Women's Tennis
- Title:
- Director of Tennis Operations
- Email:
- gchen@athletics.ucla.edu
Grant Chen enters his third season as associate head coach with the UCLA men's tennis program. In his first year as associate head coach, the Bruins swept the singles and doubles titles at the 2016 NCAA Tennis Championships. Mackenzie McDonald won the singles crown and then paired with Martin Redlicki to take home the doubles championship.
During his three years as Billy Martin's top assistant, UCLA twice reached the semifinals at the NCAA Championships (2013 and 2014), including the final in 2013.
Prior to being named assistant coach, Chen served for five seasons as the team's Director of Operations. He was named Director of Operations following graduation from UCLA in 2006, serving in that capacity for one season before leaving to work in sports management, where he assisted with a handful of prominent tennis professionals in the Los Angeles Area. Chen returned to UCLA in 2009 to work with both the men's and women's tennis programs.
Several of Chen's duties included logistics, travel, equipment, as well as managing all home events. He has served as tournament manager for a number of UCLA hosted events, such as ITA Kick-Off Weekend, NCAA Regionals and the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships. Chen has also played an instrumental role in helping Martin run the highly successful UCLA Tennis Camps and Bassett/Martin Tennis Camp in Big Bear, Calif.
In his spare time, Chen has organized several tennis charity events around the country and currently serves on the board of directors for ITA and USTA Southern California. On the coaching side, Chen guided USA Team and the mixed doubles pair of Bruins Jada Hart and Logan Staggs to a bronze medal at the 29th Summer Universiade in Taipei. In what was a busy summer 2017, Chen also led Team Southern California to the title at the USTA Boys National Team Championships in Champaign, Ill., where his group notched wins over teams from the Midwest, Missouri Valley, Hawaiโi and Southern Sections.
Chen also served as head coach of the UCLA Club Tennis Team from 2007-10. He coached the team to a pair of Southern California Regional Championships in 2007 and 2008, including a third-place national finish in 2010. Chen was a member of the club tennis team from 2005-2006, winning both the Fall and Spring Intramural events at UCLA while leading the team to a regional title and a top 5 finish at nationals.
