PLAYER PROFILE
David Taylor
- Age52
- 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
Australian Tennis Awards to recognise top clubs and coaches
6 December, 2024
Clubs and coaches who help the sport and players of all abilities thrive will be recognised at the 2024 Australian Tennis Awards.
Read moreClubs and coaches who help the sport and players of all abilities thrive will be recognised at the 2024 Australian Tennis Awards.
Australian Tennis Awards: Celebrating rising stars, grassroots champions
19 November, 2024
World No.1 junior Emerson Jones, rising star Cruz Hewitt and esteemed coach Darren Cahill lead the remarkable line-up of tennis figures announced as finalists for the…
Read moreWorld No.1 junior Emerson Jones, rising star Cruz Hewitt and esteemed coach Darren Cahill lead the remarkable line-up of tennis figures announced as finalists for the…
Jones’ China triumph makes history: “It’s still a shock to me”
22 October, 2024
Following a pair of Grand Slam final heartaches, Emerson Jones lived up to her top seeding for her biggest career title at the ITF Junior World Tour Finals in Chengdu.
Read moreFollowing a pair of Grand Slam final heartaches, Emerson Jones lived up to her top seeding for her biggest career title at the ITF Junior World Tour Finals in Chengdu.
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.
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