Rod Pavlovic
Graz
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head Tennis Coach, Mentor Coach / Club Director
Energie Steiermark Tennis Club and UWK Tennis Club
01.2012 - 01.2025
- Tennis Camps coordinator Wagner Tennis .at
- During this period I started to manage a tennis club in Graz area with 400 members where I was a coach, I employed 5 other coaches and trained them to specific requirements of the club, such as special junior program, individual lessons, tennis camps (conducted in Italy and Croatia) and some marketing and promotional activities of the club as well as tournament organisation, club shop management.
- Tennis Teacher / Lecturer
- Simultaniously I was a teacher / lecturer for tennis coaches at the Austrian and Croatian Tennis Assocication and also touring coach for some months in a year for Josip Simundza, 700 ATP.
- From 2013 -2018 I have played also division 1 and 2 in Europe, winning most of my matches for different clubs in Austria, Germany and Croatia such as UWK, Blauweiss Berlin, and many others.
Head Coach, ATP 250 Zagreb Indoors Tennis Tournament Management Board
National Tennis Centre Croatia Zagreb
01.2009 - 01.2012
- World Bank Project - Sporting Program Coordinator
- Coaching all levels, arranging trips, coordinating coaching, arranging sponsorship deals with sporting brands, organising budgets, advising some top juniors players, leasing with sponsors and key stakeholders.
- Also during the peiod from 2009 - 2012 I was on a managing board of an ATP event in Zagreb, called Zagreb 250 Indoors.
Tourung coach and manager for Ivo Karlovic
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Ranked top 15 ATP. I lead Ivo Karlovic probably to the best year he had, win over Roger Federer in 2008.
- - moving to Europe
Touring Coach and practice partner to Roko Karanusic
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Best Results: Australian Open 2nd round (against Rafael Nadal), 2nd round US Open, French Open, 1R (2006, 2008). Wimbledon, 2R (2006, 2008). US Open, 2R (2008).
- Sparring partner to Andrea Petkovic in 2005 Australian Open - myself
- Division 1 Australian Champion, 2004, 2005, 2006 - myself
- Division 1 and 2 Croatia, Austria - myself
Head Tennis Coach / One of the most famous clubs in Australia.
Kooyong Tennis Club
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Coach to top Australian junior players
- Group lessons coaching & Private lesson coaching
- Devising lesson plans for all ages
- Attending club meetings
- Taking care of promotional and advertising duties
- Interviewing coaches
- Dealing with finances of the club
Head Coach for a smaller club
Melbourne Park (AO location)
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Coaching tennis at beginners and intermediate levels
- Organising groups and tennis lesson plans
- Coaching private lessons
- Organising competitions for juniors
- Promotional and club duties
- Helping kids with the competition on weekends
- Coaching disabled people
Head Tennis Coach
Eltham Tennis Club
01.1997 - 01.2001
- Coordination of activities and coaches
- Coaching tennis at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels
- Supervising and coaching junior squad teams
- Private and semi-private lessons coaching (kids and adults)
- Group lessons coaching (kids and adults)
- Management and club duties, club meetings, social events
- Promotional activities for the club and advertising
- Planning and organising lessons
- During this period of time I also studied and played tennis at satellite and futures.
Education
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Arts Degree - undefined
La Trobe University
01.2001
Diploma of Commerce - undefined
Deakin University
Melbourne, AustraliaSkills
- Computer literate and proficient in all Microsoft and Internet
- Administrative skills
- Able to work unsupervised or as a team player
- Exceptional communication skills
- Level 1 and 2 First Aid Courses
- Fluent in English / German / Croatia
Accomplishments
- Playing Tennis (Club levels) Australia (Grade 1)/ Europe (Division 1+ 2)
- Playing Futures tournaments in Australia in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and last 2006
- Completing a Business Degree and working as a Tennis Coach
- Coaching professional players and reaching good results
- Completing a Professional Tennis Course
- Developing clubs and increasing their members base
- Teaching English for different companies around Europe
Certification
- Tennis courses ATPCA (Australian Tennis Professional Coaches Association) - fully qualified Level 2 Advanced Tennis Coach
- Austrian Tennis Association Licence
- European tennis coaching licence
- Master level 3 Coach in progress planned 2026, ATPCA Master
- Certified English Teacher
References
- Dr. Liam Lenten, Lecturer, Melbourne University
- Mr. Wayne Cowley, Professional Tennis Coach, TCAV, Melbourne Australia
- Mr. Glen Busby, Professional Tennis Coach
- Mr. Wolfgang Schirmer, Inlingua, Graz, Austria
- Mr. Ivo Karlovic, ATP Player
- Mr. Roko Karanusic, former ATP Player
Timeline
Head Tennis Coach, Mentor Coach / Club Director
Energie Steiermark Tennis Club and UWK Tennis Club
01.2012 - 01.2025
Head Coach, ATP 250 Zagreb Indoors Tennis Tournament Management Board
National Tennis Centre Croatia Zagreb
01.2009 - 01.2012
Tourung coach and manager for Ivo Karlovic
01.2005 - 01.2008
Touring Coach and practice partner to Roko Karanusic
01.2003 - 01.2005
Head Tennis Coach / One of the most famous clubs in Australia.
Kooyong Tennis Club
01.2001 - 01.2003
Head Coach for a smaller club
Melbourne Park (AO location)
01.2000 - 01.2002
Head Tennis Coach
Eltham Tennis Club
01.1997 - 01.2001
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Arts Degree - undefined
La Trobe University
Diploma of Commerce - undefined
Deakin University
Attributes
- Able to work with different people
- Highly Cooperative Person
- Flexible
- Results Orientated
- Patient
Personal Information
Nationality: Australian and EU Citizen