PLAYER PROFILE
David Taylor
- Age51
- Born13 October 1972
- Birth PlaceTumut, New South Wales
- Playing StatusRetired
“She’s set out goals, she wants to get a lot more defined in her playing style; looking for forehands, using her movement in an offensive way, not just a defensive way. Having clear patterns of play to build her game around. I like that, the fact she’s looking to be a lot more structured.”
— David Taylor, 29 Mar 2019
» David Taylor to coach Daria Gavrilova
- Began playing tennis aged eight and started coaching in 1992
- Became a coach on the WTA Tour in 1995, based out of the Hopman Tennis Academy in the US
- Touring WTA coach from 1995 to 2000
- Coached at the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Florida from 1995-2000
- Appointed by Tennis Australia as the national women’s travelling coach in 2001, working with Alicia Molik, Evie Dominikovic and Nicole Pratt
- Nominated Australian Fed Cup coach in 2002 and 2003
- Coached several top 20 WTA players, including former World Number 1’s Martina Hingis and Ana Ivanovic, US Open Champion Sam Stosur and Olympic bronze medallist Alicia Molik
- Appointed captain of the Australian Fed Cup team in 2006
- Named the Australian Institute of Sport’s tennis program women’s coach in 2007, working with Casey Dellacqua, Jessica Moore and, currently, Stosur
- Coached the Australian women’s team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Guided Sam Stosur to her maiden Grand Slam title, the 2011 US Open
- Stepped down from the role of Fed Cup captain in December 2012 (Alicia Molik was named captain in January 2013) to focus on coaching Sam Stosur
- David Taylor and Sam Stosur parted ways in August 2013; they reunited in April 2015
- In between he worked with Croatian-born Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
David Taylor in the news
Emerson Jones rises to world No.1 in junior rankings
10 September, 2024
Rising star Emerson Jones becomes the first Australian junior girl to hold the world No.1 ranking in more than 25 years.
Read moreRising star Emerson Jones becomes the first Australian junior girl to hold the world No.1 ranking in more than 25 years.
Emerson Jones charges into girls’ singles final at Wimbledon 2024
14 July, 2024
Queensland talent Emerson Jones becomes the first Australian in 13 years to reach a Wimbledon girls' singles final.
Read moreQueensland talent Emerson Jones becomes the first Australian in 13 years to reach a Wimbledon girls' singles final.
Coaching spotlight: Codie George inspired after learning from the best
12 June, 2024
Codie George is a coach at Tennis Australia's National Tennis Academy and works closely with rising Perth teen Talia Gibson.
Read moreCodie George is a coach at Tennis Australia's National Tennis Academy and works closely with rising Perth teen Talia Gibson.
Junior ranking movers: Emerson Jones rises to world No.2
29 May, 2024
Gold Coast talent Emerson Jones becomes the highest-ranked Australian in the ITF junior girls' rankings since Ash Barty in 2011.
Read moreGold Coast talent Emerson Jones becomes the highest-ranked Australian in the ITF junior girls' rankings since Ash Barty in 2011.
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