2010 Annual - Nicole Tsang and Yu Wing Sze Triumphed in USTA
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2010 Annual - Nicole Tsang and Yu Wing Sze Triumphed in USTA
Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Executive Committee Mr. Kenneth TSUI Coaches Development Committee & Development Committee Dr. Derek LING 4 League Management Committee Membership Services Committee Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. Mr. Johnson CHU Education & Qualifications Committee Mrs. Diana WONG Elite Committee Mr. Henry CHAN Officiating Committee Tournament Committee Mr. Jeremy PONG Dr. David HO Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT Last year the Hong Kong Tennis Association celebrated its 100 years of Tennis. We embark into our second Century of operations with high hopes of further developments in the world of tennis and to better serve the tennis community in Hong Kong. The end of 2009 saw the East Asian Games held in Hong Kong as we experienced one week of exciting competitions at Victoria Park. Unfortunately the weather played havoc to what was to be a perfect tennis week and demonstrated to us once again the imminent need for a covered tennis stadium in Hong Kong. Since becoming President of HKTA nine years ago I have incessantly been lobbying the Hong Kong Government to update the sports hardware of our city but unfortunately we are still nowhere near realising this dream. I would hope that by the time Hong Kong does get the honour of hosting the Asian Games in 2023 we will be endowed with a covered tennis stadium that not only will be worthy of the Games but will also allow Hong Kong to host high level professional tennis competitions. Another item on my wish list is that during my presidency we would see an ATP or WTA professional world ranking event return to Hong Kong. After a hiatus of ten years, it is time that the population of Hong Kong are treated to genuine world class competitive tennis. The Tennis Patrons' Association have done a good job by hosting the Ladies Exhibition event at the beginning of each year and keeping the Hong Kong public interested in top class professional tennis and all of us are thankful of their fine efforts. It is now time to have world ranking competitions back on our Centre Court. My nine years as President have been most satisfying. To me working with the dedicated team of Council Members has been most rewarding as together we put in so much of our precious time into the game we all love. All working pro bono these gentlemen and ladies have to juggle with family times and work commitments to help the HKTA. From the bottom of my heart I would like to thank all of them both present and past; without them the Association would not be in the strong position it is today. I have seen many changes in the past nine years; the most significant was the taking over of our HKTA Tennis Centre at Kowloon Tsai Park. Thanks to the support of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and financial assistance of the "Sir David Trench Fund" (STDF), Kowloon Tsai is now set up as a high-performance tennis training centre with gymnasia, video analysis areas, library and lecture areas and coaches offices. I am pleased to report that the courts will be resurfaced and the lights will be upgraded in 2011. 5 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Another fact I am proud of is the increase in our bank balance, during the past nine years the accumulated capital reserves have risen from just under 2 million in 2001 to HK$14,399,843 by March 2010. This money is being held in reserve for use when required to help our top players to achieve their goals and to further other projects that will help make tennis better in Hong Kong in the years ahead. I would especially like to recognise the hard work of our Honorary Treasurer Mr. Jeremy Pong who has worked enthusiastically to ensure that our finances remain in such a healthy state. During 2010, the Executive Committee (EXCO) and the eight Committees of the HKTA met on numerous occasions to ensure that all the programmes of the Association were run efficiently. The achievements of these committees during the past years are all listed in the individual committee reports. I will however briefly cite a few achievements that deserve special mention. Development Committee meet many times throughout the year to fine-tune this pyramid, bringing in new ideas designed to encompass all the development programmes of the HKTA from grass roots to full time players. During 2010, new programmes have been added to this pyramid as seen below. HK Team HKSI Sports Scholarship Scheme HKTA Full time Programme Professional coaching at all levels is essential and a fundamental necessity to produce good players. To make certain that the pool of good coaches is full, the Coaches Development Committee under the caring eye of its Chairman Dr. Derek Ling, together with the Education and Qualifications Committee headed by Mrs. Diana Wong have been organising the ITF endorsed Coach Certification Scheme for the past nine years. We currently have 354 licensed coaches to serve the tennis community in Hong Kong. These coaches can be seen all over Hong Kong not only teaching HKTA-run programmes but also many of the thousands of people who love Tennis and always want to improve their game recreationally. Our Tennis Development Pyramid is the graphical representation of developmental programmes designed to show players what their path in tennis could be. The 6 National Training Squad Talent Group TID Red - Orange - Green HKTA Junior Squad Stars of the Future Tennis For All Regional Mini Tennis Training Programme HKTA/Prince Primary Schools Mini Tennis Promotion Scheme Young Athlete Tennis Training Scheme LCSD School Sports Programme Joint School Outreach Easy Sport Demo Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Another exciting innovation from the Development Committee is the "Kindergarten Mini Tennis Tour" where coaches and staff visit Kindergarten Schools and demonstrate mini tennis to the children to entice them into the game. This operation has been highly successful. We are confident that many of those who enrol will continue and will take up tennis as their preferred sport. The schools programmes at different levels have always been one of our most successful projects in bringing tennis to the children of Hong Kong. Our objective in promoting tennis to the younger children is not just to teach them how to play and hit better forehands, but to endow them with the interest to keep playing for the rest of their lives. To provide a "sport for life", a recreational sport that would help children develop their character, discipline, attitude, interpersonal and problem-solving skills, as well as good sportsmanship. Of course we also hope that amongst these players, we may one day find a world champion. The Elite Committee is tasked with training for excellence, to achieve this the Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. Henry Chan spent many hours in meetings with the coaches and staff to discuss new ideas for the continued improvement of the programme, and how the HKTA could best produce better players for the future. The National Training Squad (NTS) have all their training sessions at the HKTA Tennis Centre at Kowloon Tsai Park. This venue with its gymnasium set up and areas for players when the weather disrupts play is an ideal set up for the search for future champions. The hiring of a full time fitness coach earlier this year has further enhanced the programme. There have been encouraging results from the players during the year and these are fully listed in the Elite Committee report. I must however make special mention of Zhang Ling our number one player. In 2010 she reached a high Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world ranking of 197 and as a result made her first appearance at a Grand Slam in September when she played in the US Open qualifying event. The Tournament Committee under the leadership of Chairman Dr. David Ho have had a very busy year, in all events the numbers of entries for tournaments have gone up on average by 15%, especially at the younger age group. Whilst this is extremely gratifying it has been a major headache for the Committee to try and find sufficient venues to run the enlarged events and in several cases the time for running the tournament had to be extended. I would like to congratulate the Committee and staff for their ingenuity in tackling this problem, although until there are more tennis courts in easily accessible areas of Hong Kong this problem will not go away and will in fact get worse given the increase in numbers of people wishing to play competitive tennis. We are experiencing a severe shortage of facilities to run tournaments. It has been a busy year for the HKTA Executive Committee. As you are aware this Committee takes on and performs the business of the Council in between council meetings. As Chair of this Committee I wish to offer my gratitude to all EXCO members for their hard work over the past year. One very positive note to report from this year has been the establishment of a new communication channel with the Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR. Members of EXCO were invited by this office to go to meet with them and to discuss how tennis could help enhance relationships. Following a most enlightening meeting the Ministry has issued an invitation for Council to organise a visit to their headquarter on Kennedy Road. 7 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 My heartfelt thanks to all the hard working and dedicated council officers, council members and committee members that I have had the privilege to work with during the year, I have really appreciated all the support I received from you all. I offer thanks to the Home Affairs Bureau, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Hong Kong Sports Institute, the District Boards, the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee and many other bodies the Association have collaborated and had communication with over the past year. Another PR activity in 2010 was the commencement of an Inter-city Tennis Association Tournament between Hong Kong Tennis Association, Jiangmen Tennis Association and the Macau Tennis Association. Confined to council members only, a team from the HKTA travelled to Jiangmen for a weekend tournament. The competition was strong and I am mildly disappointed to report that Hong Kong finished in bottom position. The atmosphere was excellent and a great deal of goodwill ensued. This event will now be held annually as part of the joint initiative of the 3 cities to develop tennis in this part of South China. The next event in 2011 will be held in Hong Kong. My thanks also go to the Chairpersons and Tennis Convenors of all our member clubs, your support have helped us make tennis one of the most popular ongoing sports in Hong Kong. I also appreciate the support that you have been giving to the highly successful HTKA Leagues. I am truly grateful and I look forward to your continuing support in the coming year. I could not close this report without thanking the staff of the HKTA, a really dedicated and hard working group that would be hard to emulate. Finally to all tennis players in Hong Kong old or young, experts or beginner's....... thank you for supporting the Association and playing the game we all love; Tennis our Game for Life. We have as an Association a very solid staff and committee base, these are a group of dedicated persons who all work hard and well together in pursuit of several main objectives, namely: • To promote the game of tennis to all • To maintain the standards of the game to an international level • To nurture talented local players to compete in regional and international competitions • To raise the standards of tennis by organising local, regional and international competitions • To ensure that Tennis is a sport that is available to anyone who wishes to learn to play or who wishes to compete at any level Our AIM is to make "Tennis a Game for all, and a Sport for Life". I will finish this message with words of thanks. 8 Mr. Kenneth TSUI The President Hong Kong Tennis Association Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman Mr. Kenneth TSUI (President) Members Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. (Hon. Secretary) Mr. Jeremy PONG (Hon. Treasurer) Mr. Henry CHAN (Vice President) Dr. David HO (Vice President) Dr. Derek LING (Vice President) General Manager Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Year in Review The role of the Executive Committee (EXCO) as well as fulfilling its Terms of Reference is to ensure that the Mission Statement of the HKTA is followed. Meetings are held throughout the year whenever any issues need to be addressed and resolved between council meetings. Our teams and players both junior and senior also took part in many overseas events during the year ranging from ITF Junior team events and ATF 14U and ITF 18U junior ranking tournaments to Grand Slams, Davis Cup and culminating at the end of the year in the Asian Games. 2010 has been a very busy year for EXCO, the council members and staff. The most significant international events of the year were the two International Tennis Federation Junior World Ranking tournaments one in January and one in October and the Davis Cup against Pakistan that although drawn as an away tie, due to civil unrest in Pakistan it was held in Hong Kong in early March. Many meetings have been held between EXCO members, Executive Staff and government departments concerning several important matters including the need for a covered tennis stadium, the possibility of running a professional tour event in Hong Kong and the bid for the Asian Games in 2023. The HKTA Tennis Centre at Kowloon Tsai Park is now fitted out with two gymnasia, video analysis room, a meeting/ library room and office areas for the full time coaches. This has all been made possible by a grant that was requested from the Sir David Trench Fund and further work in 2011 will be carried out with money from this grant, when the courts will be resurfaced and lighting will be upgraded. 9 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 • To ensure a good line of communication and understanding between EXCO, the General Manager and members of the HKTA office and coaching staff; the operation of the HKTA is divided into six main streams: coaching, development, tournament, corporate affairs and administration as well as the HKTA Tennis Centre at Kowloon Tsai Park. Each department has a competent manager and enthusiastic and good staff who report to the General Manager. Major activities in 2010 have included: • Working with the committee chairs and departmental managers to prepare and adopt the HKTA Annual Budget for 2010/2011 and to prepare the yearly plan for 2011/2012. In the yearly plan, budgeted activities and expenditures were laid down in detail; financial control has been exercised in a prudent manner accordingly. • Our international relationships remain good. Close contact is established with the parent body, the International Tennis Federation. Our relationship with China and the Chinese Tennis Association is healthy and a yearly InterCity Tennis Association Tournament between Jiangmen, Macau and Hong Kong has been established. In 2010, the inaugural event was held in Jiangmen when several EXCO members attended, the next encounter will be in Hong Kong towards the end of 2011. • IASS funding requests were prepared for 25 athletes, these were all athletes who had attained results during 2009 2010 that gave them the required Elite Vote points to be eligible for HKSI funding for training, overseas tournaments and equipment. The activities and payments to the athletes receiving IASS funding from the previous year also needed careful monitoring as there are strict guidelines set as to how the money can be utilised. • Regular communication is kept and meetings are held with the General Manager of the HKTA to ensure that the staff follow the guidelines set by the HKTA Council, and the various other committees for all the programmes and activities organised by the HKTA. The General Manager helps the members of EXCO fulfill their duties and liaises with the LCSD, the HKSI, the International Tennis Federation, government departments and other sporting bodies on a day-to-day basis. 10 • EXCO will continue to encourage the sourcing of players from overseas to enlarge and enrich our local pool of talent, however given the improved funding and training conditions in China and in our neighboring Asian countries it is becoming more difficult to find players who wish to train in Hong Kong. We did during the year assess several youngsters, but found that their talent was no better than that of our local players. Although our top priority will always be to these Hong Kong players, we will however continue to search for eligible and talented players from overseas as we have found that having these highly motivated players in Hong Kong and on our programmes spurs on the local children and encourages them to improve their own results. