28 Facts About Naomi Cavaday

Naomi Kathleen Cavaday was born on 24 April 1989 and is a British former professional tennis player from Sidcup, London.

Naomi Cavaday retired in April 2011 to take up a coaching role with the Lawn Tennis Association.

Naomi Cavaday's career-high ranking was 174, achieved in May 2010.

Naomi Cavaday won three ITF singles titles and two ITF doubles titles.

Naomi Cavaday was formerly coached by David Felgate, the long-time coach of Tim Henman.

In 2014, Cavaday returned to professional tennis, regained a world ranking, and won three additional ITF titles.

Naomi Cavaday finally retired in 2015 and has since worked as a coach and as a commentator for BBC Radio Five Live's Wimbledon coverage and on Amazon Prime.

Naomi Cavaday's mother is a sport psychologist and her brother has played tennis at county level and in America for North Carolina State University.

Up to the age of 13 years Naomi Cavaday studied at Bromley High School before getting a tennis scholarship to Queenswood School in Hertfordshire.

Naomi Cavaday has studied at the highly prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.

Naomi Cavaday took a course in journalism and creative writing and expressed an interest in becoming a sports journalist when her tennis career was over.

Naomi Cavaday appeared as a guest on the Al Jazeera English programme The Stream in July 2015, as part of a discussion on issues of female body image and its impact on sportswomen regarding their physiques.

Naomi Cavaday became an ambassador for Beat, the eating disorder charity, in 2011 and as of 2016 is a mental health ambassador for the LTA.

In July 2019, Naomi Cavaday was married [1] and in November 2020, Naomi Cavaday and her husband produced a baby boy [2].

Naomi Cavaday's brother Nick is a tennis coach currently working with Emma Raducanu.

Naomi Cavaday competed on the ITF Junior Circuit from May 2004 to July 2007.

Naomi Cavaday reached the semifinals of the ITF Junior Cup Copenhagen, Danish ITF Junior Tournament and the Optus Nottinghill International and was a finalist in the Malta ITF Junior Tournament, Safina Cup, French Riviera International Junior Open and the Tournoi International Juniors de Beaulieu sur Mer.

Naomi Cavaday won one junior singles title at the Istres International Junior Tournament in April 2006 where she won her only junior doubles title in the same year.

Naomi Cavaday rounded off her 2006 season in Australia with three more $25k tournaments in Mount Gambier, Port Pirie and Nurioopta where she reached the quarterfinal of the first tournament and the first round of the other two.

Naomi Cavaday's year-end ranking of 2006 was world No 401.

Naomi Cavaday was immediately given a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the International Women's Open, a Tier II tournament held in Eastbourne, England.

Naomi Cavaday was given a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the Tier II event Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven where she fell just short of qualifying, losing to Tatiana Poutchek in three sets in the final round.

Naomi Cavaday then headed to the US Open qualifying for the first time in her career where she lost in the final round of qualifying in three sets, this time to German Sandra Klosel.

Naomi Cavaday reached the semifinal of New Delhi $50k and the quarterfinals of Patras $50k and Monzon $75k.

Naomi Cavaday said of the setback, "As an athlete it was very worrying".

Naomi Cavaday's worldwide ranking at the end of 2008 had fallen to No 268.

In 2014, Naomi Cavaday returned to professional tennis, receiving a wildcard into the $50k grass-court tournament in Nottingham, England.

Naomi Cavaday was restricted by a wrist injury in the first half of the year and played only three matches.