Larry Stefanki

Larry Stefanki
	Stefanki coaching Fernando González
Country (sports)	United States
Born	July 23, 1957 (age 66); Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1979
Retired	1988
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$290,073
Singles
Career record	52–87
Career titles	1 ; 1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 35 (25 February 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1981)
French Open	1R (1981)
Wimbledon	3R (1982)
US Open	2R (1981, 1982)
Doubles
Career record	88–105
Career titles	3 ; 1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 50 (9 July 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1981, 1982)
French Open	2R (1981)
Wimbledon	3R (1985)
US Open	2R (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1982, 1984)
US Open	1R (1982, 1986)
Coaching career (1995–)
	John McEnroe (1992); Marcelo Ríos 1995–1998; Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1999–2001; Tim Henman 2001–2003; Fernando González 2006–2008; Andy Roddick 2009–2012; Maria Sharapova 2013;
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total	10(R) – 6(K) – 3(H) – 3(G) – 4(R) = 26 total
Coachee(s) doubles titles total	3(Mc) – 1(R) – 5(K) – 1(R) = 10 total
	List of notable tournaments; (with champion) 1992 Wimbledon (McEnroe doubles); 1992 Paris Open (McEnroe doubles); 1992 Davis Cup champion (McEnroe doubles); 1997 Monaco Masters (Ríos); 1998 Indian Wells, Miami, Rome Masters (Ríos); 1999 Australian Open (Kafelnikov); Gold medal 2000 Summer Olympics (Kafelnikov); 2000 Monaco Masters (Kaf. D.); 2001 Indian Wells, Rome (Kaf. D.); 2010 Miami Masters (Roddick); 2009 Indian Wells Masters (Roddick D.);
	Last updated on: 26 September 2022.

Last updated February 01, 2024

Larry Stefanki (born July 23, 1957), is an American tennis coach and former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

He played for nine years starting in 1979, reaching a career-high ranking of World No. 35 in singles after winning the Indian Wells Masters at La Quinta in 1985 as well as three in doubles. He is one of three Stefanki brothers to have played on the varsity tennis team at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 until 1979 under coach Bill Wright. As a freshman in 1976 at Foothill College, he won the California Junior College Championship in Singles and Doubles.

Coaching

He is more renowned as a tennis coach, having trained such players as John McEnroe, Marcelo Ríos, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Tim Henman amongst others. Ríos and Kafelnikov both achieved their number 1 tennis rankings while under his guidance, and Henman reached a career-high of 4 under his tutelage.

Stefanki was also the coach of Fernando González, after taking over this role from Horacio de la Peña in May 2006. Under Stefanki the Chilean reached back-to-back finals in Vienna, the Madrid Masters and Basel in 2006 and the 2007 Australian Open final —a tournament in which he eased past the likes of Lleyton Hewitt, James Blake, Rafael Nadal, and Tommy Haas— which saw González, 26, reach a career-high of #5 in the ATP rankings.

Stefanki was the coach of American tennis player Andy Roddick until his retirement in 2012. He is credited with improving Roddick's tactics and all-court game and helping him reach the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open, the fourth round of the 2009 French Open for the first time, the 2009 Wimbledon final for the third time, winning the 2010 Sony Ericsson Masters in Miami and the 2010 Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia. Stefanki has recently been working with Olympic developmental hopefuls in Los Angeles. He and his wife and three sons now live in Encinitas, California.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1985	La Quinta, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	David Pate	6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (3–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–2)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–2)
Indoors (1–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partnet	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1980	Stuttgart, Germany	Grand Prix	Carpet	Chris Mayotte	Wojtek Fibak Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Oct 1980	Canton, China	Grand Prix	Carpet	Andy Kohlberg	Ross Case Jaime Fillol	2–6, 6–7
Win	1–2	Aug 1981	Stowe, United States	Grand Prix	Hard	Johan Kriek	Brian Gottfried Bob Lutz	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	1–3	Oct 1981	Tokyo, Japan	Grand Prix	Clay	Robert Van't Hof	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	1–4	Jan 1982	Auckland, New Zealand	Grand Prix	Hard	Robert Van't Hof	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	5–7, 6–7
Win	2–4	Nov 1982	Taipei, Taiwan	Grand Prix	Carpet	Robert Van't Hof	Fred McNair Tim Wilkison	6–3, 7–6
Win	3–4	Jun 1984	Bristol, United Kingdom	Grand Prix	Grass	Robert Van't Hof	John Alexander John Fitzgerald	6–4, 5–7, 9–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 1981	Lagos, Nigeria	Challenger	Hard	Peter Feigl	5–7, 6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 1981	Lagos, Nigeria	Challenger	Hard	Bruce Kleege	Ian Harris Craig Wittus	6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Performance timelines

**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.

Singles

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	NH	A	A	A	A	Q3	0 / 4	1–4	20%
French Open	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	Q1	1R	3R	Q3	1R	1R	Q3	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	2–5	29%
US Open	A	2R	2R	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Win–loss	0–0	2–4	3–3	0–1	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 13	5–13	28%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	1R	W	2R	2R	A	A	A	A	1 / 4	8–3	73%
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Canada	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati	A	1R	A	2R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–2	6–1	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1 / 10	10–9	53%

Doubles

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	NH	A	0 / 4	1–4	20%
French Open	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Wimbledon	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	0 / 8	6–8	43%
US Open	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 5	4–5	44%
Win–loss	1–3	3–4	2–3	1–3	2–3	2–1	0–1	1–1	0 / 19	12–19	39%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	1R	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 5	1–5	17%
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Hamburg	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canada	A	A	A	QF	1R	A	A	A	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	2–3	0–2	1–2	0–1	0 / 11	5–11	31%

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References

↑ Harwitt, Sandra (January 20, 1992). "TENNIS; Old Friend Is Shapping The New McEnroe". The New York Times.
↑ "Archived copy". USA Today . Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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↑ "CNN/SI – 1999 Australian Open – Kafelnikov the unlikely underdog in final – Saturday January 30, 1999 02:21 PM". Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
↑ "CNNSI.com – 2001 US Open – Tennis – Kafelnikov happy to fly under the radar at Open – Tuesday September 04, 2001 05:16 PM". Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
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↑ Parsons, John (September 8, 2003). "Henman sacks coach to 'go it alone'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
↑ "В прямом эфире – РИА Новости". rus.ruvr.ru. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.

External links

Larry Stefanki at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Larry Stefanki at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Harwitt, Sandra (January 20, 1992). "TENNIS; Old Friend Is Shapping The New McEnroe". The New York Times.

[2] "Archived copy". USA Today . Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[4] "CNN/SI – 1999 Australian Open – Kafelnikov the unlikely underdog in final – Saturday January 30, 1999 02:21 PM". Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.

[5] "CNNSI.com – 2001 US Open – Tennis – Kafelnikov happy to fly under the radar at Open – Tuesday September 04, 2001 05:16 PM". Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.

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[7] Parsons, John (September 8, 2003). "Henman sacks coach to 'go it alone'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.

[8] "В прямом эфире – РИА Новости". rus.ruvr.ru. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.

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