Paul Annacone was born on March 20,1963 and is an American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach.
19 Facts About Paul Annacone
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Paul Annacone 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.
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Paul Annacone was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year in 1984.
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The right-handed Paul Annacone achieved his career best singles ranking in 1985 of world No 12 and US No 6.
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Paul Annacone won three singles titles during his career and was a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 1984.
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Paul Annacone won more as a pro playing doubles, capturing 14 tournaments and achieving a high ranking in 1987 of world No 3.
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Paul Annacone achieved even greater success as Pete Sampras's long-time coach.
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From December 2001 to January 2003 Paul Annacone was Managing Director of the United States Tennis Association High Performance Program.
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Paul Annacone coached Tim Henman, beginning at the Paris Masters in 2003 until the end of Henman's career in September 2007.
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Paul Annacone became the Lawn Tennis Association's Head Coach in November 2006.
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Paul Annacone became Great Britain Davis Cup team coach in April 2008, following the resignation of Peter Lundgren, while staying on with the LTA.
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In May 2010, Paul 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.
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Paul Annacone was hired by Roger Federer to be his full-time coach on August 28,2010 after a successful one-month trial period.
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Paul 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.
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In November 2013, it was announced that Paul Annacone had begun working with American rising star Sloane Stephens on a trial basis.
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Paul Annacone was ranked the world's number-12-player at the time.
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Paul Annacone is involved with PlaySight Interactive, a sports technology company, where he works together with Darren Cahill on the Coaching and Player Development team.
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In 2017, Paul Annacone joined Stan Wawrinka's team for the grass court swing.
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Paul Annacone was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Tennis Category with the Class of 1996.