Pat Cash
Wimbledon Winner 1987
Pat Cash is best known as the flamboyant winner of Wimbledon 1987. Nowadays he works as TV commentator and presenter and is developing his business interests which include the Pat Cash Tennis Academy.
An icon of professional tennis
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Australian born Pat, started playing tennis aged 8 and through perseverance, was the best player in Australia by the time he reached 14. In 1982, Pat reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and in 1984 the semi-finals of the US Open and the Wimbledon Championships. He continued on the full-time circuit until 1997. Since his retirement, Pat has resided mainly in the UK and has coached top players like Greg Rusedski and Mark Philippoussis. He also regularly writes articles for an 'instructional series' within the Australian Tennis Magazine and works closely with GOAL a charity helping street children in the third world. Pat is the co-founder of Planet Ark, a non-profit organisation whose campaigns have been developed to address serious environmental issues in a practical and straight-forward way.
WHAT he OFFERS YOU
Pat regularly addresses conferences and thrills and motivates his audience with his great success story. He explains how he managed to reach the top of the professional tennis circuit and how we can achieve our own personal and professional goals.