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2014 TENNIS CANADA
ANNUAL REPORT
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• 2014keymoments 3
• ABoUttennIsCAnADA 13
a.messagefromChairandPresident 14
b.BoardofDirectors 15
c.seniormanagement 16
d.Awards 17
• tennIsDeveloPment 20
a.Community&kidstennis 21
b.Juniortennis&nationaltrainingCentres 24
d.Professionaltennis&HighPerformance 29
e.seniorstennis 32
f.Wheelchairtennis 34
g.Coaching,tPA&officiating 36
• RogeRsCUP&CAnADIAnevents 39
a.RogersCup--toronto 40
b.RogersCup--montreal 43
c.otherCanadianevents 45
• tennIsmAtteRs 51
• FACIlItIes 58
• PARtneRs 60
a.CorporatePartners 61
b.tennisPartners 63
• FInAnCe 65
tABleoFContents:
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2014 KEymOmENTS
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January 3 vasekPospisilreachestheAircelChennaiopensemifinals,hisfourthcareerAtPWorldtoursemifinalappearance...stevenDiez advancesintohisfirstcareerAtPChallengerfinalatthe$75keventinnoumea,newCaledoniaandsubsequentlyentersthetop 200forthefirsttimeatworldno.196.
January 4 sharonFichmanwinsherfirstWtAtitle,takinghometheAsBClassicdoublescrowninAucklandalongsideAmericanpartnermariasanchez.
January 5 Danielnestorcaptureshis82ndcareerAtPWorldtourdoublestitle,winningtheBrisbaneInternationalwithPoland’smariusz Fyrstenbergtomakeit21straightyearsinwhichhehasclinchedatleastoneAtPtrophy.
January 11 nestorreuniteswithformerpartnernenadZimonjicofserbiatowinhissecondstraighttitleof2014,takinghomethesydney Internationalcrown.
January 13 the2014AustralianopenbeginswiththreeCanadiansseededinthesingleseventsforthefirsttimeever–milosRaonicatno. 11andPospisilatno.28inthemen’sdraws,andeugenieBouchardatno.30inthewomen’stournament.
January 15 PospisilbattlesthroughinjurytooustAussiematthewebdenonRodlaverArenaandreachthethirdroundofaslamforthefirst timeinhiscareer.
January 19 FrancoiseAbandawinsherfirstcareerprofessionalsinglestitle,takinghomethe$25kPortst.lucieChallengertitlewithavictory overfellowCanadianHeidieltabakhinthefinal.
January 20 Boucharddefeatsformerworldno.1AnaIvanovictoadvanceintotheAustralianopensemifinals,oneyearafterfallinginthe qualifyingtournamentinmelbourne.shebecomesonlythesecondCanadianinhistorytoreachaslamsemifinal,afterCarling Bassettatthe1984Usopen.
January 22 Bouchard’ssemifinalmatchversuseventualchampionlinaisseenby4.4millionCanadiansontsn,makingitthemost-watched AustralianopenmatcheveronCanadiantelevision.
January 24 kellyD.murumetsisannouncedasthenewpresidentandCeooftennisCanada.
January 26 nestorandFrenchpartnerkristinamladenovicclinchtheAustralianopenmixeddoublestitle...BiancavanessaAndreescu capturesthelesPetitAstitleinFrance,oneofthemostprestigiousU14tournamentsintheworld.
January 27 thankstoherincrediblerunattheAustralianopen,Bouchardrisesintothetop20forthefirsttimeatworldno.19.
2014 KEymOmENTS IN
CANADIAN TENNIS
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February 2 missingitstwohighest-rankedplayersinRaonicandPospisil,Canadafalls4-1toJapanintheDavisCupWorldgroupfirstround intokyo.Canada’ssolevictorycamecourtesyofFrankDanceviconthefirstdayofthetie.
February 9 Canadadefeatsserbia3-1intheFedCupWorldgroupIIfirstroundattheClaude-RobillardsportsComplexinmontrealtoearna spotinApril’sWorldgroupIplay-offs.onthefirstdayofthetie,AleksandraWozniakearnsahard-foughtopeningvictorybefore BoucharddominatesinhertwomatchesoverJovanaJaksicandvesnaDolonctoleadCanadatovictory.Followingthesweep, FichmanandgabrielaDabrowskifallinthedeaddoublesrubber.
February 15 Fourteen-year-oldBenjaminsigouincaptureshisfirstcareerItFjuniortitle,winningtheQueretaroJuniorCup,agrade4-level eventinmexico.
March 12 RaonicnetshisthirdcareerwinoverAndymurraytoreachthequarter-finalsattheBnPParibasopen,anAtPWorldtourmasters 1000tournamentinIndianWells...BouchardandWozniakhaveasuccessfulIndianWellsaswellonthewomen’sside.Both playersreachthefourthround,withBouchardpickingupawinoverworldno.10saraerranienroute,andWozniakroundinginto formwithupsetvictoriesoverworldno.16sabinelisickiandno.22AnastasiaPavlyuchenkova.
March 23 glorialiangwinsthemitsubishi-lancerInternationalJuniorChampionships,anItFgrade1eventinmanila,Philippines.Itisthe 17-year-old’sbiggestcareerunder-18title.
March 27 Raonicplaysinhissecondstraightmasters1000quarter-final,pushingworldno.1Rafaelnadaltothreesetsatthesonyopen inmiami.
March 31 thankstohissuccessfulmonth,Raonicclimbsbackintothetop10ontheAtPrankings,tyinghiscareer-highofworldno.10.
april 4 BouchardadvancesintohersecondsemifinaloftheseasonatthePremiereventinCharlestonafterdefeatingtwoformerno.1 playersinsuccession,venusWilliamsandJelenaJankovic.
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april 5 CharlotteRobillard-milletteandAlejandrotabiloarecrownedchampionsattheU18RogersIndoorJuniornationaltennis Championships.
april 20 theCanadianFedCupteamdefeatsslovakia3-1atPePsonthelavalUniversitycampusinQuebecCitytoadvanceintotheelite eight-teamWorldgroupforthefirsttimeinhistory.WozniakandBouchardagainleadCanadatothreestraighttriumphs,with Wozniakopeningthetiewithastirringthree-setcomebackvictoryovertop50playerJanaCepelovaandCanada’sno.1player Bouchardsecuringhertwomatches.
april 21 Raonicmovestoanewcareer-highofworldno.9afterhisquarter-finalfinishatthemonte-Carlomastersinmonaco,hisfirstAtP Worldtourmasters1000quarter-finalappearanceonclay.
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May 11 nestorwinshis84thcareerAtPWorldtourtitle,movinghimintosolepositionofthirdall-timebehindmikeandBobBryan.Heand partnerZimonjicdefeattheBryanbrothers6-4,6-2towinthemutuamadridopen,amasters1000eventinspain...Fichman clinchesthebiggesttitleofhercareer,winningthe$100kItFProCircuitChallengerinCagnes-sur-mer,France.the23-year-old subsequentlyrisestoanewcareer-highofworldno.79...eltabakhcapturesthe$25kRaleighChallengerinnorthCarolina.
May 17 Raonicplaysinhissecondcareermasters1000semifinalandpusheseventualchampionnovakDjokovictothebrinkinRome.taking theopeningsetandpushingthesecondsettoatiebreaker,Raonicnearlyouststheworldno.2beforeDjokovicclimbsback.May 18 nestorcaptureshissecondconsecutivemasters1000crown,asheandZimonjicdefeatFelicianolopezandRobinHaaseforthe Rometitle.Itisnestor’s85thAtPtrophyandfourthof2014.
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May 20 BraydenschnurisnamedtheIntercollegiatetennisAssociation’sRookiemen’sPlayeroftheyear.theformerntCmemberfinishes uphisfreshmanyearattheUniversityofnorthCarolina.
May 24 BouchardcapturesherfirstcareerWtAtitle,defeatingCzechkarolinaPliskovaforthenurembergCupingermany.shesubsequently risestoanewcareer-highrankingofworldno.16.
May 26 InherfreshmanseasonatAlabama,erinRoutliffecapturesthenCAADivisionInationaldoubleschampionshipwithteammate mayaJansen.
June 1 Competinginthefifthfourth-roundslammatchofhiscareer,RaonicdefeatsmarcelgranollersattheFrenchopentomakehis maidenmajorquarter-final.HeultimatelylosestonovakDjokovic.
June 5 Bouchardparticipatesinhersecondconsecutiveslamsemifinal,fallingtoeventualchampionmariasharapovainthreesetsat theFrenchopen.
July 2 CanadaDayarrivesadaylateattheAllenglandClub,asBouchardandRaonicpostquarter-finalvictories(overAngeliquekerber andnickkyrgios,respectively)toadvanceintotheirfirstWimbledonsemifinals.ForBouchard,itisherthirdstraightslam semifinalandsheistheonlywomantohavemadeallthreeslamsemifinalsoftheyearsofar.ForRaonic,thewingiveshimhis first-everberthinaslamsemifinal,takingitonestepfurtherfromhisRolandgarrosresultamonthearlier.
July 3 thehistory-makingcontinuesforBouchardasshedefeatsworldno.3simonaHalepintheWimbledonsemifinalstobecomethe firstCanadiantoevermakeasinglesslamfinalintheopenera.
July 4 Raonicfallsinhisfirstslamsemifinal,droppingastraight-setslosstoRogerFederer.
July 5 PospisilbecomesagrandslamchampionasheandpartnerJacksockdefeatworldno.1sBobandmikeBryan,infivesetsin theWimbledonfinal.Competingintheirfirsttournamentasapair,Pospisilandsockoustedfourseededteamsenroutetothe trophy...BouchardfallstokvitovaintheWimbledonfinal.
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July 7 Raonicbecomesthehighest-rankedCanadiansinglesplayerinhistorybyrisingtoworldno.6ontheAtPWorldtourrankings... Bouchardbecomesno.2onthelistbyclimbingtono.7intheWtAstandings.
July 27 Pospisilandsockremainundefeatedasaduo,winningtheirsecondtitletogetherattheAtPWorldtour250eventinAtlantato bringtheirwinningstreakto10matches.
august 2 Pospisildefeatsworldno.14RichardgasquettoadvanceintohisfirstcareerAtPWorldtourfinalattheCitiopeninWashington, D.C.RaonicalsowinsinWashingtontomakehisfirstfinaloftheyear.
august 3 Raoniccomesoutontopinthefirst-everall-CanadianAtPfinal,defeatingPospisil6-3,6-3inWashington.thetriumphgives Raonichisfirst500-leveltitleandsixthcareerAtPtrophy.
august 10 the2014RogersCuppresentedbynationalBankwrapsupwithtwofirst-timechampions–Jo-Wilfriedtsongaintorontoand AgnieszkaRadwanskainmontreal.tsongadefeatedfourtop10players,includingFedererinthefinal,enroutetothebiggesttitle ofhiscareerwhileRadwanskabestedaresurgentvenusWilliamsinthechampionshipmatch...theUniversityofAlbertacaptures the2014nationalCollege&UniversityChampionshipstitleatUniprixstadiuminmontreal.
august 14 Robillard-millettewinshersecondstraightU18nationaltitlewhileHarrisonscottwinshisfirstattheoutdoorRogersJunior nationalChampionshipsheldattheontarioRacquetClub.
august 17 Pospisilandsock’swinstreakcomestoanendagainsttheBryanbrothersinthemasters1000Cincinnatifinal.theysetarecord foradebutteambygoing14-0tostarttheirpartnership.
