Simon Rea (tennis)

{{Short description|New Zealand tennis player and coach}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Simon Rea

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| country_represented = {{NZL}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|07|18|df=yes}}

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| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $25,566

| singlesrecord = 2–4

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 473 (13 August 2007)

| doublesrecord = 1–2

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 657 (20 September 2004)

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Simon Rea (born 18 July 1982) is a New Zealand tennis coach who works for Tennis Australia. The players he has coached include Nick Kyrgios.

Rea's highest ATP World Tour singles rank was World No. 473.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Re/S/Simon-Rea.aspx|title=Simon Rea - Overview - ATP World Tour - Tennis|accessdate=18 January 2018}}

Rea received the 2013 award for Coaching Excellence, High Performance at the Newcombe Awards.

{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/hewitts-outstanding-year-recognised-with-newcombe-medal-20131202-2ym3z.html|title=Hewitt's outstanding year recognised with Newcombe Medal|first=Linda|last=Pearce|date=3 December 2013|accessdate=18 January 2018|work=The Age}}