Michael Jeremy Bates (born 19 June 1962) is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked UK number 1 in 1987 and from 1989 to 1994. He reached a career-high ATP world ranking of 54 from 17 April 1995 to 23 April 1995.^[1]

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Jeremy Bates

Bates in 2019
Full name	Michael Jeremy Bates
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	London, England, United Kingdom
Born	(1962-06-19) 19 June 1962 (age 61) Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,338,555
Singles
Career record	132–191
Career titles	1 5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 54 (17 April 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1989)
French Open	3R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon	4R (1992, 1994)
US Open	2R (1986)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	163–170
Career titles	3 5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 25 (4 March 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1988)
French Open	3R (1987)
Wimbledon	QF (1990, 1993)
US Open	2R (1986, 1990)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1988)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1991)
Wimbledon	W (1987)
Last updated on: 10 March 2023.

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During his career Bates won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at Wimbledon in 1987 and the Australian Open in 1991, partnering his fellow British player Jo Durie. He also won one top-level singles title and three men's doubles titles on the professional circuit. After retiring as a player, Bates served as the captain of Britain's Davis Cup team from 2004 to 2006.^[2]

Bates turned professional in 1982. Partnering his fellow British player Jo Durie, he won the mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon in 1987, the first British doubles team to win the title for 51 years and the Australian Open in 1991, the first time a British doubles team has ever won the title. He was also a Men's Doubles runner-up at the Australian Open in 1988 (partnering Sweden's Peter Lundgren).

As a singles player, Bates reached the fourth round at Wimbledon twice – in 1992 and 1994 – losing on both occasions to France's Guy Forget. In the 1992 encounter, Bates held a match point against Forget in the fourth set, but failed to convert it and ended up losing in five sets 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, narrowly missing out on a place in the quarter-finals against John McEnroe. Bates was also the first ever opponent of Andre Agassi in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, in the first round of the 1986 US Open, with Bates winning in four sets against the 16-year-old wildcard Agassi.

Bates won one top-level singles title during his career – at Seoul in 1994 when he was aged 31, becoming the first British male to win an ATP tour title since 1977 (he was the oldest champion on the tour that season). He also won three men's doubles titles at Tel Aviv (1989), Queen's Club (1990), and Rotterdam (1994). He was the British national champion six times, and played in 20 Davis Cup ties for Britain, scoring 27 wins and 24 losses. His career-high rankings were World No. 54 in singles (in 1995) and World No. 25 in doubles (in 1991).

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Bates retired from the professional tour in 1996. Since leaving the tour, he has served as captain of Britain's Davis Cup team as well as playing in seniors' events. He quit as Head of Performance for the Lawn Tennis Association in January 2007. In September 2007, Bates was appointed Director of Tennis at the Sutton Tennis Academy (London, UK). He quit Sutton Tennis Academy in May 2010, and worked as a broadcaster and commentator for the BBC, Eurosport and Sky. He became the individual coach of former British Number 1 Anne Keothavong and continues to coach, including British player, Katie Boulter. He is also a motivational speaker on team building.