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august 21 RaonicclinchestheemiratesAirlineUsopenseriesmen’sBonusChallengetitlethankstohistitleinWashington,semifinal performanceatCincinnati,andquarter-finalfinishintoronto.
august 22 Attheageof17,Abandaqualifiesforherfirst-everslammaindrawattheUsopen.shedidn’tloseasetthroughherthree qualifyingmatchesandinfactdroppedjustsixgamesintotal.
septeMber 14 AvictorybyRaonicoversantiagogiraldointhefourthrubbersecuresCanada’s3-2winagainstColombiaintheDavisCupby BnPParibasWorldgroupplay-offs,heldattheHalifaxmetroCentreinHalifax.PospisilandRaonicbothwontheiropeningday singlesmatcheswhileColombiatookthedoublesrubberinfrontofwhatwasthesecond-highestDavisCupcrowdon Canadiansoilwith15,516fansattendingthetiethroughtheweekend.thewingivesCanadaaplaceintheWorldgroupfor afourthstraightyear.
septeMber 28 BouchardcompetesintheWuhanopenfinal,herthirdoftheseasonandfirstatthePremier5level.Defeatingno.8 CarolineWozniackienroute,sheisbestedbykvitovaagaininwhatwasaWimbledonfinalre-match.
OctOber 2 BouchardofficiallyqualifiesfortheWtAFinals,reservedforthetop8playersoftheyear.sheisthefirstCanadiantomakethe season-endingchampionshipssinceHelenkelesiin1989,backwhen16playersearnedspotsinthetournament.
OctOber 4 PospisilteamsupwithFrenchmanJulienBenneteautoadvanceintotheChinaopenfinalinBeijing,hisfourthAtPWorldtour doublesfinaloftheseason.theyultimatelyfallinthefinaltoJean-JulienRojerandHoriatecau.
OctOber 5 RaoniccompetesinhissecondAtPfinaloftheyearattokyobutfallstorivalkeinishikoriinthreesets,makingitthreeyears runninghehasfinishedasrunner-upattheJapanopen.
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OctOber 6 Bouchardrisestoanewcareer-highrankingofworldno.6,tyingherwithRaonicasthehighest-rankedCanadiansinglesplayerinhistory.
OctOber 18 Canada’sover-80women’steamcontinuestoassertitsdominanceintheDorisHartCupcompetitionattheItFsuperseniors WorldteamChampionships,asRosemarieAsch,muffiegrieve,JoyceCutts,andJoanBradichteamuptodefeatFrance2-1in thefinalandclaimtheirfourthstraightworldtitle.
OctOber 19 PhilippeBedard(men’s),garyluker(quad),andHelenesimard(women’s)arecrownedthesingleschampionsoftheBirmingham nationalWheelchairtennisChampionshipsinBrossard,Quebec.
OctOber 20 Bouchardhitsanothercareer-highrankingofworldno.5tomakeherthesoletitleholderofCanada’shighest-rankedsinglesplayerever.
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OctOber 26 PospisilcapturestheBaselcrownwithnenadZimonjicforhisthirdAtPdoublestitleoftheseason...FourCanadianswingoldmedals attheItFsuperseniorsWorldIndividualChampionships.IngeWebercapturesthewomen’sover-75singlestitle,muffiegrieve takestheover-80women’sandmixeddoublescrowns,andJimCameronandkeithPorterclinchtheirsecondstraightmen’s over-60doublestitle.
OctOber 31 RaonicdefeatsRogerFedererforthefirsttimeinhiscareerinthequarter-finalsoftheParismastersandsubsequentlyqualifies fortheeight-manfieldoftheAtPWorldtourFinals.HeisthefirstCanadiantomaketheAtP’sseason-endingtournamentinsingles.
nOveMber 2 Raoniccompetesinhissecondcareermasters1000final,losingtoworldno.1novakDjokovic....Dabrowskicapturesthe$50k tevlinChallengertitlecrownintorontoforherfirstprofessionalsinglestitle.
nOveMber 9 schnurcontinueshisstellarplayatthenCAAlevel,winningtheUstA/ItAnationalIndoorIntercollegiatemen’ssinglestitleplayed atFlushingmeadows.
nOveMber 18 BouchardisnamedtheWtAmostImprovedPlayeroftheyear.
DeceMber 13 ACanadianiscrownedgirls’championoftheU16orangeBowlforthefourthstraightyearasBiancavanessaAndreescucaptures theprestigioustitleinFlorida.
DeceMber 26 RaonicreceiveshissecondconsecutivelionelConacherAwardastheCanadianPressmaleAthleteoftheyear.
DeceMber 28 BouchardisnamedastherecipientoftheBobbieRosenfeldAwardastheCanadianPressFemaleAthleteoftheyearforthesecond straightyear.
DeceMber 30 BouchardisannouncedastheQmIAgencyAthleteoftheyear.
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AbOUTTENNIS CANADA
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Ashasbeenthecaseoverthepastseveralyears,tenniscontinuedtoflourishinCanadain2014andsurpassedthehighexpectationssetin2013onnearlyeverylevel.thoughundernewleadershipandoperatingwithafreshperspective,themissionandvisionoftennisCanadaremainsthesame–leadthegrowthoftennisinCanadaandbecomeaworld-leadingtennisnation.theprogresstowardsthesegoalswastremendousoverthepastyearanditiswithsincerepleasureandimmenseexcitementthatwesharethatprogresswithyouthroughthepagesofthisreport.
thefuturelooksbright.the2014nationalresearchstudyonthehealthofthesportoftennisinCanadaproducedremarkableresults.thestudyshowedthat,inthepast12months,morethan6.5millionCanadiansplayedtennisatleastonce.thisisa32%increaseover2012whenthelastparticipationnumbersweretracked.Popularityofthesportisalsoontherisewith51%ofCanadianssayingtheyareeithersomewhatorveryinterestedintennis,upfrom38%in2012.ofthe6.5millionparticipants,5.3millionplayatleastfourtimesperyearwhilenearly1.7millionareconsideredfrequentplayerswhohitthecourtsatleasttwicepermonthduringthesummer.
Alsoshowingdouble-digitgrowthisparticipationandinterestamongstyouth.morethan600,000childrenbetweentheagesof6-11pickeduparacquetinthelastyear.morethanhalfofthosechildrenplayedatleastfourtimesinthat12-monthspan;thisisanincreaseofmorethan80%forthatagegroup.thestudyalsoshowsthatthemajorityofthenewfaninterestinthesportoveralliscomingfromayoungerdemographic.
thisgrowthcanbeattributedtosomanythings.theeffortfromprovincialandterritorialassociationsdownthroughtheclubsystemtoimplementnewprogrammingandkeeppeopleengagedinthesportisphenomenal.Wewouldnotbeabletoachieveourgoalswithouttheirsupport.ourfundraisingteamhasraisedmoniesthatgospecificallyintoensuringkidshavetheopportunitytotrythesportforthefirsttime.newfacilitieshaveopened,particularlyontheeastCoast,bolsteringparticipationnumbersforthatregion.thepoolofcoachesisgrowingwithinstructorcoursesacrossthecountry,makingsurepeoplearelearningfromcertifiedprofessionals.Andthelistgoeson.
However,itissuccessthatoftenbreedssuccess,andtheperformancesontheinternationalstagefromthelikesofeugenieBouchard,milosRaonic,vasekPospisil,DanielnestorandmoreserveasinspirationforallCanadianswhowanttofollowthem,cheerforthem,andbelikethem.thespecificsoftheirhistory-makingaccomplishmentsareoutlinedinmoredetailinthereport,buteachofthemachievedbothpersonalbestsandfirstsfortheircountrythispastyear,catapultingthemevenfurtherintostardomandintotheheartsoffansacrosstheglobe.Wecouldnotbemoreproudofthem.
equallyassuccessfulin2014weremanyofthejuniorplayersinourworld-classtrainingcentresandprograms.theirpursuitsandthehardworkanddedicationofcoaches,officials,communitytennisadvocates,corporatepartners,seniorsplayers,wheelchairtennisplayers,eventorganizersandmoreareallhighlightedinwhatyouwillreadhere.
Itisbecauseofasharedpassionandloveforthesportoftennisthatallofourstaff,partners,players,stakeholdersandfansareseeingsuchenormousreturnsontheirinvestment–whetheritbetime,money,energyoranynumberofotherthings–andweareexcitedtoseeevenmoregrowthaswemoveforwardinto2015.
