Matthew (Matt) Jones - Head Coach, Hunua Tennis Club

Matthew Jones (32) is a qualified New Zealand coach with 10 years’ experience. He is based in South Auckland where he is building a strong tennis community throughout Hunua and Clevedon.

His coaching career started in Christchurch at a local club. After finishing his degree at Otago University, he quickly found that his love for sport, teaching, and the outdoors far outweighed sitting at a desk!

As well as gaining his tennis coaching qualifications, Matthew benefitted from coaching experiences in Switzerland and Florida where he also made connections with other coaches.

Matthew’s coaching style is:

  • Enthusiastic but patient
  • Technical & empowering 
  • Competitive, strategy and performance driven

Qualifications:

  • Tennis NZ Registered Coach
  • ITF Level 1 JDC
  • Bachelor of Arts - Geography & Anthropology 
  • NZIS Certificate in Sport Management and Exercise Prescription 

Experience:

  • Tennis Coach in Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch since 2008
  • Head Coach at Clevedon Tennis Club since 2015 to present 
  • Overseas coaching experience in Florida, Brazil & Switzerland

Ambition for the future:

  • Matthew’s goal is to grow and promote tennis in South Auckland and make tennis accessible and affordable.
  • To deliver high quality coaching to all ages.

Contact Matt on 022 081 9620. 
Check out Matt's website: www.mattjonestennis.co.nz