Lee Childs – Head of Development
Lee is a former professional ATP tennis player who retired from the tour in 2007. He achieved a highest UK Singles ranking of Number 4 and was the youngest ever British Senior National Champion in 2000 and 2001. During his playing career, Lee achieved some impressive results including a win over seeded player Nikolay Davydenko at the Wimbledon Championships in 2003. Lee has represented Great Britain as part of the Davis Cup Team on five occasions and competed at the Wimbledon Championships in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events for seven consecutive years. Lee also had a very successful junior career and was the Under 18 European Champion for singles and doubles in 2000.
He was ranked the No. 1 ITF World Junior Doubles Champion in 2000 and won the US Open Junior Doubles Championships that same year. Lee has been coaching since he retired from the tour in 2007 and holds the LTA Level 5 Master Performance Coaching qualification which is the current highest coaching qualification in the UK. As Head of Development, Lee will be using his wealth of playing and coaching experience to set the programmes and session plans for the Academy. |