mESSAgE fROm ChAIR &
PRESIDENT
John LeBoutillier Chair, Tennis Canada Board of Directors
Kelly D. Murumets President and Chief Executive Officer
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bOARD OfDIRECTORS
John LeboutiLLierChairoftheBoard
marc bibeauChair,tennismattersCampaign,
Quebec
andrée martinDirector
derrick roweDirector
ron ghitterDirector
nadir mohamedDirector
mike tevLinChair,tennismattersCampaign,
ontario
hector mackay-dunnChair,tennismattersCampaign,
BritishColumbia
deborah orangevice-Chair
martin wostenhoLmeChair,tennisDevelopment
Committee
roger martinPastChair
hart poLLackChair,FinanceandAuditCommittee
Jack grahamDirectoremeritus
keLLy murumetsPresident&Chiefexecutiveofficer
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SENIOR mANAgEmENT
Kelly D. Murumets President and Chief Executive Officer
Eugène Lapierre Senior Vice-President, Quebec Professional Tennis and Tournament Director, Rogers Cup presented by National Bank Montreal
Hatem Mcdadi Senior Vice-President, Tennis Development
Rob Swann Vice-President, Chief Commercial Officer
Gavin Ziv Vice-President, Professional and National Events
Helene St-Amand Vice-President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Mark Healy Chief Marketing Officer
Tulla Bateman Director, Fund Development
Rich Lant Director, Rexall Centre
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2014 TENNIS CANADA
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
high performance (abLe body)
male
Playeroftheyear: Milos Raonic
singlesPlayeroftheyear: Milos Raonic
DoublesPlayeroftheyear: Vasek Pospisil
mostImproved: Milos Raonic
female
Playeroftheyear: Eugenie Bouchard
singlesPlayerofyear: Eugenie Bouchard
DoublesPlayeroftheyear: Gabriela Dabrowski
mostImproved: Eugenie Bouchard
Juniors
outstandingJuniormale: Denis Shapovalov
outstandingJuniorFemale: Francoise Abanda
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high performance (wheeLchair)
WheelchairtennisAthleteoftheyear: Gary Luker
mostImprovedWheelchairtennisAthlete: Mika Ishikawa
seniors
individual Inge Weber: WorldsinglesChampion,Women’s75AgeCategory
Jim Cameron: WorldDoublesChampion,men’s60AgeCategory
Keith Porter:WorldDoublesChampion,men’s60AgeCategory
Muffie Grieve: WorldDoublesChampion,Women’sandmixed80AgeCategories
team Rosemarie Asch, Joan Bradich, Joyce Cutts, Muffie Grieve
Women:DorisHartCupChampions–80AgeCategory
Inge Weber, Evelyn Hustwit, Penny Goldrich, Heather Kontaxopoulos
Women:Queen’sCupBronzemedallists–75AgeCategory
event of the year Men’s Eastern Canadian Senior Indoor National
award Championships (ages 35-55), Donalda Club
coaching
Eddie Brisbois Bill Cowan Frederic Niemeyer
Andrew Pontozopol Tyler Prescott Ralph Platz
IMG Andres Marco Ivan Rauzon
Simon Laurendeau Guillaume Marx Cheda Kopcalic
Jocelyn Robichaud Sebastian Scutaru Doug Carter
Ben Armstrong Michael Loomer
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tpa awards
Coachingexcellence: Bill Cowan (ON)
ClubProfessionalexcellence: Ken Crosina (ON)
year-RoundFacilityexcellence: Donalda Club (ON)
seasonalFacilityexcellence: Calgary Tennis Club (AB)
CourseFacilitatorexcellence: Brian Myers (ON)
garyCarontPAscholarship: Carson Bell (AB)
Paul&JoyceChapnickUnder10DevelopmentCoachingscholarship: Kyrylo Tabunshchyk (ON)
officiating
georgeRustscheffexcellenceAward: Dave Ouellet
on-CourtofficialoftheyearAward: Isabelle Arbour
ericagilbertoff-CourtofficialoftheyearAward: Zito Baccarani
RookieofficialoftheyearAward: Shawn Morris
buiLding tennis communities (btc)
BtCRookieoftheyear: Annapolis Valley, NS (Joseph Memet)
BtCCommunityoftheyear: Riviere-du-Loup, QC (Yvon Gosselin)
BtCCommunityPartneroftheyearAward: Fernie, BC (Charlotte Willis)
BtCtennisFriendlyCommunityoftheyear: Casselman, QC (Jimmy Lavoie)
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TENNISDEvELOPmENT
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COmmUNITy& KIDS TENNIS
WithtennisCanada’smissionbeingtoleadthegrowthoftennisacrossthecountry,thecommunity,grassrootsandrecreationalcompetitivelevelsofthesportremainoftheutmostimportanceinachievingourgoals.Continuedfocuswasputoncreating,implementingandimprovingprogramsinplacethataffecteveryonefromkidsundereightyearsofagewhoarejuststartingoutallthewaythroughtouniversityandcollegeprogramswhichencourageplayerstokeepplayingthesporttheylove.
thelittleAcesmajormarketstrategycontinuestothrivewitheightcommunitiesacrossthecountrygrowingthesportoftennisthroughgrassrootskidstennisprograms.Anincreasedemphasiswasputonstartingkidstennisleagues.theseleaguesprovidelowcost,affordableprogramsforkidswithafocusonplay.Akidstennisleaguesimplementationguideforinstructors,tennisprofessionalsandcommunityleaderswasdevelopedwiththepurposetoprovideleagueorganizersallthenecessaryinformationtorunasuccessfulprogram.kidstennisleaguesareanintegralpartofgrowingthegameaswellasensuringtheloveoftennisisinstilledatayoungage.littleAcesProgramsattractedmorethan1,200kidstennisleagueparticipants,touchedover9,000kidsinschoolsandhelpeddriveparticipantsintolocalclubs,parksandrecreationprograms.
Additionally,theBuildingtennisCommunities(BtC)programcontinuedtoflourishas10newcommunitiesjoinedin2014,includingCalgary,Clearwater,kentville,Casselman,Amherstburg,Cymbria,Parcextension,laval,l’ile-Perrotandnouvelle.
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Anew“learntoPlay”curriculumwasalsocreatedtobuildasolidfoundationforfuturesuccessandtopromoteenjoymentforkidsplayingtennis.Itisbasedontheprogressivetennisformatandhaseasy-to-followlessonplansandactivitiesfortheearlyfundamentalstageofdevelopment.thisresourceisforinstructors,programmersandplayleaderstodelivereffectivelessons.theresourcealsoincludescomprehensivevideos.
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Furthertotheaboveenhancements,tennisCanadawasabletosupportseveralunderservedareasthroughpartnerandsponsorcontributionstothecommunitytennisdepartment.In2014tennisCanadapartneredwiththeBoysandgirlsClubsofCanadaforapilotprojectinontarioandintroducedthesportoftennistonineclubsand280kidsundertheageof12whoallparticipatedinleagues.thisprogramwillbeexpandingin2015.
tennisCanadaalsopartneredwithcommunityprojectsandorganizationssuchasthesunshineProject,Jane/FinchCommunitytennisAssociationandtheDougPhilpottInnerCityChildren’sFund.theseorganizationshelpbreakdownthebiggestbarriersthatpreventmanychildrenfromenjoyingthesportoftennisincludingcourtavailability,costandequipment.
Askidsgrowandcontinuewiththesportthroughelementaryandhighschool,itisimperativethatapathwaybeinplaceforthemtoplaytennisthatisnotnecessarilypartofthehighperformancestream.UniversitytennisinCanadacontinuestogrowimmenselyandthisgrowthisevidentinthecompetitivenatureshownatoursixthannualnationalcollegeanduniversitychampionshipswhichtookplaceinmontrealinconjunctionwithRogersCuppresentedbynationalBank.theUniversityofAlbertawontheirfirsttitle,havingcompetedintheeventforsixconsecutiveyears.therearenow22Canadianuniversitiesthatcompeteannuallyforthenationaltitle.
Forthesecondconsecutiveyear,theU18U.s.CollegeshowcaseeventwasheldinconjunctionwiththeU18CanadiannationalJuniorChampion-shipstoshowcaseyoungCanadiantalentinfrontofU.s.collegecoaches.thiseventhasgrownsince2013withmorethan30coachesattendingtheshowcase.therearecurrently124CanadiansplayinginU.s.collegesin2014makingU.s.orCanadianuniversitytennisaviableoptionforallyoungCanadianplayers.
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JUNIOR TENNIS & NATIONAL
TRAININg CENTRESItwasasuccessful2014seasonfortennisCanada’sjuniorprogram,withthenation’stopyoungtalentpostingseveralstrongresultsontheinterna-tionalcircuit.
InherfifthseasoninthenationaltrainingCentre(ntC),FrancoiseAbandatookahugeleapforwardontheprofessionalcircuit,risingfroma2013year-endrankingofworldno.563toahighofno.175in2014.Justbeforeturning17,Abandawonherfirstpro-levelsinglescrownatthe$25,000Portst.lucieChallengerinFloridainJanuary.shealsowasafinalistatthe$25ktournamentingatineauinJuly.mostimpressively,onlyafewmonthsaftermakingtheJuniorFrenchopensemifinals,shelostjustsixgamesinthreequalifyingmatchestomaketheUsopenmaindraw–becomingtheyoungestCanadiansince1987toplayaslammaindraw.
Atjust14yearsofage,BiancavanessaAndreescucapturedarguablythemostimportantU14andU16titlesinthesameyear.earlierin2014,shewontheprestigiousU14lesPetitAsinFrancetobecomethethirdCanadiantoeverwinthetitle.theninDecember,shehelpedcontinueCanada’sdominanceattheU16orangeBowl.FollowinginthefootstepsoferinRoutliffe,glorialiang,andCharlotteRobillard-millettebeforeher,Andreescube-camethefourthconsecutiveCanadiangirltocapturetheesteemedtrophyinFlorida.shealsowonthreeItFjuniortitlesthroughoutthecalendaryear.
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ontheItFcircuit,liangwonthebiggestU18titleofherjuniorcareerbyclinchingthemitsubishi-lancerInternationalJuniorChampionships,agrade1eventinmanila,Philippines.severalotherplayersclinchedtheirfirstItFjuniortitlesoutsideofCanadianborders,includingBenjaminsigouinwinningtheQueretaroJuniorCup,agrade4eventinmexico.DenisshapovalovclinchedtheCopaCariari,agrade4eventinCostaRica,whileRobillard-mil-lette (the2014U18 indoorandoutdoornationalchampion)wonagrade4 tournament inHungary.othernotable results includeAlejandrotabilomakingthesemifinalsofagrade1eventingermany,IsabelleBoulaiswinningagrade4eventinelsalvador,andHarrisonscottcapturinganothergrade4tourneyingreatBritain.
IntheU14agecategory,Canadaimpressedimmenselyontheinternationalcircuit.Boththeboys’andgirls’teamsmadeitthroughthezonalqualifyingtournamenttomaketheItFWorldJuniortenniseventinCzechRepublic.themajorhighlightwastheboys’U14team,featuringnicaisemuamba,FelixAuger-Aliassime,JerryHuang,andcaptainAndrelabelle,finishingsecondintheworld.thegirls’squad,withAndreescu,mariatanasescu,BrindthaRamasamy,andcaptainBrunoAgostinelliJr.endedinseventhposition.
thefull-timenationaltrainingCentreinmontrealisnowinitseighthseasonandisworkingtodevelopthenextgenerationofCanadiantennisstars.Forthe2014-2015season,theprogramwillfeatureeightreturningplayersandthreenewadditionsin14-year-oldsAuger-Aliassimeandmuambaand15-year-oldJoshuaPeck.Withhisselection,AlbertanPeckalsoisthefirstplayerfromoutsidethethreelargestprovincesofontario,QuebecandBritishColumbiatojointheprogram.
AllthreeoftennisCanada’snationaljuniortrainingprogramsintoronto,montreal,andvancouvertookstepsforwardaswellin2014.notably,thevancouvereditionsignificantlyexpandeditsactivityin2014andhasthuslyseenanincreaseinthedepthandqualityofitsplayers.thankstothethreecourtsitnowuses,theprogramaccommodated20kidsaged7-15frombothBritishColumbiaandAlberta,helpingtoprovidetheseyoungathleteswithamorecompetitivetrainingenvironment.
