Qualifications

Coaching Qualifications:

• 1991 – I obtained my Professional Certification at Dennis Van der Meer Academy. (USPTR)
• 1992 – I became of member of Danish tennis trainer organization.

Coaching times & fees

• Please contact Miles directly for more information on his availability and costs.
• He can be contacted via email on milessheldon@yahoo.co.uk
• Or via Telephone / Whatsapp on +4522709190

Further information

Languages:

• English
• Danish
• Swedish
• German
• Some Japanese

Experience

September 2023- present

• Head coach for women’s team in Farum Tennis Club in Denmark
• No 1 Under 16 girls’ Caroline Hermans
• No 4 under 12 girls Ella Wendel,
• Sarafina Hansen 1050 WTA women’

February 2023- June 2023 – Private coach for Yuki Naito from Japan.

• ITF junior ranking top 10 and 169 WTA women

May 2022- Jan 2023 Private coach for En-shou Liang from China Taiwan.

• Former Austrian junior champion and world No2 IFT junior and 150 WTA women’s

May 2020- March 2022 – Lyngby Tennis Club

• Started as head coach of the 3rd largest club in Denmark.
• Responsibilities include top juniors and the ladies first team . The ladies team finished 3rd in the country for the first time ever .
• My juniors also won numerous medals at the national championship.

Oct 2018- May 2020 – Head coach at Birkeoed tennis club, Copenhagen.

• There I won with the ladies first team bronze outdoors and gold indoors.
• The gold was the first in the club history .
• I also coached Karen Barritza privately WTA ranking 390.

2017 Dec -Oct 2018 – Head coach at Skovbakken tennis club, Denmark.

• There I was in charge of the performance program , my mens team placed  3rd in the country.
• Coached Elmer Moller, ITF top 50, first Danish junior to make finals in the European championships under 16 held in Moscow.

2014 Sept-2016 Oct – Employed by TIF Tennis Academy Basel.

• Main responsibilities are taking care of our higher ranked players which includes traveling to various tounaments. Main players are Luca Keist , Jessica Crivelletto ,
• Amra Sadikovic . At the moment I am helping Rebekka Masarova among others.

2013 July- 2014 Sept –Employed by the Sutton Tennis Accademy , London, UK as Womens Head Coach.

• Responsibilites include traveling with the best players to ITF Junior Tours, WTA Tour, and British Tour

2010 October- 2013 July Employed as Head Coach at Aarau-West Tennis Schule, Oberentfelden, Switzerland.

• I was the coach of Karin Kennel 2011-2012 when she practiced at Aarau West. She reached ITF 58.

2007 Jan- 2010 Sept National Coach of Kuwait.

• I was responsible for the development of the under 16 National Team

2006 May-Dec Head coach for Westwood Club in Richmond, VA USA

• I was also Director of the Junior Program.
• Five of the participants played National Tournaments.

2004-2006 April – Head coach for the player program at BigK Tennis Club, Tokyo, Japan.

I was in charge of 5 professionals, and the junior program in which we had 50 full time players. 

The players were:

• Yurika Sema 280 WTA
• Kumiko Iijima 375 WTA 250 Doubles
• Erika Sema   750 WTA  55 ITF Juniors
• Mari Inoue    710 WTA
• Joji Miyao   990 ATP    500 Doubles

• I accompanied players to the Orange Bowl (The world Championships for Juniors), and The Australian Open ( Juniors).
• In the summer of 2005, I traveled with Yurika Sema on the Asian WTA Tour, Beijing, China, Seoul, Korea, and Tokyo, Japan.
• During the year of 2005, I attended 22 touraments with players, ranging from under 12 years old to professionals of the highest level.
• I was also responsible for the fitness of the professionals that I coached.
• That included weight training, on court movement, and basic fitness.

2001-2004 – National Coach for Tennis Federation of Kuwait

• My main scope of employment was the training of, and traveling with up-and-coming juniors. I traveled extensively all over the Middle East in this capacity.
• I also participated in our own Futures event where I gained a point on the ATP Tour.

2000-2001 – Traveling Coach of Saori Obata

• The itinerary included the US and French Opens, as well as numerous other Tournaments. 
• I was also the Coach of Iijima, who was playing the Junior Tournament at the US Open.

1998-2001 – Head Coach of AB (Akademisk Boldklub), Copenhagen, Denmark

• While employed there, I managed to lead the Club to the best results in its history.

1996-1998 – Head Coach by the BigK Tennis Club, Tokyo, Japan

• Part of my duties entailed working as the Traveling Coach to Saori Obata, Nami Urabe, Hiroko Mochizuki, Kaori Aoyama, and Kumiko Iijima, all top players.
• I traveled with these players twice to Wimbledon, and the US and French Opens.

1995-1996 Head Coach at the Dennis Van Der Meer Club, Sheraton Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

• I was responsible for extensive Adult and Junior programs.

1993-1995

Employed as Head Coach for the Follo and Droback Tennis Clubs, Oslo, Norway.  I was responsible for the coaching of Juniors and the running of an Adult League.

1992-1993 Head Coach for Rykkin Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway

• My main responsibility was for the training of some of the best Juniors in Norway.

1991-1992 – Assistant Head Coach with Miyamura Tennis Academy, Tokyo, Japan

• I was mainly involved in Adult Programs here.

1987-1988 – Both playing, and coaching Juniors for SVHR Hasltenbek, Hamburg, Germany.