Paul Annacone

Paul Annacone

Paul Annacone (left)
Country	United States
Residence	Topanga, California
Born	March 20, 1963 (1963-03-20) Southampton, New York
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	79 kg (170 lb)
College	University of Tennessee
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1998
Plays	Right Handed
Career prize money	$1,649,327
Singles
Career record	157-131
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	12 (1986)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (1987)
French Open	3R (1988)
Wimbledon	QF (1984)
US Open	3R (1985, 1990)
Doubles
Career record	267-177
Career titles	14
Highest ranking	3 (1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1985)
French Open	QF (1985)
Wimbledon	SF (1986)
US Open	F (1990)

Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963) is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.

As a college player

The 6'1, 175 lbs. Annacone played three years of college tennis at the University of Tennessee, 1982–84, in the Southeastern Conference. He was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association player of the year in 1984, going 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 'Vols', amassing a 115–22 career singles record.

As a touring pro

The right-handed Annacone achieved his career best singles ranking in 1985 of World No. 12 and U.S. No. 6. A serve-and-volleyer who would often chip-and-charge 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 3 singles titles during his career and was a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 1984. Annacone made one appearance in the singles Nabisco Masters, the equivalent to today's ATP World Tour Final, in 1985.

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 U.S. Open finalist as well.

Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and ATP Tour doubles titles (14)

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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1983	Cologne, Germany	Carpet	Eric Korita	Florin Segărceanu Nick Saviano	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	1984	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Glenn Michibata	Scott Davis Ben Testerman	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	1984	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Christo van Rensburg	Tom Gullikson Scott McCain	7–6, 7–5
Winner	2.	1985	Delray Beach, U.S.	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick	7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	3.	1985	Atlanta, U.S.	Carpet	Christo van Rensburg	Steve Denton Tomáš Šmíd	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	1985	Las Vegas, U.S.	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	Pat Cash John Fitzgerald	6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Runner-up	4.	1985	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Christo van Rensburg	Peter Doohan Sammy Giammalva Jr.	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	1985	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	Scott Davis Robert Van't Hof	3–6, 6–7
Winner	4.	1985	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Christo van Rensburg	Brad Gilbert Sandy Mayer	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	5.	1985	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Christo van Rensburg	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	1986	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Christo van Rensburg	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	1986	Stratton Mountain, U.S.	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	6.	1987	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	1987	Orlando, U.S.	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick	6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Winner	7.	1987	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet	Christo van Rensburg	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly	6–3, 7–6
Winner	8.	1987	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Kevin Curren	Andrés Gómez Anders Järryd	6–4, 7–6
Runner-up	9.	1988	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Patrick McEnroe	Alexander Mronz Greg Van Emburgh	3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Winner	9.	1988	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet	John Fitzgerald	Jim Grabb Christo van Rensburg	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	10.	1988	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	John Fitzgerald	Kevin Curren Jim Grabb	5–7, 4–6
Winner	10.	1989	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Christo van Rensburg	Scott Davis Tim Wilkison	7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Winner	11.	1989	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Christo van Rensburg	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	11.	1989	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	12.	1989	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Christo van Rensburg	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	13.	1989	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Kelly Evernden	Jan Gunnarsson Anders Järryd	2–6, 3–6
Winner	12.	1990	Toronto, Canada	Hard	David Wheaton	Broderick Dyke Peter Lundgren	6–1, 7–6
Runner-up	14.	1990	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	David Wheaton	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	2–6, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	15.	1992	Newport, U.S.	Grass	David Wheaton	Royce Deppe David Rikl	4–6, 4–6
Winner	13.	1993	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Richey Reneberg	Todd Martin Jared Palmer	6–4, 7–6
Runner-up	16.	1993	Coral Springs, U.S.	Clay	Doug Flach	Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark	4–6, 3–6
Winner	14.	1993	Beijing, China	Carpet	Doug Flach	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	7–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline in major tournaments

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
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

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

As a coach

Paul Annacone
Current position
Player/National Team	Roger Federer
Other Occupation	LTA's Head Coach (resigned) Managing Director of the USTA High Performance Program (resigned)
Coaching career
1995–	Pete Sampras 1995–2001 Tim Henman 2002–2007 Great Britain Davis Cup team 2008–2010 Roger Federer 2010–
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total	37
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total	2
List of notable tournaments (with champion)	1995 Davis Cup champion (Sampras) Pete Sampras career statistics (from 1995) 2003 BNP Paribas Masters (Henman) 2004 Monte Carlo Masters (Henman doubles) 2010 ATP World Tour Finals (Federer)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Coach Jim Verdieck Touring Pro Coach of the Year 2007
Records
Pete Sampras#Records and achievements (from 1995)

Annacone has made more of a name for himself to the casual tennis fan as having been tennis champion Pete Sampras's long-time coach. The two worked together full-time from January 1995 to end of 2001 and again on a part-time basis in July 2002. From December 2001 to January 2003 Annacone was also Managing Director of the United States Tennis Association High Performance Program. He coached Tim Henman part-time, beginning in the autumn of 2004.

Annacone became the Lawn Tennis Association's Head Coach in November 2006. He also became Great Britain Davis Cup team coach in April, 2008, following the resignation of Peter Lundgren, 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.

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 has recently led Federer to his sixth year-end championship in 2011.

Personal

Paul and his ex-wife Tracy's son Nicholas, now 23, attended his father's alma mater. Their daughter Olivia is 17.

Annacone resides in Topanga, California.

External links

• CNNSI.com interview with USTA's Annacone
• Paul Annacone at the Association of Tennis Professionals