Pat Cash

Patrick Hart Cash, popular as “Pat,” is a retired professional tennis player. Born May 27, 1965, in Melbourne, Australia, he is best remembered by tennis fans for his amazing win of the men’s singles title in 1987 at Wimbledon.

Standing at 6 feet, this Aussie right-hander turned pro in 1982. At age 17 years old, he won the Davis Cup, earning the distinction as the youngest player ever to win the title. In 1984, he reached the Wimbledon and US Open semi-finals, being one of the few teenagers to do so. In 1986, he won the Davis Cup in the honor of his home country, providing a thrilling game for spectators as he blazed his way to the top of the scoreboard. In 1987, he redeemed his 1984 loss to Ivan Lendl by defeating the latter at the Wimbledon match. Along with Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer, Pat Cash is a legendary tennis athlete for winning both the junior and senior Wimbledon singles titles, a rare feat among tennis pros. His amazing play at the 1984 US Open semis, wherein he lost to Ivan Lendl in a 5-set thriller, is known as the greatest day of US Open tennis, and is dubbed, “Super Saturday.”

Cash suffered injuries in his Achilles tendon, and in his knees and back, but he continued to be active in the competitive tennis until 1997. He was coached by fellow Aussie, Ian Barclay.

He had two children with Anne-Britt Kristiansen, a Norwegian model, when he was very young. He then married wife Emily and had another two kids by her, named Shannon and Jett. Cash admitted in 2002 that it was his children who kept him going after his drug and alcohol habit prompted a stint in rehab.