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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. 


===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. 


===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 (tennis)|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
(tennis)|U.S. Open finalist as well.


===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.

===External links===
*http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/your_turn/news/2
001/12/18/chatreel_annacone CNNSI.com interview
with USTA's Annacone
*http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofile
s/default2.asp?playersearch=annacone APTtennis.com
player profile page for Annacone