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Our aim is to train players to eventually win medals and glory for Hong Kong whether they are local, or those from overseas eligible to represent Hong Kong. • Despite our comments and requests to the LCSD regarding the fact that the public should not be compromised by losing the courts when a professional event is taking place; as there was no other alternative venue offered, the 9 side courts at Victoria Park were used as a tented village during the professional event in January. As a result of this the newly laid courts were damaged and remedial work had to be carried out, this meant that even more time was spent minus a number of the courts at Victoria Park. An area is needed for sponsors and the public when a professional event is held and unless an alternative area is found this problem will continue. This issue was one that has been discussed many times with government bodies but it appears that until a new stadium is built it will continue to be a problem; EXCO together with council will continue to discuss this problem with the LCSD. • One issue that EXCO have been discussing for several years with various government bodies is the lack of a covered stadium in Hong Kong. During the East Asian Games in 2009 this lack was sorely felt when the matches were delayed for more than one day due to persistent drizzle. Tennis unlike many sports cannot be played unless the court surface is perfectly dry and at this time there is not in Hong Kong, one covered stadium or court that can be used for international play. We have put forward to the government the need for a larger stadium preferably with a retractable roof, along with all the requirements for running international and professional events in Hong Kong but at this point in time it appears that this will only happen in the future, and, if the bid for the Asian Games is successful. • Last year we were requested by the HKSI to put forward our suggested alternative points system for tennis, this we did as under the current points system, it is unlikely that Elite Vote status can be attained next year or in the near future. Unfortunately we found out earlier this year that there would however be no change in the points system for tennis. This is a major problem for us as there are not sufficient events that our players can compete in to get those elusive 4 points results. As tennis is a sport where there are such huge prize money pay outs the competition in the sport is very high, and a small territory like Hong Kong that does not even have a professional tennis tournament anymore has a very small chance of getting players to the level that is required for winning medals at the Olympics, Asian Games or becoming a Grand Slams Champion. We are however confident that we can get players to a high level in Asia and amongst the top hundred in the world and having the support of the HKSI would certainly help us attain that. We will therefore continue to discuss our Elite Vote point problem with the HKSI and hope that it can be resolved in 2011. We feel that tennis is unique, given the popularity of the sport, the number of persons playing the game, the amount of prize money involved and the difficulty in making it into the top stream of players. Therefore the points should not be counted in the same way as for the other sports, most of whom have more available events with eligible points. 11 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 • Although we do not have the Elite Vote support of the HKSI, the HKTA has continued with the training of the Elite players. Our number one player Zhang Ling had a successful year by reaching 197 in the WTA rankings and this has confirmed our wish to continue with the programme of support for the players who we feel are capable of gaining world ranking points on the ATP and WTA tours. • In 2011 there will be no World or Asian Games for our top players; however they will be kept busy with the Davis Cup, the Federation Cup and the ITF Junior Team events. EXCO together with the relevant committees will be kept very busy ensuring that the rules for selection are in line with the HKTA guidelines and that any player in Hong Kong wherever he or she trains, who is of a suitable standard to play in these events, will be invited to join the training squad. We will also be sending as many of the junior players as possible to compete in ITF 18 and under and ATF 14 and under events around the world and in Asia, and our hope is that 2011 will be the year when many of our players have a big breakthrough in world ranking points at both the junior and senior levels, and then perhaps we can garnish those elusive Elite Vote points that would see Tennis back as an Elite Sport in 2012. concern. We are very aware that the public of Hong Kong want to see professional tournaments back on the sporting calendar as much as the Association does. • Every year one problem keeps returning and that is the perennial problem of keeping our best young players in the game so that they will continue to be available to represent us at a high international level. The lure of generous scholarships that are available from US colleges is always there for the players who have managed to climb reasonably high in the ITF world junior rankings and unfortunately there are not many parents who are willing to allow their child to take time off from school to play tennis or to delay their college entry. As a result of this many of our best players leave Hong Kong, and then, because of college tennis commitments it is difficult to have them available to represent us. EXCO and the Education and Qualifications Committee have spent a great deal of time discussing this problem and looking into all the various options for keeping the juniors playing and how to look after any players that have come to the end of their playing career. All of these matters along with the numerous day to day affairs of the HKTA as directed by the Council have kept the EXCO members busy throughout the year. Terms of Reference i. The Executive Committee is a standing committee of the HKTA Council and is empowered to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Council on any matter within the Council's jurisdiction where decisions have to be made and actions taken between regularly scheduled Council Meetings or where specific responsibilities have from time to time been delegated to the Committee by the Council • One of the future aims of the HKTA is to bring back to Hong Kong a professional tennis tournament. Meetings have been held with representatives from WTA, ATP and Hong Kong Government however as the current facilities are not of a high enough standard to host a high level professional event this is an aim that may have to wait for a few years until a suitable stadium with a covered option is available. There are currently five ATP events and seven WTA events in Asia. The fact that Hong Kong is not one of the cities hosting one of these events is of great 12 ii. It will also make decisions within the policies, strategies and agreed budget of the Council, conduct programme evaluation and perform internet audits iii. The Committee will assist in the development of agendas for HKTA Council Meetings and will review recommendations from the President iv. It will make recommendations to the Council on matters of future policy, government and external relations, media policies, conflicts of interest issues, strategic planning, funding and resource allocation, as well as on matters not assigned to other committee Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 COACHES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Chairman Dr. Derek LING Vice Chairman Mr. Ricky CHAN Members Mr. Bronson FUNG Mr. Kevin KWOK Mr. LAI Kwai Cheong Mr. Cyril LAU Mr. Jeremy PONG Mr. Venant SHUM Mr. Rob SMITH Mrs. Diana WONG Year in Review The Coaches Development Committee (CDC) is committed to the upgrading and maintenance of the overall standard and competency of all HKTA-certified coaches. During the year, we have continued to explore additional learning opportunities for coaches, this included diverse activities such as organising ITF Worldwide Workshop Reviews and sending a group of coaches to the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou. In the year ahead, the CDC plans to further develop the Coaches' Mentorship Programme, as well as initiating a job placement programme to cater for the welfare of all HKTAcertified coaches. Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Mr. Ray KELLY Ms. Mona CHOI Mr. Eric CHUNG Miss Iris CHEUNG (Secretary) Continuous Professional Development Programme The "Continuous Professional Development Programme" is one of our major programmes and it represents more than a hundred workshops and seminars that have been organised since 2003. In 2010 we invited professional experts in tennis, physical fitness, sports psychology, and sports injury as well as sport science and general sports theory, to run on court sessions and off court meetings for our coaches. I would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere thanks We will also be working closely with the Education & Qualifications Committee (EQC) to enforce the Coach Licensing Scheme in order to uphold the overall standard of all coaches under the HKTA. 13 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 programme. The Rules of Tennis workshop was useful to assert the coaches' knowledge in the rules of tennis. Mr. Jeremy Pong, the speaker, connected well with the audience due to his remarkable knowledge of tennis, and all of the attendees found the topic very interesting and useful. This seminar has been adopted by the CDC as one of its yearly events. to all of the speakers for their kind assistance and their time rendered. They were Mr. Jacques Hervet (International tennis expert), Dr. Si Gang Yan (HKSI Sports Psychologist), Dr. Raymond Li (HKSI Sports Physiotherapist), Mr. Jeremy Pong (Chairman of the Officiating Committee), Mr. Ricky Chan ( HKTA CL3 Professional Coach and Vice Chairman of CDC), the Instructors from the Auxiliary Medical Services, and last but not least Mr. Ray Kelly (HKTA Director of Coaching & Development) and the HKTA National Coaching Team. Workshops and Seminars During 2010, the CDC has kept its focus on the coaches' needs when it comes to planning the Continuous Professional Development Programme. Two first aid workshops and three physiotherapy seminars have been delivered to help coaches raise their awareness of the physical well being of themselves and the players; five workshops concentrating on technical skills, and two on coaching aspects were given to strengthen and upgrade their professional capabilities. The workshop regarding psychological perspectives of elite players gave an insight into the inner part of the elite development 14 Among those events mentioned above, the two seminars given on the "2009 ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference Review", by the HKTA's former Elite Coach, Mr. Alistair Todd gained an overwhelming response from the coaches. Todd's workshops covered the topic of "Developing Biomechanical Aspects within the serve". Recognising our coaches' thirst for knowledge, the CDC immediately arranged a re-run in February. Dr. Raymond Li's seminar on "Immediate Management, Treatment & Prevention of Common Sports Injures Related to Tennis" held in late January, and Mr. Chris Chan's "Management of Common Shoulder Injuries in Tennis" were also enthusiastically received by the coaches, as their topics truly served the coaches in their practical needs. Both Dr. Li and Mr. Chan are not only top professionals in their field, but also very experienced, having worked at many prestigious international tournaments, such as the Beijing Olympics, and the East Asian Games. In May, Mr. Ricky Chan shared his experience of tennis team coaching; and in September he offered a workshop on the technical aspects of coaching. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 2010 Tour to Guangzhou Asian Games During the Asian Games 2010, the CDC organised for a team of coaches to go to Guangzhou. The group of ten persons left for a 2 days 1 night tour on the 17th November and attended 2 days of the tennis event competed by 22 Asian countries. The tour turned out to be a very rewarding event and the members enjoyed seeing some of Asia's top players in action as well as cheering on the Hong Kong, China team. ITF-endorsed HKTA Coach Certification Scheme Running in parallel with the Continued Professional Development Programme, the CDC also works closely with the EQC to present the ITF-endorsed HKTA Coach Certification Scheme. The Certification Scheme was inaugurated in 2002 and since that time the CDC has taken on the responsibility to run the coach training courses. During the past 9 years we have run over 60 week-long tennis coaching training courses of various standards to prepare local coaches to sit for different levels of the HKTA coaching qualifications examinations. There has been one Advanced Coach Course, 10 Development Coach Courses, 29 Elementary Coach Courses, 24 Mini Tennis Instructor Courses and 12 Pre-courses. All of the examinations are conducted by the overseas appointed ITF qualified instructor Mr. Jacques Hervet, and are strictly monitored by both the CDC and the EQC. In the Coach Certification Scheme, it is our ultimate goal to train more qualified tennis coaches so that they can increase the tennis playing population in Hong Kong and at the same time, promote a higher standard of play to their students. HKSI Elite Coach Seminar - Shanghai The 18th Hongkong Bank Foundation Elite Coaches Seminar was held in Shanghai in September this year and the Chairman of CDC being the nominee of the HKTA and CDC had the pleasure to attend this significant event with some 160 candidates and elite coaches from HK and Mainland China. The seminar was a huge success and through the excellence of the presentations, the participants developed a great understanding of "Enhancing Recovery in Sports" and its applications to the performance of elite athletes. The information will be shared in a seminar in January next year. Coach Benefits The CDC places a great deal of focus on the benefits for our licensed coaches and has endeavoured to promote the licensed coach status to the tennis public. We have been actively liaising with potential sponsors to provide tailormade services for the coaches, which include discount purchase of equipment as well as receiving sport physiotherapy services at a special rate. 15 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 The CDC actively promotes the status of the HKTA licensed coaches in all of the HKTA programmes as well as on public courts. The policy of the HKTA is that all coaches who work in the HKTA programmes, whether fun days, grass root training, national squad training or elite performance training, must possess a valid HKTA coach licence. We have also introduced a banner advertising programme that enables the licensed coach to promote this unique identification on all private and public courts. The CDC has established an effective communication channel for disseminating useful information from the ITF, HKSI and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD). This ensures that the coaches can be updated with the latest news in coach education and government policies regarding training, facilities and programme management. The Committee has also held active discussions with the LCSD to bring in a policy that will require HKTA licensed coaches to run their tennis programmes as well as providing a reciprocal arrangement for their community coaches to attend the HKTA workshops and seminars. The CDC is very concerned with, and gives much consideration to, the potential risks that may occur during tennis coaching, therefore we provide a 3rd party liability coverage to all licensed coaches who are coaching on the tennis courts all over Hong Kong . There are currently 354 licensed coaches that are covered by this annual policy. The Online Coaches' Registry has proven to be a success as it has achieved the purposes of introducing our licensed coaches to the general public as well as helping to raise the profile of our team of HKTA-certified coaches by increasing the options and choices of qualified coaches that are available. The Registry is now well established and has been working well and effectively, in promoting our coaches to HKTA members and the tennis public and facilitating people in their search for a well qualified coach. The content of the HKTA Coaches' Library has been enriched to assist in the continual development and upgrading of coaches in Hong Kong, the library includes some new collections of essential publications selected by the CDC, as well as DVDs and videotapes from the ITF and wellestablished tennis companies and academics. The latest issues and developments in the world of coaching will continually be added to the library to enable our HKTA licensed coaches to keep up with changes in the international world of coaching. Terms of Reference i. Design and implement tennis coaches' training programmes in accordance with Council policies ii. Design and implement programmes directed toward upgrading and maintaining the overall standard and competence of all HKTA certified coaches iii. To raise the level of public recognition of our certified coaches iv. Create collective bargaining power to uphold the benefits of our coaches v. To monitor our coaches' activities, attitudes and training vi. To provide channels for our coaches to self-improve and upgrade continuously vii. To work in accordance with the Education and Qualifications Committee to assist our coaches in switching to the new certification system viii. To work in accordance with the Development Committee to help run the junior programmes smoothly and successfully ix. Offer job placements to certified coaches 16 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 HKTA Licensed Coaches (as of November 30, 2010) Mini Tennis Instructors (MTL) Level I (CL 1) Level II (CL 2) Level III (CL 3) 108 177 50 19 Mini Tennis Instructors CHAN KAI TAT CHAN LOK CHEE CHAN LONG YAN CHAN MAN CHUN CHAN PO CHU CHAN TIN CHING CYNTHIA CHAN YI MAN CHAN YIK MING PATRICK CHANG WAI KIT CHAU SIU MAN CHENG CHI HO MICHAEL CHENG LAI KWAN CHENG SAU KUEN CHEUNG CM CONNIE CHEUNG CHIU HUNG CHEUNG KK AARON CHEUNG LAI HA CHEUNG SAU FUN CHEUNG TIK MAN CHOI KIN MAN CHOW CHEE HUNG CHOW PO YI CHU FOON CHI CHU MAN WAI THOMAS CHUI KAI LUNG FOK CHAK FAI FONG FU KAI FUNG KING YIU HO ASJOE KK ANDREA HO KA SUN PHILIP HO KIN PONG ROY HO YAN TING MAY HUNG WAI LEUNG HWANG CHAI YUEN IP TAI FU KAM KA NAM KO SUNG WING KONG PUI FONG KWOK CHE KIN KWOK SO HAN AMY KWOK WAI PING KWONG WAI KIT FREEMAN KWONG WING HUNG LAI KWOK FU LAM CHUN YU LAM KA HO LAM SUET WAI LAM YAN HANG EDDIE LAU ANSON KWOK PAN LAU CHEUK FAN LAU CHI CHEONG LAU KA MAN LAU KIN FAI LAU MEI KI MAGGIE LAU MELBOURNE LAU TAI LIN PHILIP LAW HO YEE LAW WAI KIN GERNGE LAW WAI ON LAW WING SHAN LEE CHI WAI TOM LEE CHUN HO LEE LOK MAN CONNIE LEE WAI KWONG BEN LEUNG HO FUNG ANSON LEUNG KC ANTHONY LEUNG WAI HIM LU KIN CHUN LUNG CHI LIN MAN KA FUNG MAN LAI MING MAN WING LEUNG MAN YU TUNG MIKI NG CHI FAI SIMON NG KIN SHEUNG OR WING KIN PANG WAI SZE POON CHEUK PO POON CHIN LUNG SHIU WING SUM SIU PAK KAY SO LAM SHING SO MEI KIT SZE YUK LING TAI YING KIT TANG CHUN LAI TSANG CHI FAI TSE HO YIN REX TSE WAI YU PATRICK TSE YAN PING TSOI YUET HOI WAN TING YAN WONG CHING HIN WONG CHING LIN WONG KWOK CHI WONG KWONG YIU WONG LAI KUEN CANDY WONG LOK WA WONG MAN CHUNG WONG NGA YU WONG PUI MAN WONG TAT FAAT YANG YAU TIM YEUNG YAT HUNG YEUNG YIN WAI YUEN HIU LAM YUEN PING WA YUEN WING LEONG CHAN PING YIU CHAN SHU FAI PENNY CHAN SHU KWONG FRANKIE CHAN SUN KUEN CHAN WING LUN CHAN YAT CHAN YIU WAI CHARLES V. HOANG CHEN WEI CHENG HO TING CHENG NAM WING CHEUK CHI WAI JON CHEUNG HOK MING ERIC CHEUNG KH STEPHEN CHEUNG KAR CHAI CHEUNG