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Darren Cahill

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Australian tennis player and coach (born 1965)

Darren Cahill
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceAdelaide, Australia[1]
Born (1965-10-02)2 October 1965 (age 60)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,349,247
Singles
Career record133–122
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 22 (24 April 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1985,1989,1991)
French Open3R (1985,1987,1989)
Wimbledon2R (1988,1990,1994)
US OpenSF (1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record192–138
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 10 (7 August 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1989)
French Open3R (1987,1988)
WimbledonQF (1987,1989)
US OpenQF (1989)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1990)
Olympic GamesQF (1988)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988,1995)
French OpenQF (1989)
WimbledonF (1987)
US OpenQF (1986)
Coaching career
Coaching achievements
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)
Last updated on: 14 July 2025.

Darren Cahill (born 2 October 1965) is an Australiantennis coach and former professionaltennis player. In addition, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the Grand Slam events on the US sports networkESPN and a coach with theAdidas Player Development Program and at ProTennisCoach.com.

Early life and education

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Cahill is the son ofAustralian rules football player and coachJohn Cahill. After high school he attended theAustralian Institute of Sport on a scholarship.[2]

Career

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Player

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Cahill turned professional in 1984. He won his first tour doubles title in 1985 at theMelbourne Outdoor tournament. In 1987, he won his first top-level singles title atNew Haven.

Cahill's best singles performance at aGrand Slam event came at the1988 US Open, where he knocked outLawson Duncan,Boris Becker,Marcelo Ingaramo (a walkover after Ingaramo withdrew),Martin Laurendeau, andAaron Krickstein on the way to reaching the semifinals, where he lost to eventual championMats Wilander.

In 1989, Cahill finished runner-up in men's doubles at theAustralian Open partnering fellow AussieMark Kratzmann. Also with Kratzmann, Cahill won theATP Championships inCincinnati.

Cahill was a member of the Australian team which reached the final of theDavis Cup in 1990. The team lost 3–2 to the United States in the final. Cahill compiled a 6–4 career Davis Cup record (4–0 in doubles and 2–4 in singles).

Cahill won his last tour singles title in 1991 atSan Francisco. His last doubles title came in 1994 inSydney.

In 1989, Cahill's reached his career peak doubles ranking of world No. 10 and his peak singles ranking of no. 22 in 1989.[3] After chronic knee injuries and ten operations, he retired from the professional tour in 1995.[3]

Coach

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Cahill coaching in 2007

Since retiring from the tour, Cahill has been a successful tennis coach and guidedLleyton Hewitt to become the second youngest player ever rankedworld No. 1.[3] After Hewitt, Cahill coachedAndre Agassi, who under Cahill became the oldest player ever to be ranked world no. 1 in May 2003 (later surpassed by multiple players).[4] Cahill joined the Adidas Player Development Program after Agassi retired in 2006 and has worked with high-profile players, includingAndy Murray,Ana Ivanovic,Fernando Verdasco,Daniela Hantuchová,Sorana Cîrstea, andSimona Halep. In 2017 and 2018, he coached Halep to No.1 on the WTA Tour and the2018 French Open championship. After a year away, Cahill rejoined with Halep in 2020.

In addition to coaching individual players, Cahill was the AustralianDavis Cup coach from 2007 until February 2009. He is also anAdidas talent scout and works with promising junior players worldwide.[5] He is now a member of theAdidas Player Development Program.[3] WithRoger Rasheed,Brad Gilbert, andPaul Annacone, Cahill is a coach at ProTennisCoach.com, an open-access, professional coaching website.[6] Cahill is also involved withPlaySight Interactive, a sports technology company behind the SmartCourt. Along with Paul Annacone, he heads up PlaySight's Coaching and Player Development team, helping the company to bring its technology to more tennis coaches and players across the world.[7]

In January 2022, Cahill began coaching tennis playerAmanda Anisimova as a trial coach.[8] He joinedSimone Vagnozzi as a coach forJannik Sinner in July 2022.[9] The pair received the Coach of the Year award at the 2023ATP Awards.[10]

Cahill coached Sinner to win the 2024 Australian Open[11] and US Open, and the 2025 Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Media

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Since 2007, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the global sports networkESPN for three of the four major tennisGrand Slams: theAustralian Open,Wimbledon and theUS Open. He also works for the Australian television networkChannel 7 for theHopman Cup andAustralian Open.[12]

Personal life

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Cahill and his wife Victoria married in 2000.[13] They have two children, Benjamin and Tahlia.

