John Morris (tennis coach)
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John Morris is a British born tennis coach, born in Harlow Essex
in 1982, He is one of 4 children born to parents Annette and Trevor Morris. John has achieved world wide success on the international tennis scene with both British and foreign players.
John Morris started his coaching career at Sawbridgeworth Tennis Club
before moving on to the Lawn Tennis Association
high performance centre Batchwood in St Albans
where he worked under Liz Jones, Sergio Gomez-Cuesta and Mandy Franks coaching some of Britain's best tennis players such as Claire Ricketts, George Coupland, Jennifer Rabot, Lewis Barnes and James Richardson. John travelled extensively on the ITF Junior circuit
. From Batchwood John moved on to the Gosling Tennis Academy in Welwyn Garden City
where he continued to travel the ITF junior circuit
as well as the ATP and WTA tours.
In 2007 became a father for the first time as his wife Lisa gave birth to their first son Brayden. Professionally John was runner up in the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
young coach of the year award as he coached George Coupland to the British number 1 junior ranking and a quarter final spot in the boys doubles at Wimbledon
. As well as this, John captained several LTA
teams at ITF Junior Circuit
events.
In 2008 John was selected by the Lawn Tennis Association
to captain the victorious England men's and U18 boys' teams in the 4 nations championship, an event that was held at the National Tennis Centre
. Off the back of this John was then selected by the LTA
to captain the boys' team at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune
, India.
John Morris started to coach the talented British junior Ahmed El Menshawy in late 2008 right through to late 2009 and during that time Morris coached El Menshawy to the British number 1 junior ranking as well as a top 100 ITF junior
ranking and British national doubles title. In 2009 John started to coach young Hungarian player Tímea Babos
. It would prove to be a successful partnership as Babos
reached 5 junior grand slam
doubles finals winning 3 titles with Sloane Stephens
in 2010, the French Open, Wimbledon
and the US Open. Morris would also coach Tímea Babos
to several ITF Women's
and ITF Junior
titles as well as career high ITF
and WTA
rankings.
During the summer of 2009 Morris was selected to captain the British tennis team at the Youth Olympics in Tempere, Finland and the team very nearly came away with a bronze but were beaten to the post by an inspired Danish team. In 2010 Morris became a father for the second time to a girl named Lara. Morris started to coach British player Tara Moore
. The pair struck up a successful partnership as Tara Moore
flew up the WTA rankings in 2010 and recorded her first WTA top 100 win against Kai-Chen Chang
. During this time Tara Moore
also reached the finals of the ITF Junior
circuit event in Roehampton beating the world number 1 Daria Gavrilova
on the way. Moore then went on to reach the quarter finals of junior Wimbledon
. At the back end of 2010 Morris decided to turn all his attention to Moore and end the working relationship with Tímea Babos
who then decided to leave the Gosling Tennis Academy. Morris has also worked with Danish Fed Cup
player Malou Ejdesgaard
who is the doubles partner of Caroline Wozniacki
.
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
in 1982, He is one of 4 children born to parents Annette and Trevor Morris. John has achieved world wide success on the international tennis scene with both British and foreign players.
John Morris started his coaching career at Sawbridgeworth Tennis Club
Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club
Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club is a cricket club located in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.The club is affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Cricket Association, the Club Cricket Conference and is a member of the Home Counties Premier League and Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League. The club...
before moving on to the Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...
high performance centre Batchwood in St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
where he worked under Liz Jones, Sergio Gomez-Cuesta and Mandy Franks coaching some of Britain's best tennis players such as Claire Ricketts, George Coupland, Jennifer Rabot, Lewis Barnes and James Richardson. John travelled extensively on the ITF Junior circuit
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for world wide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the current 2009 ITF Junior Circuit offered 358 tournaments in 118 different countries...
. From Batchwood John moved on to the Gosling Tennis Academy in Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
-Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss...
where he continued to travel the ITF junior circuit
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for world wide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the current 2009 ITF Junior Circuit offered 358 tournaments in 118 different countries...
as well as the ATP and WTA tours.
In 2007 became a father for the first time as his wife Lisa gave birth to their first son Brayden. Professionally John was runner up in the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...
young coach of the year award as he coached George Coupland to the British number 1 junior ranking and a quarter final spot in the boys doubles at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
. As well as this, John captained several LTA
LTA
LTA may refer to*Leave Travel Concession in India*Land Transport Authority in Singapore*Land Trust Alliance in the United States*Lawn Tennis Association in the United Kingdom*Lieutenant*Lighter than air*Lipoteichoic acid*Lost time accident...
teams at ITF Junior Circuit
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for world wide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the current 2009 ITF Junior Circuit offered 358 tournaments in 118 different countries...
events.