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fuLL-time montreaL nationaL training centre participants
2014-2015 players:
FrancoiseAbanda Jackmingjielin
FelixAuger-Aliassime nicaisemuamba
Alexisgalarneau CharlotteRobillard-millette
RosieJohanson JoshPeck
marie-Alexandreleduc Benjaminsigouin
glorialiang victorkrustev
2014-2015 coaches:
sylvainBruneau RalphPlatz
RobertoBrogin JocelynRobichaud
simonlarose kieranFoy–Fitness
martinlaurendeau AndreParent–Fitness
guillaumemarx
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nationaL Junior training program participants – toronto
2014-2015 players:
BiancaAndreescu* Alexlu
sofiyaBabych BrindthaRamasamy*
JadaBui natashasengrapath
AncaCraciun* stefansimeunovic
AshtonCross laynesleeth
DanielFainblum marcostakovic
Anagrubor Ilyatirapolsky
ChristopherHeck Dariatomashevskaya
spencerkeung Alvintudorica
nicklagaev
*Athletes in transition to full-time NTC program in Montreal
2014-2015 coaches:
Andrelabelle BrunoAgostinelliJr.
DeanCoburn Clementgolliet–Fitness
nationaL Junior training program participants – montreaL
2014-2015 players:
elizabethDesmarais lauravasilescu
ericaDiBatista JadenWeekes
tiffanylagarde* kyleWeekes
Alex-Antoinemarquis AnnabelleXu
*Athletes in transition to full-time NTC program in Montreal
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2014-2015 coaches:
Andrelabelle severinetamborero
Fredericniemeyer AndreParent–Fitness
nationaL Junior training program participants – vancouver
2014-2015 players:
leenaBenneto HenryRen
JackDavis lachlanRobertson
lawrenceIvanov Jessiegong
JerryHuang Jovansihota
Alexaneilsen Roniksihota
ellaneilsen Danieletuthen
kiranPhatepeker Alexandravagramov
olexandragorchanyuk lukavukovic
elizabethPrilepin
2014-2015 coaches:
odedJacob AnthonyFindlay–Fitness
RubenAlcantara stephanest.laurent–Fitness
kamilPajkowski serginazarov–Fitness
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PROfESSIONAL TENNIS & hIgh
PERfORmANCEItwasanotherhistory-makingyearforCanadiantennisontheprofessionalcircuitin2014withthecontinuedriseandrecord-breakingfromourtopstars.
eugenieBouchardtrulywontheheartsofCanadiansandtennisfansworldwidein2014,movingfromno.32intheworldtoahighofno.5,becomingCanada’shighest-rankedsinglesplayerinhistory.Bouchard’sincrediblerisefromup-and-comingstartobonafidetop10playerbeganearlyin2014,whenshebecamethefirstCanadiansince1984tomakeagrandslamsinglessemifinalattheAustralianopen.leadingintothesecondslamoftheyear,BouchardhitanothermilestonebywinninghermaidenWtAtitleatnuremburg.sheturnedhertriumphingermanyintoa10-matchwinstreakbybackingupherperformanceDownUnderwithanothersemifinalfinishattheFrenchopen.Acoupleofweekslater,shemadeevenmorehistorybybecomingthefirstCanadiantoreachaslamsinglesfinalatWimbledon.theseresultshelpedherqualifyfortheyear-endWtAFinals,becomingthefirstCanadianfemaletodosoinmorethantwodecades.shewasnamedCanadianPressfemaleathleteoftheyearforasecondconsecutivetime.
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Alsobuildingonastellar2013season,milosRaoniccontinuedtosurpasshispreviousachievementsbyputtingtogetheranimpressive,all-aroundyear.Hewastheportraitofconsistencyatmasters1000events,makingthequarter-finalsorbetter–includingonefinalandtwosemifinals–atsevenoftheninetop-tiertournaments.AftermakingthesemifinalsatRome,wherehepushednovakDjokovictothreesets,RaonicbecamethefirstCanadianmaletoreachagrandslamquarter-finalintheopeneraatRolandgarros.HeprogressedevenfurtheratWimbledonbymakingthesemifinals.Inthefirstall-CanadianAtPWorldtourfinalatWashington,RaonicdefeatedvasekPospisiltoclaimhissixthtitleandbiggestoneofhiscareertodate.Healsoreachedthetokyofinalforathirdstraightyear.HismostimpressiveresultarguablycameattheParismasters,wherehepickeduphisfirstwinoveramemberoftheBigthreebytakingoutRogerFedererinthequarter-finalsenroutetohissecondcareermasters1000final.theresultalsoearnedhimapositionintheeight-manfieldattheAtPWorldtourFinals–afirstforaCanadianmaleinsingles.Reachingahighofno.6,RaonicwasalsoawardedasecondconsecutiveCanadianPressmaleathleteoftheyearaward.
InadditiontomakinghisfirstAtPfinalatWashingtonandreachingasinglescareerhighofno.25,Pospisilengineeredaphenomenalseasononthedoublescircuitin2014,startingwithhisperformanceatWimbledonwithfirst-timepartnerJacksockoftheUnitedstates.thetwoyoungstarsexcitedthetennisworldwiththeirruntotheWimbledonchampionship,beatingworldno.1sBobandmikeBryaninafive-setfinaltoclaimtheprestigioustrophy.theydidn’tendthere,winningAtlantaandmakingthemasters1000finalatCincinnatibeforesufferingtheirfirstdefeat.theduowent14-0tostarttheirpartnership,anAtPWorldtourrecordforadebutteam.Pospisilalsosucceededwithotherpartnerslaterintheyear,clinchinghisthirdcareertitleatBaselwithnenadZimonjicandmakingtheBeijingfinalwithJulienBenneteau.starting2014withadoublesrankingofno.89,Pospisilshotuptoahighofno.12bynovember.
thesuccesseswerenot limitedtotheseplayersalone.Amongsomeoftheotherkeyaccomplishmentsin2014weregabrielaDabrowskiwinningherfirstWtAdoublestitleandsinglesChallengertitle;DanielnestorwinningfourAtPWorldtourtitles,makingitatleastonechampionshipwonforthe21stconsecutiveyear;sharonFichmancapturingherfirstWtAdoublestitle;andBraydenschnur,CarolZhaoanderinRoutliffemakingwavesinnCAAtennis.
Forafulllistofplayerresultsandhighlightsfrom2014, click here.
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theinternationalteamcompetitionsofDavisCupandFedCupremainthepinnacleofthenationalhighperformanceprogramwithbothteamssolidi-fyingtheirplaceamongstthebestintheworld.
BouchardledateamcomprisedofAleksandraWozniak,FichmanandDabrowskitoahistoricFedCupresult,going4-0throughtwotiesagainstserbiaandslovakiatohelphercountryearnaspotintheeight-teamFedCupWorldgroupforthefirsttimeunderthecurrentformat.onthemen’sside,afterfallingtoJapanintheWorldgroupfirstroundwithoutRaonicandPospisilduetoinjury,theDavisCupteam,alsofeaturingnestorandFrankDancevic,bouncedbackintheplay-offsdefeatingColombia3-2inHalifaxandsewinguptheirspotintheupperechelonofthecompetitionforafourthstraightyear.In2015,bothteamswillcompeteinthehighestlevelofthecompetitionsimultaneouslyforthefirsttime.
Inadditiontothesephenomenalhighperformanceprofessionalresults,thedevelopmentofjuniorhighperformanceplayersremainsatopprioritywithmanyincredibleresultsin2014.thefullreportonjuniortennisandthenationaltrainingCentreprogramscanbefoundhere.
Withsomuchsuccesscurrentlybeingexperiencedatalllevelsofthesport,thereisacontinuedimportanceplacedonidentifyingandrecruitingnew,talentedathletestothepipeline.In2014,nationalBankbecametheofficialsponsorofthetalentrecruitmentanddevelopmentprogramnationally.overthenextthreeyears,theirsupportwillhelpgivethousandsofchildrenachancetodreamaboutbeingCanada’snextbigtennisstar.makingamovebacktoitsoriginaldesignconcept,theprogramcontinueditsexpansionintermsofthenumberofplayersrecruitednationwide.morethan1000childrenranginginagefrom5-8yearsoldwererecruitedtooutdoorsummerclubsinQuebecorskillsDayeventsinontario,BritishColumbia,AlbertaandnewBrunswick.Inall,14indoorfacilitiesinfivedifferentprovinceswereinvolvedaswellas26outdoorclubsinQuebec.thisnumberwillbeexpandedin2015toidentifyevenmorepotentialtalentacrossthecountry.
lastly,sportsciencecontinuestoexpanditsroleinthenationalteamprogram.DartfishUsAcontinuedtoprovideworld-classvideoanalysisservicesforplayersparticipatingintheU12nationalcampprogramaswellasfortheDavisCupteam.Aprofessionalstrokelibrarywascreatedforusebyallnationalteamcoachesandwenowhavehighqualityvideofootageoftheworld’stopinternationalandCanadianplayers.theuseoftennisCanada’sprivateDartfishtvchannelwassuccessfullyexpandedtothecoacheducationprogram.movingforward,moreresourceswillbeputintotheareaofsportsciencewiththegoalbeingtoimplementandintegratesportscienceandsportmedicineprogramsfromtheprofessionalplayerprogramsdownthroughtheclubstructure.
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SENIORSTENNIS
AnothersuccessfulcalendaryearisinthebooksforCanadianseniorstennisbothonthenationalandinternationallevels,withplayersfromacrossthecountryprovingtobesomeofthebestintheworld.
theathletescompetinginturkeyatthesuperseniorsworldchampionships,forages60andolder,performedexceptionallywellashascometobeexpected.Intheteamcompetition,Canadacapturedtwomedals, includingthecontinueddominanceofthewomen’sover-80team.muffiegrieve,RosemarieAsch,JoyceCutts,andJoanBradichcametogethertowintheDorisHartCupforanunprecedentedfourthyearinarow,meaningCanadaisstilltheonlycountrytowintheeventsinceitwasinauguratedin2011.thewomen’sover-75team,featuringIngeWeber,evelynHuswit,HeatherkontaxopoulosandPennygoldrick,alsoclinchedabronzemedalintheQueensCupcompetition,finishingthirdoutofnineteams.
Attheindividualevent,fourCanadianspickedupgoldmedals.Webercompletedheroutstandingworldchampionshipsbywinningthesinglestitleintheover-75drawforthesecondtimeinthreeyears.grievewasunbeatableindoubles,winningboththeover-80women’s(withsouthAfricanJackieZylstra)andmixeddoubles(withAmericanmaxByrne)eventstoaddtoherimpressivemedalcollection.Roundingoutthefirst-placefinishersareJimCameronandkeithPorter,whowontheirsecondconsecutivemen’sover-60doublescrown.othernotableresultsincludedlornemainandgordonvergereachingthefinalofthemen’sover-80doublescompetition.
