Mark Lewis (born 27 May 1961) is a champion New Zealand tennis player and a Professional Tennis coach. He is the younger brother of
Chris Lewis and older brother of
David Lewis.
[Paul Elenio, ''Centrecourt: A Century of New Zealand Tennis 1886-1986'', New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, Wellington, 1986, p. 185.] He spent his childhood in Auckland and was educated at
St Peter's College.
Playing career
Lewis was New Zealand Men's Tennis Singles Champion 1979-80 and New Zealand Men's Tennis Doubles Champion (with B Derlin) 1980–1981 and (with P. Smith) 1983–1984. He was a member of the New Zealand
Davis Cup team in 1980 and 1981. On the world tour
ATP he reached a career high of 403 in singles on 22 December 1980 and a doubles high of 92 on 27 September 1984. In singles his win–loss record was 3-6 and for doubles 11–18. He won a total of $709 during his playing career. Lewis played in 3 Grand Slams:
Roland Garros,
US Open and
Australian Open.
Coaching career
After Lewis had stopped playing he became a coach. Lewis coached
Michael Stich
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through his win at
Wimbledon over
Boris Becker in 1991. After Lewis stopped coaching Stich he returned home to New Zealand and started up a junior development programme with his brother Chris. This programme developed many top juniors in Auckland, the most notable being
Marina Erakovic
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.
Current Occupation
Lewis now lives in Auckland, New Zealand with his wife Ann-Maree, his son Tyler, and his daughter Amber. Although he does not coach anymore he is still involved with tennis and is the Club/Schools manager at Tennis Auckland.
References
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1961 births
Living people
New Zealand male tennis players
People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland
Tennis players from Auckland