Current positions held:
• Head Coach at Melbourne International Tennis School Melbourne, Australia
• Head Coach of Maribyrnong Sports Academy Tennis Program
• Tennis Australia Lead Presenter (Lecturer) – Club Pro Coaching Course (Level 2)
• Tennis Australia Coach Mentor (Mentor up and coming Australian coaches)
• Director of The Tennis Menu (Online Coaching Platform)
• Australian Football Coach (Richmond Football Club)
• Speaker and Coaching Mentor
• Radio Tennis Expert Melbourne & Perth Australia
• Australian Football League Coach Educator
Current WTA player: Lulu Sun
Current ITF players: Bridget Mihulka, Diordan Macababbad, Alex Kim
Previous positions held:
• Head Coach of Tennis Victoria’s Advantage Program
• Richmond Football Club (Australian Football League) – Assistant Coach and Director of Coaching
• Tennis Australia Super 10’s Coach
• Coach of Victorian State Team at Australian National Championships
• Australian Doubles Workshop creator
• Podcast host – Crunching the Numbers, The Coach, On the Baseline
• Australian Open Conference Speaker
ATP/WTA players worked with:
Victor Hanescu, Karan Rastogi, Anastasia Rodionova, Arina Rodionova, Di Wu, Yuan Meng, Monique Adamczak, Dane Propoggia, Lulu Sun, Sara Tomic, David Nichloas Ionel, Bob & Mike Bryan, Katherine Westbury, Cara Black, Lucas Vuradin, Stefan Skadarka, Ken Cavrak.
Awards:
2022
Finalist - Talent Development Coach of the Year
2014
Finalist - Talent Development Coach of the Year (John Newcombe Medal)
2013
Finalist - Talent Development Coach of the Year (John Newcombe Medal)
2012
Most Outstanding Tennis School 2012 - Along with mentors Michael Baroch and Dean Bleazby, Marc run the tennis program at Maribyrnong College which won the "Most Outstanding Tennis School", an award selected by Tennis Australia
2011
Rising Star Coach of the Year
• Lectured Tennis Coaching Courses at Beijing Sports University for The Melbourne International Tennis School
• Coached Victor Hanescu along with the Romanian Hopman Cup Team 2010
• Conducted coaching clinics and coach education in Hong Kong, Japan, China, Singapore, Vietnam & Malaysia
• Tournament Director and competitions manager
• Coached Australia’s National Champion School Teams 2013, 2015, 2016
• WTA/ATP and ITF tours coach
• Conducted a 40 week TV Tennis series on ESPN Asia with our company Melbourne International Tennis School
• Richmond Football Club – Assistant Coach and Director of Coaching (Australian Football League)
• Office Manager and Accounts Manager SNAP FINANCE business corporation 2001-2005
2022
GPTCA A-Level International Coach
2020
Tennis Integrity Protection Programme (TIPP) by TIU (valid till July 2022)
Qualifications:
• Tennis Australia Junior Development Course 2001 (Level 1)
• Tennis Australia Club Advanced Course 2002 (Level 2)
• Tennis Australia High Performance Course 2008 (Level 3)
• Level 2 First Aid
• Certificate 3 in Sports Coaching
• Certificate 4 in Training and Assessing
• Australia Football League (Level 1) 2017
• Australia Football League (Level 2) 2018
• Australia Football League (Level 3) 2019
• ASADA Level 1 (Drugs in Sport)
Marc Sophoulis
Email: msophoulis@gmail.com
