Pete Francis was added to the Auburn women's tennis staff as an assistant coach in July of 2024.
Francis joined the Auburn staff after spending the 2023-24 season with the University of Oklahoma women’s tennis program. In his one season with the Sooners, the team posted a 19-7 overall record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma finished the season ranked 19th in the nation.
Prior to that, he made coaching stops Virginia Tech, Arizona, Georgia State and Georgia Gwinnett College. He helped lead both the men’s and women’s teams at Georgia Gwinnett College to NAIA Championships and undefeated seasons in 2021 as an assistant coach.
From 2016-2019, Francis coached professionally for Sportime NY where he trained the top international junior tennis players. He also served as a travel coach for former world No. 14 Coco Vandeweghe, helping her to a singles quarterfinal finish at Wimbledon in 2015 as well as a doubles quarterfinal finish in 2016.
As a player, Francis was a top-10 junior player in the United Kingdom and graduated from Embry Riddle University in 2012 where he was a four-time NAIA All-American. The Hampshire, England native married the former Cici Jacob in 2024.