LAI HA CHEUNG MAN CHUN CHING HO SHAN CL1 Licensed Coaches AU KA MAN AU TING HO CHAN CHUNG CHAN KAR BIU CHAN KOON ON CHAN LAI SI CHAN LAI YIN CHAN MAN KIT CHAN PIK HUNG 17 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 CL1 Licensed Coaches (cont'd) CHIU KWONG FAI CHIU MEI YUE CHIU TAK CHI CHOI CHI CHEUNG CHOI WING KAM CHONG KWOK FAI CHONG YUEN YI CHOW KWOK KUEN CHOW SIK MEI MAY CHUI KAI LUNG CHUNG CB JACKSON CHUNG PUI KONG ALAN DERIX ROB FONG WAI KWAN CONNIE FUNG HON SAM FUNG KIN YIP FUNG PO KEUNG JOSEPH FUNG PO YIN FUNG TSZ YING HO CHI HANG KENNY HO SUI KAY RICKY HO TZE KWAN HO YUEN HO HUI HON MAN HUI WAI ON IP MAN CHUN IP NGA YIN KAM WING FAT KEVIN KO TAI MAY CHU KONG KWOK KEUNG KONG YUET MING KU HO KEI ANDREW KWAN KING SANG TOMMY KWOK NGAI TAT NAT KWOK SAU KUEN KWOK TAI CHIN KWONG WING HUNG LAI CHI KIN LAI MEI YUK LAI SUI NAM LAM CHAK CHI LAM CHUN PAN LAM SIN WAI LAM SIU HONG BRIAN LAM SIU WAI LAM WAI HUNG MARIA LAM YIU KWONG LAM YUN SANG STANLEY LAU FUK WAH LAU KWONG KIN 18 LAU YU SUN SUNNY LEE CHI ON ERNIE LEE FUNG LUI LEE KA WAI LEE SAI CHOR DANIEL LEE SAI KWONG ANDY LEE SAU WAH LEUNG CHEE YUNG FRANKIE LEUNG HIU CHUNG LEUNG MING KAM LEUNG NGAI MING LEUNG TIEN SHAN KEN LEUNG WAH SHEK LEUNG WAI CHEONG LEUNG WAI KI LI CHI KEUNG TARY LI HOI LEUNG LI KA CHUN LI KANG WAN KEN LI KIN MAN TEDDY LI KWAN TING LI PUI LING LI TSUN MAN LIN CHI WAI LIN CHONG FUNG LIN SHUN KIN LIN WAI SING DANNY LO CHEUK YIN LO CHIU KEUNG LO CHUN FAI DAVID LO FONG MAN THOMAS LO HON TIM JOANNES LO LAM MA KING TANG MA KIT LUNG TOM MAURO FIENI NG CHAK HANG GORAN NG CHI KWONG NG CHI WAI NG CHOR KEUNG NG TSZ FUNG NG WING PO NG YUE KWAI ON SING PIU OR NGAI YIN PETER PANG KWONG YUEN PANG WAI CHUNG PATRICK WONG POON PAK NIN POON SHUI WING PUN SMIU MING SHEK KAI HEI SHUM JOHN SHUM TAK HUNG SI KIN CHEONG SO CHI WING SUEN KAM LUNG SUM TAT SHUN TAN CHEUNG TANG CHI KIN TO KAM FONG TO KIN CHUNG TO SHUN BOK JULIAN TONG CHI FAI TONG JUNE KUEN TRIEU H T KEVIN TSANG KEI SHUN TSANG YUK LUNG CLIFF TSE WAI PO TSUI KWOK CHUNG TSUI LAI FUN WAN FU WAH PATRICK WAN SHU LEUNG WONG KA KING WONG KA WING KEVIN WONG KIN HANG JIMMY WONG LAI KUEN KITTY WONG MAN HONG WONG SAN YIP WONG SHU HUNG WONG SUN WING WONG TAK WONG TAT HANG MICHAEL WONG TS SANG JOHNSON WONG TSZ LUN ALEX WONG WING KAI WONG YIK SING YANG CHI MING YANG YI YAU LAP KIN YEUNG CHIU YUNG DENTON YIP CHI YIN YIP TING HANG YIU KWAI CHUEN RIBERT YU HIU TUNG YU SIU WAI YU WING SUM YUNG CHI LAP YUNG KWOK MAN PETER YUNG MAN LOK FREEMAN Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 CL2 Licensed Coaches AU KA KEUNG CALVIN AU KA SHUN MICHAEL CHAN WAI KAI CHEUNG CHUNG FAI RIKKO CHEUNG KING KWOK CHEUNG TSZ KIT CHEUNG WAI MING DICK CHEUNG WAI PING BETTY CHEUNG WK MICHAEL CHEUNG YAN CHUNG CHOI KWOK FAI TERENCE CHOW CHAK CHUNG CHOY KOK PING EDDIE CLAIRE CHAMBERLAIN FU KWOK HO KIN MAN RAYMOND HO YIU FAI HUNG CHUEN SHU PAUL HUNT CHRISTOPHER G.J. IP WING CHING SUNNY JOVANOVIC VLATKA KWAN WING FAI JOEY LAI KWAI CHEONG LOUIS LAM KA CHUN LAM KIM CHING LATRILLE NICOLAS LAU CHING MAN LAU YIN HO IAN LEE CHI FAI LEE CHI ON WILSON LEE KWOK WAI CALVIN LEE PAK YIU PADDY LEE SHUN WING LEE YIU SUM LEUNG YAN MAN LIN SHAO PING LING HAY MING DEREK LO KAM SHEUNG MOHANTY DILIP NG KIN SHING POON TAT LUN ALAN SHAM KWOK HING SHEA PUI TAK SZE YAN GARY TSE HUI KWONG HUGO WONG SHING WAI BRUCE WONG SUI HUNG WU YUK KUEN YAN KWOK MING YIM WAI KEI KELLY RAYMOND KWOK KEI SANG LEE KIN FAI ANDREW LEE MAN KI LIU JIN JIAN POON SIU KI LESLIE DONALD SHER PUI CHEONG STUBBS JONATHAN SMITH ROBERT TRENCH JUSTIN WONG LAMSON YIN XI YIP WAI HEI ALAN CL3 Licensed Coaches BOOTH NATHAN CHAN CHI SHING RICKY CHAN KAM CHEUN KIM CHEUNG KW GORDON CHUNG WA MING ERIC FOK KA HIN LANY 19 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Chairman Dr. Derek LING Members Mr. Henry CHAN Mr. KK CHAN Mr. Ernest CHIU Mr. Joel HO Mr. Daniel LEE Mr. Ken LI Mr. SIN Kim Wai Mrs. Diana WONG Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Mr. Ray KELLY Ms. Mona CHOI Mr. Eric CHUNG Ms. Olivia TSE (Secretary) Mr. Arthur LI (Secretary) Year in Review Over the past twelve months, the Development Committee oversaw the progression of participants in a number of key programmes such as the expansion of the HKTA Junior Squad and the initiation of the Kindergartens Mini Tennis Tour, which, for the first time, is making mini tennis more accessible to children in the pre-primary school age range. Overall, our HKTA Junior Development Programme continues to be one of the most comprehensive grassroots sports development platforms in Hong Kong benefiting over 18,000 youngsters annually. 20 The HKTA Junior Development Programme is one of the largest sports developmental programmes in Hong Kong. Many tennis programmes ranging from fun days, mini tennis events, tennis training and regional ladder matches, to open competitions are just a few of those that are organised throughout the year. The hundreds of classes organised in the primary schools, the 1,000 players in the Junior Tennis Squad Training and the outstanding results of the Talent Selection Programme and the Young Athletes Training are only some of those which marked the success of the Committee in the year 2010. We must express our sincere thanks to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the Hong Kong Tennis Foundation (HKTF), Prince, Yaumatei & Tsimshatsui Recreation and Sports Association (YTRSA), LONGINES, and all the licensed coaches, teachers and players who have rendered so much support to us during the year. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Junior Tennis Squad The Junior Tennis Squad embraces all levels of junior players and is the breeding ground for Hong Kong's aspiring young tennis talents. More than a thousand players have undergone systematic training in 72 Squad Groups at 28 venues all over Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories; they are supervised by a group of experienced HKTA licensed coaches. As well as the tennis training, in order to promote matchplay and enrich players' experience, we have put in place a ladder system in each squad through which short-set matches can be played at times convenient for the players. This arrangement has turned out to be extremely effective and beneficial to training and development. Players not only are able to apply what they learn from training in a match situation, they can fully develop their potential, better understand themselves and then make improvement in the future. The highlight of the year for the squads is when the top ranked players meet to play the annual Year-end Ladder Playoff. In 2011 and looking further forward into future, the Junior Tennis Squad will continue to serve as an important channel for the growth of a broad base of tennis-playing youngsters in Hong Kong and will also facilitate their advancement to higher levels of training. Talent Selection Programme The Talent Selection Programme is aimed at providing sponsored coaching to enhance training for a handful of selected players. Each year we invite over 100 successful players from local competitions and training squads to attend the assessment. They participate in a series of tests from which our professional coaches can identify their talent and select those "best of the best" to receive extra training from this programme. The Talent Selection Programme has proven to be very successful since its inauguration in 2007. Under the directorship of the HKTA full time coaches, each of the player can fully maximise their potential and develop an overall solid game. Most of the players showed a marked improvement soon after they joined the programme and went on to achieve more success in tournaments. In 2010, 140 players attended the Talent Selection Assessment Day. 12 potential juniors were identified to receive free weekly focus/"one-on-one" training. The programme is a great incentive to encourage the participants to show improvement, meet targets and get results. Players are supervised by a Panel who report quarterly to the Committee and players must complete an agreed number of training hours per week and achieve results in local tournaments in order to be eligible to continue with this training in the next quarter. Young Athletes Training Scheme Since the Young Athlete Training Scheme was launched in 2006 the HKTA has set up 4 regional centres to provide training to young players with potential who may find it difficult to travel to the focus development centres like Talent Group. Through open assessments that are held every 6 months, 72 players are nominated to join this programme. The purpose is to lay the stepping-stones for these potential players to advance to the junior elite training. We therefore ensure that the in-charge coaches who are appointed to head up the programme are experienced in working with top juniors. The player selection and training programme are carefully handled by the Director of Coaching and Development and his coaching team, and are monitored by the Committee to ensure that those with "champion potential" are spotted and given a progress pathway for their tennis development. 21 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Guangzhou Interport Challenge In August, two teams from Guangzhou - Guangzhou and Yuexiu - consisting of 32 players aged 8-14, competed against local players from the HKTA Junior Tennis Squad and Young Athletes Training Scheme (YA) in a two-day Interport Junior Tennis Challenge. The friendly match ended with the Junior Tennis Squad defeating Guangzhou on opening day, while a combined Squad/YA outfit finished in an exciting draw with the visitors from Yuexiu on the second day. Even though most of the Interport participants were by no means novices in the sport, friendly matches such as these are important in furthering their game, allowing them to improve their competitive edge by giving them the opportunity to compete against players from neighbouring cities or regions. HK Tennis Stars of the Future 2010 6-14. As the participants advance to a higher stage, their skill level and knowledge of the game will also increase correspondingly. The programme finally culminates with an age-group competition in Stage V, and provides an excellent opportunity for players to display their newly acquired prowess. Those who exhibit a keen talent for the game may also receive invitations to join various HKTA junior squads to further their development. The 2010 Hong Kong Tennis Stars of the Future was sponsored by LONGINES and Dunlop, and subvented by the LCSD. Some 900 fresh new faces have picked up a tennis racket for the first time, all of whom will hopefully, in time, learn to appreciate the time-honoured virtues of tennis and come to embrace it as "a sport for life". Mini Tennis Tennis is great fun, but not if the court is too big, the net too high, the balls too lively and the racket too heavy for children aged 9 and under. Mini tennis is the solution to this problem. With the generous sponsorship of Prince and the HKTF, the Prince/HKTA Mini Tennis Promotion Scheme is now in its 19th year, over 10,000 primary school students have benefited from this programme during this time. The Scheme consists of five components, namely School Visits, Teachers' Training, District Inter-schools Competition, the Annual Championships and the Bridging course. The 2009/10 Scheme has continued to receive overwhelming response; 44 Primary Schools have entered the Scheme and 460 juniors have played for their schools in the District InterSchools Competitions. First launched in 1992 with the help of the former French Open champion, Michael Chang, the Tennis Stars of the Future is an invaluable player identification programme and helps to nurture talented local tennis players at a young age. The programme has for years attracted thousands of newcomers to the game of tennis. It is well structured with five progressive stages to provide a systematic tennis training programme at the entry level for kids between the ages of 22 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 As well as the HKTA/Prince Mini Tennis Promotion Scheme we currently have thousands of students who are receiving and have received mini tennis training under the School Sports Programme jointly run by the HKTA and the LCSD. We also organise the Regional Mini Tennis Training Programme which provides mini tennis classes at different levels. Another initiative are family mini tennis classes during weekends that allow parents to participate together with their children and to give them guidance on how to enjoy playing and hopefully choose tennis as their "sport for life". During 2010, over 1,500 mini tennis players have played in the Regional Mini Tennis Training Programme, and every year the number continues to grow. This year, the Mini Tennis Demonstration work has been rebranded and packaged as "Mini Tennis Tour". The HKTA have contacted many kindergartens to arrange a fun and interactive mini tennis day for those young children aged 5 and under at their schools. The response of the children has been great and the principals and teachers appreciated very much the extra values that have been brought to their school life by playing mini tennis. The Mini Tennis Demo Team will continue to work hard and visit more kindergartens and put rackets into the hands of the enthusiastic young children in the coming year. Tennis-For-All The meaning of "Tennis-for-all" is all embracing and remains as one of our most popular open enrolment programme. Many people immediately think of this programme when they want to learn and improve their tennis skills as some 100 tennis classes are open bi-monthly at different public courts for beginners and experienced players to develop hand/eye coordination, techniques and motor skills that are required to play good tennis. Junior players with potential and talent for tennis will be selected during these exercises for "feeding-in" to the pyramid of the Junior Development Programme. In 2010 approximately 447 classes have been organised and they are professionally conducted by the HKTA licensed coaches. HKTA Corporate Tennis Training Scheme In addition to providing tennis training programmes at the community level, the HKTA also caters to the corporate sector in Hong Kong. This scheme offers tailor-made and budget-priced tennis courses for players of all ability levels, all taught by HKTA licensed coaches. Corporations have the option of choosing their preferred time slot and venue, and the scheme's flexibility and cost effectiveness make it an ideal sporting activity for the hectic lifestyles of today's business executives. Community Tennis The LCSD, the HKTF and the HKTA have been working in partnership to increase participation across all sectors to fulfill our task in broadening the base of tennis participation in the territory. In 2010, we have continued to explore channels to promote community participation in tennis, and to find ways to foster partnerships with different sectors for the promotion of community sports. We have been working with schools, the district offices and non-government organisations in the community, in order to promote tennis-related activities and create a sustainable sporting culture in Hong Kong. 23 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 On February 6, 2010, the HKTA and the YTRSA jointly organised a "Mini Tennis Fun Day" at the Kwun Chung Sports Centre. The objective of this event was to promote mini tennis to the young children in Yau Tsim District. The response was very good and we were delighted to see a group of children of multi cultural backgrounds coming together to play mini tennis. We were very pleased to be one of the coorganisers for this significant event and in particular thanks must go to the YTRSA for allowing the HKTA to run follow up courses at their clubhouse in Yaumatei. We have named the follow up programme as "Mini Tennis Talent Training" and hopefully we can nurture some young champions from this programme in the near future. As of November 2010, a total of 36 community tennis clubs are affiliated with the HKTA, the highest number of community clubs amongst all sports in Hong Kong. In collaboration with the LCSD, the HKTA also promote various tennis initiatives to the tennis community such as tennis fun days and a Coach Licensing Scheme through the network of community tennis clubs. It is our hope that by increasing the opportunities for community tennis to flourish, the overall tennis population will also grow and more people can benefit from the game. Terms of Reference i. To formulate a yearly plan of programme activities for the development of tennis in Hong Kong and to come up with a budget relating to the programme activities ii. To conduct activities for the recruitment of grassroots players iii. To promote mini tennis and tennis in primary schools and various districts and to organise mini tennis and tennis competitions iv. To facilitate tennis-related programmes for secondary school students, the general public and corporate companies v. To be responsible for the HKTA Junior Squad Training Programmes and to exercise quality control over the programmes vi. To organise local and overseas activities for junior players such as the China Tour vii. To coordinate with the Talent Group / Elite Committee to identify talents and to bridge the transition from Junior Squad to the Talent Group / Elite Squad viii. To coordinate with the Tournament Committee in relation to the Hong Kong Junior Tennis Series, Junior Rankings, and other junior age group tournaments 24 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 HKTA / Prince Primary Schools Mini Tennis Promotion Scheme 2009/2010 Funding: Hong Kong Tennis Association Prince Sports (H.K.) Limited Hong Kong Tennis Foundation Objectives: • To introduce tennis to children at an early age • To promote Mini Tennis to primary schools in Hong Kong and to identify talented individuals for advanced training • To cultivate a competitive spirit and to establish a sports culture while developing junior tennis players in primary schools in Hong Kong • To provide talented players with outstanding mini tennis results the opportunities to receive focus tennis training during the summer before embarking on more advanced programmes. • To facilitate player's transition from the Mini Tennis Promotion Scheme to other core modules such as the Junior Tennis Squad and Young Athlete Training Scheme. Participation: No. of schools participated No. of teachers participated in the Teachers' Training Course No. of schools participated in the District Inter-School Competitions No. of students participated in the District Inter-School Competitions No. of schools qualified for Annual Championships No. of students qualified for Annual Championships No. of students participated in the Bridging Course 44 22 44 460 25 104 27 Programme Schedule: Oct 2009 School Registration Dec 2009 Teachers' Training Course Jan - March 2010 School Visits April 2010 District Inter-Schools Competitions May 2010 Mini Tennis Annual Championships Jul/Aug 2010 Bridging Course KLN NTE NTW HK District Overall School Awards Boys Girls Canossa Primary School Canossa Primary School Christian & Missionary Alliance Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School Sun Kei Primary School W F Joseph Lee Primary School S.K.H. Mung Yan Primary School (PM) S.K.H. Kei Yan Primary School St. Clare's Primary School S.K.H. Kei Yan Primary School 25 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 District Best New School Awards St. Rose of Lima's School S.K.H. Yautong Kei Hin Primary School Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School S.K.H. Tin Shui Wai Ling Oi Primary School St. Paul's Co-educational College Primary School KLN NTE NTW HK HK District Best Participation Awards Canossa Primary School Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School S.K.H. Mung Yan Primary School (AM) S.K.H. Mung Yan Primary School (PM) Taikoo Primary School KLN NTE NTW HK District Best Team Spirit Awards P.L.K. Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary School Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School P.L.K. Vicwood K.T. Chong No.2 Primary School (AM) St. Clare's Primary School KLN NTE NTW Winner Runner-up Annual Championships - School Grand Champion Awards Boys Girls W F Joseph Lee Primary School S.K.H. Mung Yan Primary School (PM) S.K.H. Kei Yan Primary School S.K.H. Mung Yan Primary School (AM) School Sports Programme 2009/2010 Funding: Hong Kong Tennis Association Leisure and Cultural Services Department Objectives: • Bridging programme to retain talented youngsters in the sport • To provide aspiring tennis players with continual exposure to the game of tennis Anticipated Participation: No. of schools in Easy Sports No. of schools in Outreach No. of classes in Demo No. of classes in Easy Sports No. of classes in Outreach No. of classes in Joint School No. of players in Easy Sports No. of players in Outreach 26 • To cultivate a competitive spirit and to establish a sports culture while developing junior tennis players in primary and secondary schools 42 46 4 498 187 40 11,416 3,221 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 HKTA Tennis-For-All Training Scheme Objectives: • To introduce the sport of tennis to the general public • To provide avenues through which the public can engage in quality and affordable tennis training, supervised by professional coaches • To provide a progression path for keen players • To serve as an entry point where young players can progress to the Junior Squad and Talent Group levels Levels: (1) Elementary (2) Intermediate Types of Training Programmes: 1. Regional Mini Tennis Training Programme - targets groups aged 4-9 (Elementary and intermediate), aged 3-5 (Family) 2. Mini Stars Tennis Training (Summer 2010) 3. Mini Tennis Talent Training (YTRSA) 4. Tennis-for-All Junior Training Programme - targets the 6 - 17 age group 5. Tennis-for-All Adult Training Programme - targets players aged 18 and above (3) Advanced (4) ITN (Tennis only) Participation: No. of Training Courses organised in 2010 No. of Participants in 2010 Tennis-For-All 240 (Juniors) 207 (Adults) 2,095 (Juniors) 1,402 (Adults) Regional Mini Tennis 135 1,512 Hong Kong Tennis Stars of the Future 2010 Funding: Hong Kong Tennis Association Leisure and Cultural Services Department Sponsor: LONGINES Official Racket : Dunlop Objectives: • To provide easy access to tennis for the 6-14 age group, with emphasis on the grassroots level Stages Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV Stage V • Serves as a source of talent identification where aspiring players can be recruited into the HKTA Squad Programme Challenge Days (May) Training Courses (July - Aug) Training Courses (Sep - Oct) Training Courses (Nov - Dec) Tennis Competition (Dec 27, 2010 & Jan 1, 2011) No. of Participants 400 902 346 288 108 27 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Junior Tennis Sqaud Funding: Hong Kong Tennis Association Leisure and Cultural Services Department Official uniform: Prince Objectives: • To provide quality coaching and training to aspiring young players aged between 8 - 16 Levels: No. of Participants: No. of Venues: No. of Squads: • Serves as a major channel for talent identification and subsequent recruitment to the HKTA Talent Group Foundation / Development / Potential approximately 1,000 28 72 Young Athletes Training Scheme Objectives: • The Young Athletes Tennis Training Scheme is a progressive and systematic training programme to help identify youngsters with potential for further training Centres: Coaches: Course duration: No. of players: 28 • Athletes with outstanding performance may be selected to join the national youth squads and have the opportunity to take part in international competitions Morse Park, Tai Po Sports Ground, Tuen Mun, Sai Wan Ho Li Kang Wan, Ken, Poon Shui Wing 6 months per term 72 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS COMMITTEE Chairlady Mrs. Diana WONG Members Mr. Henry CHAN Mr. Leslie CHAN Mr. Ricky CHAN Mr Herbert CHOW Dr. Derek LING Mr. SIN Kim Wai Mr. Peter WAN Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Mr. Ray KELLY Ms. Mona CHOI Ms. Olivia TSE (Secretary) Year in Review The objective of the Education And Qualifications Committee (EQC) is to safeguard the interests of the tennis playing public by setting a benchmark for coaching quality at different levels and upgrading the coaching standards in Hong Kong. In 2010, our focus remained on assisting coaches in Hong Kong to further develop their careers in the field by gaining higher levels of qualification. We continued to work closely with the Coaches Development Committee in the implementation of additional coach certification courses. A total of four Mini Tennis Instructor courses, three Elementary Coach, one Development Coach, and two Pre-Courses had been organised during the year. As of 30 November, 2010, 354 licensed coaches are registered coaches under the HKTA Coach Licensing Scheme. The renewal rate remains at a very satisfactory level of over 70%. The Committee is delighted to see that the Licensing Scheme has been widely supported by governing bodies, as well as clubs, coaches, and players. In the coming year, the Committee looks forward to developing a closer partnership with all the stakeholders and those who are interested in players' education, by collaborating with the Elite Committee to liaise with local universities, overseas college coaches, and the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) to help our student-athletes excel both on and off the court. ITF-endorsed Coach Certification Scheme We have maintained a good working relationship with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and local and overseas tennis professionals. By tapping on their views and expertise we have deployed new initiatives to support the growth of the Certification Programme and Tutor Training. Specifically, additional Pre-courses had been held for potential coaching candidates to help them to acquire a better understanding of what was required in the certification courses and to allow them to better equip themselves for the examination. 29 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 In November a unique 3-day on-court seminar "Gain coaching skills" was organised and conducted by Mr. Ricky Chan, tutor of the Certification Scheme. This is a new initiative that aims at improving the technical skills required for delivering effective tennis coaching lessons. During the past year, 4 Mini Tennis Instructor Courses, 3 Elementary Coach Courses, one Development Coach Course and 3 Pre-Courses have been conducted. 190 coaching candidates have undergone this ITF-endorsed certification scheme. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Jacques Hervet, ITF expert and examiner, and Mr. Ricky Chan for their dedication and immense contribution to the Certification Scheme, their ardent support and hard work in training coaches in Hong Kong since 2002. Their devotion to the well being of tennis is most commendable. HKTA Coach Licensing Scheme Initiated by the EQC in 2003, the HKTA Coach Licensing Scheme serves to provide a quality benchmark for accessing the overall standard of coaches. The Scheme helps to fulfill the market demand for standardisation and recognition towards coaches' qualification, and opens a learning window for the coaches to keep abreast of the latest coaching know-how and technology in the game of tennis through a continuous educational programme. The Scheme has been recognised and adopted by the LCSD since 1 October 2008. It then became the policy of the LCSD that any new tennis coaches who wish to register with them 30 as part time coaches for the community tennis programmes must possess a HKTA licence. This arrangement has further promoted the Scheme to the coaches and players at the community level, thus enabling the HKTA to further realise its aim in safeguarding the teaching quality of coaches in Hong Kong. In 2010, 180 out of 253 licence holders gained the prerequisite credit points and have successfully renewed their licences for another two years, representing a 71% successful renewal rate and making a total of 354 licensed coaches registered as of 1 November, 2010. Player Education The Committee runs an active programme to support players' education and has formed partnerships with local and overseas colleges for the development of players' education and for the grooming of future sports leaders. It is hoped that more of our high calibre players will be admitted to suitable schools where they will receive appropriate support in both academic studies and in the pursuit of excellence in tennis. In August and September, two focus group meetings were held. We invited two former top juniors Gilbert Wong and Venise Chan to share their experience in playing intercollegiate league and to inform the group how they obtained the opportunity to become a scholarship player in the States. In 2011 we shall strive to broaden the network through which our players can meet and be seen on court by the college coaches from Hong Kong and overseas. At suitable times we will nominate players to be present at some of the major international and regional showcase events. The player information on the website has been restructured to facilitate the overseas colleges to search for potential players for their college teams. The online player profiles serve efficiently in providing players' information, in addition to those provided on the ITF official website. Player videos are also available online, enabling viewers to see players in action on the website. Interested coaches are able to make contact with the HKTA for individual details. This initiative has proved to be very useful and effective and will continue to benefit the National Training Squads in 2011. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Terms of Reference i. ii. To identify and address the educational needs of Squad juniors To liaise with schools and tertiary educational institutions regarding the educational needs of Squad juniors iii. To provide guidance and advice to Squad parents on the educational options open to their children iv. To ensure the coaching quality of coaches v. To set the benchmark for coaching at various levels in HK vi. To administer the Coach Licensing Scheme vii. To assess the coach ability so as to ensure the quality of coaches. 31 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 ELITE COMMITTEE Chairman Mr. Henry CHAN Members Mr. Herbert CHOW Mr. Joel HO Dr. Derek LING Mr. Jeremy PONG Mrs. Jo REED Mr. Rob SMITH 32 Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Mr. Ray KELLY Ms. Mona CHOI Mr. Eric CHUNG Ms. Olivia TSE (Secretary) Year in Review Panasonic Sports Scholarship Programme Year 2010 was another period of great progress for the Elite Committee as our players continued to make their mark on overseas tournaments with pride and distinction. Having attained a career-high WTA Tour singles ranking of No. 197 earlier this summer, Zhang Ling was accepted to compete in the women's singles qualifying at the US Open 2010. This made her the second player from Hong Kong to make an appearance at Flushing Meadows since the legendary Patricia Hy-Boulais did so back in 1987. In 2010 she won her 6th career US$10,000 pro circuit singles title in Tarakan, Indonesia, she also gave a good showing when she reached the women's quarterfinals of the 5th East Asian Games at Victoria Park late in 2009. Another elite full time player Jessica Yang also attained her highest world rankings when she reached 418 earlier this year. At the junior level, Christy Chan and Eudice Chong's Asian Tennis Federation 14U rankings continued to rise and they were ranked No. 2 and 3 respectively in August 2010. We currently have 11 boys and 10 girls on the ITF World Junior Rankings and 9 boys and 12 girls ranked on the Asian Tennis Federation 14U Rankings. Nineteen year-old Wu Ho Ching was one of ten recipients of the inaugural Panasonic Sports Scholarship Programme organised jointly by the SF&OC and Shun Hing Group. During the next eighteen months each successful athlete will receive HK$150,000 in financial assistance to help them in their endeavours to excel in their respective sports. The aim of the Scholarship Programme is to assist athletes in Hong Kong to better prepare and strive for the best possible results at the London 2012 Olympic Games. All American - Venise Chan Also congratulations are due to Venise Chan (University of Washington) who became only the second collegiate player from Hong Kong to earn Division I All-American honours in women's singles. She also was a recipient of the Arthur Ashe Junior Sports Scholar Award. According to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), in order to be named an All-American, a player must have received a Top-16 seeding in the NCAA Singles Championships, reach the round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Championships, or finish in the Top-20 on the final Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. Venise, matched all three criteria. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 ITF Junior Team Events National Training Squads The selection for the ITF Junior Team Events was done under the close supervision of the Elite Committee. We endeavoured to ensure that the procedure of selection was well defined and executed in an open and fair way. Our ultimate objective was to send the best team to compete in the Junior Davis Cup, Junior Fed Cup and the World Junior Tennis (WJT). The players in the National Training Squads (Tour, NTS, Junior NTS and Feeder Squad) had a smooth and fruitful year training at the HKTA Tennis Centre at Kowloon Tsai Park. The Centre is now fully furnished with fitness equipment and all the necessary tools that are needed for running a comprehensive and effective elite training programme. The Centre serves as the training base for our elite programmes as well as HK Team training such as Davis Cup, Fed Cup and the ITF junior team events. In 2010 the WJT Boys' 14U team after being drawn to play against the 5th-seeded Thailand and the 4th-seeded China in the group were finally assigned to the 9th-12th playoff. They then embarked on a three-match winning streak, beating Sri Lanka 2-1 in the final round robin face-off before registering successive 3-0 shutouts against Syria and Malaysia in the consolation event to finish in the 9th-10th place playoff. Unfortunately due to heavy rain that caused cancellation of the match they had to settle for joint-9th place. The WJT Girls team of Eudice Chong, Christy Chan and Michelle Lo (Coach Leo Liu) came 8th after playing a series of exciting and close matches in the Asia/Oceania Zone Qualifying. Hong Kong was one win away from qualifying for the world group but the 2nd seeded Australians proved too strong in their quarterfinal showdown. In the Junior Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying, after the first stage the 16U team of Kelvin Lam, Brian Yeung and Kevin Wong played very well to beat Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and New Zealand and eventually finished in 9th position. The Junior Fed Cup 16U girls had some tough early round matches and finally wrapped up this event by beating Singapore 2-1 to finish 15th overall. This year, the NTS has undergone some major changes that will enhance the programmes and ensure that players with commitment, the right attitude and clear objectives to excel on the tennis courts, will advance and gain good results at international tournaments, and ultimately become medal winners for Hong Kong. The design of the programme is for weekly group and individual focus training and includes approximately 8-12 overseas tournaments per year. Training hours and travel itineraries, will be individualised according to the player's objectives and target ranking. As a new initiative the NTS Tour Group was developed to cater for players born on or before 1995. This programme focuses specifically on optimising individual performances with regard to the ITF Circuits, Challengers, and Tour events, as well as aiming towards representation of Hong Kong in major games and competitions. 33 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Feeder Squad The Feeder Squad (Pre-NTS), with the support from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, has grown from strength to strength. 32 young budding talents from various training programmes and competitions were identified and invited to join this focus developmental programme in September 2010. Individualised programmes that couple with overseas tournament opportunities is the core of the training. Our vision is that among these Feeder Squad players are the future Hong Kong Team players. ITF tournaments and tours In 2010 NTS players of various level all had a good schedule of tournament play both locally and overseas, spanning countries from close to home, such as Malaysia and China, to Australia and Qatar. In addition to the good wins in the ITF tournament in Qatar, the JNTS and NTS dominated the Asian 14/U Series in Malaysia held in July while others were contesting ITF World Junior Circuit events in the Asia/Oceania region. Details of the notable results achieved in 2010 are listed in the latter part of the report. Talent Group and Talent ID Programme The playing standard of the Talent Group and the Talent ID has continued to improve and more results have been produced. Additional elements of modernised tennis and fitness have been integrated into the training allowing the players to train for 4-8 hours per week in a special designed programme. 