Pat Cash is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach who won the 1987 Wimbledon singles title and, on winning, climbed into the stands to celebrate, starting a tradition that has continued ever since. Born in 1965 and raised in Melbourne, the son of a former Hawthorn footballer, he was the world number one junior in 1981 and won the junior singles at Wimbledon in 1982. In 1983 he became the youngest player to play in a Davis Cup final and won the decisive rubber as Australia beat Sweden. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world number four in May 1988.
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is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach
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He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in May 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 6 in August 1988. Upon winning the
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is an Australian former professional tennis player and coach
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Upon winning the 1987 singles title at Wimbledon, Cash climbed into the stands to celebrate
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