Gary has over 35 years of experience in elite tennis as a player, coach and Board Member of the ATP tour. As a player, Gary achieved a career high ATP ranking of 49 in singles and 7 in doubles, claiming 8 ATP doubles titles and registering tour level wins over players such as Agassi, Edberg, Courier & Cash to name a few. He began his coaching career at a private academy in Vienna, Austria working with and leading on the development of international male and female players such as Dudi Sela & Lucas Kubot who went onto reach career high ITF Junior rankings of 9 and 30 during his tenure at the academy. Two years as a played elected representative on the ATP Board of directors followed, before taking on the role as Tennis Director at Ontario Racquet Club in Canada. As a coach on the ATP Tour, Gary helped Stefan Koubek achieve his career high ATP ranking of 20, coached Swedish tennis player Jonas Bjorkman to 3 Wimbledon doubles titles and a double ranking of 4 in the world, and notably was the travelling coach for former top 3 player Dominic Thiem in 2016. More recently, Gary has been travelling with Canadian tennis player Alexis Garlarneu on the ATP challenger tour, taking him to a career high ATP ranking of 170 before joining us in Loughborogh as Head of Boys.  

Gary’s role at the Academy is to oversee the development of the LUNTA male players throughout their Academy journey. Gary and Mark lead the coaching team to deliver world-class coaching support to our players both at base in 含羞草视频 and at tournaments. Gary will lead the delivery of players Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and train and travel alongside the boys where possible. Alongside Mark, Gary leads the Coaching Philosophy and Tennis Programme at the Academy and is an integral part of the Academy’s leadership team.