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theseniorsworldteamchampionshipsforthe35-55agegroupstookplaceinFlorida,withCanada’sbestresultaseventh-placefinishoutof19teamsbythewomen’sover-50mariaestherBuenoCupteamcomprisedofAlisontaylor,marymanley,erinBoyntonandCathylitton.thefinestresultonthemen’ssidewasthe10th-placefinishoutof23teamsbythemen’sover-35ItaliaCupsquadofBrianAhlberg,PhilippePourreaux,CameronCrossandJeremymyles.thehighlightoftheworldindividualchampionshipswasthewomen’sover-45singlessemifinalfinishofAndreannemartin,whoovercameaslightinjurytoreachthefinalfourofaverytoughdraw.
manyCanadianseniorsplayerscontinuetoholdloftyItFrankings.theyareledbytarasBeyko,whomaintainedhisworldno.1positioninthemen’sover-45singlesagegroup.grieveiscurrentlytheno.1playerinover-80mixeddoublesandno.2inwomen’sdoubles,whileAhlbergholdsdowntheno.5spotinthemen’sover-35singlesrankings.overall,Canadanowhasmorethan30playersinsidethetop25ontheItFsinglesanddoublesrankinglists.
InsideCanadianborders,seniorstournamentsacrossthecountrycontinuedtoflourishwithmosteventsseeingtheirdrawsizesincreasefromthepreviousyear.thequalityofcompetitionwasoutstandingwithmanyformerDavisCup,FedCup,WtAandAtPplayersparticipatinginthenumerousnationalindoor,nationaloutdoor,ItF,andprovincialevents.
theseniorsseasonculminatedwiththestevestevensseniornationalChampionshipsintorontofromAugust17-23.HeldatDonaldaClub,graniteClubandtorontolawntennisClub,over400players fromacrossCanadatookpart in thefirst-classcompetitionwhichwaswell receivedbytheathletesastheyplayedfortheirnationalrankingandinternationalteampositions.
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WhEELChAIRTENNIS
WiththedevelopmentprojectsthathavebeeninitiatedoverthelastseveralyearsbytennisCanada,theprovincialtennisandwheelchairassociationsandcommunityorganizationsareshowingpromisingresultsandanincreasingnumberofparticipants,leadingtothecontinuedgrowthofwheelchairtennisinCanadain2014.
newgrassrootsprogramswerelaunchedinontario,Alberta,newBrunswickandBritishColumbia,andcombinedwithalready-existingprograms,atotalof50newplayerswereexposedtointroductorywheelchairtennisthroughouttheyear.AnewpartnershipwasalsoforgedwiththeHollandBloor-viewkidsRehabilitationHospital,whichhasseenwheelchairtennisbecomearegularcomponentinthechildren’sphysicaleducation.
thesecondyearoftargetingthegreatertorontoAreashowedencouragingresults.thechildreninmississauga,ont.’skidstenniswheelchairleaguehaveprogressedverywellandoneoftheparticipantswasinvitedtoparticipateintheItFAmericasJuniorDevelopmentcamplastsummer.Buildingonthesuccessofthekidsprogram,anewadultgrassrootsprogramwasstartedinthefall.Inaddition,theweeklyprogramsatl’AmoreauxtennisCentreandUniversityoftorontoscarboroughcontinuetoofferregularplayingopportunitiestorecreationalplayers.
nationalcoachkaischrameyercontinuedhisworkineducatingmorewheelchairtennisinstructorstogrowthepooloftalentedcoachesavailabletoworkwithCanada’srisingnumbersofwheelchairtennisathletes.throughworkshopsinvancouver,torontoandottawa,40coacheswereexposedtothebasicsofteachingwheelchairtennis.Furthermore,in2015wheelchairtenniswillbeintegratedintotheQuebectennisInstructorCurriculum,exposingeverynewQuebeccoachtothesport.
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onthehighperformancefront,2014wasasuccessfulyearforCanada’snationalteamathletes.thequadplayersexcelledbothonanindividuallevelaswellasateam,narrowlymissingapodiumfinishbycominginfourthattheBnPParibasWorldteamCupinnetherlands.themen’ssquadwasonepointawayfromsecuringtheirplaceinWorldgroup2fornextyear,butwasunabletoconvertandthuswillhavetoplayqualifyingagainnextyear.
Atotaloffivequadathletessatinsidethetop40in2014,highlightedbytheriseofgaryluker(Ancaster,ont.),whocrownedasuccessfulyearbydefendinghistitleattheInternationalCanadianChampionshipsinmontrealandclimbingtoworldno.15.onthemen’sside,fourCanadianplayerscurrentlyshowinthetop100,withPhilippeBedard(montreal)andJoelDembe(toronto)setonrepresentingCanadaatthetoronto2015ParapanAmgames.
Inaddition,theathletesintennisCanada’sdevelopmentprogramcontinuedtoimpressastheyimprovedthroughouttheseason.Inthequaddivision,risingstarRobshaw(northBay,ont.)shotupfromhavingnoworldrankinginthefallof2013toahighofno.26.mikaIshikawa(vancouver)raisedherrankingtono.20andscoredabigdoubleswinattheItFseries1DaeguopeninkoreawithAmericantop10playernicktaylor.Inthemen’scategory,JeanFrancoissylvestre(QuebecCity)currentlyholdsacareer-highrankingofno.87,upfromhis2013year-endofno.288.
theBirminghamnationalWheelchairtennisChampionshipsalsowasanothersuccessinitsthirdstraightyeartakingplaceinBrossard,Quebec.thetournamentsawthereturnofawomen’sdivisionforthefirsttimesince2012andHelenesimard,participatinginherfirstcompetitiveeventinsevenyears,tookthetitle.Inthemen’sdraw,Bedardwonhissecondconsecutivenationalcrownwhile2014tennisCanadawheelchairtennisathleteoftheyearlukerwonhissecondcareernationaltitleandfirstsince2011.
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Withtheknowledgethatstrongcoachingisvitaltothedevelopmentoftennisplayersacrossthecountry,growingCanada’stop-notchcoachingbaseandofferingthenation’scoachestheopportunitytoimprovetheirskillsremainedamainpriorityin2014.
twoseparatestreamsexistincoachingcertificationfollowingcompletionoftheinitialInstructorandClubProfessional1course,withindividualsabletoselecttheclubpropath,competitionstream,orboth.throughoutthecalendaryear,over500peopleattendedcertificationcoursesintheInstructorandClubProstream(Instructor,ClubPro1and2),whileover60coachesattendedcertificationcoursesinthecompetitivestream(Coach2and3).
Allcertifiedinstructors,clubprofessionals,andcoachesmustpartakeinaminimumamountofongoingprofessionaldevelopmenttomaintaintheiractivecertifiedstatus.Awidevarietyoftheseopportunitieswereprovidedin2014with19conferences/seminars/workshopsheldacrossCanadaandover750coachesparticipating.
twomorecoachesgraduatedfromthementorprogramin2014,whichisdesignedtoprovideidentifiedcertifiedcoacheswiththeskills,knowledge,andexperiencetoultimatelydevelopplayerscapableofrankinginthetop50internationally.Inthepastyear,10coacheswereintheprogramfromfiveprovinces.
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Itwasabanneryear for thetennisProfessionalsAssociation (tPA)asthemember-basedassociationdevotedtogrowingtheprofessionof tenniscoachinginCanadacelebratedits10thanniversary.growingeveryyearsinceitsinceptionin2004,itsmembershipbaseincreasedtoover2,900membersin2014–continuingitspatternofsignificantgrowthfromitsstartingpointof800members10yearsago.
Withafocusonprovidingitsmemberswithmorebenefitsandservices,newpartnershipswereformedwithyonex,Prince,ReBounces,andBrokerstrusttoofferadditionalexclusivediscountsthroughtPAmembership.thetPAwebsitealsorevampedandenhanceditsvideolibraryresourcesection.
World-renownedcoachPaulAnnaconeattendedthetPAConferenceintoronto,whichcelebrateditsbiggestaudienceyetwithover250coachesfromacrossCanadainattendance.Hetookpartinafulldayofactivities,leadingsessionsabouton-courttrainingandoff-courttopics,includingqualitiesofacoach,preparingforcompetition,planning,anddealingwithparents.HealsotalkedalotabouthistimecoachingPetesamprasandRogerFederer,withthecoachesandguestsalsohavingachancetointeractwithAnnaconeandaskhimquestions.
Intotal,morethan50percentofyear-roundfacilitiesinCanadanowonlyemployfully-certifiedtPAmembers.Additionally,over95percentofcoachesworkingatyear-roundfacilitiesarecertifiedandover80percentoftheseindividualsareactivelytPA-certified.
thetotalnumberofCanadianofficialscertifiedbythejointAtP/ItF/WtAcertificationprogramin2014was27,includingeightInternational(Bronze,silver,andgoldBadge)officialsand19WhiteBadgeofficials.onhomesoil,thereare300membersoftennisCanada’sofficiatingProgram.Atotalof20clinicswereheldacrossCanadain2014toaddnewofficialstotheranksandimprovetheskillsofofficialsalreadyintheprogramwithatotalof375peopleattendingthesetrainingsessions.
theofficialsintennisCanada’sprogramparticipatedinmanyimportanteventsthroughout2014,includingCanada’stwoWorldgroupIIFedCupties,theQuebecCityWtAtournament,threeAtPChallengers,women’sItFProCircuitChallengers,men’sItFProCircuitFutures,ItFandnational-levelseniors,juniors,andwheelchairevents,andJuniorDavisCupandFedCupregionalcompetitions.
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RogersCuppresentedbynationalBankinmontrealandtorontoremainsthehighestlevelofeventmostCanadianofficialsparticipateineachyear.theselectionprocesscontinuestobearigorousonetoensurethehighestqualityofofficiatingforthetournamentandinvolvestheprovincialcoordinators,managerofofficiating,tournamentreferee,andchiefumpires.Intotal,75percentofofficialsemployedatRogersCupandCoupeRogerswerefromCanada.twentytraineesjudgedtohaveconsiderablepotentialalsowereinvitedtoparticipateinthetournamentinordertogainvaluableexperienceandwereevaluatedpost-event.
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ROgERS CUP &CANADIAN EvENTS
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the2014RogersCuppresentedbynationalBankintorontokickedoffwithanappearancefromtheno.1playerintheworldandfinishedwiththecrown-ingofafirst-timechampionmakingitoneofthemostexcitingandsuccessfultournamentsinrecenthistory.
gettingtheballrollingwithabigsplash,worldno.1andmostrecentWimbledonchampionnovakDjokovicmadethefirstbigplayerappearanceoftheweekbyattendingtheofficialdrawheldinthelieutenantgovernor’ssuiteatQueen’sPark.theeventdrewmediaandvIPsfromacrossthecityanden-suredalleyeswereonRogersCupheadingintotheopeningweekend.
ContinuingtofocusonensuringRogersCuphasadowntownpresence,RogersandtennisCanadapartneredonauniqueactivationtheweekbeforethetournamentintheformofatennislotteryball.Fanswereencouragedtodrawafoamtennisballfromthelargemachinetowinaprize.Prizesrangedfromsmall(i.e.tennisstressball)tolarge(primetickets,Rogersservicesandmobiledevices).theballmovedtothreedifferentdowntownlocationsensuringithitauniquesegmentofthepopulationeachday.thisincludedyonge-Dundassquare,thebaseoftheCntowerandtheFinancialDistrict.
