Iain Bates
Head of women's tennis at the British Lawn Tennis Association.
About Iain Bates
Born 1979. Iain Bates is a tennis coach.
Iain Bates (born 24 January 1979) is the head of women's tennis at the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).
Career Bates started playing tennis at the age of six. and reached the second round of boys singles main draw at the Astrid Bowl and Junior Wimbledon in 1997.
He later became a university lecturer.
Bates was Lawn Tennis Association women's tennis manager until February 2013.
Bates was also the Lawn Tennis Association Olympic Team Leader for the 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Bates has worked with Emma Raducanu since her early teens. He was part of her support team for the 2021 US Open where she won, and became her temporary coach in April 2022.
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Head of women's tennis at the British Lawn Tennis Association.
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Iain Bates was born on 24 January 1979.
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Iain Bates is a tennis coach.
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