34 The Talent Group training was formed in 2003 with the purpose of providing young players with intensive training and a quality coaching system from which players with potential will advance to a higher level. It also serves to lay the steppingstone for players with ability and results to enter the National Training Squad (NTS). The Talent Group is now in its 9th year and over 120 TG and Talent ID players are training at the Hong Kong Tennis Centre, Shek Kip Mei Park Tennis Courts, Kings Park and the HKTA Tennis Centre. As well as tournament results, communication and team work are the core values of the TG and TID programme. We actively communicate with parents verbally, electronically and via meetings. The TG web pages have been updated regularly to provide the latest information to parents and players. The social aspect of tennis has been enhanced to include both tennis and events of a non-tennis nature in the TG calendar to promote friendship amongst the players, these included the TG Movie Night, a Bowling Competition, the X'mas Challenge and a Pizza Party as well as other functions, where parents were also welcomed to join in on several occasions. In 2011 the Committee will continue to strive for excellence in all programmes both on and off court and we optimistically anticipate even further progress will be made. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the HKTA Council for supporting our activities during the past year, the Hong Kong Tennis Foundation for their financial support, the Home Affairs Bureau, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for funding and also for providing us with excellent training facilities, the SF&OC and the HKSI for their continued support and the grants awarded during the past year, Chickeeduck for their generous sponsorship, the HKTA National Coaching Team and the parents for their confidence and trust in us, and last but not least the players who have made their coaches, themselves, their parents and Hong Kong very proud. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 ZHANG Ling WTA Ranking (Singles) WTA Ranking (Doubles) WTA Highest Ranking (Singles) WTA Highest Ranking (Doubles) Mouth May May May Jul Jul Aug Oct : : : : 228 370 197 (9 Aug 2010) 219 (22 Jun 2009) Tournament 10K Tarakan 25K Tanjung Selor 25K Tanjung Selor 25K Valladolid 10K Caceres US Open, Qualifying 10K Taipei Event Ladies' Singles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Singles Country Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Spain Spain USA Chinese Taipei Results (draw) Winner (32) Runner-up (32) Winner (16) Runner-up (32) Winner (32) 1R Runner-up (32) YANG Zi Jun WTA Ranking (Singles) WTA Ranking (Doubles) WTA Highest Ranking (Singles) WTA Highest Ranking (Doubles) : : : : 1091 937 418 (30 Nov 2009) 746 (26 Jul 2010) National Training Squad - Player List Tour Jonathan CHO James KONG Kelvin LAM Carmen LAI Vivian LIN MA Ka Man Venus PANG Lucy TANG Kevin WONG Tiffany WU Vincent YAU Brian YEUNG NTS Christy CHAN Oscar CHEUNG Eudice CHONG Marco LAM Tommy LAM Martin LEE Andrew LI John LI Michelle LO Ronald PAK Robin NGUY JNTS Jeff CHAN Abigail CHIU Ip Wai LAM LAW Wing Chun Janet Suki LAW LO Lok Pui Lawrence NG Kwan Yau Michael ONG Filip RYDBERG SOU Ming Chun Alan Claire SPACKMAN Jackie TANG Jack WONG WONG Hei Tung Jamie Calvin LAM Elroy LAU Wesley LAW Joyce LEUNG Claudia NG NG Ka Yan Roger NG Alex NGAN Ryan NGUY Victor RYDBERG Caroline SPACKMAN Kyle TANG Nicole TSANG Cody WONG Hugo WONG Jenny WONG WONG Kin Fung Magdaleine WONG Stephen WONG Jonathan ZHANG PNTS Issac CHAN Jason CHAN Jennifer CHAN Matthew CHAN CHAN Yu Jacinta CHEN Nicholas FUCHUS CHEUNG Ngai Long Harrison CHIU KAM Tik Long LAM Ching 35 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 NTS Results of the Year 36 Player(s) Vincent Yau/Justin To Month Jan Tournament ITF Hong Kong Jr Tennis Championships 2010 ITF Hong Kong Jr Tennis Championships 2010 ITF China Junior 1 2010 Katherine Ip/E Klyueva (RUS) Jan Katherine Ip/ AC Patrimonio (PHI) Kevin Wong/Brian Yeung Wu Ho Ching Jan Jan Jan Ki Yan Tung Jan Andrew Li Jan Michelle Lo Jan Wu Ho Ching/ Lorraine Cheung Abigail Chiu/Suki Law Jan Jan Kevin Wong/Brian Yeung Kevin Wong/Brian Yeung Christy Chan/Maggie Ng Feb Feb Feb ITF China Junior 2 2010 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 2009/2010 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 2009/2010 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 2009/2010 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 2009/2010 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 2009/2010 Qatar ITF Junior Open 2010 Qatar ITF Junior Open 2 2010 ATF 14 &U SERIES Oscar Cheung/John Li Feb ATF 14 &U SERIES James Kong Feb Kelvin Lam Feb Vivian Lin Feb Tommy Lam Feb John Li Feb Kelvin Lam/James Kong Feb Martin Lee/Vincent Chau Feb Vivian Lin/Lorraine Chung Feb Lucy Tang/Rachel Hui Feb Abigail Chiu March Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champ ATF 14 &U SERIES Event G4 Doubles City Hong Kong Results (draw) Runner-up (32) G4 Doubles Hong Kong Winner (16) G5 Doubles Jiangmen Winner (32) G5 Doubles Ladies' Open Singles Ladies' Open Singles Men's B Singles Ladies' B Singles Ladies' Open Doubles Ladies' B Doubles G5 Doubles G5 Doubles G14U Doubles B14U Doubles B18U Singles Guangzhou Hong Kong Runner-up (32) Winner (16) Hong Kong Runner-up (16) Hong Kong Runner-up (32) Hong Kong Winner (8) Hong Kong Runner-up (32) Hong Kong Runner-up (32) Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar Hyderabad, India Hyderabad, India Hong Kong Winner (16) Runner-up (16) Runner-up (16) Runner-up (32) B18U Singles Hong Kong Winner (32) G18U Singles Hong Kong Winner (16) B14U Singles Hong Kong Winner (32) B14U Singles Hong Kong Runner-up (32) Runner-up (16) B18U Doubles Hong Kong Winner (8) B18U Doubles Hong Kong Runner-up (8) G18U Doubles Hong Kong Winner (8) G18U Doubles Hong Kong SF (8) G14U Singles Runner-up (16) Doha, Qatar Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 NTS Results of the Year (con't) Player(s) Abigail Chiu/DN Reddy (IND) Michelle Lo Month March March July Tournament ATF 14 &U SERIES Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships ATF 14 &U SERIES Michelle Lo/Sher YS March John Li Event City G14U Doubles Doha, Qatar G14U Singles Hong Kong Results (draw) Winner (8) Winner (16) G18U Doubles Hong Kong Runner-up (8) B14U Singles Ronald Pak July ATF 14 &U SERIES B14U Singles Tommy Lam/Ronald Pak July ATF 14 &U SERIES B14U Doubles John Li/Oscar Cheung July ATF 14 &U SERIES B14U Doubles Christy Chan July ATF 14 &U SERIES G14U Singles Christy Chan/Suki Law July ATF 14 &U SERIES G14U Doubles Eudice Chong July ATF 14 &U SERIES G14U Singles Eudice Chong/Christy Chan July ATF 14 &U SERIES G14U Doubles Janet Law/Maggie Ng July ATF 14 &U SERIES G14U Doubles Tommy Lam July ATF 14 &U SERIES B14U Singles Tommy Lam/Ronald Pak July ATF 14 &U SERIES B14U Doubles John Li/Oscar Cheung July ATF 14 &U SERIES B14U Doubles Brian Yeung James Kong/Kelvin Lam Vivian Lin/ Rebecca Peterson (SWE) Janet Law Claire Spackman Suki Law/Ng Kwan Yau Janet Law/Claire Spackman Suki Law Claire Spackman Ng Kwan Yau/Suki Law Claire Spackman/ Yu Ji Yun (KOR) Kelvin Lam Eudice Chong/VJ Scott (GBR) Oct Oct Oct HK Open Junior Championships G4 Singles HK Open Junior Championships G4 Doubles HK Open Junior Championships G4 Doubles Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct ATF 14 &U SERIES ATF 14 &U SERIES ATF 14 &U SERIES ATF 14 &U SERIES ATF 14 &U SERIES ATF 14 &U SERIES ATF 14 &U SERIES ATF 14 &U SERIES Singles Singles Doubles Doubles Singles Singles Doubles Doubles Nov Nov ITF Junior Championships ITF Junior Championships Singles Doubles Kuching, Runner-up (32) Malaysia Kuching, Winner (32) Malaysia Kuching, Winner (16) Malaysia Kuching, Runner-up (16) Malaysia Kuching, Runner-up (16) Malaysia Kuching, Winner (8) Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Winner (32) Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Winner (16) Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Runner-up (16) Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Runner-up (32) Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Winner (16) Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Runner-up (16) Malaysia Hong Kong Runner-up (48) Hong Kong Winner (24) Hong Kong Winner (16) Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Seogwipo, Korea Singapore Singapore Runner-up (16) Winner (16) Winner (8) Runner-up (8) Runner-up (16) Winner (16) Winner (8) Winner (16) Winner (32) Runner-up (16) 37 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Terms of Reference i. To set up a Talent Identification Programme for capturing potential juniors ii. 38 To be responsible for the formation, development and regulation of the Hong Kong National Squad (HKNS) (a) To design specialised training programmes for the HKNS (b) To organise and co-ordinate local and overseas activities for HKNS members (c) To co-ordinate sponsorship and subvention scheme of HKNS members iii. To advise and co-ordinate with the HKSI on activities of HKNS members and Elite players iv. To organise and co-ordinate with other Committees on workshops, seminars, etc. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. Members Mr. Frederick KEUNG (League Secretary) Mr. John BUCKS Mr. Henry CHAN Dr. Margaret CHENG Mr. Ernest CHIU Mr. Johnson CHU Mr. Joel HO Mr. Clement LEE Dr. Derek LING Mr. Peter TONG Mr. Patrick WONG Members Dr. Desmund YIP Ms. Polly YU Immediate Past Chairman Mr. Jeremy PONG Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Ms. Allison LEUNG Miss Joyce CHEUNG (Secretary) Year in Review The HKTA Tennis League is traditionally one of the most popular and arguably the longest running team event in the city. This league has continued uninterrupted for 100 years except for five years during WWII. Many of the same clubs that played back in the early 1900s still compete today and the league has grown both in size and in prestige. Each year during the various league seasons over 3,000 persons old and young now actively participate. In 2010, 41 affiliated clubs and league clubs, 173 teams and more than 3,000 players took part in the various divisions. That is a 10% increase when compared with last year. Two major leagues are held each year, namely the Summer and Winter Leagues, in addition to these a Mixed Doubles League, a Veterans League (run jointly with the Hong Kong Veterans Tennis Association) a Two Court League (run together with the Federation of Community Sports Clubs (FCTC) and a Junior League also take place during the year. The HKTA is constantly searching for opportunities that will allow more clubs and players to participate in league tennis. One of these initiatives was the Winter Two Court League. This league is becoming more popular each year with an increase of 25 teams over 2009. The League is jointly organised by the HKTA and the FCTC and is aimed at providing league tennis to all community tennis clubs and residential tennis clubs in Hong Kong. We especially target those clubs and complexes that have only two available courts and are therefore not eligible to compete in the HKTA Leagues. In 2010, 115 teams from 36 FCTC member clubs and 6 HKTA member clubs and residential tennis clubs participated. This has been a very successful initiative and we will continue to search for ways of introducing other new and exciting ideas with the hope that we will attract more players to League Tennis. 39 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 HKTA Tennis Convenors' Tournament 2010 The tenth HKTA Tennis Convenors' Tournament took place on November 28 during the morning of finals day at the CRC Open 2010. This tournament is traditionally jointly hosted by the League Management Committee (LMC) and the Chinese Recreation Club. It is always a well anticipated and enjoyable event and 2010 proved no exception. The trophy that all the players compete for is the Convenors' Cup. This is a perpetual trophy that was donated in 1999 by HKTA President, Mr. Kenneth Tsui, in memory of his late father and uncle - Tsui Wai Pui and Tsui Yun Pui - the Terms of Reference (i) The LMC shall be responsible for the promotion, management, and marketing of all League tennis, which is organised or sanctioned by the Hong Kong Tennis Association (ii) The LMC shall be appointed annually by the HKTA Council and shall consist of a Chairman, a League Secretary and not less than eight additional members from Affiliated Clubs 40 (iii) The LMC shall be responsible for the registration of teams, the grading of individual players, and the publication of a League Handbook containing the Rules for League Competitions and the arrangement of League Divisions gentlemen that are affectionately referred to as "The Tsui Brothers" by their peers. The exploits on the courts of these two remarkable tennis players from Hong Kong will always be remembered in the archives of Hong Kong tennis history. (iv) The LMC shall have the authority to arbitrate on disputes between clubs and players concerning League matters (v) The LMC shall consult Convenors of Affiliated Clubs on at least one occasion each year at a Convenors meeting to consider modifications pertaining to the organisation of Leagues or to the Rules for League Competitions Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Mixed Doubles League 2010 Period : 11 January - 8 April 2010 No. of teams : 24 teams No. of participants : approximately 680 Division Mixed Doubles Division 1 Mixed Doubles Division 2 Mixed Doubles Division 3 Winner Kowloon Cricket Club Hong Kong Country Club Hong Kong Football Club Runner-up Chinese Recreation Club Kowloon Tong Club Kowloon Tong Club Veterans' League 2010 Period : 11 January - 19 April 2010 No. of teams : 36 teams No. of participants : approximately 600 Division Combined 80+ Men's Doubles Combined 100+ Men's Doubles Combined 120+ Men's Doubles 35+ Women's Doubles Winner Runner-up Kowloon Cricket Club The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Joint Winners : Club De Recreio Hilltop Country Club Kowloon Cricket Club Chinese Recreation Club Craigengower Cricket Club - Team 1 Joint Winners : Heng Fa Chuen Club United Services Recreation Club Winter League 2009/10 Period : 21 September 2009 - 23 December 2009 No. of teams : 165 teams No. of participants : approximately 2,600 Men's Division Men's A+ Men's Division A Men's Division B Men's Division C Men's Division D Men's Division E Winner Kowloon Cricket Club The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Ladies' Recreation Club Hong Kong Country Club Kowloon Tsai Home Owners Association United Services Recreation Club Runner-up Ladies' Recreation Club Club De Recreio Hong Lok Yuen Country Club Hong Yip Service Company Ltd (Wonderland Club) Club Esplanada Kowloon Tong Club Ladies' Division Ladies' A+ Ladies' Division A Ladies' Division B Ladies' Division C Winner Ladies' Recreation Club The Hong Kong Jockey Club Kornhill Recreation Club The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Runner-up Kowloon Cricket Club Fairview Park Country Club - Team 1 Indian Recreation Club United Services Recreation Club Discovery Bay Residents Club Chinese Recreation Club 41 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Summer League 2010 Period : 12 April - 16 July 2010 No. of teams : 173 teams No. of participants : approximately 2,700 Men's Division Men's A+ Men's Division A Men's Division B Men's Division C Men's Division D Men's Division E Winner Chinese Recreation Club Kowloon Cricket Club Kowloon Tsai Home Owners Association Craigengower Cricket Club - Team 1 The Hong Kong Jockey Club - Team 2 South China Athletic Association Runner-up Kowloon Cricket Club Chinese Recreation Club - Team 2 Club De Recreio - Team 1 Winner Chinese Recreation Club Indian Recreation Club Discovery Bay Residents Club Correctional Services Department Sports Association Runner-up Kowloon Cricket Club Hong Kong Cricket Club South China Athletic Association Craigengower Cricket Club South China Athletic Association United Services Recreation Club - Team 1 Hong Kong Country Club Ladies' Division Ladies' A+ Ladies' Division A Ladies' Division B Ladies' Division C 42 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Two Court League 2009 The League is jointly organised by the LMC and the FCTC Period : 3 October 2009 - 31 January 2010 No. of teams : 90 teams No. of participants : approximately 1,000 Men's A Winner King's Tennis Club - Team 2 Runner-up Universal Tennis Club Chai Wan Tennis Club Kwai Tsing Tennis Club Excellent Tennis Club Pristine Villa Tennis Club Kwun Tong Tennis Club Mongkok Tennis Club New City Tennis Club Tsuen Wan Tennis Association Chai Wan Tennis Club New City Tennis Club Men's B Men's C Men's D Ladies' A Ladies' B Two Court League 2010 Period : No. of teams : Division : No. of participants : 2 October 2010 - 31 January 2011 115 teams Men's A, B, C and D, Ladies' A and B approximately 1,400 Junior Team Tennis 2009 - Autumn Period : 4 September - 20 November 2009 No. of teams : 40 teams No. of participants : approximately 530 Division A Winner Kowloon Tsai Home Owners Association Runner-up Sham Shui Po Junior Tennis Club Kowloon Tsai Home Owners Association Sham Shui Po Junior Tennis Club Chinese Recreation Club Sham Shui Po Junior Tennis Club Chinese Recreation Club Kowloon Tong Club Division B Division C Division D 43 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Junior Team Tennis 2010-Spring Period : 15 January - 7 May 2010 No. of teams : 38 teams No. of participants : approximately 520 Division A Winner Kowloon Tsai Home Owners Association - Team 1 Runner-up Sham Shui Po Junior Tennis Club Chinese Recreation Club Sham Shui Po Junior Tennis Club Division B Division C Joint Winners: Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division Sham Shui Po Junior Tennis Club Division D Ladies' Recreation Club - Dragons Team Junior Team Tennis 2010-Autumn Period : 3 September - 10 December 2010 No. of teams : 35 teams No. of participants : approximately 520 44 Chinese Recreation Club Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE Chairman Mr. Johnson CHU Members Mr. Keung AUYEUNG Mr. KK CHAN Mr. Mathew CHENG Mr. Ernest CHIU Mr. Franklin LUI Mr. Frederick WONG Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Miss Bianca LUK Mr. Bernard CHEUNG (Secretary) Year in Review The Membership Services Committee (MSC) has been working on strengthening the relationship between the tennis enthusiasts and the HKTA since its establishment in 2000. Each year we solicit special offers for the members and we keep them posted on the local tennis news through the HKTA website, emails and sms. We also organise the annual Dr. Henry Fok Corporate Patron League to maintain the status of tennis in the business community. The Committee solicit members' benefits from a number of merchants and inform the members through regular emails and the HKTA website. Our members can enjoy special discounts for the purchase of tennis gear, travel packages, tickets to the Hong Kong Tennis Classic and the Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown as well as other exciting offers. Membership Adult Members Junior Members Affiliated & League Clubs Community Sports Clubs : 3,156 : 890 : 41 : 36 We ensure effective communications with the members through regular emails, quarterly newsletters and the 24x7 HKTA website. The bilingual HKTA newsletter is well-designed and covers all major activities of the Association. It continues to be a useful advertising tool for our commercial sponsors. 