Born in July 1970 Tim started playing tennis at the age of 7, coached by his father Wallace he played competitive junior tennis until the age of 14 when he decided to quit and concentrate on skiing. When his skiing career came to an unexpected end in 1989 Tim went back to playing, coached this time by Grand Slam Finalist (singles) and winner (doubles) Onny Parun. Tim continues to play completive tennis today; having played for the Royal County of Berkshire Health and Racquets Club he now plays in the men’s 1st team at  Shiplake LTC.

Tim became a professional coach in 1997 and achieved his LTA  level 3 coaching qualification in September of that year. Tim was mentored by well respected coach Nick Lee who still remains a close friend today. In February 2012 Tim resigned his position as a resident pro at the Royal Berkshire Club, a position he had held since 2001. Tim has been the Head coach at  Shiplake LTC for the past 15 years and has a large client base in and around the Henley area and is now looking forward to bringing 18 years of coaching experience to Henley LTC. Tim is a registered  LTA coach and holds a first aid qualification.

Tim has had the pleasure of playing with some greats of the game including Wimbledon Finalist Cedric Pioline and American Legend Mary Jo Fernandez. Tim is currently sponsored by Mantis but has been supported in the past by Dunlop, Fisher, Donnay, Slazenger, Wilson, Fila, Sergio Tacchini and Penn.