He has focused on elite players since 1998, and became national performance officer for Tennis Scotland that year.
[4] Smith has coached several Scottish junior players, most notably Andy Murray.
[11] His first tie as captain was a Europe/Africa Zone Group II match against Turkey, held at Eastbourne from 9 July 2010,[7] which Great Britain won 5–0, thereby avoiding relegation.
[14] In 2015, under Smith's captaincy, Great Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936, beating Belgium 3–1 in the final.
[15] Smith was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to tennis.