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PizzavilleFreeCommunityWeekendwaswheretheon-siteactionstarted,andwithanewpartneronboard,theactivationfortheweekendwasbetterthanever.Inadditiontothekidstennisprogramming,funactivities,afestival-likeatmosphereandqualifyingmatches,theweekendalsosawthereturnofthesportsnetBallHockeyChallenge.thelegendaryRogerFederertooktotheballhockeycourtwithnHlstarssuchasPhilkesselandJasonspezzatoshowoffhisskillsinfrontofanenthusiasticcrowd,someofwhomwerehockeyloversattendingatenniseventforthefirsttime.
BuildingonthesuccessofthePremiumseriesClubfrom2013,full-weekticketsubscribersweretreatedtoexclusiveexperiencesincludingaQ&AwithRogerFederer,ameetandgreetwithstefanedbergandotheruniqueplayeropportunities.Forallticketholders,furtheremphasiswasputonimprovingtheon-siteexperiencewithsiteupgrades,includinganewpracticecourtsviewingpatioandanenhancedretailvillage,andtheintroductionofatheme:theArtoftennis.
several different events and installationswere created especially for the theme,which brought together the artistry and beauty of tennis to addsomethingnewanduniquetothetournament.AnartbattletookplacebetweenseveralAtPplayerswiththeirfinishedartworkthenmadeavailableforpurchaseinthesilentauction.RenownedartistDavidArrigowason-siteallweekinthetennisCanadaboothpaintinga16-footmuralcelebratingCanada’sDavisCupandFedCupsuccess.life-sizewiresculpturesofDjokovic,Rafaelnadal,Federer,Andymurray,andmilosRaonicwereplacedthroughthesiteallweek,withoptionstopurchasetabletopversions,andalimitededitionsouvenirmagazinecoverandposterweredesignedaswell.onthecourt,itwasfanfavouriteandcrowdpleaserJo-Wilfriedtsongawhowalkedawaywithhisfirstmasters1000title,snappingastreakof10straightyearsthatthetrophywasliftedbyoneofFederer,murray,nadalorDjokovic.Agiantkillerinthedraw,tsongahadtoeliminatethreeofthoseplayersenroutetothechampionship–Djokovicinthethirdround,murrayinthequarter-finalsandFedererinthefinal,whichhecapturedinstraightsets7-5,7-6(3).
Forthesecondstraightyear,thedoublescrownwaswonbyworldno.2pairingAlexanderPeyaandBrunosoares.theduodefeatedno.3seedsandhometownfavouriteDanielnestorandnenadZimonjicinthesemistosetupaclashwiththeunseededteamofIvanDodigandmarcelomelowhomtheydefeated6-4,6-3inthefinal.
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ItwasasuccessfultournamentontheCanadianplayerfrontaswell.Inadditiontonestorreachingthedoublessemifinals,Raonicreachedthequar-ter-finals,wildcardPeterPolanskydefeatedJerzyJanowiczinthefirstroundtosetupasecond-roundmeetingagainstFederer,andnCAAstandoutandformernationaltrainingcentrememberBraydenschnurqualifiedforhisfirstAtPWorldtoureventgettinghisfirsttop100victoryintheprocess.
theRogersCupHallofFameinductedanotherlegendonthetuesdaynightoftheeventwhenformerworldno.1stefanedbergwasaddedtothelistofaccomplishednames.edbergwasatwo-timeRogersCupsinglesfinalistandadoubleschampion.AsecondinducteewashonouredonthesaturdayeveningwhenformerRogersCupmasterofceremoniesDongoodwinwasacknowledgedforhis30yearsofservicetothetournament.
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With181,996fansenteringthegatesover10daystowatchthebestfemaletennisplayersintheworld,the2014editionofRogersCuppresentedbynationalBankinmontrealwasanothersuccessfultournament.theeventmarkedthereturnofeugenieBouchardtoherhometownofmontrealjustweeksafterbecomingthefirstCanadiantoreachagrandslamsinglesfinalatWimbledon,whilethepresenceofbothWilliamssistersalsodrewmuchattention.thelegendarysisters–venusmakingherfirst-everappearanceinmontrealandserenahersecond–endedupplayingeachotherinthesemifinalsinwhatwasthe25thmeetingoftheircareers.
Intheend,no.3seedAgnieszkaRadwanskaofPolandtriumphed6-4,6-2overvenusWilliamsinthefinal.Radwanska,whohadpreviouslyreachedtwoRogersCupsemifinals,endedvenus’exceptionalrun.At34yearsold,theAmericanwastryingtobecometheoldestplayerevertowinthetitle.thedoublestitlewasclinchedbysaraerraniandRobertavinciofItalywhocontinuedtheirdominationoftheWtAdoublescircuitbybecomingthefirstItalianstoeverwinRogersCup.thetopseedsdefeatedCaraBlackofZimbabweandsaniamirzaofIndiainthefinal.
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thetournamentkickedoffwithHygradeFamilyWeekend,whichsawmorethan40,000peoplecomethroughthedoorstowatchqualifyingmatchesandseestarslikeBouchard,mariasharapova,andPetrakvitovapracticeonCentreCourt.AballhockeygamealsowasplayedbetweenmembersofCanada’sgoldmedal-winningwomen’shockeyteamandWtAplayers.
tennisCanada,tennisQuebec,andtennismontrealjoinedforceswitholympicParkonceagainforthethirdeditionofminiRogersCup.CanadianFrancoiseAbandaand2011UsopenchampionsamanthastosurwereonhandatthekidstenniscourtsbuiltontheolympicParkesplanadetohitafewballswiththekidsinattendanceatthepressconference.morethan160kidsbetweentheagesoffiveand12participatedandthewinnerswerepresentedwiththeirmedalsonCentreCourtduringRogersCup.
Four-timeslamchampionArantxasanchez-vicariowasinductedintotheRogersCupHallofFameinaspecialCentreCourtceremony.thespaniard,whowonthe1992and1994RogersCuptitles,waswarmlyreceivedbymontrealfanswhoadoptedherasoneoftheirownduringherplayingdays.
tennisCanadaalsoreinforceditscommunitytiesduringthetournament,donating15centsperticketsoldtohelpfamilieslessfortunateintheville-ray-Parcextensiondistrict.Adonationof$27,000wasmadetothe“tabled’actionensécuritéalimentaire.”
AddingtotheatmospherethroughtheweekwastheoriginalAustraliangenieArmy,whotravelledtomontrealtocheerontheirfavouriteplayer.thenowfamousgroupgavemultipleinterviews,signedautographs,playedtenniswiththekids,andmadetheirpresenceknowninthestadiumduringBouchard’smatch.tournamentspokespersonDenysArcand,internationally-renownedfilmdirectorand2004AcademyAwardwinnerforBestForeignlanguagefilm,alsowasafixtureon-siteduringtheweek.
FansofBouchard,sharapova,serenaWilliams,andAleksandraWozniakwerealsoabletopurchaseultimatefanpackagesaspartoftheChooseyourteammarketingcampaign.thepackageguaranteedfansaplaceattheir favouriteplayer’sfirstmatchofthetournamentandalsoprovidedagiftbagandasignificantrebateonticketspurchasedfortheplayer’sremainingmatches.theluckyfansalsowereabletotakeagroupphotowiththeirfavouriteplayer.
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OThER CANADIANEvENTS
2014 canadian events and resuLts
NATIONAL BANK CIRCUIT
event singLes doubLes
$50ksaguenay(Women) JulieCoin(FRA) ysalineBonaventure(Bel)/nicolaslater(gBR)
$40kRimouski(men) samuelgroth(AUs) edwardCorrie(gBR)/Danielsmethurst(gBR)
$25kgatineau(Women) stephanieForetz(FRA) Hirokokuwata(JPn)/Chiakiokadaue(JPn)
$50kgranby(men) Hirokimoriya(JPn) marcusDaniell(nZl)/Artemsitak(nZl)
$25kgranby(Women) miharuImanishi(JPn) Hirokokuwata(JPn)/Rikosawayanagi(JPn)
$250knationalBankCup(WtA) mirjanalucic-Baron(CRo) mirjanalucic-Baron(CRo)/lucieHradecka(CZe)
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CHALLENGER EVENTS
event singLes doubLes
$10kvictoria(Women) sonjamolnar(CAn) AyanBroomfield(CAn)/mariaPatrascu(CAn)
$10kvancouver(Women) Alexaguarachi(UsA) yukaHiguchi(JPn)/HironoWatanabe(JPn)
$100kvancouver(men) marcosBaghdatis(CyP) Austinkrajicek(UsA)/John-Patricksmith(AUs)
$100kvancouver(Women) Jarmilagajdosova(AUs) Asiamuhammad(UsA)/mariasanchez(UsA)
$25kWinnipeg(Women) Patriciamayr-Achleitner(AUt) RosieJohanson(CAn)/CharlottePetrick(CAn)
$50ktevlintoronto(Women) gabrielaDabrowski(CAn) mariasanchez(UsA)/taylortownsend(UsA)
FUTURES EVENTS
event singLes doubLes
$15kgatineau Danielsmethurst(gBR) edwardCorrie(gBR)/Danielsmethurst(gBR)
$15ksherbrooke Dimitarkutrovsky(BUl) edwardCorrie(gBR)/Danielsmethurst(gBR)
$15kRichmond Dennisnovikov(UsA) RikDevoest(RsA)/mattseeberger(UsA)
$15kkelowna Benjaminmitchell(AUs) Carleguez(CAn)/AndersonReed(UsA)
$15ksaskatoon thanasikokkinakis(AUs) HansHach(meX)/Braydenschnur(CAn)
$15kvancouver Alexandersarkissian(UsA) DanielChu(CAn)/kylemcmorrow(UsA)
$15kCalgary Danielnguyen(UsA) Braydenschnur(CAn)/Jackmurray(UsA)
$15kWinnipeg liamBroady(gBR) Dimitarkutrovsky(BUl)/sakethmyneni(InD)
$15kDonaldatoronto BjornFratangelo(UsA) sekouBangoura(UsA)/evanking(UsA)
$15ktevlintoronto BjornFratangelo(UsA) michaelBois(FRA)/IsadeJuneau(CAn)
$15kmayfairtoronto FarrisFathigosea(gBR) mattseeberger(UsA)/Rudolfsiwy(CZe)
BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
event singLes doubLes
men PhilippeBedard(QC) PhilippeBedard(QC)/JoelDembe(on)
Quad garyluker(on) notPlayed
Women Helenesimard(QC) Helenesimard(QC)/tarallanes(BC)
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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
