FILE PHOTO: Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues returns to France's Julie Coin during their match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo
(Reuters) - Tennis has sought to lead the way on the equality front over the past 20 years by giving men and woman the same prize money and billing in big tournaments - but a glance at the players' boxes tells a different story, with male coaches reigning supreme.
It is rare to find a female coach in the higher echelons of the game, even among women players. In fact, only five of the world's top 100 women singles players have female coaches.
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