Paul Annacone

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Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963 in Southampton, New York) was a touring professional tennis player who is now a well-known tennis coach. Father of two, his son Nicholas is 20 and attends the University of Tennessee. Daughter Olivia is 15.

Contents 1 As a college player 2 As a touring pro 2.1 Doubles titles (14) 2.2 Runner-ups (16) 3 As a coach 4 External links

[edit] As a college player

The 6'1, 175lbs. 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.

[edit] 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. He won 3 singles titles during his career and was a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 1984.

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.

[edit] 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)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	17 December 1984	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Christo Van Rensburg	Tom Gullikson Scott McCain	7–6, 7–5
2.	18 February 1985	Delray Beach, U.S.	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick	7–5, 7–5, 6–4
3.	29 April 1985	Atlanta, U.S.	Carpet	Christo Van Rensburg	Steve Denton Tomáš Šmíd	6–4, 6–3
4.	30 September 1985	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Christo Van Rensburg	Brad Gilbert Sandy Mayer	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
5.	9 December 1985	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Christo Van Rensburg	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
6.	9 March 1987	Key Biscayne, U.S.	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
7.	6 April 1987	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet	Christo Van Rensburg	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly	6–3, 7–6
8.	20 April 1987	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Kevin Curren	Andrés Gómez Anders Järryd	6–4, 7–6
9.	31 October 1988	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet	John Fitzgerald	Jim Grabb Christo Van Rensburg	6–2, 6–2
10.	20 February 1989	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Christo Van Rensburg	Scott Davis Tim Wilkison	7–6, 6–7, 6–1
11.	27 February 1989	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Christo Van Rensburg	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	6–3, 7–5
12.	30 July 1990	Toronto, Canada	Hard	David Wheaton	Broderick Dyke Peter Lundgren	6–1, 7–6
13.	3 May 1993	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Richey Reneberg	Todd Martin Jared Palmer	6–4, 7–6
14.	25 October 1993	Beijing, China	Carpet	Doug Flach	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	7–6, 6–3

[edit] Runner-ups (16)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1983	Cologne, Germany	Carpet	Eric Korita	Florin Segărceanu Nick Saviano	6–3, 6–4
2.	1984	Livingston, U.S.	Hard	Glenn Michibata	Scott Davis Ben Testerman	6–4, 6–4
3.	1985	Las Vegas, U.S.	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	Pat Cash John Fitzgerald	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
4.	1985	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Christo Van Rensburg	Peter Doohan Sammy Giammalva Jr.	6–1, 6–3
5.	1985	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	Scott Davis Robert Van't Hof	6–3, 7–6
6.	1986	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Christo Van Rensburg	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
7.	1986	Stratton Mountain, U.S.	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
8.	1987	Orlando, U.S.	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
9.	1988	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Patrick McEnroe	Alexander Mronz Greg Van Emburgh	6–3, 6–7, 7–5
10.	1988	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	John Fitzgerald	Kevin Curren Jim Grabb	7–5, 6–4
11.	1989	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
12.	1989	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Christo Van Rensburg	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–4, 6–3
13.	1989	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Kelly Evernden	Jan Gunnarsson Anders Järryd	6–2, 6–3
14.	1990	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	David Wheaton	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–2, 7–6, 6–2
15.	1992	Newport, U.S.	Grass	David Wheaton	Royce Deppe David Rikl	6–4, 6–4
16.	1993	Coral Springs, U.S.	Clay	Doug Flach	Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark	6–4, 6–3

[edit] As a coach

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 1995 to 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 has recently coached Tim Henman part-time, beginning in the autumn of 2004.

[edit] External links

• CNNSI.com interview with USTA's Annacone
• ATP Tour profile for Paul Annacone