Cahill'snickname is "Killer".[12]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1988Gstaad, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClaySwitzerlandJakob Hlasek6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss1–1Jul 1990Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrassSouth AfricaPieter Aldrich6–7(10–12), 6–1, 1–6
Win2–1Feb 1991San Francisco, United StatesWorld SeriesCarpetUnited StatesBrad Gilbert6–2, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (1–1)
ATP World Series since 1990 (3–3)
ATP International Series since 1990 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (5–1)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.23 December 1985Melbourne, AustraliaGrassAustraliaPeter CarterUnited StatesBrett Dickinson
ArgentinaRoberto Saad		7–6, 6–1
Loss1.9 Jun 1986Queen's Club, London, EnglandGrassAustraliaMark KratzmannUnited StatesKevin Curren
FranceGuy Forget		2–6, 6–7
Loss2.13 September 1987Bordeaux, FranceClayAustraliaMark WoodfordeSpainSergio Casal
SpainEmilio Sánchez		3–6, 3–6
Win2.12 October 1987Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i)Australia Mark KratzmannGermanyBoris Becker
United StatesRobert Seguso		6–3, 6–2
Win3.28 December 1987Adelaide, AustraliaHardAustralia Mark KratzmannAustraliaCarl Limberger
Australia Mark Woodforde		4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win4.4 January 1988Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrassAustralia Mark KratzmannUnited StatesJoey Rive
United StatesBud Schultz		7–6, 6–4
Win5.25 April 1988Hamburg, West GermanyGrassAustraliaLaurie WarderUnited StatesRick Leach
United StatesJim Pugh		6–4, 6–4
Win6.10 October 1988Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i)AustraliaJohn FitzgeraldUnited StatesMarty Davis
AustraliaBrad Drewett		6–3, 6–2
Win7.9 January 1989Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaHardAustraliaWally MasurSouth AfricaPieter Aldrich
South AfricaDanie Visser		6–4, 6–3
Loss3.16 January 1989Australian Open, MelbourneHardAustralia Mark KratzmannUnited States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh		4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win8.12 June 1989Queen's Club, London, EnglandGrassAustralia Mark KratzmannUnited StatesTim Pawsat
Australia Laurie Warder		7–6, 6–3
Win9.2 October 1989Brisbane, AustraliaHardAustralia Mark KratzmannAustraliaBroderick Dyke
AustraliaSimon Youl		6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Loss4.9 October 1989Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i)Australia Mark KratzmannUnited StatesScott Warner
United StatesDavid Pate		3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win10.26 February 1990Memphis, TennesseeHard (i)Australia Mark KratzmannGermanyUdo Riglewski
GermanyMichael Stich		7–5, 6–2
Win11.9 September 1990Newport, Rhode IslandGrassAustralia Mark KratzmannUnited StatesTodd Nelson
United StatesBryan Shelton		7–6, 6–2
Win12.6 October 1990Cincinnati, OhioHardAustralia Mark KratzmannUnited KingdomNeil Broad
South AfricaGary Muller		7–6, 6–2
Loss5.29 October 1990Paris, FranceCarpetAustralia Mark KratzmannUnited StatesScott Davis
United States David Pate		7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss6.7 January 1991Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaHardAustralia Mark KratzmannUnited States Scott Davis
United States David Pate		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win13.10 January 1994Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaHardAustraliaSandon StolleAustralia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Laurie Warder		6–1, 7–6
Loss7.31 January 1994Dubai, United Arab RepublicHardAustralia John FitzgeraldAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		7–6, 4–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss1987WimbledonGrassAustraliaNicole ProvisUnited KingdomJo Durie
United KingdomJeremy Bates		6–7(10–12), 3–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ32R3RA1R2R3R1R3RAA1R0 / 88–850%
French OpenAA3R2R3R1R3R1RAAA1R0 / 77–750%
WimbledonAAQ21RQ22R1R2RAAA2R0 / 53–538%
US OpenAAA1R2RSF2R4RAAAA0 / 510–567%
Win–loss0–01–14–21–33–37–45–44–42–10–00–01–30 / 2528–2553%
National Representation
Summer OlympicsNHANot Held2RNot HeldANH0 / 11–150%
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAA3R2R3R3RAAQF0 / 510–567%
MiamiAAAA3R2R3R1R3RAAA0 / 56–555%
Monte CarloAAAAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
HamburgAAAA2R3R1RAAAAQ10 / 33–350%
RomeAAAAAA3RAAAAQ30 / 12–167%
CanadaAAAAAAA3RAAAA0 / 12–167%
CincinnatiAAAAA1RA3RAAAA0 / 22–250%
ParisAAAAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–03–25–65–46–43–20–00–03–10 / 1925–1957%

