Interview with Cedric Kauffmann, February 6, 2019
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Tennis Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Former UK head men's tennis coach Dennis Emery interviews his former player and current UK head men's tennis coach, three-time All-American Cedric Kauffmann. The two discuss Kauffmann's recruitment to UK, his four seasons playing at Kentucky from 1994 to 1998, including major victories over Stanford and Georgia. They also discuss the death of teammate Marcus Fluitt's father, who was a passenger on ValuJet Flight 592. Emery and Kauffmann also talk about Kauffmann's professional career, which is most notable for his performance in the 2001 French Open, where he took former world number one and tennis legend Pete Sampras to a fifth set and nearly won.Interview Accession
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Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy Pete Sampras Stanford University Marcus Fluitt University of Georgia Southern Intercollegiate Championships Southeastern Conference (SEC) National Men's Team Indoor Championship NCAA Division 1 Men's Tennis Tournament Dan Spaner Clay courts John Roddick All-Americans Johan Hede Thomas Dupre ValuJet Flight 592 Ludwig Sundin Patrik Johansson Hillary J. Boone Center Carlos Drada Sebastian DeChaunac Johan Hesoun Edo Bawono 2001 French OpenInterview Rights
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Kauffmann, Cedric Interview by Dennis Emery. 06 Feb. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Kauffmann, C. (2019, February 06). Interview by D. Emery. University of Kentucky Athletics: Tennis Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Kauffmann, Cedric, interview by Dennis Emery. February 06, 2019, University of Kentucky Athletics: Tennis Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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