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Simon Walsh - Professional Tour Coach

Sussex
United Kingdom

Simon Walsh – Professional Tour Coach
I have worked as a Professional Tour Coach for 30 years. Worked on ITF, WTA and the ATP Tours. My career achievements and experience has been extensive and at the highest levels of the sport with a proven track record of developing world class junior players, transitioning lower ranked pros to the top 100 and 50 and working with top ranked pros.

I have coached players at 65 Grand Slams. Been a senior National Coach at 4 major tennis Federations including the LTA and China. I have also been a Davis Cup and Federation Cup coach for 6 countries.
I have coached 8 world class junior players both boys and girls to the top 10 ITF.

Coached European, and World junior team Champions, Orange Bowl Champions and Grand Slam Champions.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Professional Touring Tennis Coach
Graduated in Business Management – Sydney College 1988
Member of The Tennis Professionals Australia Fully Qualified Member since 1989
Fully accredited Tennis Coach with the WTA 1998 – present

Coaching times & fees

For more information and availability please contact me

Profile – Key Skills/Strengths

Proven track record over the last 23 years of developing and taking junior and pro players inside the WTA top 50 and 100 rankings
Transitional game specialist – development of female pro players, making the jump from a Challenger to Tour Level
Understanding of the Women’s Professional Game in every facet:-
physical, mental, technical, tactical
Tour player management/tournament, training scheduling and planning/Global bases and contracts
Talent Scout/evaluator
Ability to put in place and manage a proven world class team of specialistsaround a player where needed
Self description – highly motivated, passionate, loyal and ambitious

I have coached 12 women on the WTA to the top 100 and 50 and 2 former Top 10 players in Samantha Stosur and Johanna Konta. I have coached numerous world class ATP ranked men including my present player here at the 2023 Australian Open, Aleksandra Kovacevic of the US, currently ATP 160.

I have a number of global world class training bases I use for players that I coach in Europe, US, Asia and Australia. I have been based mostly in Europe over the last 30 years, living in Slovenia for 8 years, the UK for 5, Germany and Spain.

One of my biggest assets is also my contacts in the tennis world and am very well connected with fellow tour coaches, players, hitting partners, training bases, Federations and Academy’s, management companies, agents, potential sponsors,

Experience

Career Highlights

Coached 12 women on the WTA inside the top 50/100 rankings
Coached players at 62 Grand Slams
Coached two (2) players who went on to achieve WTA world top 10 rankings (Samantha Stosur, Johanna Konta)
Coached two (2) players who went on to win Grand Slams
in their careers singles and mixed (Samantha Stosur, Jarmila Gajdosova)
Coached on the WTA/ITF circuit for 23 years Coached six (6) girls to top 10 ITF junior rankings Coached European and World junior champions
National Coach at four (4) Federations:-
National Womens Coach LTA – Great Britain (2007 – 2010) National Womens Coach CTA – China (2010 – 2012) National Womens Coach – Slovenia (1996-1999) National Coach – Qatar Tennis Federation (1994 – 1995)

Testimonial

Simon Walsh worked for the LTA as a senior touring coach from May 2007 until October 2010. During this time he travelled extensively on both the ITF and WTA circuits where he helped a number of our British girls,most notably, Anne Keothavong, Elena Baltacha, Mel South and Ellie Dean. Simon was instrumental in helping Anne, Elena and Mel to reach the top 100, (Anne &Elena both also went on to achieve top 50). He was also always willing to step on court with our younger players back at the NTC and share his knowledge with everyone. He always demonstrated great passion ni his job and his players always knew he was behind them ni their corner,giving guidance, direction and a huge level of support. Simon has a lively and warm personality and contributed greatly to our Women's Tennis Team in so many ways. I thank him for al his help and wish him well for the future.

Nigel Sears - Head of Women's Tennis LTA

Testimonial

I have known Simon Walsh for over ten years and observed him ni various coaching positions both on the I T junior circuit &WTA professional tour with different players such as the Slovenian world &European junior championship winning girls teams which included 3 former TIF world ranked top 10 juniors Tina Hergold, Tina Pisnik, Katarina Srebotnik ...Ukrainian Tatiana Perebiynis, a former I T world ranked number 2 junior girl and a finalist of Wimbledon &US Open juniors and former WTA top 60 player. number one ranked Australian player &WTA world ranked number 1doubles player Samantha Stosur &top 30 WTA singles ... Ukrainian Yulia Beygelzimer, a former European junior champion and a top 100 WTA player . . . Claudine Schaul of Luxembourg, a former top 40 WTA player . and for the last 2 years coaching fast rising Slovakian teenager Jarmila Gajdosova, a former number 3 ITF world ranked junior girl and current top 100 WTA player and also one of the youngest players ni the top 100 Simon has extensive International experience and especially with Eastern European players having coached world class players from Slovenia, Ukraine, Croatia &Slovakia. He has enjoyed a lot of success with his players over the years both ni terms of there individual ranking rises and improvements and also winning International tournaments. Simon is a very professional coach and is dedicated to his pupils - always giving them the best possible coaching, advice and tournament planning so they are able to maximize their ability. I was a former top ten player for many years and was coach of the Italian Davis Cup team for ten years before joining Fila in my current capacity as Fila's Global Tennis Marketing Director. Fila has sponsored Simon for several years, as well as other famous coaches with an international standing, and I feel there are very few, fi any, tennis coaches ni the top world echelon with such a dedication to their players and to the sport of tennis in general. Simon is a professional and wil do credit to any organization that is lucky enough to have his services. Please do not hesitate to contact me

Marty Mulligan - Head of Fila Global