Pat Cash
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Date of birth | 27 May 1965 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (190 lb; 13.2 st) |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Retired | 1997 |
| Plays | Right-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career prize money | US$1,950,345 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 242–149 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour, Grand Prix and WCT level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 4 (9 May 1988) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | F (1987, 1988) |
| French Open | 4R (1988) |
| Wimbledon | W (1987) |
| US Open | SF (1984) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 174–110 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour, Grand Prix and WCT level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | 6 (13 August 1984) |
| Last updated on: 18 July 2006. | |
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash (born 27 May 1965, in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.
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Early career
Cash first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player in the early 1980s. He was ranked the top junior player in the world in 1981, and in 1982 he won the junior titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He turned professional in 1982 and won his first top-level singles title that year in Melbourne.
Cash established a reputation on the tour as a hard-fighting serve-and-volleyer and for wearing his trademark black-and-white checked headband and his cross earring.
In 1983, Cash became the youngest player to play in a Davis Cup final. He won the decisive singles rubber against Joakim Nyström as Australia defeated Sweden 3–2 to claim the cup.
In 1984, Cash reached the men's singles semi-finals at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He lost in three sets in the Wimbledon semi-finals to John McEnroe and was defeated in the semi-finals at the US Open by Ivan Lendl, who won their match in a fifth set tiebreaker. This day regarded as the greatest day in US open history featured the 3 set thriller women's final Evert v Navratilova and a McEnroe v Connors 5 set marathon creating the day now known as 'Super Saturday'
Cash was the runner-up in the men's doubles competition at Wimbledon in both 1984 with McNamee and 1985 with Fitzgerald.
In 1986, he helped Australia regain the Davis Cup with a 3–2 victory over Sweden. Cash again won the decisive singles rubber, recovering from two sets down against Mikael Pernfors.
In 1987, Cash reached his first Grand Slam singles final at the Australian Open, where he lost in five sets to Stefan Edberg. This was the last Australian Open played at Kooyong on a grass court.
Wimbledon victory
The crowning moment of Cash's career came at Wimbledon in 1987. Having already beaten Mats Wilander in the quarter-finals and Jimmy Connors in the semi-finals, Cash defeated the World Number 1, Ivan Lendl, in the final. Cash sealed the victory by climbing into the stands and up to the player's box at Centre Court, where he celebrated with his family, girlfriend, and coach, Ian Barclay. This started a Wimbledon tradition that has been followed by many other champions at Wimbledon and other Grand Slam tournaments since. He only lost one set during the entire tournament.[1]
Later career and retirement
In 1988, Cash reached the Australian Open final for the second consecutive year and faced another Swede, Mats Wilander. It was the first men's singles final played at the new Melbourne Park venue, and Wilander won in a four-and-a-half-hour encounter, taking the fifth set 8–6. The first Grand Slam final in history to be playing indoors after rain delays forced the closing of the roof mid way through the match.
Cash played in his third Davis Cup final in 1990. This time, Australia lost 2-3 to the United States.
Cash continued to play on the circuit on-and-off through the mid-1990s. But a series of back to back injuries to his Achilles tendon, knees, and back prevented him from recapturing his best form after winning Wimbledon in 1987. He won his last top-level singles title in 1990 in Hong Kong. His last doubles title came in 1996 at Pinehurst with Rafter.
Since his retirement from the tour, Cash has resided mainly in London. He has coached top players including Greg Rusedski and Mark Philippoussis. He opened a tennis academy on the Gold Coast of Australia and has coached numerous top ranked Australian juniors. He is opening academies in Ko Sumui, Thailand and in the Caribbean St Vincent St Lucia and Dominican Republic and has also worked as a TV color commentator, primarily for the BBC. A father of four, Cash's main passion away from tennis and his family is playing the guitar. He took to the stage with INXS at his Australian Tennis Hall of Fame induction at the 2003 Australian Open and has played with his own band at various events and festivals.
He continues to support various non profit charities including GOAL http://www.goal.ie/ (3rd world development and relief organisation) The Orchid Appeal http://www.orchid-cancer.org.uk/Home (men's cancer) and founded Australia's best known environmental charity Planet Ark http://www.planetark.com/ with mate Jon Dee.
Cash continues to be a draw card on both the ATP and Champions Cup legends tours having won the Hall of Fame event in Newport Rhode Island in 2008 and 2009.
For most of his career, Cash was coached by Melbourne born tennis coach, Ian Barclay.
