Darren Cahill
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Born |
2 October 1965 Adelaide, Australia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1984 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,349,247 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 133–122 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix and ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 22 (24 April 1989) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1985, 1989, 1991) |
| French Open | 3R (1985, 1987, 1989) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1988, 1990, 1994) |
| US Open | SF (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 192–138 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix and ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 13 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (7 August 1989) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1989) |
| French Open | 3R (1987) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1987, 1989) |
| US Open | QF (1989) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1987) |
Darren Cahill (born 2 October 1965 in Adelaide, Australia) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia. In addition, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the Grand Slam events on the US sports network ESPN and a coach with the Adidas Player Development Program and at ProTennisCoach.com.
Career
Player
Cahill turned professional in 1984. He won his first tour doubles title in 1985 at the Melbourne Outdoor tournament. In 1987, he won his first top-level singles title at New Haven.
Cahill's best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1988 US Open, where he knocked out Boris Becker in the second round on the way to reaching the semifinals, where he lost to eventual champion Mats Wilander.
In 1989, Cahill finished runner-up in men's doubles at the Australian Open partnering fellow Aussie Mark Kratzmann. Also with Kratzmann, Cahill won the ATP Championships in Cincinnati.
Cahill was a member of the Australian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup in 1990. The team lost 3–2 to the United States in the final. Cahill compiled a 6–4 career Davis Cup record (4–0 in doubles and 2–4 in singles).
Cahill won his last tour singles title in 1991 at San Francisco. His last doubles title came in 1994 in Sydney.
In 1989, Cahill's reached his career peak doubles ranking of world no. 10 and his peak singles ranking of no. 22 in 1989.[2] After chronic knee injuries and ten operations, he retired from the professional tour in 1994.[3]
Coach
Since retiring from the tour, Cahill has been a successful tennis coach and guided Lleyton Hewitt to become the youngest player ever ranked world no. 1.[4] After Hewitt, Cahill coached Andre Agassi, who under Cahill became the oldest player ever to be ranked world no. 1 in May 2003. Cahill joined the Adidas Player Development Program after Agassi retired in 2006 and has worked with high-profile players, including Andy Murray, Ana Ivanovic, Fernando Verdasco, Daniela Hantuchová, Sorana Cîrstea and Simona Halep. He is also an Adidas talent scout and works with promising junior players worldwide.[5]
In addition to coaching individual players, Cahill was the Australian Davis Cup coach from 2007 until February 2009. With Roger Rasheed, Brad Gilbert, and Paul Annacone, Cahill is a coach at ProTennisCoach.com, an open-access, professional coaching website.[6]
Media
Since 2007, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the global sports network ESPN for the four major tennis Grand Slams: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. He also works for the Australian television network Channel 7 for the Hopman Cup and Australian Open.[7]
Personal life
Darren is the son of Australian rules football player and coach John Cahill. His nickname is Killer.[8]
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder[9] and is now a member of the Adidas Player Development Program.[10]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Nicole Provis |  Jo Durie Jeremy Bates | 6–7(10–12), 3–6 |
Career finals
Singles 4 (3-1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 10 August 1987 | New Haven, Connecticut | Hard |  Dan Cassidy |
6-0, 6-3 |
| Winner | 2. | 4 July 1988 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay |  Jakob Hlasek |
6-3, 6-4, 7-6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 July 1990 | Newport, Rhode Island | Grass |  Pieter Aldrich |
6–7, 6-1, 1-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 4 February 1991 | San Francisco, California | Carpet | Brad Gilbert |
6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
Doubles: 20 (13-7)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 23 December 1985 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Peter Carter |
Brett Dickinson Roberto Saad |
7-6, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 Jun 1986 | Queen's Club, London, England | Grass | Mark Kratzmann |
Kevin Curren Guy Forget |
2-6, 6-7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 September 1987 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Mark Woodforde |
 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
3-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 2. | 12 October 1987 | Sydney Indoor, Sydney, Australia | Hard (i) | Mark Kratzmann |
 Boris Becker Robert Seguso |
6-3, 6-2 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 December 1987 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Mark Kratzmann |
Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde |
4-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| Winner | 4. | 4 January 1988 | Sydney Outdoor, Sydney, Australia | Grass | Mark Kratzmann |
Joey Rive Bud Schultz |
7-6, 6-4 |
| Winner | 5. | 25 April 1988 | Hamburg, Germany | Grass | Laurie Warder |
Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Winner | 6. | 10 October 1988 | Sydney Indoor, Sydney, Australia | Hard (i) | John Fitzgerald |
Marty Davis Brad Drewett |
6-3, 6-2 |
| Winner | 7. | 9 January 1989 | Sydney Outdoor, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Wally Masur |
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6-4, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 January 1989 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Mark Kratzmann |
Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
4-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 8. | 12 June 1989 | Queen's Club, London, England | Grass | Mark Kratzmann |
Tim Pawsat Laurie Warder |
7-6, 6-3 |
| Winner | 9. | 2 October 1989 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Mark Kratzmann |
Broderick Dyke Simon Youl |
6-4, 5-7, 6-0 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 October 1989 | Sydney Indoor, Sydney, Australia | Hard (i) | Mark Kratzmann |
Scott Warner David Pate |
3-6, 7-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 10. | 26 February 1990 | Memphis, Tennessee | Hard (i) | Mark Kratzmann |
Udo Riglewski Michael Stich |
7-5, 6-2 |
| Winner | 11. | 9 September 1990 | Newport, Rhode Island | Grass | Mark Kratzmann |
Todd Nelson Bryan Shelton |
7-6, 6-2 |
| Winner | 12. | 6 October 1990 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Hard | Mark Kratzmann |
Neil Broad Gary Muller |
7-6, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 October 1990 | Paris, France | Carpet | Mark Kratzmann |
Scott Davis David Pate |
7-5, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 7 January 1991 | Sydney Outdoor, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Mark Kratzmann |
Scott Davis David Pate |
6–3, 3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 13. | 10 January 1994 | Sydney Outdoor, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Sandon Stolle |
Mark Kratzmann Laurie Warder |
6–1, 7-6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 31 January 1994 | Dubai, United Arab Republic | Hard | John Fitzgerald |
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
7-6, 4-6, 2-6 |
References
- ↑ 1 September 2011 ESPN 2 tennis broadcast
- ↑ http://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/darren-cahill
- ↑ http://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/darren-cahill
- ↑ http://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/darren-cahill
- ↑ Yahoo Sports
- ↑ http://www.protenniscoach.com
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/cahill_darren/
- ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/cahill_darren/
- ↑ AIS at the Olympics
- ↑ http://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/darren-cahill
External links
- Darren Cahill at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Darren Cahill at the International Tennis Federation
- Darren Cahill at the Davis Cup