Roger Rasheed (born 10 March 1969) is an Australian former Australian rules football player, tennis player, tennis coach and tennis commentator with the Seven Network. Rasheed is best known as the coach of Australian former world No. 1 and major champion Lleyton Hewitt, former world No. 6 Gaël Monfils, former world No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, former world No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov, and for his website ProTennisCoach.com. In addition, Rasheed is a media personality on Channel Seven and is the founder of the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation.
Roger Rasheed
Rasheed at the 2015 Aegon Championships in London, coaching Grigor Dimitrov
Prior to his work as a coach, Rasheed was the youngest ever player to qualify for an Australian Open in 1985 at 16 years of age, a feat eclipsed by Lleyton Hewitt, whom Rasheed later coached.[1] Rasheed also competed in the ATP Challenger Series and won four titles in 1992. He reached number 192 in ATP rankings and number 132 in the doubles rankings in 1992.
Coachingedit
In Australia, Rasheed is notable as Lleyton Hewitt's coach from 2003 until 2007.[2] During Rasheed's tenure as coach, Hewitt enjoyed significant domestic and international success, including becoming the first Australian in seventeen years to reach the Australian Open final and winning the 2006 Queen's Club Championships. Whilst Hewitt's coach, Rasheed also was the coach of the Australian Davis Cup team in 2006.[3]
Rasheed then coached Gaël Monfils from July 2008 to July 2011 which coincided with Monfils rise in rankings from 38 to 7 in the ATP World Rankings.[4] Since, Rasheed coached Frenchman and former Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga between October 2012 and 2013.[5] Tsonga achieved considerable success over this period, including defeating Roger Federer in straight sets at the French Open.
Since October 2013, Rasheed agreed to coach Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the most successful Bulgarian male tennis player, both in financial and ranking terms, in history.[6] Dimitrov credited Rasheed for his success in the 2014 Australian Open.[7] Following a run of poor results in 2015, which culminated in a straight-sets defeat to Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon, Rasheed parted ways with Dimitrov.[8]
Rasheed regularly commentated both men's and women's matches in the Australian Open for the Seven Network between 2007 and 2018. In particular, Rasheed was known for his court-side commentary and special analysis.
He now works for the broadcaster Nine Network whilst working for the Tennis Australia world feed in an expert commentary role. In 2024 he worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in their radio commentary.
Foundationedit
In addition, Rasheed has launched the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation a not for profit organisation which focuses on children's health across socioeconomic and geographic boundaries.[10]Greg Norman is the Foundation's patron.[11] The organisation's first project is developing the Rajah Street Community Reserve in the City of Marion, Adelaide.[12]
^Clarke, Ali (5 September 2014). "The Advertiser: Tennis coach Roger Rasheed courting ultimate success". The Advertiser. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
^Australian Associated Press (5 January 2007). "Rasheed quits as Lleyton Hewitt's coach". www.smh.com.au. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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Roger Rasheed born 10 March 1969 is an Australian former Australian rules football player tennis player tennis coach and tennis commentator with the Seven Network Rasheed is best known as the coach of Australian former world No 1 and major champion Lleyton Hewitt former world No 6 Gael Monfils former world No 5 Jo Wilfried Tsonga former world No 3 Grigor Dimitrov and for his website ProTennisCoach com In addition Rasheed is a media personality on Channel Seven and is the founder of the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation Roger RasheedRasheed at the 2015 Aegon Championships in London coaching Grigor DimitrovCountry sports AustraliaBorn 1969 03 10 10 March 1969 age 55 Adelaide AustraliaHeight6 ft 183 cm Turned pro1989Retired2005PlaysRight handedSinglesCareer record5 6Career titles0Highest rankingNo 192 11 May 1992 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open2R 1988 1992 WimbledonQ3 1988 US OpenQ2 1992 DoublesCareer record4 14Career titles04 ChallengersHighest rankingNo 134 17 August 1992 Coaching career 2003 Lleyton Hewitt 2003 2007 Gael Monfils 2008 2011 Jo Wilfried Tsonga 2012 2013 Grigor Dimitrov 2013 2015 Coaching achievementsCoachee singles titles total6 H 2 M 1 T 4 D 13 total List of notable tournaments with champion 2003 Davis Cup champion Hewitt Contents 1 Career 1 1 Player 1 2 Coaching 1 2 1 ProTennisCoach com 1 3 Media 1 4 Foundation 2 Personal life 3 Challenger finals 3 1 Doubles 5 4 1 4 References 5 External linksCareer editPlayer edit Prior to his work as a coach Rasheed was the youngest ever player to qualify for an Australian Open in 1985 at 16 years of