45 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 All of our website content, except the front page news article, is now available in both English and Chinese. This helps to reach out to everyone in Hong kong and popularise the sport. The Committee realise that a good website can only be maintained by continuous improvement in response to user feedbacks. We therefore conducted a survey in August; the many suggestions and comments we received from the members will help point the way for our enhancement work. Dr. Henry Fok Corporate Patron League This annual team event remains as one of the most important events on the HKTA calendar and is eagerly anticipated by the participating organisations. 30 teams, embracing tennis fans from a diverse range of industries, joined the competition this year and all the players very much enjoyed their matches and our hospitality. We greatly appreciate the support of our sponsors and vo l u n t e e rs : B o n a q u a , BonACTIVE, Germany Medical, HEAD, Hing Lung, I MEN, Kee Wah, Lan Kwai Fong, Pacific Coffee, SUNIQUE, and the AVS Volunteer Photographers Team. Our special thanks go to the Fok Ying Tung Foundation who continue to sponsor the CPL year after year. The MSC is always working on raising the profile of the CPL through creating a more enjoyable atmosphere and attracting more entries. Each year following the event we have a postevent evaluation in order to make any necessary amendments to the rules. The Committee of the Dr. Henry Fok Corporate Patron League 2010 Patron : The Hon. Ronald ARCULLI, CVO, GBM, GBS, OBE, J.P. Mr. L Cyril KOTEWALL Chairman : Mr. Johnson CHU 46 Members : Mr. Keung AUYEUNG Mr. KK CHAN Mr. Mathew CHENG Mr. Ernest CHIU Mr. Franklin LUI Mr. Frederick WONG Ex-officio Members : Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Miss Bianca LUK Mr. Bernard CHEUNG Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Dr. Henry Fok Corporate Patron League 2010 Date Venue Sponsored by No. of Entries : : : : April 30, May 1-2, 7-9, 2010 Victoria Park Tennis Courts Fok Ying Tung Foundation 30 teams Results Event Premier Draw Cup Draw Bowl Draw Plate Draw Sportsmanship Team Award: Champion Pacific Coffee Rotary Club of Kowloon Northeast Wayfoong Sports Club CHKCI Team A PCCW Participating Teams: 1. BNP Paribas Team 1 2. BNP Paribas Team 2 3. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce 4. The Chamber of Hong Kong Computer Industry - Team A 5. The Chamber of Hong Kong Computer Industry - Team B 6. CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd. 7. Federation of Community Tennis Clubs 8. Friends of HKTA 9. Germany Stem Cells Medical 10. The Hong Kong Jockey Club 11. J.P. Morgan 12. Jardine Sports Association 13. Judiciary Department 14. Kee Wah Bakery 15. Lions Runner-up Police Tennis Club Team 1 Germany Stem Cells Medical Police Tennis Club Team 2 Jardine Sports Association 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Macquaire Aadvarks Ming Hing Waterworks MTR - 1 MTR - 2 Pacific Coffee Panyu Real Estate Group Tennis Club PCCW Police Tennis Club Team 1 Police Tennis Club Team 2 Rotary Club of Kowloon Northeast Standard Chartered Bank Thomson Reuters Wayfoong Sports Club Yau Wing Co. Ltd. Yaumatei & Tsimshatsui Recreation & Sports Association Team 47 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 HKTA Affiliated & League Clubs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Aberdeen Marina Club American Club Chinese Recreation Club The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Club De Recreio Club Esplanada Correctional Services Department Sports Association Craigengower Cricket Club Discovery Bay Residents Club Fairview Park Country Club Gold Coast Yacht and Country Club Heng Fa Chuen Club Hilltop Country Club Hong Kong Country Club Hong Kong Cricket Club Hong Kong Football Club The Hong Kong Jockey Club Hong Lok Yuen Country Club Hong Yip Service Company Ltd / Wonderland Club India Club Indian Recreation Club 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Jardine's Lookout Resident's Association Kingswood Villas Tennis Club Kornhill Recreation Club Kowloon Cricket Club Kowloon Tong Club Kowloon Tsai Home Owners Association Ladies Recreation Club Laguna City Resident Club House MTR Corporation Municipal Services Staff Recreation Club Pacific Club Police Tennis Club South China Athletic Association Spotlight Recreation Club The University of Hong Kong Tennis Club United Services Recreation Club VTC Staff Recreation Club Yaumatei & Tsimshatsui Recreation & Sports Association Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club YMCA Tennis Club 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 New City Tennis Club North District TP Tennis Club Power Tennis Club Progress Tennis Club Pushing Tennis Club Sham Shui Po Junior Tennis Club Shamshuipo Sports Assoc. Tennis Club Shatin Tsang Tai Uk Tennis Club Tiebreaker Tennis Club Tseung Kwan O Tennis Club Tsuen King Tennis Club Tsuen Wan Tennis Association Tuen Mun Sports Association Tennis Club Twin Town Tennis Club Universal Tennis Club Wishing Well Wonderful Tennis Club Yours Tennis Club Community Sports Clubs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 48 Aberdeen Tennis Club Ace Tennis Club Hong Kong Chai Wan Tennis Association Choi Hung Tennis Club Eastern District Tennis Association Elite Tennis Association Excellent Tennis Club Federation of Community Tennis Clubs Friendship Tennis Club HKTennisclub.com Tennis Club Jordan Valley Tennis Club King's Tennis Club Kowloon City Olympic Tennis Club Kwai Tsing Sports Association Tennis Club Kwai Tsing Tennis Club Kwun Tong Tennis Club Monday Tennis Association Mongkok Tennis Club Terms of Reference • To plan and implement tennis related activities such as social, regional and overseas tennis activities for members, and services to HKTA members and member clubs for the enhancement of the HKTA profile and for expansion and increase in value of HKTA memberships • To disseminate news, announcements and information regarding HKTA affairs and activities released by Council and other HKTA Committees • To create and maintain a HKTA membership registry, a Hong Kong Tennis Player Registry, HKTA Coaches Registry and to issue membership cards • To compile and maintain the archive of tennis in Hong Kong with articles and photographs • To introduce new members to the Hall of Fame when necessary • To provide advisory services to Member Clubs on area such as facilities management, equipment maintenance and club tennis programs Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 OFFICIATING COMMITTEE Chairman Mr. Jeremy PONG Members Mr. Gary AU-YEUNG Dr. Edward HARDISTY Mr. Charles LAU Dr. Derek LING Mr. Philip MOK Mr. Venant SHUM Mr. Rob SMITH Mr. Horace WONG Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Ms. Allison LEUNG Miss Jesper CHOW (Secretary) Year in Review It was another busy year for the HKTA officials. They worked in over 50 events in Hong Kong and Macau during 2010. The events included the HK Tennis Classic, the Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2010, the Davis Cup, the two ITF international junior tournaments, the three major local tournaments - the Hong Kong National Tennis Championships, the SCAA Open and the CRC Open and numerous corporate, district, junior tournaments, competitions and leagues. Internationally our silver, bronze and white badge officials worked in ITF, WTA and ATP events, including Wimbledon qualifying, CHINA GDD-Guangzhou International Women's Open and the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. We continue to focus on improving the standard of officiating at all levels and encouraging more officials to attend ITF workshops to upgrade their officiating levels by working at international events. The Committee organised seminars, lectures, refresher courses and training sessions throughout the year at all levels to ensure our officials maintained a high and sharp level of competence 47 candidates successfully completed the Level 1 Umpires' Training Course that was held at Victoria Park in September. Listed below is the breakdown of the qualification of HKTA officials, ITF Level 1 Officials ITF White Badge ITF Bronze Badge Chair Umpire ITF Silver Badge Referee 180 13 1 1 49 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 HKTA Officials worked in the following events held in 2010: Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group II 1st round Hong Kong vs Pakistan HKTF Tennis Challenge Hong Kong ITF Group 4 Junior Tournament Hong Kong Open Junior Championships (ITF Group 4) Hong Kong National Tennis Championships CHICKEEDUCK presents CRC Open SCAA 100th Anniversary Open Tennis Championships Hong Kong National Veterans' Tennis Championships Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships Hong Kong Junior Tennis Series Hong Kong Tennis Classic Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown Central & Western District Age Group Tennis Competition Community Sports Tennis Club Summer League Corporate Games Dr. Henry Fok Corporate Patron League Eastern District Age Group Tennis Competition Hong Kong District Tennis Circuit Hong Kong Post Office Tennis Competition Hong Kong Jockey Club Tennis Tournament Island District Tennis Competition Inter-School Easy Sport Competition Junior Tennis Novice Competition Junior Team Tennis - Autumn Junior Team Tennis - Spring K-SWISS Inter-School Tennis Championships Kowloon City District Age Group Tennis Competition Kwai Tsing District Age Group Tennis Competition Kwun Tong District Age Group Tennis Competition Master Games North District Doubles Tennis Competition Open Mini-Tennis Competitions Prince Inter-Primary School Mini-Tennis Championships Rotary Club Tennis Tournament Royal Ascot Tennis Competition 2010 (Kai Shing) Sai Kung District Age Group Tennis Competition Shatin District Tennis Competition Sham Shui Po District Age Group Tennis Competition Southern District Tennis Age Group Competition Stars of the Future (Stage V) Tennis Competition HKTA Summer League HKTA Winter League 50 Tai Po District Tennis Competition The North District Tennis Competition Tsuen Wan District Age Group Tennis Competition Tuen Mun District Age Group Tennis Competition Two Court League Veterans' League Wan Chai District Age Group Tennis Competition Wong Tai Sin District Age Group Tennis Competition Yau Tsim Mong District Age Group Tennis Competition Yuen Long District Tennis Competition Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Terms of Reference i. To deal with all matters relating to officiating ii. To maintain a registry of tennis officials in Hong Kong iii. To evaluate and assess all tennis officials in Hong Kong in order to upgrade and maintain the officiating standard iv. To recruit, train and develop tennis officials in Hong Kong v. To upgrade and maintain the officiating standard and to establish a proper structure and classification for all tennis officials in Hong Kong vi. To arrange deployment of officials and to provide consultation services and assistance to tennis tournaments and events vii. To review and recommend a scale of allowances for tennis officials in Hong Kong viii. To coordinate with other officiating bodies ix. To deal with complaints on officiating matters filed with the HKTA 51 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE Chairman Dr. David HO Members Mr. Henry CHAN Dr. Edward HARDISTY Mr. Joel HO Dr. Derek LING Mr. Jeremy PONG Mrs. Jo REED Mr. K.K. YUEN Ex-officio Members Mr. Kenneth TSUI Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. HKTA Staff Mrs. Janet HARDISTY Mr. Raymond KELLY Ms. Allison LEUNG Miss Cindy TAM (Secretary) Miss Jesper CHOW (Secretary) Year in Review Competition is one of the key elements in the sport of tennis and the Tournament Committee is committed to provide tournaments at all levels and for all ages. Tennis is a sport that is played for life and the competitive element of tournaments is one way of keeping players in the game. Tournaments can be arranged for any age group; for juniors as young as 6 years of age to senior players 80 years and over, both locally and internationally. Our aims are to organise even more tournaments for players of all levels and ages. Another of the Committee's duties is to select the teams from the eligible and available players to represent Hong Kong in major games and competitions, tournament results and rankings are one of the means of selection. To ensure that the younger players can gain match experience at an early age many competitions have been organised that target the younger players, By promoting the Novice Competitions for beginners and the Junior Series for the more experienced players, we have successfully increased the numbers playing in both series. This year the tournament section has been very busy, with a 32% increase in entries for the National Junior Championships, a 15% increase in the Junior Series, with an average of 500 entries 52 for each competition and in the Novice Competitions there was an increase of 10% with up to 270 entries in each event, the youngest player being 5 years old. The committee also organised four mini tennis competitions for children aged 9 and under, this competition is intended to give them a starting point in their tennis competitive careers. Community Tennis The community tennis events are a very important and popular part of the tournament scene and each year we organise various tennis events in the districts to allow players of all standards to compete. In 2010 thousands of local players have participated in the Federation of Community Tennis Clubs League and the Hong Kong Districts Tennis Circuit. Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Two ITF Group 4 Junior Circuit Tournaments For over twenty years the HKTA has run International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit Tournaments in Hong Kong. This year the Committee organised two Group 4 events one in January and one in October, juniors from 14 countries travelled to Hong Kong to participate in these popular world ranking events. These events are a unique opportunity for our top 18 and under local players to experience playing against some of the best juniors in the world with the advantage of playing in a home environment. For many of the local players it is their first taste of international play and it gives them a valuable insight into the high standards of the juniors around the world. It also helps them to gain their first ITF Junior World ranking, or improve their current rankings. At the end of November 2010 Hong Kong has 11 boys and 10 girls with a world junior ranking. Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships 2010 The Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships sponsored by Lions Clubs International District 303 Hong Kong & Macau is the most popular local junior tournament in Hong Kong. In 2010 it was held from 1st to 28th March at Victoria Park. The juniors competed in 14 events: Boys' and Girls' Singles 10U, 12U, 14U, 18U and Boys' and Girls' Doubles in 12U, 14U, 18U and this year there was a record entry of 680. Rankings Results from the National Championships, the SCAA Open, the CRC Open, and the Hong Kong Districts Tennis Circuit, as well as conversion points from ITF Junior ranking tournaments, WTA, ATP and ITF Futures events are used for the HKTA National Rankings. All participants in these tournaments will have a Numeric Ranking starting from number one. The Junior National Ranking system shows Singles rankings for Boys and Girls 10&U, 12&U, 14&U, 18&U as well as Boys' and Girls' Doubles rankings 12&U, 14&U, 18&U. One of the aims of the Tournament Committee is to encourage junior players to gain more experience in doubles play as one of the deciding factors in international team events is often the doubles match. International Exposure HK National Tennis Championships The Hong Kong National Tennis Championships is one of the three major tennis tournaments that are held annually in Hong Kong and most of the top players in Hong Kong compete in these three events. Because of the unavailability of Victoria Park due to the East Asian Games, the 2009 event was held from 17th January until the 28th February 2010. Nine events were played: Men's and Ladies' Singles and Doubles, Men's and Ladies' B Singles and Doubles and Mixed Doubles. This year the tournament will be held at Victoria Park and the Hong Kong Tennis Centre starting on December 11th. Teams from Hong Kong compete each year in ITF Team Competitions and it is the duty of the Committee to ensure that there is a fair selection procedure for these events. This year players, captains and managers have been selected for: the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, the Federation Cup, and the Asian Games. Many of our elite juniors travelled overseas during the year to compete in ITF international junior team competitions - the Asia/Oceania qualifying for the under-14s World Junior Tennis Competition for both boys and girls, the Junior Davis Cup (boys), the Junior Fed Cup (girls) for under-16 juniors and the ITF 14 & under Championships. 