Paul Annacone
Paul Annacone
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
Born (1963-03-20) March 20, 1963
Southampton, New York
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1984
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Prize money$1,645,515
Singles
Career record157–131
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 12 (March 3, 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1987)
French Open3R (1988)
WimbledonQF (1984)
US Open3R (1985, 1990)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals1R (1985)
WCT FinalsQF (1986)
Doubles
Career record267–177
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 3 (April 6, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1985)
French OpenQF (1985)
WimbledonSF (1986)
US OpenF (1990)
Coaching career (1995–)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total37
Coachee(s) doubles titles total2
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)
Coaching awards and records
Awards

Coach Jim Verdieck Touring Pro Coach of the Year 2007[1]

Records

Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963) is an American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach. He is the former coach of 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens. Annacone is currently a coach at ProTennisCoach.com, a commentator at Tennis Channel, and works with Taylor Fritz.

Career

Player

High school

As an eighth grader, Paul played first singles for Shoreham-Wading River High School and was undefeated in league play. Annacone graduated from East Hampton High School in 1981.[2]

College

After graduating from East Hampton, the 6'1, 175 lbs. Annacone played three years of college tennis for the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference over 1982–84. He was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year in 1984. Annacone played 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 Volunteers, amassing a 115–22 career singles record.

Professional

The right-handed Annacone achieved his career best singles ranking in 1985 of world No. 12 and US 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 three singles titles during his career and was a Wimbledon quarter-finalist 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 US Open finalist, as well.

Coaching

Annacone coaching Tim Henman

Annacone achieved even greater success as Pete Sampras's long-time coach. Initially hired to coach Sampras while his current coach Tim 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 the United States Tennis Association High Performance Program. He coached Tim Henman, beginning at the Paris Masters in 2003 (which Henman won) until the end of Henman's career in September 2007.

Annacone became the Lawn Tennis Association's Head Coach in November 2006.[5] He also became Great Britain Davis Cup team coach in April 2008, following the resignation of Peter Lundgren,[6] 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.[7]

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 led Federer to two straight year-end championship in 2010 and 2011, a return to the world No. 1 ranking, and his seventh Wimbledon Championships.

In 2006 Annacone released the Paul 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, and Neutralize 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 star Sloane 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 with PlaySight Interactive, a sports technology company, where he works together with Darren Cahill on the Coaching and Player Development team.[13]

In 2017, Annacone joined Stan Wawrinka's team for the grass court swing.[14] For the 2018 season Annacone coached Taylor Fritz.[15]

Career finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
Grand Prix (3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1)
Clay (0)
Grass (0)
Carpet (2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Apr 1985 WCT Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Carpet (i) United States John McEnroe 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 2. Sep 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg 7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4)
Win 3. Oct 1985 Brisbane, Australia Carpet (i) New Zealand Kelly Evernden 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4. Oct 1985 Melbourne, Australia Carpet (i) United States Marty Davis 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. Jul 1988 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard United States Andre Agassi 2–6, 4–6
Win 6. Oct 1989 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) New Zealand Kelly Evernden 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: 30 (14–16)

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)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Oct 1983 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) United States Eric Korita Romania Florin Segărceanu
United States Nick Saviano		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Jul 1984 Livingston, U.S. Hard Canada Glenn Michibata United States Scott Davis
United States Ben Testerman		 4–6, 4–6
Win 3. Dec 1984 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Tom Gullikson
United States Scott McCain		 7–6, 7–5
Win 4. Feb 1985 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick		 7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Win 5. Apr 1985 Atlanta, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Steve Denton
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6. Apr 1985 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Fitzgerald		 6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 7. Jul 1985 Newport, U.S. Grass South Africa Christo van Rensburg Australia Peter Doohan
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.		 1–6, 3–6
Loss 8. Sep 1985 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Scott Davis
United States Robert Van't Hof		 3–6, 6–7
Win 9. Sep 1985 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Brad Gilbert
United States Sandy Mayer		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 10. Nov 1985 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass South Africa Christo van Rensburg Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick		 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 11. Jan 1986 WCT World Doubles, London Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy		 4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 12. Aug 1986 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe		 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 13. Feb 1987 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso		 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 14. Mar 1987 Orlando, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick		 6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win 15. Mar 1987 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly		 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 16. Apr 1987 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Kevin Curren Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Sweden Anders Järryd		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 17. Jul 1988 Schenectady, U.S. Hard United States Patrick McEnroe West Germany Alexander Mronz
United States Greg Van Emburgh		 3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win 18. Oct 1988 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Australia John Fitzgerald United States Jim Grabb
South Africa Christo van Rensburg		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 19. Oct 1988 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Australia John Fitzgerald United States Kevin Curren
United States Jim Grabb		 5–7, 4–6
Win 20. Feb 1989 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Scott Davis
United States Tim Wilkison		 7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Win 21. Feb 1989 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 22. Mar 1989 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh		 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 23. Sep 1989 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet South Africa Christo van Rensburg South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 24. Oct 1989 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) New Zealand Kelly Evernden Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Anders Järryd		 2–6, 3–6
Win 25. Jul 1990 Toronto, Canada Hard United States David Wheaton Australia Broderick Dyke
Sweden Peter Lundgren		 6–1, 7–6
Loss 26. Aug 1990 US Open, New York Hard United States David Wheaton South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser		 2–6, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 27. Jul 1992 Newport, U.S. Grass United States David Wheaton South Africa Royce Deppe
Czechoslovakia David Rikl		 4–6, 4–6
Win 28. Apr 1993 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Richey Reneberg United States Todd Martin
United States Jared Palmer		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 29. May 1993 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay United States Doug Flach United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jonathan Stark		 4–6, 3–6
Win 30. Oct 1993 Beijing, China Carpet (i) United States Doug Flach Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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.
Tournament1984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999Career SRCareer win–loss
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

Personal life

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 the University of California, Los Angeles.

Annacone resides in Woodland Hills, California with his wife, Elisabeth Annacone, and son Emmett. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Tennis Category with the Class of 1996.

References

  1. ↑ "Award Recipients". ptrtennis.org. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States: Professional Tennis Registry. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ Diat, Jon M. (August 24, 2017). "The Serve and Volleying Life of Paul Annacone". The East Hampton Star. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Unlock Your Excellence — Insights From Coach to Federer and Sampras". Finding Mastery. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "More Info on Pete Sampras". espn.go.com. Bristol, Connecticut, United States: ESPN. June 21, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Hodges, Vicki (November 6, 2007). "Coach Paul Annacone signs new LTA deal". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  6. ↑ Whyte, Derrick (April 3, 2008). "Annacone replaces Lundgren as Davis Cup coach". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Paul Annacone to stand down from LTA role timesonline.co.uk
  8. ↑ Annacone, Paul (2006). Tactical Tennis DVD Set. Human Kinetics. pp. 200 minutes. ISBN 978-0-7360-6480-4.
  9. ↑ Paul Annacone ProTennisCoach.com
  10. ↑ "Stephens hires Federer's ex-coach on tril basis". Bleacher Report. November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Players | WTA Tennis English". Archived from the original on December 19, 2012.
  12. ↑ Douglas Robson (July 23, 2014). "Sloane Stephens splits with coach Paul Annacone". USA Today.
  13. ↑ "Annacone and Cahill join PlaySight - Tennis Industry news". www.tennisindustrymag.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Roger Federer's former coach Paul Annacone being considered to join Stan Wawrinka team". December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Taylor Fritz happy to have chance to collaborate with Paul Annacone".
  16. ↑ "Unlock Your Excellence — Insights From Coach to Federer and Sampras". Finding Mastery. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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