Helene is the manager of Sevenoaks Tennis Centre, overseeing the coaching programme for 250 juniors. Helene played tennis competitively as a junior, and with Belinda Orchard won the British Girls’ National U16 doubles title at Junior Wimbledon. Helene started coaching tennis at home, and after a spell at Edenbridge Golf Club, moved to West Heath in 2001. Today the Sevenoaks Tennis Centre programme, which takes place at West Heath, Sennocke Centre at Sevenoaks School and Sevenoaks LTC is ranked as one of the leading tennis programmes in the South-East.