team UniversityofAlberta
CIRCUIT CANADA EVENTS
event champion
$10,500WhiteoaksCopacabanaHolidayopen men–HugoDiFeo(CAn)
–theClub@Whiteoaks Women–sonjamolnar(CAn)
$9,000ACeCanadianIndooropenChampionships men–egorkoleganov(RUs)
–CedarspringsHealthRacquetandsportsClub Women–sonjamolnar(CAn)
ROGERS JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Indoor - Junior Boys
age singLes champion singLes finaList doubLes champions
12 Alvinnicholastudorica(on) ChristopherHeck(on) Joshualapadat(on)/ChristopherHeck(on)
14 FelixAuger-Aliassime(QC) RazvanBaiant(QC) FelixAuger-Aliassime(QC)/RazvanBaiant(QC)
16 Benjaminsigouin(BC) Jackmingjielin(on) JackDavis(BC)/kiranHemPhaterpekar(BC)
18 Alejandrotabilo(on) Davidvolfson(on) ChristopherFletcher(on)/Davidvolfson(on)
Indoor - Junior Girls
age singLes champion singLes finaList doubLes champions
12 sofiyaBabych(on) natashasengphrachanh(on) sofiyaBabych(on)/natashasengphrachanh(on)
14 tiffanylagarde(QC) IsabelleBoulais(on) BrindthaRamasamy(on)/AncaCraciun(on)
16 BrindthaRamasamy(on) AncaCraciun(on) katarinakopcalic(on)/IsabelleBoulais(on)
18 CharlotteRobillard-millette(QC)AyanBroomfield(on) RosieJohanson(BC)/vanessaWong(on)
Outdoor - Junior Boys
age singLes champion singLes finaList doubLes champions
12 Ilyatiraspolsky(on) ChristopherHeck(on) Ilyatiraspolsky(on)/AshtonCross(on)
14 RazvanBaiant(QC) nielsvannoord(QC) liamDraxl(on)/markPieczynski(on)
16 Jackmingjielin(on) Alexisgalarneau(QC) victorkrustev(on)/JoshuaPeck(AB)
18 Harrisonscott(AB) Davidvolfson(on) DylanBednarczyk(on)/Davidvolfson(on)
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Outdoor - Junior Girls
age singLes champion singLes finaList doubLes champions
12 natashasengphrachanh(on)melodieCollard(QC) natashasengphrachanh(on)/Dariatomashevskaya(on)
14 sofiyaBabych(on) Jessiegong(BC) elizabethDesmarais(QC)/miaedger-lacoursiere(QC)
16 katarinakopcalic(on) BrindthaRamasamy(on) IsabelleBoulais(on)/Inesmilosevic(on)
18 CharlotteRobillard-millette(QC)vanessaWong(on) CharlottePetrick(on)/katherinesebov(on)
CANADIAN ITF JUNIOR EVENTS
event singLes doubLes
AceU18ItFgr.5 Boys–Denisshapovalov(CAn) Boys–Jackmingjielin(CAn)/Benjaminsigouin(CAn)
Burlington,on girls–teonavelehorschi(CAn) girls–AyanBroomfield(CAn)/mariaPatrascu(CAn)
U18ItF,gr.5 Boys–Jackmingjielin(CAn) Boys–victorkrustev(CAn)/JoshPeck(CAn)
edmonton,AB girls–JenaCheng(CAn) girls–staceyFung(CAn)/stephanieHazell(UsA)
U18ItF,gr.4 Boys–Jackmingjielin(CAn) Boys–Jackmingjielin(CAn)/Benjaminsigouin(CAn)
vancouver,BC girls–RosieJohanson(CAn) girls–katarinakopcalic(CAn)/vanessaWong(CAn)
U18ItFCanadianopenJunior Boys–Akirasantillan(AUs) Boys–QuentinHalys(FRA)/Akirasantillan(AUs)
Championships,gr.1Repentigny,QC girls–elenagabrielleRuse(RoU) girls–tamigrende(InA)/elenagabriellaRuse(RoU)
U18ItF,gr.2 Boys–PetrosChrysochos(syP) Boys–yunseongChung(koR)/seongChanHong(koR)
montreal,QC girls-DestaneeAiava(AUs) girls–veralapko(BlR)/elenagabrielaRuse(RoU)
U18ItF,gr.5 Boys–matthewgamble(UsA) Boys–Christianlakoseljac(CAn)/ClarkeWilson(CAn)
Burlington,on girls–BiancavanessaAndreescu(CAn) girls–katarinakopcalic(CAn)/Inesmilosevic(CAn)
U18ItF,gr.5 Boys–kyryllkryvchun(CAn) Boys–timothysah(UsA)/sangeetsridhar(UsA)
victoria,BC girls–mariatanasescu(CAn) girls–AlexandraBelaya(UsA)/emmaDecoste(UsA)
U18ItF,gr.5 Boys–kyryllkryvchun(CAn) Boys–maxkorkh(CAn)/kyryllkryvchun(CAn)
vancouver,BC girls–AlexandraBelaya(UsA) girls–Anne-sophieCourteau(CAn)/Allisandravalk(CAn)
SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONS
eastern men singLes doubLes
35 CarloZambri DavidCox/gregnovak
40 JasonChristie AlexBlattler/BenWoo
45 AlexBlattler martinlemay/mikeo’neill
50 garymeanchos PaulBeck/garymeanchos
55 Abbaskhiltash Abbaskhiltash/lensimard
60 sergeyBorodulin sydneyAzancot/DennisIng
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eastern women singLes doubLes
35 sophieRonan Florakarsai/sophieRonan
40 JenniferBishop noevent
45 noevent erinBoynton/sueBye
50 sandymackie noevent
55 erinBoynton madeleineBerube/michellekaris
60 ChristaCameron ChristaCameron/Ankemagnus
65 maryAnngaskin CobyDommasch/AnneRungi
70 lilliDontigny lilliDontigny/suegilbertson
75 monicHoude noevent
80 noevent noevent
western men singLes doubLes
30 tristangilbertson marvinHinds/shaunkhambral
35 noevent noevent
40 Joachimnierfeld stephenkimoff/Joachimnierfeld
45 noevent noevent
50 stephenkimoff Imransyed/RobWolfert
55 stanmystek stanymystek/marcPepin
60 noevent osamaelshafey/JoeForrayi
65 JoeForrayi noevent
70 ericBojesen ericBojesen/HorstDammholz
75 HorstDammholz noevent
80 gordonverge noevent
western women singLes doubLes
35 shawnalalande-Weber JenniferCherneski/shawnalalande-Weber
40 noevent noevent
45 Rosieschaich Carollau/Annelydon
65 AllardCote lucienDesmarais/michellanteigne
70 shaheermikhail JulesAllard/Jeanlarose
75 gastonBlais gastonBlais/CrichtonWilson
80 BrahmFaber noevent
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STEVE STEVENS SENIOR OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS
men singLes doubLes
35 BrianAhlberg ChrisRitchie/CoulterWright
40 matthewAkman gerryRonan/CoulterWright
45 karlHale PaulBeck/garymeanchos
50 garymeanchos stephenkimoff/oliverkraut
55 terenceRobinson Frasermacdonald/lensimard
60 keithPorter JamesCameron/steveyesowick
65 timgriffin HaniAyoub/kenDahl
70 Johntibbits ericBojesen/shaheermikhail
75 gastonBlais HorstDammholz/guidoWeber
80 lornemain RobinArnold/Philiptaylor
85 Paullee Johnklaiber/geraldRegan
women singLes doubLes
35 maureenDrake maureenDrake/shierastuart
40 JenniferBishop JenniferBishop/tinaBlaskovic
45 Andreannemartin CarolineFrenette/Andreannemartin
50 Alisontaylor Dalekozicz/kathymueller
55 erinBoynton erinBoynton/DianaDimmer
60 louisemoulin JaniceHolloway/susanstone
65 maryAnngaskin maryAnngaskin/Patriciamclachlan
70 louiselangston liliDontigny/susangilbertson
75 IngeWeber muffiegrieve/evelynHustwit
80 muffiegrieve noevent
50 marymanley marymanley/karenClarke
55 CoraWills marciaJackson/AmyPoon
60 michelineBerry michelineBerry/AmyPoon
65 Jeanmartin maryAnngaskin/Patriciamclachlan
70 noevent noevent
75 noevent noevent
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TENNISmATTERS
Itwasanothersuccessfulyearfortennismattersin2014,raisingcloseto$3milliondollarstohelpsupportandgrowtennisinCanada.tennismatters,thefundraisingdivisionoftennisCanada,focusesitseffortsinthreekeyareasoftheorganization:growingkidstennis,supportinghighperformancedevelopment,andnewindoorfacilitiesacrossthecountry.
Let’s make tennis matter for kids campaign
thelet’smaketennismatterforkidscampaign,whichprovidesopportunitiesforchildrenfromacrossCanadatogetactiveandlearnimportantvaluesthroughtennis,markeditsfifthyearin2014.thecampaignsawitsnumberofdonorsincreasebyawhopping50percentfrom2013,withcloseto1,500donorsfromacrossthecountryhelpingraiseover$337,000.thankyoutothe13ambassadorswhomatchedeverygiftmade:
•milosRaonic&theRaonicFamily •sébastienleBlanc •Hart&nancyPollack •Anonymous•gary&JoBarnes •londonCommunityFoundation •garrettPrins,CorCapital•AvieBennett •nancy&JohnmcFadyen •Cheryl&Jimsheard•DonaldF.HunterFoundation •tom&Caranicolopoulos •graeme&ellenWatt
kidstennisprogramsaredeliveredinschools,parks,andclubs.newpartnershipswereformedwiththeBoys&girlsClubsintorontoandmontrealaswellasgirlguidesCanadatodeliverprogramstounderservedcommunities.thekidstennisprogramhasalsoevolvedtoincludesportwheelchairsforkids,whichhasbeenahugesuccess,providingkidsnotonlywithanopportunitytoplaythesportbutalsoafeelingofinclusiveness,senseofpurposeandhappinessfortheentirefamily.
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high performance
the2014seasonwasanexcitingoneforCanadiantennis,asthesuccessoftheCanadianDavisCupandFedCupteamsaswellasstarsmilosRaonic,eugenieBouchardandvasekPospisilcertainlyhelpedraiseCanadians’interestinhelpingdevelopthenextgenerationofchampions.thereisatalentedgroupofkidstrainingatthefull-timenationaltrainingCentreinmontreal,whoareachievingsuccessatjuniortournamentsallovertheworld.supportfromincrediblygenerousdonorsishelpingourhighperformanceprogramachievethesegreatresults.
Inparticular,specialthanksgotomarcandtracyBibeaufortheirsupportofhighperformancetennis;PeterJensenandlauramcCainfortheirgifttohelpdeveloptheUniversityChampionshipsinAtlanticCanada;andmilosRaonicforgivingbackandprovidingplayercoachingscholarshipstosupportthedevelopmentoftopachievingU12playersinCanada.
