Darren Cahill

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Darren Cahill
Darren Cahill at the 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships 01 (cropped).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
ResidenceAdelaide, Australia [1]
Born (1965-10-02) 2 October 1965 (age 59)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,349,247
Singles
Career record133–122
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 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)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record192–138
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 10 (7 August 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open F (1989)
French Open 3R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon QF (1987, 1989)
US Open QF (1989)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals RR (1990)
Olympic Games QF (1988)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988, 1995)
French Open QF (1989)
Wimbledon F (1987)
US Open QF (1986)
Coaching career
Coaching achievements
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Darren Cahill (born 2 October 1965) is an Australian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. 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.

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Early life and education

Cahill is the son of Australian rules football player and coach John Cahill. After high school he attended the Australian Institute of Sport on a scholarship. [2]

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 Lawson Duncan, Boris Becker, Marcelo Ingaramo (a walkover after Ingaramo withdrew), Martin Laurendeau, and Aaron Krickstein 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. [3] After chronic knee injuries and ten operations, he retired from the professional tour in 1995. [3]

Coach

Cahill coaching in 2007 Darren Cahill Picture.jpg
Cahill coaching in 2007

Since retiring from the tour, Cahill has been a successful tennis coach and guided Lleyton Hewitt to become the second youngest player ever ranked world No. 1. [3] 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. In 2017 and 2018, he coached Halep to No.1 on the WTA Tour and the 2018 French Open championship. After a year away, Cahill rejoined with Halep in 2020.

In addition to coaching individual players, Cahill was the Australian Davis Cup coach from 2007 until February 2009. He is also an Adidas talent scout and works with promising junior players worldwide. [4] He is now a member of the Adidas Player Development Program. [3] With Roger Rasheed, Brad Gilbert, and Paul Annacone, Cahill is a coach at ProTennisCoach.com, an open-access, professional coaching website. [5] Cahill is also involved with PlaySight Interactive, a sports technology company behind the SmartCourt. Along with Paul Annacone, he heads up PlaySight's Coaching and Player Development team, helping the company to bring its technology to more tennis coaches and players across the world. [6]

In January 2022, Cahill began coaching tennis player Amanda Anisimova as a trial coach. [7] He joined Simone Vagnozzi as a coach for Jannik Sinner in July 2022. [8] The pair received the Coach of the Year award at the 2023 ATP Awards. [9]

Cahill coached Sinner to win the 2024 Australian Open [10] and US Open, and the 2025 Australian Open.

Media

Since 2007, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the global sports network ESPN for three of the four major tennis Grand Slams: the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. He also works for the Australian television network Channel 7 for the Hopman Cup and Australian Open. [11]

Personal life

Cahill and his wife Victoria married in 2000. [12] They have two children, Benjamin and Tahlia.

Cahill's nickname is Killer. [11]

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jul 1988 Gstaad, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss1–1 Jul 1990 Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Pieter Aldrich 6–7(10–12), 6–1, 1–6
Win2–1 Feb 1991 San Francisco, United StatesWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 6–2, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles: 20 (13–7)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (1–1)
ATP World Series since 1990 (3–3)
ATP International Series since 1990 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (5–1)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.23 December 1985 Melbourne, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Carter Flag of the United States.svg Brett Dickinson
Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Saad 		7–6, 6–1
Loss1.9 Jun 1986 Queen's Club, London, EnglandGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 		2–6, 6–7
Loss2.13 September 1987 Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez 		3–6, 3–6
Win2.12 October 1987 Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso 		6–3, 6–2
Win3.28 December 1987Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Limberger
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde		4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win4.4 January 1988 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Joey Rive
Flag of the United States.svg Bud Schultz 		7–6, 6–4
Win5.25 April 1988 Hamburg, West GermanyGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh 		6–4, 6–4
Win6.10 October 1988 Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald Flag of the United States.svg Marty Davis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett 		6–3, 6–2
Win7.9 January 1989 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser 		6–4, 6–3
Loss3.16 January 1989 Australian Open, MelbourneHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh		4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win8.12 June 1989 Queen's Club, London, EnglandGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pawsat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder		7–6, 6–3
Win9.2 October 1989 Brisbane, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl 		6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Loss4.9 October 1989 Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Scott Warner
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate 		3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win10.26 February 1990 Memphis, TennesseeHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of Germany.svg Udo Riglewski
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich 		7–5, 6–2
Win11.9 September 1990 Newport, Rhode IslandGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Todd Nelson
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Shelton 		7–6, 6–2
Win12.6 October 1990 Cincinnati, OhioHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Muller 		7–6, 6–2
Loss5.29 October 1990 Paris, FranceCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate		7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss6.7 January 1991 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win13.10 January 1994 Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder		6–1, 7–6
Loss7.31 January 1994 Dubai, United Arab RepublicHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde		7–6, 4–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss 1987 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Provis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates 		6–7(10–12), 3–6

