In pictures: 2019 coaching changes
Catch up with the coaching switches during the year.
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The off-season saw 2018 year-end World No.1 Simona Halep announce an amicable 12-month hiatus from Darren Cahill. Thierry Van Cleemput, David Goffin's former coach, would step in for a trial. (Getty)
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Despite returning to the Grand Slam winners' circle alongside Wim Fissette, Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber announced the end of their partnership ahead of the 2018 WTA Finals... (Getty)
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...and two weeks later, it was confirmed that Fissette had returned to Victoria Azarenka's team, having previously coached the Belarusian in 2015-16... (Getty)
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...and two weeks after that, Kerber announced that her own new coach would be former ATP World No.5 Rainer Schuettler (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Venus Williams and David Witt's 11-year partnership was one of the longest-standing on tour - but it still wasn't immune to the carousel as the American confirmed their split over the off-season; she is yet to announce a replacement (Getty)
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After splitting from Lindsay Davenport last June and trialling David Taylor afterwards, Madison Keys ended up hiring Jim Madrigal, the former coach of ATP player Tennys Sandgren, in December (Getty)
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Taylor, for his part, would end up with 2018 Australian Open semifinalist Elise Mertens (Getty)
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A spectacular finish to 2018 saw Wang Qiang storm into the Top 20 alongside Peter McNamara, but the Chinese No.1 announced their split following the Australian Open (Getty)
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Kamau Murray's absence from Sloane Stephens' team in Australia caused some speculation... (Getty)
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...and after the Australian Open, Murray's split from Stephens was confirmed when Monica Puig announced that she had hired him (Monica Puig/Twitter)
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Fresh off a second Grand Slam victory, WTA World No.1 Naomi Osaka announced the shock end of her partnership with Sascha Bajin (Getty)
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Simona Halep announced on February 17 that her trial with Thierry Van Cleemput had not been a success and would not continue (Getty)
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Ahead of the BNP Paribas Open, Naomi Osaka announced Jermaine Jenkins - Venus Williams' former hitting partner - as her new coach. (Naomi Osaka/Twitter)
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On April 15, Kristina Mladenovic announced a new partnership with Osaka’s former coach, Sascha Bajin. (Twitter)
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On April 26, Michael Joyce announced that his professional relationship with Eugenie Bouchard was ended by mutual agreement. (Getty)
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Following her first-round exit from Roland-Garros, Julia Goerges announced that Sebastian Sachs would be her new coach, replacing Michael Geserer. (Getty)