lost in the 2008 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs against Austria. The following year they got relegated to Group II. In May 2010, Annacone announced his official departure from November 2010 onwards from the LTA and the British Davis Cup team after losing to Lithuania in Group II first round. Paul Annacone was hired by Roger Federer to be his full-time coach on August 28, 2010 after a successful one-month trial period. Annacone led Federer to two straight year-end championship in 2010 and 2011, a return to the world No. 1 ranking, and his seventh Wimbledon Championships. In 2006 Annacone released the Paul Annacone Tactical Tennis DVD Series; a 4-DVD collection that demonstrates the strategies used by the pros in actual match situations. Attack the All-Court Player, Beat the Baseliner, Know Your Own Game, and Neutralize the Net-Rusher present numerous scenarios along with drills and practice games for improving match-specific strategy on both sides of the net. In 2013, Annacone became a resident coach at ProTennisCoach.com – an online professional coaching site. In November 2013, it was announced that Annacone had begun working with American rising star Sloane Stephens on a trial basis. She was ranked the world's number-12-player at the time. However, the two ended the relationship in July 2014. Annacone is also involved with PlaySight Interactive, a sports technology company, where he works together with Darren Cahill on the Coaching and Player Development team. In 2017, Annacone joined Stan Wawrinka's team for the grass court swing. For the 2018 season Annacone coached Taylor Fritz. Career finals Singles: 6 (3–3) Doubles: 30 (14–16) Doubles performance timeline Personal life Paul's son Nicholas attended his father's alma mater. His daughter, Olivia, attended the University of California, Los Angeles. Annacone resides in Woodland Hills, California with his wife, Elisabeth Annacone, and son Emmett. He was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Tennis Category with the Class of 1996. References External links CNNSI.com interview 1963 births Living people American people of Italian descent American expatriate sportspeople in England American expatriates in England American male tennis players American tennis coaches Australian Open (tennis) champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles People from Woodland Hills, Los Angeles People from Southampton (town), New York Tennessee Volunteers men's tennis players Tennis commentators Tennis people from California Tennis people from New York (state) People from East Hampton (town), New York