At an early age, Cash had two children with his then girlfriend, the Norwegian model Anne-Britt Kristiansen. They have a son, Daniel (born May 27, 1986) & a daughter Mia (born 1988). In 1990, Cash got married. He and his wife Emily had two sons, twins Shannon and Jett (born 1994), before divorcing in 2002. He is now a grandfather at age 44 as Mia has given birth to a baby girl Talia.
Pat won the over 45's Wimbledon doubles title with fellow Ausssie Mark Woodforde. Pat has now collecting the junior, tour and legends Wimbledon titles. The only person and Grandfather to do so!!
Trivia
- Cash host CNN's internationals monthly tennis magazine show 'Open Court'
- Cash is one of only four players to who have won both the junior and senior titles at Wimbledon. Björn Borg, Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer are the other three
- He was tennis director and coach of the stars for the movie 'Wimbledon' featuring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany
- Cash was the last player to win a major title using a non-composite tennis racket. In the 1987 Wimbledon final, he played with a Prince Magnesium Pro model
- Cash won a total of 7 top-level singles and 12 tour doubles titles during his career
- Cash's career-high world rankings were Number 4 in singles and Number 6 in doubles
- Cash has jammed on stage with members from bands such as Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Rose Tattoo, Bad Company, The Cult, The Pretenders and more. He is thanked in the liner notes of the Iron Maiden albums Somewhere in Time (album) and Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden album)[2] and featured in the band's documentary Flight 666
- He recorded the Led Zeppelin song Rock and Roll for the Armenian earthquake appeal playing guitar with John McEnroe and having Roger Daltrey (The Who) singing and Nicko McBrain and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) doing drums and bass.
- Pat is a committed Aerosmith fan and immensely enjoyed the Boston Boys' brand of hard rock revelry at Hyde Park, London on June 24th 2007.
- Pat is a qualified Reiki healer
- His father, Pat Cash, Sr, played in the VFL for the Hawthorn Football Club and his son Daniel plays varsity tennis at the University of Florida, Gainesville
- In May 2001, Cash lost a clay court exhibition match to the future World Number 1 Rafael Nadal, who was then only 15 years old
- Cash has lent his voice as a commentator to the EA Sports video game Grand Slam Tennis, where, interestingly, he can commentate on his own performance on the court
- Cash and Wilander played the first Grand Slam final in history indoors (Australian Open 88) after rain delays forced the closing of the roof mid way through the match.
Pat won the over 45's Wimbledon doubles title (2010) with fellow Ausssie Mark Woodforde. Pat has now collecting the junior, tour and legends Wimbledon titles. The only person and Grandfather to do so!!
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 3 finals (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles 2 finals (runners up 2)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1987 | Australian Open | Grass |  Stefan Edberg |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Ivan Lendl |
7–6(5), 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1988 | Australian Open | Hard | Mats Wilander |
6–3, 6–7(3), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
Doubles Wimbledon 84 final w McNamee lost to McEnroe, Fleming
Wimbledon 85 final w Fitzgerald lost to Taroczy, Gunthardt
Titles (23)
Singles (6)
| Num | Year | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score |
| 1. | 1983 | Brisbane, Australia | Paul McNamee |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. | 1983 | Melbourne Outdoor, Australia | Rod Frawley |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 3. | 1987 | Nancy, France | Wally Masur |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 4. | 1987 | Wimbledon | Ivan Lendl |
7–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 5. | 1987 | Johannesburg |  Brad Gilbert |
7–6, 4–6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 6. | 1990 | Hong Kong |  Alex Antonitsch |
6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles (12)
- 1982 - Adelaide
- 1983 - Sydney Outdoor, Brisbane
- 1984 - Aix-En-Provence, Houston, Houston WCT, London
- 1985 - Las Vegas
- 1987 - Montreal
- 1990 - Sydney Outdoor, Hong Kong
- 1996 - Pinehurst
Senior tour (4)
- 2000 - London Masters, U.K. (Blackrock Tour of Champions)
- 2001 - Graz, Austria (Blackrock Tour of Champions)
- 2008 - Champions Cup Newport, U.S.A. (Outback Champions Tour)
- 2009 - Champions Cup Newport, U.S.A. (Outback Champions Tour)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career Win–Loss |
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| Australian Open | 1R | QF | 4R | QF | A | NH | F | F | 4R | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 26-11 | |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 4R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4-5 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 4R | SF | 2R | QF | W | QF | A | 4R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 29-10 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | 3R | SF | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 9-7 | |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
References
External links
- Official Pat Cash Website
- Pat Cash at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Pat Cash at the International Tennis Federation
- Pat Cash at Davis Cup
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