Iain Bates

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]