53 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group II 2010 Play-offs 09 Jul - 11 Jul 2010 Pacific Oceania Malaysia Result 3 2 (c) 1st Round 05 Mar - 07 Mar 2010 Thailand Pacific Oceania Indonesia Malaysia Hong Kong China Sri Lanka Result 3 2 (c) Hong Kong China Pakistan Sri Lanka New Zealand Losing nations relegated to Group III in 2011. Key Seeded Choice of ground Choice of ground decided by lot Choice of ground for future rounds Source: www.daviscup.com 54 (s) (c) * 2nd Round 09 Jul - 11 Jul 2010 Result 5 (s)(c)* 0 Result 5 (s) 0 (c) Thailand Indonesia Result 4 (s) 1 (s) (c) Thailand New Zealand Result 1 (c) 3 (s) Result 2 (c)* 3 (s) 3rd Round 17 Sep - 19 Sep 2010 Pakistan New Zealand Result 2 (s) (c) 3 (s) Result 2 (s) 3 (s) (c) Winning nations promoted To Group I in Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group II 2010 First Round Hong Kong, China v. Pakistan Date Venue Team Captain Team Manager Team Coach Team Players : : : : : : 5-7 March 2010 Victoria Park, Hong Kong Derek LING Jeremy PONG Raymond KELLY YU Hiu-Tung, HUI Cheuk-Wai Jack, LAM Siu-Fai Kelvin and LAM Wing-Lun Ray Results: Day 1: YU Hiu-Tung (HKG) Aisam QURESHI (PAK) Day 2: Aqeel KHAN/Aisam QURESHI (PAK) Day 3: Aisam QURESHI (PAK) Kelvin LAM (HKG) d. d. Aqeel KHAN (PAK) Jack HUI (HKG) 64 62 36 36 63 62 63 64 d. Jack HUI / YU Hiu-Tung (HKG) 26 63 64 64 d. v YU Hiu-Tung (HKG) Yasir KHAN (PAK) 63 64 64 21 (rain) Hong Kong China lost to Pakistan 1:3 Second Round Sri Lanka v. Hong Kong China Date : 9-11 July 2010 Venue : Colombo, Sri Lanka Team Captain : Derek LING Team Manager : Jeremy PONG Team Players : Martin SAYER, YU Hiu-Tung, WONG Tsz-Chun Gilbert and LAM Siu-Fai Kelvin Hong Kong China stays in Group II in 2010 Results: Day 1: Harshana GODAMANNA (SRI) Martin SAYER (HKG) Day 2: Martin SAYER / YU Hiu-Tung (HKG) Day 3: Martin SAYER (HKG) Dineshkanthan THANGARAJAH (SRI) d. d. YU Hiu-Tung (HKG) Dineshkanthan THANGARAJAH (SRI) 63 62 60 63 62 60 d. Harshana GODAMANNA / Rajeev RAJAPAKSE (SRI) 64 64 60 d. d. Harshana GODAMANNA (SRI) Gilbert WONG (HKG) 64 36 63 64 63 62 Hong Kong China defeated Sri Lanka 3:2 55 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group II 2010 Date Venue Team Captain Team Coach Players : : : : : 3 - 6 February 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venant SHUM Rob DERIX LAM Po-Kuen, WU Ho-Ching, YANG Zi-Jun and ZHANG Ling Hong Kong China stays in Group II in 2011 Results: Round Robin Hong Kong China defeated Syria 3-0 YANG Zi-Jun (HKG) d. ZHANG Ling (HKG) d. LAM Po-Kuen / WU Ho-Ching (HKG) d. Hong Kong China defeated Philippines 3-0 YANG Zi-Jun (HKG) d. ZHANG Ling (HKG) d. YANG Zi-Jun / ZHNAG Ling (HKG) d. Hong Kong China lost to Kyrgyzstan 1-2 YANG Zi-Jun (HKG) d. Ksenia PALKINA (KGZ) d. Bermet DUVANAEVA/ d. Ksenia PALKINA (KGZ) 3rd/4th Playoff Hong Kong China defeated Malaysia 2-1 LAM Po-Kuen (HKG) d. ZHANG Ling (HKG) d. Jawairiah NOORDIN / d. KHOO Chin-Bee (MAS) Kim SADI (SYR) Diala JAMALEDDINE (SYR) Kim SADI / Diana MAKKI (SYR) 60 61 60 61 60 62 Michelle PANG (PHI) Anna Christine PATRIMONIO (PHI) Michelle PANG / Marinel RUDAS (PHI) 46 60 61 62 60 60 62 Bermet DUVANAEVA (KGZ) ZHANG Ling (HKG) YANG Zi-Jun / ZHANG Ling (HKG) 61 57 61 75 76(3) 75 75 Neesha THIRUMALAICHELVAM (MAS) Jawairiah NOORDIN (MAS) WU Ho-Ching / YANG Zi-Jun (HKG) 60 61 61 61 61 63 Hong Kong China placed 3rd out of 7 teams 56 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 East Asian Games 2009 Event : Date Venue Coaches Players : : : : : Men's Singles and Doubles, Women's Singles and Doubles, Mixed Doubles 6-10 December 2009 Victoria Park, Hong Kong Raymond KELLY and Rob DERIX Men : HUNG Lap-Hei Brian, HUI Cheuk-Wai Jack, LAM Siu-Fai Kelvin and YU Hiu-Tung Women : CHAN Wing-Yau Venise , LAM Po-Kuen, YANG Zi-Jun and ZHANG Ling Results: Men's Singles R1: YU Hiu Tung (HKG) d. Badrahk MUNKHBAATAR (MGL) 62 62 GONG Mao-Xin (CHN) d. Jack HUI (HKG) 64 61 R2: WANG Yeu-Tzuoo (TPE) d. YU Hiu-Tung (HKG) 62 63 Men's Doubles R1: Brian HUNG/Jack HUI (HKG) d. DASHDAVAA Erdenebileg / MUNKHBAYAR Margadmun(MGL) 60 60 GONG Mao-Xin/LI Zhe (CHN) d. YU Hiu-Tung/ Kelvin LAM (HKG) 60 62 R2: ZHENG Shao-Xuan/ZHANG Ze (CHN) d. Brian HUNG/ Jack HUI (HKG) 76(3) 61 Women's Singles R1: ZHANG Ling (HKG) d. HSU Wen Hsin (TPE) 64 26 75 R2: ZHANG Shuai (CHN) d. ZHANG Ling (HKG) 62 75 CHANG Kai-Chen (TPE) d. YANG Zi-Jun (HKG) 61 60 Women's Doubles R1: FUDA Ryoko/SEMA Yurika Fatiha (JPN) d. ZHANG Ling/ YANG Zi-Jun (HKG) 61 63 R2: JI Chun-Mei/ XU Yi-Fan (CHN) d. Venise CHAN/LAM Po-Kuen (HKG) 60 62 Mixed Doubles R2: SUN Sheng-Nan/ZHENG Shao-Xuan (CHN) d. Brian HUNG/ZHANG Ling (HKG) 63 76(5) CHUANG Chia-Jung / YI Chu-Huan (TPE) d. Jack HUI/Venise CHAN (HKG) 63 63 57 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Asian Games 2010 Events Date Venue Officials Coach Players : : : : : : Team and Individual Events 13 -22 November 2010 Guangzhou, China Derek LING and Jeremy PONG Raymond KELLY Team Events: Men - HUI Cheuk-Wai Jack, LAI Xiao-Peng Michael, YU Hiu-Tung and Martin SAYER; Women - CHAN Wing-Yau Venise and ZHANG Ling Individual Events: Men's Singles : Martin SAYER, YU Hiu-Tung Men's Doubles : HUI Cheuk-Wai Jack and LAI Xiao-Peng Michael Women's Singles : CHAN Wing-Yau Venise, ZHANG Ling Mixed Doubles : CHAN Wing-Yau Venise and HUI Cheuk-Wai Jack Martin SAYER and ZHANG Ling Results: Team Events Men - Japan defeated Hong Kong, China 3-0 in 2nd round Women - Kyrgyzstan defeated HK, China 2-1 in 1st round 58 Results: Individual Events Men's Singles: 2R: Danai UDOMCHOKE (THA) d. YU Hiu Tung (HKG) 63 62 Cecil MAMIIT (PHI) d. Martin SAYER (HKG) 75 75 Men's Doubles: 1R: Karan RASTOGI / Vishnu VARDHAN (IND) d. HUI Jack /Michael LAI (HKG) 61 63 Women's Singles: 1R: Sania MIRZA (IND) d. Venise CHAN (HKG) 61 60 ZHANG Ling (HKG) d. Anastasiya PRENKO (TKM) 61 62 2R: DATE-KRUMM Kimiko (JPN) d. ZHANG Ling (HKG) 63 63 Mixed Doubles: 1R: Ksenia PALKINA / Daniyar DULDAEV (KGZ) d. Venise CHAN / HUI Jack (HKG) 36 62 10-4 2R: DOI Misaki / SUZUKI Takao (JPN) d. Martin SAYER/ZHANG Ling 64 64 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Junior Davis Cup 2010 by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone - Qualifying Date Venue Team Coach Players Participating Countries : : : : : 19 - 24 April 2010 Kuching, Malaysia Alistair TODD LAM Siu-Fai Kelvin, WONG Chun-Hun Kevin and YEUNG Pak-Long Brian (1) Japan, (2) India, (3) China, (4) Australia, (5) Korea (6) Uzbekistan, (7) Chinese Taipei, (8) Thailand, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines and Syria * Note: numbers in brackets denote seeds Hong Kong placed 9th out of 16 teams Japan, Australia, China and India qualified for the World Finals 2010 Results: Round Robin Hong Kong China lost to Thailand 1-2 Krittin KOAYKUL (THA) d. Kevin WONG (HKG) Tas SUWANASANG (THA) d. Kelvin LAM (HKG) Kelvin LAM/ d. Nattan BENJASUPAWAN / Brian YEUNG (HKG) Krittin KOAYKUL (THA) Hong Kong China lost to (1) Japan 0-3 MORITANI Soichiro (JPN) d. Kevin WONG (HKG) UCHIDA Kaichi (JPN) d. Kelvin LAM (HKG) KAWACHI Kazuma / d. Kevin WONG / UCHIDA Kaichi (JPN) Brian YEUNG (HKG) Hong Kong China lost to New Zealand 1-2 Cameron NORRIE (NZL) d. Brian YEUNG (HKG) Andrew VAN DER VYVER (NZL) d. Kelvin LAM (HKG) Kevin WONG / d. Adam GAGE-BROWN / Brian YEUNG (HKG) Cameron NORRIE (NZL) 9th - 16th Place Playoff Hong Kong China defeated Malaysia 2-1 Kevin WONG (HKG) d. KHOO Er Yang (MAS) Kelvin LAM (HKG) d. Mohd Assri MERZUKI (MAS) Ahmed Deedat BIN ABDUL RAZAK / d. Kevin WONG / Mohd Assri MERZUKI (MAS) Brian YEUNG (HKG) 9th - 12th Place Playoff Hong Kong China defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 Kevin WONG (HKG) d. Adel YELTAYEV (KAZ) Kelvin LAM (HKG) d. Alexey NESTEROV (KAZ) Kevin WONG / d. Alexandr MARTYNOV / Brian YEUNG (HKG) Alexey NESTEROV 9th - 10th Place Playoff Hong Kong China defeated New Zealand 3-0 Kevin WONG (HKG) d. Adam GAGE-BROWN (NZL) Kelvin LAM (HKG) d. Cameron NORRIE (NZL) Kelvin LAM / d. Cameron NORRIE / Brian YEUNG (HKG) Andrew VAN DER VYVER (NZL) 61 31(ret) 63 62 64 76(6) 26 61 63 63 76(5) 63 61 61 61 61 61 63 16 60 62 75 63 36 63 w/o 64 16 61 63 64 61 64 62 76(5) 64 61 w/o 59 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Junior Fed Cup 2010 Asia / Oceania Zone - Qualifying Venue Date Team Captain Players : : : : Kuching, Malaysia 26 April - 1 May 2010 Alistair TODD Katherine IP, LIN Wing-Man Vivian and Lucy TANG Participating Countries : (1) Japan, (2) China, (3) Korea (4) Uzbekistan, (5) Australia, (6) New Zealand, (7) Indonesia (8) India, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka *Note: numbers in brackets denote seeds Hong Kong placed 15th out of 16 teams Japan, Uzbekistan, China and Australia qualified for the World Finals 2010 Results: 60 Round Robin: Hong Kong China lost to Indonesia (7) 0-3 Nadya SYARIFAH RAHMAH (INA) d. Vivian LIN (HKG) Aldila SUTJIADI (INA) d. Katherine IP (HKG) Tria AMALIA / Aldila SUTJIADI (INA) d. Katherine IP / Lucy TANG (HKG) Hong Kong lost to China (2)1-2 Vivian LIN (HKG) d. DONG Xiao-Rong (CHN) YANG Zhao-Xuan (CHN) d. Katherine IP (HKG) ZHU Lin / YANG Zhao-Xuan (CHN) d. Vivian LIN / Lucy TANG (HKG) Hong Kong China lost to Thailand 1-2 Budsarin RAKTAENGAM (THA) d. Lucy TANG (HKG) Areeporn WANICHAYAPANICH (THA) d. Vivian LIN (HKG) Katherine IP / d. Budsarin RAKTAENGAM / Lucy TANG (HKG) Gomganok TIRAGANOK (THA) 9th-16th Playoff: Hong Kong China lost to Chinese Taipei 0-3 CHUEH Chu-Chen (TPE) d. Vivian LIN (HKG) RUAN Hui-Zhen (TPE) d. Katherine IP (HKG) RUAN Hui-Zhen / d. Vivian LIN / WANG Ting-Ya (TPE) Lucy TANG (HKG) 13th -16th Playoff Hong Kong China lost to India 1-2 Bhuvana KALVA (IND) d. Vivian LIN (HKG) Katherine IP (HKG) d. Prathana Gulabrao THOMBARE (IND) Bhuvana KALVA / d. Katherine IP / Prathana Gulabrao THOMBARE (IND) Lucy TANG (HKG) 15th-16th Play off: Hong Kong China defeated Singapore 2-1 Lucy TANG (HKG) d. Eng Zeng Rui DANIELLE (SIN) Katherine IP (HKG) d. KEONG Si Ying Julienne (SIN) Eng Zeng Rui DANIELLE / d. Vivian LIN / Inez SONGADIWARDHANA (SIN) Lucy TANG (HKG) 75 46 63 62 64 64 62 61 76(4) 63 63 60 60 60 62 64 63 w/o 63 60 63 63 60 62 62 64 64 64 16 75 61 60 62 63 61 w/o Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 World Junior Team Tennis 2010 Asia/Oceania Zone - Qualifying Date Venue Team Coach Players : : : : 30 April - 15 May 2010 Anqing, China Leo LIU (Boys' Team) LAM Siu-Chuen Tommy LI Ming-Gang John PAK Ho-Hin Ronald Alistair TODD (Girls' Team) CHAN Tsz-Ching Christy Eudice CHONG LO Yan-Yin Michelle Participating Countries : Boys' event: 16 countries (1) Japan (2) Australia (3) China (4) India (5) Korea (6) Thailand (7) Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan Girls' event: 15 countries (1)Japan, (2) Australia, (3) China, (4) India, (5) Korea (6) Thailand, (7) Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan Boys' Results: Round Robin Hong Kong China lost to Thailand (5)1-2 Nut RUNGSTTHIMONGKOL (THA) d. Teeradon TORTRAKUL (THA) d. Ronald PAK / d. Tommy LAM (HKG) Hong Kong China lost to China 0-3 ZHENG Weiqiang (CHN) d. CHEN Xin (CHN) d. CHEN Xin / d. SUN Fajing (CHN) Hong Kong China defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 Ronald PAK (HKG) d. Sharmal DISSANAYAKE (SRI) d. Tommy LAM / d. Ronald PAK (HKG) 9th - 16th position Playoff Hong Kong China defeated Syria 3-0 Tommy LAM (HKG) d. John LI (HKG) d. John LI / d. Ronald PAK (HKG) 9th - 12th position Playoff Hong Kong China defeated Malaysia 3-0 Ronald PAK (HKG) d. John LI (HKG) d. Tommy LAM / d. Ronald PAK (HKG) 2010 Final Positions: Boys 1 Australia 2 China 3= Korea & Japan 5= Thailand & Chinese Taipei Ronald PAK (HKG) Tommy LAM (HKG) Teeradon TORTRAKUL / Pudit YANSOMBUT (THA) 64 16 75 63 76(5) 64 64 Ronald PAK (HKG) John LI (HKG) Tommy LAM/ Ronald PAK (HKG) 76 63 61 75 64 62 Nishangan NADARAJA (SRI) Tommy LAM (HKG) Nishangan NADARAJA / Sharmal DISSANAYAKE (SRI) 60 64 63 62 62 62 Kareem AL ALLAF (SYR) Zaki BIDAN (SYR) Kareem AL ALLAF / Mohammad AZHARI (SYR) 62 62 61 61 62 64 Ahmad Faez SHAMSUDDIN (MAS) Colin WONG (MAS) LOW Zhe-Han / Ahmad Faez SHAMSUDDIN (MAS) 60 61 63 63 61 60 7= New Zealand & India 9= Hong Kong China & Singapore 11= Malaysia & Uzbekistan 13 Sri Lanka 14 Indonesia 15= Syria & Philippines 61 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Girls' Results: Round Robin Hong Kong China defeated Malaysia 2-1 Christy CHAN (HKG) d. Boey Chia Pheng ALYSSA (MAS) Eudice CHONG (HKG) d. CHOO Lyn Yuen (MAS) CHOO Lyn Yuen / d. Christy CHAN / Archnaah RAJAN (MAS) Michelle LO (HKG) Hong Kong China lost to Japan 0-3 EMI Yukino (JPN) d. Christy CHAN (HKG) ADACHI Mami (JPN) d. Eudice CHONG (HKG) ADACHI Mami / d. Eudice CHONG / WATANABE Hitomi (JPN) Michelle LO (HKG) Main Draw Hong Kong China lost to Australia 0-3 Andrea DIKOSAVLJEVIC (AUS) d. Michelle LO (HKG) Ashleigh BARTY (AUS) d. Eudice CHONG (HKG) Andrea DIKOSAVLJEVIC / d. Christy CHAN / Lyann Phuong HOANG (AUS) Eudice CHONG (HKG) 5th - 8th place Playoff Hong Kong China lost to India1-2 Rutuja BHOSALE (IND) d. Christy CHAN (HKG) Sneha Devi REDDY (IND) d. Eudice CHONG (HKG) Eudice CHONG / d. Sneha Devi REDDY / Michelle LO (HKG) Iska TEERTHA (IND) 7th - 8th place Playoff Hong Kong China lost to Chinese Taipei 1-2 Michelle LO (HKG) d. WU Chiung-En (TPE) HSU Ching-Wen (TPE) d. Eudice CHONG (HKG) CHIH Hsin-Min / d. Christy CHAN / HSU Ching-Wen (TPE) Eudice CHONG (HKG) 62 61 64 62 63 64 63 75 75 61 61 63 61 76(4) 61 63 63 76(7) 61 62 61 62 64 62 64 62 64 60 61 64 2010 Final Positions: Girls 1 2 3 4 62 China Korea Australia Japan 5 6 7 8 India Thailand Chinese Taipei Hong Kong, China 9 10 11 12 New Zealand Uzbekistan Indonesia Kazakhstan 13 Malaysia 14 Singapore 15 Sri Lanka Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 ITF 14 & Under Asian Championships 2010 – Group 1 Venue Date Captain Players Shenzhen, China 14-28 March 2010 Leo LIU Boys: LAM Siu-Chuen Tommy, LI Ming-Gang John and PAK Ho-Hin Ronald Girls: CHAN Tsz-Ching Christy, Eudice CHONG and LAW Wing-Chun Janet Participating Countries : (16 countries) China,Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan , Vietnam and Yemen Final Positions: Boys: Girls: : : : : Ronald PAK Tommy LAM John LI Eudice CHONG Christy CHAN Janet LAW 13th 22nd 24th 12th 17th 28th Hong Kong ITF Junior Tennis Tournament 2010 (ITF Group 4) Date Venue Events : 11 -16 January 2010 (Main draw) : Victoria Park Tennis Courts : Boys' Singles (48 Draw) Boys' Doubles (24 Draw) Girls' Singles (32 Draw) Girls' Doubles (16 Draw) No of Countries Participated : 10 Boys' Singles Winner Nuttanon KADCHAPANAN (THA) Runner(s)-up Wishaya TRONGCHAROENCHAIKUL (THA) Nuttanon KADCHAPANAN (THA) / Leander LAZARO (PHI) Justin TO (HKG) / YAU Long-Fung Vincent (HKG) LEE Pei-Chi (TPE) ZHU Ai Wen (CHN) Katherine IP (HKG) / Ekaterina KLYUEVA (RUS) CAI Xi-Wei (CHN)/ ZHAO Qianqian (CHN) Boys' Doubles Girls' Singles Girls' Doubles 63 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Hong Kong ITF Open Junior Championships 2010 (ITF Group 4) Date Venue Events : 4 - 9 October 2010 (Main draw) : Victoria Park Tennis Courts : Boys' Singles (48 Draw) Boys' Doubles (24 Draw) Girls' Singles (32 Draw) Girls' Doubles (16 Draw) No of Countries Participated : 14 Results: Boys' Singles Winner(s) KISHI Ryota (JPN) Runner(s)-up YEUNG Pak-Long Brian (HKG) KONG Kwun-Ho James (HKG) / LAM Siu-Fai Kelvin (HKG) Markus KERNER,(EST) / Henrik RAAG,(EST) Anna Clarice PATRIMONIO (PHI) AYUKAWA Mana (JPN) LIN Wing-Man Vivian (HKG)/ Rebecca PETERSON (SWE) AYUKAWA Mana (JPN)/ Nattawadee KOTCHA (THA) Boys' Doubles Girls' Singles Girls' Doubles Hong Kong Major Tournaments SCAA 100th Anniversary 2010 Open Tennis Championships Date Venue No. of Entries : 21 August - 24 October 2010 : South China Athletic Association Tennis Centre : approximately 940 Results: 64 Open Event: Men's Open Singles Men's Open Doubles Ladies' Open Singles Ladies' Open Doubles Mixed Doubles Winner(s) Coenie VAN WYK Coenie VAN WYK / Jason LIJEWSKI Katherine IP Katherine IP / KI Yan Tung LAM Siu Fai Kelvin / WU Ho Ching Runner(s)-up WONG Wing Luen Wayne Jonathan CHU / HUI Cheuk Wai Jack KI Yan Tung LEUNG Lok Sze / LIN Wing Man Vivian Jonathan CHU / YANG Zi Jun Jessica Chairman Cup Event: Men's Singles Men's Doubles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles Winner(s) TAM Ching Yeung Michael LAM Chak Pong Marco / KO Man-Hon NG Man Ying NG Man Ying / TANG Nok Yiu Nikita Runner(s)-up LAM Chak Pong Marco WAN Fu Wah Patrick / HO Chi Hang Kenny TANG Nok Yiu Nikita MA Ka Man Carina / SHER Yat Sze Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 CHICKEEDUCK presents CRC Open 2010 Date Venue No of Entries : 23 October - 28 November 2010 : Chinese Recreation Club : approximately 1,500 Results: Men's Open Singles Men's Open Doubles Ladies' Open Singles Ladies' Open Doubles Mixed Doubles School Boy's 14U Singles School Boy's 14U Doubles School Boy's 18U Singles School Boy's 18U Doubles School Girls' 14U Singles School Girls' 14U Doubles School Girls' 18U Singles School Girls' 18U Doubles 35 or over Men's Singles 35 or over Men's Doubles 45 or over Men's Doubles 55 or over Men's Doubles 40 or over Ladies' Open Doubles 40 or over Mixed Doubles Winner(s) LE Minh Jonathan CHU / Jack HUI IP Katherine IP Katherine / KI Yan Tung Coenie VAN WYK / Hanna KRIVONOZKOVA CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar LAM Siu Chuen Tommy / Ronald PAK LAM Siu Fai Kelvin WONG Chun Hun Kevin / YEUNG Pak Long Brian NG Man Ying LAW Yik Yan / Claire SPACKMAN Eudice CHONG LEUNG Lok Sze / Katherine IP Hubert KARRASCH TONG Man Chung / Andrew TOWN POON Shui Wing / Samson SIU KWOK Wai Ng / Bernardob VALLERAMOS, JR LEUNG Yuet Ling / POON Ling Lai Jeffery SCHNIEDER / TAKENAKA Yumie Runner(s)-up Coenie VAN WYK Sean COOPER / Jason LIJEWSKI LEUNG Lok Sze LEUNG Lok Sze / LIN Wing Man Vivian KONG Kwun Ho James / Katherine IP LAM Siu Chuen Tommy CHEUNG Tik Chuen Oscar / LI Ming Gang John WONG Chun Hun Kevin KONG Kwun Ho James / LAM Siu Fai Kelvin Claire SPACKMAN NG Man Ying / TANG Nok Yiu IP Wai Kei Vickie Carina CHEN / Eudice CHONG Andrew TOWN LEE Kin Fai Andrew / Stephen SO Jimmy CHANG / CHOW Siu Lung TSAI Ge Wah/ Sunny CHAN WONG Chiu Wah Bonnie/ LEE Wah Oi POON Shui Wing / SIN Tan Jamie Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 2009/10 Date Venue Events No of Entries : 17 January - 10 February & 20-28 February 2010 : Victoria Park : 9 events including Men's and Women's Open Singles and Doubles; Mixed Doubles; Men's and Women's 'B' Singles and Doubles : approximately 720 Result: Open Event: Doctor's Choice Men's Open Singles Men's Open Doubles PURE Ladies' Open Singles Ladies' Open Doubles Mixed Doubles B Events: Men's B Singles Men's B Doubles Ladies' B Singles Ladies' B Doubles Winner(s) Jack