Roger Draper is going to be a tough act to follow

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Congratulations to Roger Draper on his Wimbledon title

PaulM · Tennis legend

Roger Draper is going to be a tough act to follow

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Interesting info no wonder all the best CEO are in the business sector .

I believe the new salary structure is £200,000 & up to £100,000 bonus so OTE £300,000 . We need a maverick like alex ferguson to build on what Roger draper achieved and with hindsight it was rather a lot !!!

Eg back in top GP Davies cup ,

Record number of GB ATP ranked players , 2 women in top 100 ,

fantastic website & hugely generous Aegon sponsor on board

Salmon · Tennis legend

But what about doubles bonus in Futures?

paulisi · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
Interesting info no wonder all the best CEO are in the business sector .
I believe the new salary structure is £200,000 & up to £100,000 bonus so OTE £300,000 . We need a maverick like alex ferguson to build on what Roger draper achieved and with hindsight it was rather a lot !!!
Eg back in top GP Davies cup ,
Record number of GB ATP ranked players , 2 women in top 100 ,
fantastic website & hugely generous Aegon sponsor on board

Yep, but most of this occured after he quit.

I've no issues with the revenues brought in. The issues are with the way the money has been spent and the perceived lack of grass roots development.

baxi2 · Lower Club Player

I personally find it hard to believe the enthusiasm for Roger Draper shown by A1 !

Is Mr Lewis the only person in GB tennis that doesnt know the full story about Mr Draper ?

Shame on you A1 - like many in powerful positions Mr Draper is more than a hypocrite and is about to get clean away with it.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

A1 tennis academy wrote:
I have been fortunate to meet many talented CEOs during my career to be honest i would find it difficult to remember one with more natural charisma , expert people skills and refreshing down to earth attitude than Roger Draper .There were criticisms of his salary c £400,000 including Bonus to be honest I reckon that's about the going rate .
Sadly , the media with their limited knowledge tend to measure GB tennis success on the number of mens players we have in the ATP top 100 . Roger has departed during a year that has certainly been the best in GB tennis for decades .One huge success was the procuring by Roger Draper of Aegon as a sponsor who have been extremely generous .Roger will certainly be a tough act to follow !
Yes i did apply for the job and was told by a respondent from the agency that I was one of 80 applicants ! The gist of the telephone interview from the appointed agency handling the search for a new CEO was that I had the business credentials but that i would be too revolutionary ; i did say that i would donate my salary to a new players ATP performance fund the interviewer said i might upset the status quo . He certainly got that right ! Lol

In the words of John McEnroe - "You Cannot Be Serioius"

baxi2 · Lower Club Player

A1 tennis academy wrote:
I have been fortunate to meet many talented CEOs during my career to be honest i would find it difficult to remember one with more natural charisma , expert people skills and refreshing down to earth attitude than Roger Draper .There were criticisms of his salary c £400,000 including Bonus to be honest I reckon that's about the going rate .
Sadly , the media with their limited knowledge tend to measure GB tennis success on the number of mens players we have in the ATP top 100 . Roger has departed during a year that has certainly been the best in GB tennis for decades .One huge success was the procuring by Roger Draper of Aegon as a sponsor who have been extremely generous .Roger will certainly be a tough act to follow !
Yes i did apply for the job and was told by a respondent from the agency that I was one of 80 applicants ! The gist of the telephone interview from the appointed agency handling the search for a new CEO was that I had the business credentials but that i would be too revolutionary ; i did say that i would donate my salary to a new players ATP performance fund the interviewer said i might upset the status quo . He certainly got that right ! Lol

In the words of John McEnroe - "You Cannot Be Serioius"

Gary Lewis sounds like he wants to make a big impression on Mr Draper in person ! Maybe he already knows him

A131 · Intermediate Club Player

paulisi wrote:
A1 tennis academy wrote:
Interesting info no wonder all the best CEO are in the business sector .
I believe the new salary structure is £200,000 & up to £100,000 bonus so OTE £300,000 . We need a maverick like alex ferguson to build on what Roger draper achieved and with hindsight it was rather a lot !!!
Eg back in top GP Davies cup ,
Record number of GB ATP ranked players , 2 women in top 100 ,
fantastic website & hugely generous Aegon sponsor on board

Yep, but most of this occured after he quit.
I've no issues with the revenues brought in. The issues are with the way the money has been spent and the perceived lack of grass roots development.

And I don't think he can take much credit for the two women either - both were developed outside the influence of the LTA - well Watson certainly was.

A131 · Intermediate Club Player

I always thought he came across as a bit smug but have also heard from more than one source that he was a pleasant enough bloke. The one thing that used to really annoy me about him was that he was prepared (seemingly) to give interviews whenever there was a minor bit of success or when things were appearing to improve (eg Baltacha and Keothavong reaching the Top 100), but always ducked request for interviews when they weren't especially tha lack of progress shown by British players at Wimbledon outside of Murray.