Top five celebrity coach - player pairs

Partnerships are vital in any team sport and even though tennis is primarily an individual sport, the player- coach partnership is crucial and can go a long way to ensure the success of the player. Former players often become coaches not only to stay in touch with the game, but also to share their knowledge with the young and the experienced alike. Let us look at some of the best coach- player pairs.

#5 Jimmy Connors - Andy Roddick

Jimmy Connors won eight Grand Slam singles titles and finished runner-up on seven occasions. He was the first male player in the Open Era to rank No. 1 for more than five years in total and more than 200 weeks. He held a year-end top ten ranking for an Open Era record 16 years.

He is the only male player in the Open era to win more than 100 titles. He has 109 titles to his credit, the next best being Ivan Lendl with 94.

His success as a player did not show in his coaching stint. He was the coach of American Andy Roddick from 2006 to 2008. Roddick could not add to his lone US Open title he won in 2003 and their partnership ended.

Connors was also the coach of Maria Sharapova for just one match.