HUI Runner(s)-up Coenie VAN WYK Jonathan CHU / Jack HUI WU Ho Ching Chattida THIMJAPO / LAM Po Kuen Jack HUI / LAM Po Kuen Adrian MONTESINOS / Andrew TOWN KI Yan Tung CHEUNG Lok Hei Lorraine / WU Ho Ching LO Kai Ho Keith / SHIU Ying Tuno Lona Winner(s) Skyler BUTTS CHAN Yik Ming Patrick / LAI Kai Wang Jacky LO Yan Yin Michelle LAU Hiu Wai / LO Yan Yin Michelle Runner(s)-up LI Hei Yin Andrew TAM Ching Yeung Michael / CHENG Yiu Lon Roy NG Man Ying Abigail CHIU / LAW Yik Yan 65 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 2010/11 Date Venues Events No of Entries : 11 -21 December 2010, 9 January - 1 February 2011 : Victoria Park Hong Kong Tennis Centre : 9 events including Men's and Women's Open Singles and Doubles; Mixed Doubles; Men's and Women's 'B' Singles and Doubles : approximately 780 Hong Kong National Veterans' Tennis Championships 2010 Date Venue Event No of Entries : 3-12 December 2010 : Chinese Recreation Club : 35 Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles, 40 Men's Doubles, 45 Men's Singles and Doubles, 45 Women's Doubles, 50 Men's Doubles, 55 Men's Singles and Doubles, 60, 65, 70 Men's Doubles : approximately 440 Hong Kong Junior Tennis Series 2010 Date Events Venues No of Entries : April to December 2010 : U10 to U18 Singles and Doubles for Boys and Girls : Victoria Park Hong Kong Tennis Centre Quarry Bay Park : approximately 3,000 Results: Competition 1 Event Boys' U18 Singles Boys' U18 Doubles Boys' U14 Singles Boys' U14 Doubles Boys' U12 Singles Boys' U12 Doubles Boys' U10 Singles Girls' U18 Singles Girls' U18 Doubles Girls' U14 Singles Girls' U14 Doubles Girls' U12 Singles Girls' U12 Doubles Girls' U10 Singles 66 Winner(s) Timothy CHOW CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent / LEE Ho Ching Martin LAM Chak Pong Marco LAM Chak Pong Marco / LAM Yin Kwong Keith WONG Hong Kit Jack LO Lok Pui Lawrence / WONG Hong Kit Jack CHAN Pak Hong Issac Carmen Florence LAI MA Shiu Kwan Nickie / LO Yan Yin Michelle NG Man Ying Maggie NG Man Ying Maggie / TANG Nok Yiu Nikita IP Wai Lam MAN Kwan Wun / IP Wai Lam TSANG Wai Yiu Runner(s)-Up CHO Hyun Duk Jonathan CHOW Hong Yin Timothy / LAU Ho Ming Wallace CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar ONG Man Ho Michael / CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar Jackie TANG Filip RYDBERG / SOU Ming Chun Alan CHAU Arthur Lincoln LAU Hiu Wai Eudice CHONG / Carina CHEN LO Yan Yin Michelle WONG Hei Tung Jamie / LEUNG Yik Kei Jacinta CHEN YU Hoi Yin / LIU Yuen Tung LEUNG Hang Lok Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Competition 2 Event Boys' U18 Singles Boys' U18 Doubles Boys' U14 Singles Boys' U14 Doubles Boys' U12 Singles Boys' U12 Doubles Boys' U10 Singles Girls' U18 Singles Girls' U18 Doubles Girls' U14 Singles Girls' U14 Doubles Girls' U12 Singles Girls' U12 Doubles Girls' U10 Singles Winner(s) Joint Winners: YEUNG Pak Long & CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent / YAU Long Fung Vincent PAK Ho Hin Ronald PAK Ho Hin Ronald / LAM Siu Chuen Tommy Joint Winners: Jackie TANG & WONG Hong Kit Jack Filip RYDBERG / SOU Ming Chun Alan Joint Winners: YUE Ching Ho Sunny & CHAN Pak Hong Issac LIN Wing Man LIN Wing Man / Lucy TANG Joint Winners: Eudice CHONG & CHAN Tsz Ching Christy Eudice CHONG / CHAN Tsz Ching Christy IP Wai Lam MAN Kwan Wun / IP Wai Lam LEUNG Hang Lok Runner(s)-Up LAW Yik Yan / Abigail CHIU LAM Ying Suet CHAN Chak Lam Jasmine / LAM Ying Suet Adithya Patali KARUNARATNE Winner(s) TAM Ching Yeung Michael LEE Ho Ching Martin / CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent LAM Chak Pong Marco / CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar Jackie TANG YUE Ching Ho Sunny / Edmund HUI YUE Ching Ho Sunny IP Wai Kei Vickie LAW Yik Yan / CHAN Tsz Ching Christy NG Man Ying Maggie LAU Hiu Wai / LO Yan Yin Michelle MAN Kwan Wun LIU Yuen Tung / YING Pui Yan NG Hei Ching Claudia Runner(s)-Up PAK Ho Hin Ronald CHOW Hong Yin Timothy / LAU Ho Ming Wallace Douglas YANG / Jackie TANG LO Lok Pui Lawrence LAM Ching / SOU Ming Chun Alan CHAN Pak Hong Issac NG Man Ying Maggie HUI Wing Tung Rachel / MA Shiu Kwan Nickie CHAN Tsz Ching Christy TANG Nok Yiu Nikita / Chloe CHENG IP Wai Lam IP Wai Lam / YU Hoi Yin Adithya Patali KARUNARATNE Winner(s) LAU Ho Ming Wallace CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent / PAK Ho Hin Ronald LAM Siu Chuen Tommy SOU Ming Chun Alan / LO Lok Pui Lawrence Jackie TANG CHEUNG Ngai Long Tigr / YU Man Tik Yaster ZHANG Zheng Qi Jonathan LEUNG Lok Sze LAW Yik Yan / MA Ka Man Carina LO Yan Yin Michelle Claire SPACKMAN / LAW Wing Chun MAN Kwan Wun IP Wai Lam / MAN Kwan Wun NG Hei Ching Claudia Runner(s)-Up CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar CHOW Hong Yin Timothy / LAU Ho Ming Wallace PAK Ho Hin Ronald Douglas YANG / LAM Yin Kwong Keith LO Lok Pui Lawrence YUE Ching Ho Sunny / Edmund HUI Arthur Lincoln CHAU NG Man Ying Maggie MA Shiu Kwan Nickie / LO Yan Yin Michelle LAW Yik Yan LAU Hiu Wai / LAW Yik Yan LAM Ying Suet LIU Yuen Tung / YING Pui Yan LEUNG Hang Lok CHOW Hong Yin Timothy / LAU Ho Ming Wallace LAM Chak Pong Marco LI Ming Gang John / LI Hei Yin Andrew KWONG Tsz Lok / LAM Ji Fung NG Man Ying Maggie TOMITA Riyo / SHER Yat Sze Crystal Competition 3 Event Boys' U18 Singles Boys' U18 Doubles Boys' U14 Doubles Boys' U12 Singles Boys' U12 Doubles Boys' U10 Singles Girls' U18 Singles Girls' U18 Doubles Girls' U14 Singles Girls' U14 Doubles Girls' U12 Singles Girls' U12 Doubles Girls' U10 Singles Competition 4 Event Boys' U18 Singles Boys' U18 Doubles Boys' U14 Singles Boys' U14 Doubles Boys' U12 Singles Boys' U12 Doubles Boys' U10 Singles Girls' U18 Singles Girls' U18 Doubles Girls' U14 Singles Girls' U14 Doubles Girls' U12 Singles Girls' U12 Doubles Girls' U10 Singles 67 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Competition 5 Event Boys' U18 Singles Boys' U18 Doubles Boys' U14 Singles Boys' U14 Doubles Boys' U12 Singles Boys' U12 Doubles Boys' U10 Singles Girls' U18 Singles Girls' U14 Singles Girls' U14 Doubles Girls' U12 Singles Girls' U12 Doubles Girls' U10 Singles Winner(s) Runner(s)-Up Janik BURRI CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent Joint Winners: CHAU Kwan Lam / LEE Ho Ching & PAK Ho Hin / LAM Siu Chuen Joint Winners: LAM Siu Chuen Tommy & PAK Ho Hin Ronald LI Ming Gang John / CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar Spencer CHIU / Douglas YANG Joint Winners: Jackie TANG & WONG Hong Kit Jack Joint Winners: WONG Hong Kit Jack / WONG Tin Long Hugo & YUEN Cheuk Yin / LAM Ching Joint Winners: YUE Ching Ho Sunny & ZHANG Zheng Qi Jonathan PANG Ching Venus NG Man Ying Maggie Joint Winners: NG Man Yin Maggie & Eudice CHONG Joint Winners: TOMITA Riyo / CHAN Hiu Laam Isabella & Claire SPACKMAN / NG Kwan Yau Joint Winners: WONG Yuet Magdaleine & Jacinta CHEN Joint Winners: IP Wai Lam / MAN Kwan Wun & YU Hoi Yin / LAM Ying Suet Joint Winners: LEUNG Hang Lok & NG Hei Ching Claudia Competition 6 Event Boys' U18 Singles Boys' U18 Doubles Boys' U14 Singles Boys' U14 Doubles Boys' U12 Singles Boys' U12 Doubles Boys' U10 Singles Girls' U18 Singles Girls' U18 Doubles Girls' U14 Singles Girls' U14 Doubles Girls' U12 Singles Girls' U12 Doubles Girls' U10 Singles 68 Winner(s) LAM Siu Chuen Tommy KO Man Hon / CHENG Yiu Lon Roy LAM Siu Chuen Tommy ONG Man Hon Donald / CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar LO Lok Pui Lawrence WONG Tin Long Hugo / LAM Ching YUE Ching Ho Sunny IP Wai Kei Vickie LIN Wing Man / LEUNG Lok Sze NG Man Ying Maggie LAW Yik Yan / Alvina LAI IP Wai Lam IP Wai Lam / MAN Kwan Wun LEUNG Hang Lok Runner(s)-Up PAK Ho Hin Ronald PAK Ho Hin Ronald / LAM Siu Chuen Tommy LAM Yin Kwong Keith SO Cheuk Lam Jonathan / CHAN Chak Yin Jeff Jackie TANG CHEUNG Ngai Long Tiger / YU Man Tik Yaster CHAU Arthur Lincoln PANG Ching Venus NG Man Ying Maggie / IP Wai Kei Vickie LO Yan Yin Michelle WONG Hei Tung Jamie / LAW Wing Chun MAN Kwan Wun NG Hei Ching Claudia / NG Ka Yan NG Hei Ching Claudia Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Lions Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Championships 2010 Date Venue No of Entries Events : 1-30 Mar 2010 : Victoria Park Tennis Courts : approximately 680 : U10 to U18 Singles and Doubles for Boys and Girls Results: Event Boys' U18 Singles Boys' U18 Doubles Boys' U14 Singles Boys' U14 Doubles Boys' U12 Singles Boys' U12 Doubles Boys' U10 Singles Girls' U18 Singles Girls' U18 Doubles Girls' U14 Singles Girls' U14 Doubles Girls' U12 Singles Girls' U12 Doubles Girls' U10 Singles Winner(s) LAM Siu Fai Kelvin LAM Siu Fai Kelvin / KONG Kwun Ho James LAM Siu Chuen Tommy LAM Siu Chuen Tommy / PAK Ho Hin Ronald Jackie TANG LO Lok Pui Lawrence / WONG Hong Kit Jack YUE Ching Ho Sunny LIN Wing Man LIN Wing Man / CHEUNG Lok Hei Lorraine LO Yan Yin Michelle CHAN Tsz Ching Christy / Eudice CHONG LAM Ying Suet MAN Kwan Wun / IP Wai Lam LEUNG Hang Lok Runner(s)-Up KONG Kwun Ho James CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent / LEE Ho Ching Martin LI Ming Gang John LI Ming Gang John / LI Hei Yin Andrew LO Lok Pui Lawrence Filip RYDBERG / SOU Ming Chun Alan ZHANG Zheng Qi Jonathan NG Man Ying Maggie LO Yan Yin Michelle / SHER Yat Sze Crystal NG Man Ying Maggie TANG Nok Yiu Nikita / TOMITA Riyo MAN Kwan Wun YU Hoi Yin / LIU Yuen Tung NG Hei Ching Claudia K-SWISS Inter-School Tennis Championships 2010 Date Venue No of Entries : 9 - 29 March 2010 : Victoria Park : 52 Teams Results: Boys' Division 2 Girls' Division 2 Boys' Division 1 Girls' Division 1 Winner Tak Sun Secondary School International Christian School Ying Wa College (Team A) Diocesan Girls' School Runner-up Li Po Chun United W. College Good Hope School Diocesan Boys' School (Team B) Heep Yunn School 69 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 LONGINES Look Out for Future Tennis Champions - Hong Kong Selection Date Venue : 11 April 2010 : HKTA Tennis Centre Results: Winner Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up Abigail CHIU Alvina LAI MAN Kwan Wan LAM Ying Suet Junior Tennis Novice Competition 2010 Date Events Venues No of Entries : April to November 2010 : U8, U10 and U12 Singles for Boys and Girls : HKTA Tennis Centre Tsing Yi Park Victoria Park : approximately 1,330 Results: Competition 1 Boys' 12 & Under Singles Boys' 10 & Under Singles Boys' 8 & Under Singles Girls' 12 & Under Singles Girls' 10 & Under Singles Girls' 8 & Under Singles Winner(s) Tristan Peter RUDOLPH NG Ki Lung Kyle TANG YING Pui Yan MOK Pui Ki WONG Hong Yi Cody Runner(s)-Up LAM Christopher LAU Yat Hei Elroy WONG Hin Sum Marco CHIU Wing Tung Angel LEE Cin Ji CHAN Hong Kiu Winner(s) CHEUNG Wing Him Alex LEUNG Yiu Ki Victor LIEW Christian Andre MOSQUEDA Anjelica Devi YU Wing Sze CHAN Hong Kiu Runner(s)-Up CHOY Ming Hei Steven LAU Yat Hei Elroy LAM Chun CHAN Chloe WONG Hong Yi Cody LIN Wing Ka CHEUNG Pak Hang CHAN Wai Chun Angus WONG Hin Sum Marco CHAN Man Yiu Kathleen LAU Ching Laam SOU Wing Shan Angela WONG Chung Hei Jonathan SO Chun Hei WONG Wang Ngo Hannah Alexandra HWA KO Wing Man LAW Wing Yin Competition 2 Boys' 12 & Under Singles Boys' 10 & Under Singles Boys' 8 & Under Singles Girls' 12 & Under Singles Girls' 10 & Under Singles Girls' 8 & Under Singles Competition 3 Boys' 12 & Under Singles Boys' 10 & Under Singles Boys' 8 & Under Singles Girls' 12 & Under Singles Girls' 10 & Under Singles Girls' 8 & Under Singles 70 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Competition 4 Boys' 12 & Under Singles Boys' 10 & Under Singles Boys' 8 & Under Singles Girls' 12 & Under Singles Girls' 10 & Under Singles Girls' 8 & Under Singles Winner(s) LAM Christopher Christopher MCDERMOTT LO Long Kiu Lucas WONG Hong Yi Cody LI Yam Ting KWOK Hong Kiu Runner(s)-up NG Cheuk Long Michael Jacob FRIEDLAND WONG Wang Ngo Hannah Alexandra HWA LAI Yuen Kiu Kiki LAW Wing Yin Winner(s) LAM Ka Ho Kyle TANG LEUNG Ka Yiu Hannah Alexandra HWA WONG Hoi Ki Jenny Sheena Jade KARRASCH Runner(s)-up NG Cheuk Long Michael LI Siu Hin Lorenzo MELZI CHAN Wai Ying SHEK Cheuk Yiu LAW Wing Yin Competition 5 Boys' 12 & Under Singles Boys' 10 & Under Singles Boys' 8 & Under Singles Girls' 12 & Under Singles Girls' 10 & Under Singles Girls' 8 & Under Singles Hong Kong Districts Tennis Circuit 2010 Date Events Venues No of Entries : April to November 2010 : Men's Singles and Doubles, Women's Singles and Doubles : Aberdeen Tennis & Squash Centre Chai Wan Park Tennis Courts Hong Kong Tennis Centre King's Park Lai Chi Kok Park Sai Chung Street Tennis Courts Shek Kip Mei Park Tai Po Sprots Ground Tsing Yi Park Tsuen Wan Riviera Park Tung Chau Street Park Victoria Park Tennis Courts Yuen Wo Road Playground : approximately 720 Results: Winner(s) Competition 1 (Victoria Park) Runner(s)-Up Men's Singles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles LEE Wai Hung Jeff Amy SUPANGKAT CHUNG Shui Chun/ NG Wing Yi LEE Ha Sun Ivan KI Yan Tung SHIUN Lai Yung/ WAN Barbara Competition 1 (Chai Wan Park Tennis Courts) Men's Singles Men's Doubles CHOW Hong Yin Timonthy HO Yuk Fai/ LAI Kai Wang Jacky HO Yuk Fai HO Tze Kwan/ NG Wing Po Competition 2 (Lai Chi Kok Park Tennis Centre) Men's Singles Men's Doubles LAI Kai Wang Jacky LIN Ken/ LIN Ben WONG Wai Long LEUNG Chi Hong/ LEUNG Chi Sang 71 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Winner(s) Runner(s)-Up Competition 2 (Tung Chau Street Tennis Courts) Men's Singles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles CHAN Kenny MA Shiu Kwan YU Tak Lam Michelle/ CHAU Kai Yi LAM Jason CHAN Lok Chee NISHIO Kuniko/ TOYOTA Sayuri Competition 3 (Tai Po Sports Ground) Men's Singles Ladies' Singles Avinash ADVANI CHAN Lok Chee LAU Heung Wing Gary CHAN Ting Ching Cynthia Competition 3 (Yuen Wo Road Playground) Men's Singles Men's Doubles LI Ka Chun LI Ka Chun/ LAU Yiu Bun HUNG Chuen Shu Paul WONG Chun Kuen/ CHEUNG Wing Tat Eddie Competition 4 (Hong Kong Tennis Centre) Men's Singles Men's Doubles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles YOSHIDA Masahiko NG Dick Luen / CHAN Yik Ming RANA Naomi TANG Hing Yan Stephanie/ CHAU Siu Ming Charmine TONG Ying Kit Robin AU YEUNG Koon Nan / LAI Yun Hung Collin LAU Tsing Yee EHARA Yoshimi/ OKAZAWA Yoko Competition 5 (Sai Ching Street Tennis Courts) Men's Singles CHOW Hong Yin Timothy HO Yuk Fai Competition 5 (Tsuen Wan Riviera Park ) Men's Singles Men's Doubles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles YOSHIDA Masahiko MAN Wing Fai/ FUNG Po Keung Joseph LAU Wing Ting LI Hoi Yi Jessica / LAU Wai Ting LAU Wing Cheong LOOK Kwong Chou / CHAN Yu Hoi Dannis CHAN Tin Ching Cynthia LEUNG Yuet Ling Beryl/ POON Ling Lai Competition 6 (Lai Chi Kok Park) Men's Singles Anil BAXANI YOSHIDA Masahiko Competition 6 (Shek Kip Mei Park) Men's Singles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles Joint Winner: WONG Man Hing & Man Wing Fai Joint Winner: LAU Tsing Yee & LEUNG Yuet Ling Beryl LEUNG Yuet Ling Beryl / POON Ling Lai YIP Woon Cheung / LAM Kwong Ying Competition 7 (King's Park Tennis Courts) Men's Singles Ladies' Singles 72 YUE Hon Lim Earl CHAN Lok Chee TANG Wai Hei Jeffrey FUNG Sau Wai Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Winner(s) Runner(s)-Up Competition 7 (Tung Chau Street Park Tennis Courts) Men's Singles Men's Doubles MAN Wing Fai LAU Yin Ho Ian / LEE Chi Fai CHAN Kit Hong Ricky / Competition 8 (Lai Chi Kok Park) Men's Singles Men's Doubles CHAN Pak Lai Raphael Avinash ADVANI / Benjamin BIETTE Benjamin BIETTE WONG Yu Hin Benjamin/ TONG Ying Kit Robin Competition 8 (Aberdeen Tennis & Squash Centre) Men's Singles Ladies' Singles Ladies' Doubles SO Chi Wing YIP Woon Cheung WONG Lai Yung/ HUI Kit Kwan LO Yiu Tong LAU Tsing Yee CHOW Wing Yan Bonnie / SUN Man Chi Hong Kong Top 10 Rankings (as at 16 November 2010) Men's 1= Coenie VAN WYK 1= Wayne WONG 3 Jack HUI 4 LAM Wing Lun 5 Andrew TOWN 6 Brian HUNG 7= LO Kai Ho Keith 7= YAM Chun Ming Gary 9= CHO Hyun Duk Jonathan 9= LAM Siu Fai Kelvin Ladies' 1 ZHANG Ling 2 YANG Zi Jun 3 WU Ho Ching 4 KI Yan Tung 5 Katherine IP 6 Lucy TANG 7= Carmen Florence LAI 7= LING Wing Man 9 IP Wai Kei Vickie 10 Eudice CHONG 73 Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 Hong Kong National Junior Rankings (as at 1 December 2010) 74 10 & Under Boys' Singles 1 YUE Ching Ho Sunny 2 ZHANG Zheng Qi Jonathan 3 CHAN Pak Hong Issac 4 Arthur Lincoln CHAU 5 WONG Sheung Yin Stephen Girls' Singles 1 LEUNG Hang Lok 2 NG Hei Ching Claudia 3 TSANG Wai Yiu 4 Adithya Patali KARUNARATNE 5 Caroline SPACKMAN 12 & Under Boys' Singles 1 Jackie TANG 2 LO Lok Pui Lawrence 3 WONG Hong Kit Jack 4 SOU Ming Chun Alan 5 Alester MAGALIT Girls' Singles 1 IP Wai Lam 2 LAM Ying Suet 3 MAN Kwan Wun 4 CHEN Jacinta 5 CHAN Chak Lam Jasmine Boys' Doubles 1 WONG Hong Kit Jack 2 YUE Ching Ho Sunny 3 SOU Ming Chun Alan 4 Edmund HUI 5= CHEUNG Ngai Long Tiger 5= LAM Ching Girls' Doubles 1 IP Wai Lam 2 MAN Kwan Wun 3 LIU Yuen Tung 4 YU Hoi Yin 5= LEUNG Hang Lok 5= TSANG Wai Yiu 14 & Under Boys' Singles 1 LAM Siu Chuen Tommy 2 PAK Ho Hin Ronald 3 LI Ming Gang John 4 LAM Chak Pong Marco 5 Spencer CHIU Girls' Singles 1 NG Man Ying Maggie 2 Eudice CHONG 3 LO Yan Yin Michelle 4 CHAN Tsz Ching Christy 5 Claire SPACKMAN Boys' Doubles 1 CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar 2= LAM Siu Chuen Tommy 2= LI Ming Gang John 2= PAK Ho Hin Ronald 5 LAM Chak Pong Marco Girls' Doubles 1 CHAN Tsz Ching Christy 2 LAW Yik Yan 3 Claire SPACKMAN 4 Eudice CHONG 5 LAW Wing Chun 18 & Under Boys' Singles 1 TO Chak Ting Justin 2 KWONG Kwun Ho James 3 LAM Siu Fai Kelvin 4 YEUNG Pak Long 5 WONG Chun Hun Kevin Girls' Singles 1 Katherine IP 2 LIN Wing Man 3 Eudice CHONG 4 Carmen Florence LAI 5 NG Man Ying Maggie Boys' Doubles 1 LAM Siu Fai Kelvin 2 CHAU Kwan Lam Vincent 3 KONG Kwun Ho James 4 YEUNG Pak Long 5 TO Chak Ting Justin Girls' Doubles 1 LIN Wing Man 2 Katherine IP 3 LO Yan Yin Michelle 4 MA Ka Man Carina 5 SHER Yat Sze Crystal Hong Kong Tennis Association • Annual Report 2010 World Rankings of Hong Kong Players Women's : WTA Ranking (as at 22 November 2010) Singles Doubles ZHANG Ling 219 367 YANG Zi Jun 920 937 Juniors (18 & Under): ITF Junior World Ranking (as at 22 November 2010) Boys' Justin TO KONG Kwun Ho James LAM Siu-Fai Kelvin YEUNG Pak Long WONG Chun Hun CHO Hyun Duk Nicholas SAYER YAU Long Fung Vincent CHEUNG Tik Chun Oscar PAK Ho Hin LI Hei Yin Andrew Rank # 343 380 394 525 620 886= 982= 1163 1583= 2044= 2044= Girls' Katherine IP LIN Wing Man Eudice Wong CHONG MA Ka Man Carina LO Yan Yin Carmen Florence LAI Lucy Jacqueline TANG PANG Ching WU Yujue CHEN Yuan Chia Carina Rank # 303 963 1028= 1067= 1133= 1222= 1710= 1898= 1898= 2097= Terms of Reference i. 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