- Paul Annacone
player and later well-known tennis coach.
As a college player
The 6'1, 175lbs. Annacone played three years of college tennis at the
University of Tennessee , 1982–84, in theSoutheastern Conference . He was named theIntercollegiate 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-volley er who would oftenchip-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 1985Australian Open doubles title. Teamed withDavid Wheaton , Annacone was a 1990 U.S. Open finalist as well.Doubles titles (14)
Runner-ups (16)
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 theUnited States Tennis Association High Performance Program. He most recently coachedTim Henman part-time, beginning in the autumn of 2004.Personal
Paul and his wife Tracy's son Nicholas, now 20, attends his father's alma mater. Their daughter Olivia is 15.
External links
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/your_turn/news/2001/12/18/chatreel_annacone "CNNSI.com" interview with USTA's Annacone]
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* [http://informationtennis.moonfruit.com/#/playercoaches/4529731004 Paul Annacone] profile on [http://www.informationtennis.com Information Tennis]
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