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Iain Bates (born 24 January 1979)[1] is the head of women's tennis at the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).

Iain Bates

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1979-01-24) 24 January 1979 (age 43)
Plays	Tennis
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 760
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 623
Medal record Men's Tennis Representing  Great Britain Summer Universiade 2003 Daegu Men's Doubles

Career

Bates started playing tennis at the age of six.[2]

Bates was a promising British junior tennis player,[3] who won the boys doubles final at the 1996 Osaka Mayor's Cup,[4] and reached the second round of boys singles main draw at the Astrid Bowl and Junior Wimbledon in 1997.[2]

He later became a university lecturer.[3]

Bates was Lawn Tennis Association women's tennis manager until February 2013.[5]

Bates was appointed head of women's tennis at the Lawn Tennis Association in February 2013, replacing Leon Smith.[6][5]

Bates was also the Lawn Tennis Association Olympic Team Leader for the 2016,[7] and 2020 Summer Olympics.[8][9]

Bates has worked with Emma Raducanu since her early teens.[10] He was part of her support team for the 2021 US Open where she won, and became her temporary coach in April 2022.[11]

References

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