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.

Singles

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 2R 3R A 1R 2R 3R 1R 3R AA 1R 0 / 88–850%
French Open AA 3R 2R 3R 1R 3R 1R AAA 1R 0 / 77–750%
Wimbledon AA Q2 1R Q2 2R 1R 2R AAA 2R 0 / 53–538%
US Open AAA 1R 2R SF 2R 4R AAAA0 / 510–567%
Win–loss0–01–14–21–33–37–45–44–42–10–00–01–30 / 2528–2553%
National Representation
Summer Olympics NHANot Held 2R Not HeldANH0 / 11–150%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAA 3R 2R 3R 3R AA QF 0 / 510–567%
Miami AAAA 3R 2R 3R 1R 3R AAA0 / 56–555%
Monte Carlo AAAAA 1R AAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Hamburg AAAA 2R 3R 1R AAAA Q1 0 / 33–350%
Rome AAAAAA 3R AAAA Q3 0 / 12–167%
Canada AAAAAAA 3R AAAA0 / 12–167%
Cincinnati AAAAA 1R A 3R AAAA0 / 22–250%
Paris AAAAA 1R AAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–03–25–65–46–43–20–00–03–10 / 1925–1957%

Doubles

Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 1R 2R A QF 3R F QF 3R AA 1R 1R 0 / 915–963%
French Open AAA 1R 2R 3R 3R 1R 1R 2R AA 2R A0 / 87–847%
Wimbledon AAA 1R 2R QF 2R QF 1R AAA 1R A0 / 78–753%
US Open AAAA 1R 1R 3R QF 1R AAA 2R A0 / 66–650%
Win–loss0–00–00–11–32–37–47–411–43–43–20–00–02–40–10 / 3036–3055%
National Representation
Summer Olympics NHANot Held QF Not HeldANot Held0 / 12–167%
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR Did not qualify0 / 10–30%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAAA 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R AA SF A0 / 65–645%
Miami AAAAA 1R 2R QF SF 3R AAAA0 / 58–562%
Monte Carlo AAAAA 1R 2R AAAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Hamburg AAAAA 2R W AAAAA 2R A1 / 36–275%
Rome AAA 1R 2R AA 1R AAAA 1R A0 / 41–420%
Canada QF AAAAAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 22–250%
Cincinnati 1R AAAA QF SF A W AAA 2R A1 / 511–473%
Paris AAAAAA SF A F AAAAA0 / 25–271%
Win–loss2–20–00–00–11–13–515–53–312–41–20–00–05–40–02 / 2942–2761%

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 2R A 1R AAA 1R 2R 0 / 42–433%
French Open A 2R 3R QF AAAAAA0 / 35–363%
Wimbledon 2R F QF QF 3R AAAAA0 / 514–574%
US Open QF A 1R 1R AAAAAA0 / 32–340%
Win–loss3–26–26–45–32–20–00–00–00–11–10 / 1523–1561%

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Preceded by ATP Coach of the Year
2023
(with Flag of Italy.svg Simone Vagnozzi)		Succeeded by
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