 Paul Annacone | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Born | (1963-03-20)March 20, 1963 (age 62) |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Turned pro | 1984 |
| Retired | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Tennessee |
| Prize money | $1,645,515 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 157–131 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (March 3, 1986) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1987) |
| French Open | 3R (1988) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1984) |
| US Open | 3R (1985,1990) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | 1R (1985) |
| WCT Finals | QF (1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 267–177 |
| Career titles | 14 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (April 6, 1987) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1985) |
| French Open | QF (1985) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1986) |
| US Open | F (1990) |
| Coaching career (1995–) | |
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| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee singles titles total | 37 |
| Coachee doubles titles total | 2 |
| List of notable tournaments (with champion)
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| Coaching awards and records | |
| Awards Coach Jim Verdieck Touring Pro Coach of the Year 2007[1] Pete Sampras#Records and achievements (from 1995) | |
Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963) is an American former touring professionaltennis player and current tennis coach. He is the former coach of 20-timeGrand Slam winnerRoger Federer, 14-time Grand Slam winnerPete Sampras, and2017 US Open championSloane Stephens. Annacone is currently a coach at ProTennisCoach.com, a commentator atTennis Channel, and works withTaylor Fritz.
As an eighth grader, Paul played first singles forShoreham-Wading River High School and was undefeated in league play. Annacone graduated fromEast Hampton High School in 1981.[2]
After graduating from East Hampton, the 6'1, 175 lbs. Annacone played three years of college tennis for theUniversity of Tennessee in theSoutheastern Conference over 1982–84. He was named theIntercollegiate Tennis AssociationPlayer of the Year in 1984. Annacone played 51–3 in singles while winning theITA 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.
The right-handed Annacone achieved his career best singles ranking in 1985 of world No. 12 and US No. 6. Aserve-and-volleyer who would oftenchip and charge when returning serve, Annacone played on theATP 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 aWimbledon 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 partnerChristo van Rensburg, Annacone won the 1985Australian Open doubles title. Teamed withDavid Wheaton, Annacone was a 1990US Open finalist, as well.
Annacone achieved even greater success asPete Sampras's long-time coach. Initially hired to coach Sampras while his current coachTim Gullikson recovered from a brain tumour, Gullikson educated and mentored Annacone on how to coach Sampras for fifteen months while he battled with brain cancer.[3]
The two worked together from January 1995 until December 2001, and again from July 2002 until Sampras' retirement.[4] From December 2001 to January 2003 Annacone was managing director of theUnited States Tennis Association High Performance Program. He coachedTim Henman, beginning at the Paris Masters in 2003 (which Henman won) until the end of Henman's career in September 2007.
Annacone became theLawn Tennis Association's Head Coach in November 2006.[5] He also becameGreat Britain Davis Cup team coach in April 2008, following the resignation ofPeter Lundgren,[6] while staying on with the LTA. Under his control the team lost in the2008 Davis Cup World Group play-offs againstAustria. 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 theBritish Davis Cup team after losing toLithuania in Group II first round.[7]
Paul Annacone was hired byRoger 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 seventhWimbledon Championships.
In 2006 Annacone released thePaul 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, andNeutralize the Net-Rusher present numerous scenarios along with drills and practice games for improving match-specific strategy on both sides of the net.[8]
In 2013, Annacone became a resident coach at ProTennisCoach.com – an online professional coaching site.[9]
In November 2013, it was announced that Annacone had begun working with American rising starSloane Stephens on a trial basis.[10] She was ranked the world's number-12-player at the time.[11] However, the two ended the relationship in July 2014.[12]
Annacone is also involved withPlaySight Interactive, a sports technology company, where he works together withDarren Cahill on the Coaching and Player Development team.[13]
In 2017, Annacone joinedStan Wawrinka's team for the grass court swing.[14] Since the 2018 season Annacone has been coachingTaylor Fritz.[15]
Both of Annacone's parents were educators. His father was a superintendent at schools for thirty five years, as a professor and a teacher. His mother was a guidance councillor. Three more mentors were his brother, who is a coach and teacher,Nick Bollettieri and Mike DePalmer Sr. All five of these people played a unique role in shaping Annacone's success as a coach.[16]
Paul's son Nicholas attended his father's alma mater. His daughter, Olivia, attended theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.
Annacone resides inWoodland Hills, California with his wife, Elisabeth Annacone, and son Emmett. He was inducted into theSuffolk Sports Hall of Fame onLong Island in the Tennis Category with the Class of 1996.
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Apr 1985 | WCT Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Carpet (i) |  John McEnroe | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | Sep 1985 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Hard |  Stefan Edberg | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1985 | Brisbane, Australia | Carpet (i) |  Kelly Evernden | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 1985 | Melbourne, Australia | Carpet (i) | Marty Davis | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Jul 1988 | Stratton Mountain, U.S. | Hard | Andre Agassi | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 1989 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Kelly Evernden | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
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| 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 | |
