Jones had been coaching performance tennis for over half a century and worked with many high profile and successful British players during that time.

During his career he coached 33 British players who played at Wimbledon including Jo Durie, Lucie Ahl, Laura Robson, Elena Baltacha, Anne Keothavong and Jeremy Bates.

Jones was a promising player himself, who went on to represent Middlesex in county tennis for 21 years. However coaching was where his passion lay.

He became Jo Durie’s coach when she was 18, and took her all the way to world No.5, remaining with her for her entire career.

He also worked as an LTA National Coach in three separate stints and also authored a book on technique and tactics with Barry Wood.

He was often outspoken in his views on the state of the British game and had strong opinions on how to develop players who could compete at the highest level.