Sam Winterbotham was born on 1 October 1973 and is a British college tennis coach and former college player.
12 Facts About Sam Winterbotham
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Sam Winterbotham was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers men's tennis team of the University of Tennessee.
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Sam Winterbotham attended Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he was a four-year NAIA All-American and was ranked No 1 nationally.
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In 2007 Sam Winterbotham was inducted into the Oklahoma Christian Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Sam Winterbotham said it took him only one semester at OCU for him to know he wanted to get into coaching tennis.
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Sam Winterbotham was an assistant coach at Baylor from 1999 to 2002 where he managed to help turn the Bears into a national powerhouse.
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Sam Winterbotham's global recruiting efforts played an instrumental part in Baylor's 2004 NCAA title.
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In 2002, Sam Winterbotham earned his first head coaching job when he was hired to coach Colorado and was tasked with transforming the program into a competitor in the Big 12.
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Sam Winterbotham joined the Tennessee Volunteers in 2006 and quickly guided the Vols back to national prominence.
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Sam Winterbotham became the first coach in program history to capture back-to-back SEC regular-season titles when the Vols won in 2010 and 2011.
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Sam Winterbotham was voted the 2013 National Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for his team's consistent top-10 performances and player development during his first seven seasons.
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On 4 May 2017, it was announced that Sam Winterbotham was being relieved of his duties as head coach at the University of Tennessee.