Doubles

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Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA1R2RAQF3RFQF3RAA1R1R0 / 915–963%
French OpenAAA1R2R3R3R1R1R2RAA2RA0 / 87–847%
WimbledonAAA1R2RQF2RQF1RAAA1RA0 / 78–753%
US OpenAAAA1R1R3RQF1RAAA2RA0 / 66–650%
Win–loss0–00–00–11–32–37–47–411–43–43–20–00–02–40–10 / 3036–3055%
National Representation
Summer OlympicsNHANot HeldQFNot HeldANot Held0 / 12–167%
Year-end Championships
ATP FinalsDid not qualifyRRDid not qualify0 / 10–30%
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAA1R2R1R2R2RAASFA0 / 65–645%
MiamiAAAAA1R2RQFSF3RAAAA0 / 58–562%
Monte CarloAAAAA1R2RAAAAAAA0 / 20–20%
HamburgAAAAA2RWAAAAA2RA1 / 36–275%
RomeAAA1R2RAA1RAAAA1RA0 / 41–420%
CanadaQFAAAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 22–250%
Cincinnati1RAAAAQFSFAWAAA2RA1 / 511–473%
ParisAAAAAASFAFAAAAA0 / 25–271%
Win–loss2–20–00–00–11–13–515–53–312–41–20–00–05–40–02 / 2942–2761%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament1986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2RA1RAAA1R2R0 / 42–433%
French OpenA2R3RQFAAAAAA0 / 35–363%
Wimbledon2RFQFQF3RAAAAA0 / 514–574%
US OpenQFA1R1RAAAAAA0 / 32–340%
Win–loss3–26–26–45–32–20–00–00–00–11–10 / 1523–1561%

References

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  1. ^1 September 2011 ESPN 2 tennis broadcast
  2. ^"AIS at the Olympics". Archived fromthe original on 6 June 2011.
  3. ^abcd"Darren Cahill".Tennis Australia. Retrieved18 July 2018.
  4. ^"On This Day: Novak Djokovic passes Roger Federer to become oldest No. 1 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. ^"Tennis News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos".Yahoo Sports. Retrieved18 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^"Pro Tennis Coach – Expert tennis coaching from Pro Tour".Protenniscoach.com. Archived fromthe original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved18 July 2018.
  7. ^"Annacone and Cahill join PlaySight".Tennisindustrymag.com. Retrieved18 July 2018.
  8. ^"Amanda Anisimova 'in a good place' as Cahill coaching trial continues".tennis.com. Retrieved18 January 2022.
  9. ^"Darren Cahill Will Join Jannik Sinner's Team Full-Time".tennisnow.com. Retrieved5 September 2022.
  10. ^"2023 ATP Awards: Djokovic Joined By Sinner, Alcaraz, Auger-Aliassime, Fils Among Winners | ATP Tour | Tennis".ATP Tour. Retrieved2 July 2024.
  11. ^Carayol, Tumaini (28 January 2024)."Jannik Sinner sinks Daniil Medvedev to win first slam title at Australian Open".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved6 February 2024.
  12. ^ab"Darren Cahill – ESPN MediaZone U.S."Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved18 July 2018.
  13. ^"Darren Cahill".Women's Tennis Association.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byATP Coach of the Year
2023
(withItaly Simone Vagnozzi)		Succeeded by
ATP Tour Masters 1000 doubles champions
Indian Wells Open
Miami Masters
Monte-Carlo Masters
Hamburg /Madrid Masters
Rome Masters
Canada Masters
Cincinnati Open
Stockholm /Essen / Stuttgart /
Madrid /Shanghai Masters
Paris Masters
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