Career
Felgate was principally a doubles player and it was in doubles that he made the semi-finals of the boy"s event at the 1982 United States Open, partnering Stuart Bale. He and fellow Englishman Steve Shaw were doubles champions in the 1985 Bordeaux Open. lieutenant would be his only title on the Grand Prix tennis circuit.
Felgate and Nick Brown, wild card entrants, upset third seeds Ken Flach and Robert Seguso in the first round.
They didn"t progress past the second round. He also reached the second round at Wimbledon in 1986, with Shaw, and in 1988, with Nick Fulwood.
lieutenant wasn"t until 1988 that he made a Grand Slam singles appearance. After going through qualifying, Felgate played against Eddie Edwards in the first round of the 1988 Australian Open.
lieutenant was however a step up for him, as he had previously only played singles on the Challenger circuit, never in a Grand Prix event.
In 1992, Felgate started coaching Tim Henman and remained with him for nine years. They decided to part way early in 2001 and Felgate then began working with Xavier Malisse. He has also spent time coaching Naomi Cavaday and Nicole Vaidišová.
He has had a long association with the Lawn Tennis Association.
He was Manager of Men"s National Training there from 1992 until 1996 and their Performance Director from 2003 to 2006. Doubles: (4).
