Darren Cahill (born 2 October 1965 in
Adelaide,
Australia) is a
tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.
Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984. He won his first tour doubles title in 1985 at
Melbourne, and his first top-level singles title in 1988 at
Gstaad.
Cahill's best 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 semi-finals, where he lost to eventual champion
Mats Wilander.
In 1989, Cahill finished runner-up in the men's doubles at the
Australian Open (partnering
Mark Kratzmann).
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. His career-high rankings were World No. 22 in singles and No. 10 in doubles (both achieved in 1989). Cahill retired from the professional tour in 1994 due to a knee injury.
Since retiring from the tour, Cahill has been a successful tennis coach, working with high-profile players such as
Lleyton Hewitt,
Andre Agassi,
Fernando Verdasco, and
Daniela Hantuchová. In 2011 Cahill is coaching
Ernest Gulbis and
Andy Murray and works as a...
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