In 2008 John was selected by the Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...
to captain the victorious England men's and U18 boys' teams in the 4 nations championship, an event that was held at the National Tennis Centre
National Tennis Centre (United Kingdom)
The United Kingdom's National Tennis Centre at Roehampton in south west London is the Lawn Tennis Association 's high performance training facility. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 29 March 2007....
. Off the back of this John was then selected by the LTA
LTA
LTA may refer to*Leave Travel Concession in India*Land Transport Authority in Singapore*Land Trust Alliance in the United States*Lawn Tennis Association in the United Kingdom*Lieutenant*Lighter than air*Lipoteichoic acid*Lost time accident...
to captain the boys' team at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune
Commonwealth Youth Games
The Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries.-History:...
, India.
John Morris started to coach the talented British junior Ahmed El Menshawy in late 2008 right through to late 2009 and during that time Morris coached El Menshawy to the British number 1 junior ranking as well as a top 100 ITF junior
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for world wide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the current 2009 ITF Junior Circuit offered 358 tournaments in 118 different countries...
ranking and British national doubles title. In 2009 John started to coach young Hungarian player Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
. It would prove to be a successful partnership as Babos
Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
reached 5 junior grand slam
Grand Slam
Grand Slam may refer to:-Card games:* In the game of contract bridge a bid to win all the tricks of that hand. By extension, the taking of all the important elements in an endeavour.-Equestrianism:...
doubles finals winning 3 titles with Sloane Stephens
Sloane Stephens
-Personal life:Stephens was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, a professional American football player...
in 2010, the French Open, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
and the US Open. Morris would also coach Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
to several ITF Women's
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...
and ITF Junior
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for world wide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the current 2009 ITF Junior Circuit offered 358 tournaments in 118 different countries...
titles as well as career high ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
and WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
rankings.
During the summer of 2009 Morris was selected to captain the British tennis team at the Youth Olympics in Tempere, Finland and the team very nearly came away with a bronze but were beaten to the post by an inspired Danish team. In 2010 Morris became a father for the second time to a girl named Lara. Morris started to coach British player Tara Moore
Tara Moore
Tara Shanice Moore is an English professional tennis player. She is currently the British no. 8 and ranked 321 in the world . So far in her career she has won 3 ITF singles titles, 2 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no...
. The pair struck up a successful partnership as Tara Moore
Tara Moore
Tara Shanice Moore is an English professional tennis player. She is currently the British no. 8 and ranked 321 in the world . So far in her career she has won 3 ITF singles titles, 2 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no...
flew up the WTA rankings in 2010 and recorded her first WTA top 100 win against Kai-Chen Chang
Kai-Chen Chang
Chang Kai-chen is a professional Taiwanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 82nd, which she reached on July 5, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 126th, which she reached on October 19, 2009....
. During this time Tara Moore
Tara Moore
Tara Shanice Moore is an English professional tennis player. She is currently the British no. 8 and ranked 321 in the world . So far in her career she has won 3 ITF singles titles, 2 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no...
also reached the finals of the ITF Junior
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for world wide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the current 2009 ITF Junior Circuit offered 358 tournaments in 118 different countries...
circuit event in Roehampton beating the world number 1 Daria Gavrilova
Daria Gavrilova
Daria Gavrilova is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 347, which she reached on May 02, 2011.Daria highest junior ITF ranking is at No. 1 reached on August 23, 2010.-2010:...
on the way. Moore then went on to reach the quarter finals of junior Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
. At the back end of 2010 Morris decided to turn all his attention to Moore and end the working relationship with Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
who then decided to leave the Gosling Tennis Academy. Morris has also worked with Danish Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
player Malou Ejdesgaard
Malou Ejdesgaard
Malou Ejdesgaard is a Danish professional tennis player. As of 20 November 2011, she is ranked World No. 828 in singles and No. 328 in doubles. Ejdesgaard is the third highest ranked singles player from Denmark, behind World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and Karen Barbat. She is the second highest...
who is the doubles partner of Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
.
External links
- http://www.lta.org.uk
- http://www.globaltennisconnections.com