-time coach. The two worked together from January 1995 until December 2001, and again from July 2002 until Sampras' retirement.[3] From December 2001 to January 2003 Annacone was Managing Director of the United States Tennis Association High Performance Program. He coached Tim Henman, beginning at the Paris Masters in 2003 (which Henman won) until the end of Henman's career in September 2007.

Annacone became the Lawn Tennis Association's Head Coach in November 2006.[4] He also became Great Britain Davis Cup team coach in April 2008, following the resignation of Peter Lundgren,[5] while staying on with the LTA. Under his control the team lost in the 2008 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs against Austria. The following year they got relegated to Group II. In May 2010, Annacone announced his official departure from November 2010 onwards from the LTA and the British Davis Cup team after losing to Lithuania in Group II first round.[6]

Paul Annacone was hired by Roger Federer to be his full-time coach on August 28, 2010 after a successful one-month trial period. Annacone led Federer to two straight year-end championship in 2010 and 2011, a return to the world No. 1 ranking, and his seventh Wimbledon Championships.

In 2006 Annacone released the Paul Annacone Tactical Tennis DVD Series; a 4-DVD collection that demonstrates the strategies used by the pros in actual match situations. Attack the All-Court Player, Beat the Baseliner, Know Your Own Game, and Neutralize the Net-Rusher present numerous scenarios along with drills and practice games for improving match-specific strategy on both sides of the net.[7]

In 2013, Annacone became a resident coach at ProTennisCoach.com – an online professional coaching site.[8]

In November 2013, it was announced that Annacone had begun working with American rising star Sloane Stephens on a trial basis.[9] She was ranked the world's number-12-player at the time.[10] However, the two ended the relationship in July 2014.[11]

Annacone is also involved with PlaySight Interactive, a sports technology company, where he works together with Darren Cahill on the Coaching and Player Development team.[12]

In 2017, Annacone joined Stan Wawrinka's team for the grass court swing.[13] For the 2018 season Annacone coached Taylor Fritz.[14]

Career finals[]

Singles: 6 (3–3)[]

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
Grand Prix (3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1)
Clay (0)
Grass (0)
Carpet (2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Apr 1985 WCT Atlanta, Georgia Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 2. Sep 1985 Los Angeles, California Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg 7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4)
Win 3. Oct 1985 Brisbane, Australia Carpet (i) New Zealand Kelly Evernden 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4. Oct 1985 Melbourne, Australia Carpet (i) United States Marty Davis 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. Jul 1988 Stratton Mountain, USA Hard United States Andre Agassi 2–6, 4–6
Win 6. Oct 1989 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) New Zealand Kelly Evernden 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: 30 (14-16)[]