age a feat eclipsed by Lleyton Hewitt whom Rasheed later coached 1 Rasheed also competed in the ATP Challenger Series and won four titles in 1992 He reached number 192 in ATP rankings and number 132 in the doubles rankings in 1992 Coaching edit In Australia Rasheed is notable as Lleyton Hewitt s coach from 2003 until 2007 2 During Rasheed s tenure as coach Hewitt enjoyed significant domestic and international success including becoming the first Australian in seventeen years to reach the Australian Open final and winning the 2006 Queen s Club Championships Whilst Hewitt s coach Rasheed also was the coach of the Australian Davis Cup team in 2006 3 Rasheed then coached Gael Monfils from July 2008 to July 2011 which coincided with Monfils rise in rankings from 38 to 7 in the ATP World Rankings 4 Since Rasheed coached Frenchman and former Australian Open finalist Jo Wilfried Tsonga between October 2012 and 2013 5 Tsonga achieved considerable success over this period including defeating Roger Federer in straight sets at the French Open Since October 2013 Rasheed agreed to coach Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov the most successful Bulgarian male tennis player both in financial and ranking terms in history 6 Dimitrov credited Rasheed for his success in the 2014 Australian Open 7 Following a run of poor results in 2015 which culminated in a straight sets defeat to Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon Rasheed parted ways with Dimitrov 8 ProTennisCoach com edit With Paul Annacone Brad Gilbert and Darren Cahill Rasheed developed ProTennisCoach com a professional and open coaching website launched in 2013 9 Media edit Rasheed regularly commentated both men s and women s matches in the Australian Open for the Seven Network between 2007 and 2018 In particular Rasheed was known for his court side commentary and special analysis He now works for the broadcaster Nine Network whilst working for the Tennis Australia world feed in an expert commentary role In 2024 he worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in their radio commentary Foundation edit In addition Rasheed has launched the Roger Rasheed Sports Foundation a not for profit organisation which focuses on children s health across socioeconomic and geographic boundaries 10 Greg Norman is the Foundation s patron 11 The organisation s first project is developing the Rajah Street Community Reserve in the City of Marion Adelaide 12 Personal life editHe is Australian of Lebanese descent 13 Born in Adelaide Rasheed played Australian rules football including seven games in the South Australian National Football League SANFL with the Sturt Football Club 14 He also tried to coach the Pembroke School football team He is a keen supporter of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League AFL 15 Challenger finals editDoubles 5 4 1 edit Legend ATP Challenger Tour 4 1 Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Runner up 1 26 November 1989 Hobart Australia Carpet nbsp Carl Turich nbsp Jamie Morgan nbsp Todd Woodbridge 6 7 6 7 Winner 1 17 May 1992 Antwerp Belgium Clay nbsp Michael Brown nbsp Mikael Pernfors nbsp Kris Goossens 6 2 6 4 Winner 2 5 July 1992 Salerno Italy Clay nbsp Andrew Kratzmann nbsp Daniel Orsanic nbsp Gabriel Markus 6 4 6 3 Winner 3 2 August 1992 Winnetka United States Hard nbsp Andrew Kratzmann nbsp Rick Witsken nbsp Todd Witsken 6 3 3 6 6 3 Winner 4 16 August 1992 Fortaleza Brazil Hard nbsp Andrew Kratzmann nbsp Christer Allgardh nbsp Maurice Ruah 7 6 6 4References edit Clarke Ali 5 September 2014 The Advertiser Tennis coach Roger Rasheed courting ultimate success The Advertiser Retrieved 15 September 2016 Australian Associated Press 5 January 2007 Rasheed quits as Lleyton Hewitt s coach www smh com au The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 24 May 2010 Roger Rasheed France s Monfils splits with coach Roger Rasheed Agence France Presse 9 July 2011 Retrieved 22 July 2011 Tsonga picks Rasheed as new coach ABC Grandstand Sport ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Roger Rasheed is the new coach of Grigor Dimitrov Rising star Grigor Dimitrov and Roger Rasheed hit on a winning formula 15 January 2014 Grigor Dimitrov parts with coach Roger Rasheed after run of bad form TheGuardian com 6 July 2015 Home protenniscoach com RRSF www rogerrasheed com Archived from the original on 3 March 2013 RRSF www rogerrasheed com Archived from the original on 3 March 2013 RRSF www rogerrasheed com Archived from the original on 2 March 2013 Flanagan Martin 12 September 2007 Footy through the eyes of a tennis coach realfooty com au Retrieved 20 July 2008 The Players Roger Rasheed is player 972 commenced 19 3 1993 Sturt Football Club Retrieved 9 January 2017 Fjeldstad Jesper 8 June 2013 Roger Rasheed s Power and passion The Courier Mail Retrieved 20 January 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roger Rasheed Roger Rasheed at the Association of Tennis Professionals Roger Rasheed at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Roger Rasheed at Tennis Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Rasheed amp oldid 1206158766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
