After Retiring As A Player
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Upon retiring from the tour in 1997, Connell became High Performance Director with Tennis BC and real estate agent with a Prudential Financial subsidiary. From February 2001 to June 2004 he also captained Canada's Davis Cup team, as the team in September 2003 won promotion to the World Group for only the second time. At present he is a realtor in Vancouver, BC with Sotheby's International Realty Canada and works as part of a team with Jamie MacDougall and Ryan DeLuca (www.grantandjamie.com / www.ryandeluca.ca).
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