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
Grand Prix (12)
Titles by surface
Hard (5)
Clay (1)
Grass (2)
Carpet (6)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1983 Cologne, Germany Carpet (i) United States Eric Korita Romania Florin Segărceanu
United States Nick Saviano 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 1984 Livingston, U.S. Hard Canada Glenn Michibata United States Scott Davis
United States Ben Testerman 		4–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1984 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Tom Gullikson
United States Scott McCain 		7–6, 7–5
Win 4. 1985 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick 		7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Win 5. 1985 Atlanta, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Steve Denton
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 6. 1985 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Fitzgerald 		6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 7. 1985 Newport, U.S. Grass South Africa Christo van Rensburg Australia Peter Doohan
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 1985 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Scott Davis
United States Robert Van't Hof 		3–6, 6–7
Win 9. 1985 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Brad Gilbert
United States Sandy Mayer 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 10. 1985 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass South Africa Christo van Rensburg Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick 		3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 11. 1986 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy 		4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 12. 1986 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe 		3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 13. 1987 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso 		6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 14. 1987 Orlando, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick 		6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win 15. 1987 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly 		6–3, 7–6
Win 16. 1987 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Kevin Curren Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Sweden Anders Järryd 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 17. 1988 Schenectady, U.S. Hard United States Patrick McEnroe West Germany Alexander Mronz
United States Greg Van Emburgh 		3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win 18. 1988 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Australia John Fitzgerald United States Jim Grabb
South Africa Christo van Rensburg 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 19. 1988 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Australia John Fitzgerald United States Kevin Curren
United States Jim Grabb 		5–7, 4–6
Win 20. 1989 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Scott Davis
United States Tim Wilkison 		7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Win 21. 1989 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 22. 1989 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh 		7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 23. 1989 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet South Africa Christo van Rensburg South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 24. 1989 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) New Zealand Kelly Evernden Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Anders Järryd 		2–6, 3–6
Win 25. 1990 Toronto, Canada Hard United States David Wheaton Australia Broderick Dyke
Sweden Peter Lundgren 		6–1, 7–6
Loss 26. 1990 US Open, New York Hard United States David Wheaton South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser 		2–6, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 27. 1992 Newport, U.S. Grass United States David Wheaton South Africa Royce Deppe
Czechoslovakia David Rikl 		4–6, 4–6
Win 28. 1993 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Richey Reneberg United States Todd Martin
United States Jared Palmer 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 29. 1993 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay United States Doug Flach United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jonathan Stark 		4–6, 3–6
Win 30. 1993 Beijing, China Carpet (i) United States Doug Flach Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A W NH SF 3R A 3R A 1R A 1R 2R A A A A 1 / 7 13–6
French Open A QF A 2R 3R A A 1R A A 3R A A A A A 0 / 5 8–5
Wimbledon 2R QF SF QF 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R A A A A A 0 / 11 16–11
U.S. Open 2R 3R 3R QF QF SF F 2R 1R 2R 3R A A A A A 0 / 11 24–11
Grand Slam SR 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 34 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 2–2 13–3 6–2 10–4 8–4 4–2 7–3 4–3 0–3 1–2 5–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 N/A 61–33
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990 		1R A 2R A A 1R A A A A 0 / 3 1–3
Miami A A 1R SF 2R A A A A A 0 / 3 5–2
Monte Carlo A A A 1R A A A A 1R A 0 / 2 0–2
Rome A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canada W 1R A A 2R A A A A A 1 / 3 6–2
Cincinnati A 1R A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2
Stuttgart (Stockholm) 2R A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1
Paris 1R A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Masters Series SR N/A 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 15 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 7–3 0–2 0–2 5–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 N/A 14–13
Year-end ranking 76 5 26 9 21 18 29 217 247 72 97 514 - - 1384 1357 N/A

Personal[]

Paul's son Nicholas attended his father's alma mater. His daughter, Olivia, attends the University of California, Los Angeles.

Annacone resides in Woodland Hills, California with his wife, Elisabeth Annacone, and son Emmett. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Tennis Category with the Class of 1996.

References[]

  1. ^ "Award Recipients". ptrtennis.org. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States: Professional Tennis Registry. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.easthamptonstar.com/Sports/2013403/25-Years-Ago-Bonac-Sports-040413
  3. ^ "More Info on Pete Sampras". espn.go.com. Bristol, Connecticut, United States: ESPN. June 21, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Hodges, Vicki (November 6, 2007). "Coach Paul Annacone signs new LTA deal". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  5. ^ Whyte, Derrick (April 3, 2008). "Annacone replaces Lundgren as Davis Cup coach". The Independent. London.
  6. ^ Paul Annacone to stand down from LTA role
  7. ^ Annacone, Paul (2006). Tactical Tennis DVD Set. Human Kinetics. pp. 200 minutes. ISBN 978-0-7360-6480-4.
  8. ^ http://www.protenniscoach.com/coaches/paul_annacone
  9. ^ "Stephens hires Federer's ex-coach on tril basis". November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  10. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/14824/title/sloane-stephens
  11. ^ Douglas Robson (July 23, 2014). "Sloane Stephens splits with coach Paul Annacone". USA Today.
  12. ^ http://www.tennisindustrymag.com/news/2016/06/annacone_and_cahill_join_plays.html
  13. ^ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/roger-federers-former-coach-paul-annacone-being-considered-join-stan-wawrinka-team-1649819
  14. ^ https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/American_Tennis/52705/taylor-fritz-happy-to-have-chance-to-collaborate-with-paul-annacone/

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