Ray Kelly
Professional Tennis Coaching for 41 years
| Hong Kong Permanent Resident
COACHING AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENT QUALIFICATIONS CURRENT POSITIONS |
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COACHING HISTORY |
| • Hong Kong Tennis Association [HKTA] Director of Coaching and Development (August 2007 to January 2011) |
| • Asian Games Team Coach, Guangzhou, China, 2010 |
| • East Asian Games Team Coach 2009 |
| • All China Games Team Coach 2009 |
| • Davis Cup Coach Hong Kong, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| • Hong Kong Sports Institute Elite Athlete Program Coach 2003 to2007 [Working with the best senior and junior full time athletes/players in Hong Kong]. Travel in Asia, Europe, Australia and other |
| • Hong Kong Asian Games Women’s Team in Doha, Qatar 2006, Captain, Coach, Manager |
| • Hong Kong Junior Davis Cup Team 2006, Coach/Manager |
| • Touring Coach on Association of Tennis Professionals Circuit [A.T.P] and the International Tennis Federation Circuit [I.T.F] 1993 – 2010 |
| • Tennis Australia and with Australian Representative Tennis Athletes, 1999, 2000,2001, 2002 on A.T.P. and I.T.F circuits/tours through Europe and Asia for male/female, Senior/Junior, Coach/Manager |
| • Australian athletes in conjunction with Australian Institute of Sport, Coach/Tour Manager |
| • National Australian Talent Camp coach |
| • Australian Coach/Manager World Youth Cups 14’s, 16’s |
| • Past personal touring coach of Australian DAVIS CUP and ATP world top 40 singles and doubles 67ranked player Scott Draper [reaching last 16 of singles at the French Open and Wimbledon singles and doubles Main Draw |
| • Past personal coach of Touring professional Peter Tramachi, during agreed months during a period of over 6 years, Peter reaching top ranking of 127 singles/45 in doubles. During this time, French Open Main Draw doubles, Queens Club Main Draw singles and Wimbledon singles and doubles main draw |
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| Other players have worked with at times. Michael Tebbutt [Australia] at the French Open, Main Draw singles and doubles. Top rank 51 singles |
| • Josh Eagle [Australia] Australian Satellite. Many others who have move onto the professional circuit |
| • Queensland, Australia State Sunshine Coast Regional Team Coach/Manager 1994, 95.Weekly training and travel throughout Queensland to State Events |
| • Queensland, Australia State Coach/Manger on ITF. Satellite Circuit 1995 |
| • Queensland Australia, State Coach/Manager Wilson Cup [female] u/18’s 1995/96 |
| • Australia Queensland State and Regional coach for the MacDonald’s Program for 12 years |
| • Board member of the Development Program of Queensland Sunshine Coast Regional Junior Committee: |
| Responsible for overseeing formulating program for the region |
| • Professional Player Consultant |
| • Private business includes: |
| – Professional player development, through coaching, training and schedules advice |
| – Covering teaching of all ages of social –professional level of tennis from ages of 5 years – to 70 female/male |
| – Mini tennis: skills based program – instruction in schools and clubs |
| – Individual and squad management/ development structure |
| – Coaching Staff education one on one |
| – CA Master Coach – have trained others to become TCA qualified coaches |
| TENNIS PLAYING ACHIEVEMENT |
| • Retired, with injury, as a professional player, 1981, age 21 |
| • Professional competitor on ATP Tour and ITF Tour in Europe, U.S.A., Asia. Ranked approx. 130 singles |
| • World Open Junior Singles ranking at time of 2 |
| • Australian Open Junior under 19 years ranking – 1. |
| • National Australian Davis Cup squad member 1976 [Team Members – John Newcombe,Tony Roche,Ross Case, Geoff Masters] |
| • Grand Slam Australian Junior Singles 19 years and under, twice Champion. 1976, youngest player at 16 years of age at the time, to achieve this and also won again the singles and doubles 1977 [December] . |
| • Grand Slam French Open Junior Singles finalist 1977. [lost to John McEnroe] |
| • Italian Open Junior singles quarter finals |
| • Australian under 21 Team Galea Cup representative in Europe |
| • Wimbledon competitor in the Open events 3 years |
| • Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, Australian Open, junior competitor |
| • Australian Open Mens Competitor. main draw doubles |
| • Australian National Team Representative in World Events events, 6 years |
| • Queensland [Australia] State Junior Singles/Doubles Champion all ages, 10 years to under 19 years of age |
| Fortunate to play matches on centre court Paris Roland Garros and Rome Foro Italico and Wimbledon Number 1 court |
Trained under Australians who were Grand Slam Open Champions |
| – Mal Anderson [US Open] |
| – Ashley Cooper [Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open Singles] |
| – John Newcombe [Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open Singles |
| – Tony Roche [French Open Singles] |
| – Neale Fraser [Wimbledon, US Open. singles] and parents, Vince and Jill Kelly who were well known high level coaches, State champions and Jill, also a Australian Junior Singles Winner. |