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events
Raonic Race for KidsthisyearmarkedthethirdannualRaonicRaceforkidsfundraisingeventinsupportoflet’smaketennismatterforkidsandthemilosRaonicFoundation.onceagainteamsandtheircelebrityhonoraryteamcaptainscompetedinaseriesoffun,timedchallengestowintheRaonicCup.theeventwasasuccessasteamsandcelebritieshadfunwhileraising$131,000fortheseimportantcauses.thankyoutoallfund-racersandhatsofftothetopthreefundraisersandfundraisingteams:
Top fundraisers: •michaelBiro •Beverlykataoka •monteWeis
Congratulations to the team who won the Raonic Cup: yougotserved!
Thank you to the Raonic Race for Kids sponsors:
Draft Party Sponsor: •Pizzaville
Media Partner: •torontostar
And finally, thank you to the celebrities who kindly gave their time and energy to the event:
•milosRaonic •FrankDancevic •scottmoir •CarsonArthur •RobFaulds •kellymurumets •AdrianoBelli •Anthonygale •martinReader •michaelBoguski •karlHale •CabralRichards •BillyBridges •CurtHarnett •samiJosmall •BradBowden •marniemcBean •georgestroumboulopoulos •PatrickChan •Daniellemichaud •tessavirtue
Rogers Cup and other eventstennismattershostedseveralsuccessfulfundraisingeventsthisyear,includingaWomen’sexecutiveeventinmontrealandtheAtPDreamDoublesChal-lengeintorontoduringRogersCuppresentedbynationalBank.thetournamentsalsofeaturedrecord-settingsilentauctions.
Fundraisingeventswerealsoheldattorontolawn,graniteClub,andRexallCentrewiththegrandslamPro-Am.theirgreateffortstohelpgrowthegamearemuchappreciated.AspecialacknowledgementisalsoowedtoDanielnestorfordonatingproceedsfromhisfundraisingeventtohelpkidstennis.
Top fundraising teams:•mayfairmavericks•Blackmore•otAFuturestars
Challenge Sponsors:•mcRaeImaging•nationalBank•newBalance
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Lifetime Legends
tennisCanadaisgratefultothosedonorswhosepassionandcommitmentfortennishasresultedintotalcontributionsexceeding$100,000.theirgener-osityisfeltbytennisplayers,coachesandfansacrossthecountry.In2014,lifetimelegendswelcomedsomenewmemberstothecircle,includingJohnleBoutillier,Hans&Ingeborgmaciej,Alexosten,andBuddyvictor.
Lifetime Legendslorne&WendyAbonyRobert&maryPatArmstrongJames&nicoleBagnelltheBirminghamFamilyDavid&staceyCynamonDan&JillDevlinDonaldatennisClubtony&RobyneamesFamilyFoundationFairfaxFinancialHoldingslimited
donor Listing
tennisCanadagratefullyacknowledgesallthedonorswhogenerouslycontributedbetweenJan.1-Dec.31,2014.
Legends $100,000+Robert&maryPatArmstrongtheBirminghamFamilyFairfaxFinancialHoldingslimited
Grand Slammers $25,000-$99,999marc&tracyBibeautheBrownFamilytony&moiraCohenDan&JillDevlinthetony&RobyneamesFoundationedronHoldingsltd
Ambassadors $10,000 - $24,999JohnAmundrudgary&JoBarnesAvieBennettCopezPropertiesltdmichaelCowplandtheDonaldF.HunterFoundationmichael&JaneevansFondationmartin-matteForezliFamilytrustgerrygoldbergterryHooge
theFleckFamilyFoundationRon&myrnaghitterlindaglover&IanDeverteuilPetergoldberggraniteClubAdrianlachanceJohnleBoutillierHans&IngeborgmaciejHectormackay-Dunn&Family
Ron&myrnaghitterHans&IngeborgmaciejAlexosten
theFleckFamilyFoundationlindaglover&IanDeverteuilgraeme&elizabethHibberdHectormackay-Dunn&FamilyPeterJensen&lauramcCainmcRaeImagingInc.
mcRaeImagingInc.RogermartintheontariotrilliumFoundationAlexostentheRixFamilyFoundationmike&nicoletevlinthetorontolawntennisClubBuddyvictor
nicole&miketevlinBuddyvictor
J.F.mitchellAndrzejkepinskiRobertmillermilosRaonic&theRaonicFamilyspacemakersConstructionservicesswiftsureFoundation
sébastienleblancJohnleBoutillierRogermartinscott&margritmcCreaththeHugh&CarysQuennecFamilynancy&JohnmcFadyengustavmorhartDonald&loismorrisontom&CaranicolopoulosHart&nancyPollackgarettPrins,CoRCapital
QuantumnutritionIncmurray&RodaRubinscotiabankCheryl&JamessheardmichaelsmithtennisAlbertathetorontolawntennisClubDavidvaughangraeme&ellenWatt1AnonymousDonor
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Champions $1,000 - $9,999AetIosProductionsIncCharlotteAlabasterAonParizeauJames&nicoleBagnellBanquenationaleBarry&stephanieZekelmanFoundationBentallkennedyRobertCaracciolo&marylozynskyPaul&JoyceChapnicktheCharnetski/PearceFamilytheChristopherFoundationCIInvestmentsCIBCDavidClark&BarbaraRamsaymargie&RichardClarkClearwaterFineFoodsIncCReItRemcoDaalgrantDennlerDavidDickCarolDurno&FamilyempireCompanylimitedenterpriseRentACarCanadaCompanytheFarleygroupFidelityInvestmentsFinancièresunlifeBrian&PatriciaFloodmichaelFortierFrederictonsunriseRotaryClubIncFrançoisgodboutFrank&AnnagoddardPetergoldbergBruce&susangossen
JackgrahamDavid&miraygranovskygordon&CarolgregoryAnthonygriffiths&PennyHigginsHalifaxPortAuthorityPatrickHarrisonJohnA.HeinePCHenryWhitekinnearFoundationsoniaHeroux&AdamPekarskyRichardHuddleston&CherylCooneyIsraeltennisCentersFoundationCalvinJaytheJosephFriebergFamilyCharitableFoundationlaCaillegroupInclaCapitaleAssurancesetservicesFinanciersDavidA.labarrelakewoodIndoortenniseugenelapierrePaulleemalcolmleitchJoe&ParkerlowesmarkmacConnellRandymagnussentam&JonmatthewsRobmcBroom&FamilysammcDadiDonniemeehanmetrolabelkaren&Ianmillermark&CarolmonaghankaynasserlawrenceneilsonRobnicholls
nsBIgillianowen&markCassidyAudrey&georgePeppinPetersoleyRouseBarristers&solicitorsRichardPilosofDannyPivnickJohn&BethPollardDavidPotterHyun-HeePyunRaymondJamesCanadaFoundationRBCWealthmanagementRogerssportsnetAlfredo&moiraRomanolaurenceRosesajuHoldingsltdHélèneBoyershermanFoundationmarilynshort&JeffWeisssiboldFamilyRebecca&AlansimpsonJane&BurtonsimpsontataConsultancyservicesHelentennysonRichardthomsonHeather&markWaldmanDon&BettyWattgaryWhitelawmark&yaelWilderWilliamsWtAtour1AnonymousDonor
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Finalists $500 - $999michaelAdamsgordon&kathyAllmanJoel&lynneAltmantheBarbaliasFamilyAllanBarishJeanBazinthomasBitoveBmoInvestmentsJonasBordoPeterBowieRayBruleCanadianInternationalFinancialsharonCeslakPaulChanHenry&JeanCiokstatoilCanadaltdRichardCroftsRichardCrowell&HungChowmichaelDanylukDynamicsteelCorpDianeericsonesteemedeventsBrian&UrsulaFischer
Semifinalists – $250 - $499CarsonArthurJohnBellamyyousryBissadasherylBlacksarahBryantJenCherneskiAnne&JamieDavisnickDempseyDanielDesjardinsmichaelDouglastoddDyerRobertedelmarkernstmichaelFortierDanygaudreaultPetergiacomelli&ChandaCarrJohnHatch
mitch,leslie,Joshua&JordanFrazerPaulFredricksstatoilsue&JohngiesylandongrubbPeterHarrisontheHermantFamilyFoundationtim&kathyHicksRobertHinckley-BullhornHoffmanDorchikBarristers&solicitorseva&gordyHoffman&FamilyRizwankhalfanAimee&DavidkilbournJonkursikowskiPhilippeleblancleonFrazer&Associatesgranialitwingordon&michelemacPhersonlynne&stuartmapleIan&Junemartineldron&Annmastonmckenzie-mohr&AssociatesRichardmclaren
gordHendrenInmemoryofBenWildermichaelkallesRichardlantRichardlarouchemichel&DebbielecavalierRobertleeDorisv.lehodyUrsula&BarrieleslielisamartinmichaelmellongarymorrisonRaymondmurakamiHeatherneilsonCraig&JacqulineorensteingiovanniPaolettithePearceFamily
CathlinmcnallymidhursttennisClubPamelanewallnorthwestðicalInvestmentslPkerryPeacockPearllindholmRichardPhillipsPWCAntonRabievictoriaRobinsonericaRossmark&susansagerkarensoupcoffDavidstevensonmaggiestudermicheltremblayBilltynalukvancityRob&martyWelshBrianWhitestonePhilWoosterCoulterWright3AnonymousDonors
QuispamsisCommunitytennisClubChrisRitchieChristopherRobinsonterrenceRobinsonAlbertRoytimsandersonsentryselectCapitalCorptillieshusterRandysmithstAndrewsCommunitytennisAssociationvaleriestavrovandanavarshneyvictoriatabletennisClubsarahWhiteernestyip2AnonymousDonors
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fACILITIES
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Canadiansidentifylackofyear-round,indoorfacilitiesasatopbarriertoentryintothesportoftennis.thisiswhytennisCanadacontinuestoputastrongfocusonfacilityadvocacyacrossthecountry.
Inthepasttwoyears,threesuccessfulfacilitieshaveopenedtheirdoorswithassistancefromtennisCanada.oneinFredericton,oneinDartmouthandoneintruro,makingitthreebrandnewtennisfacilitiesontheeastCoast,aregionthatwasindireneedofindoortenniscourts.Anincreaseininterestinthesportcanalreadybetrackedinthemaritimesasourannualstudyshowsthatfanengagementwithtennishastripledinthepasttwoyears.Fourkeymarketshavebeenidentifiedasbeingaprioritymovingforward;Halifax,Winnipeg,Calgaryandvancouver.Progressisbeingmadeinallfourmarketswiththehelpoflocaladvocates,partnersandprovincialtennisassociations.
Calgaryremainsthefirstmarketontargetforanewfacility.AfterreachingalandagreementwiththeCityofCalgaryin2013,allremainingfundswereraisedfortheconstructionofaregionaltennisdevelopmentcentrewhichwillhouseeightindoorhardcourts.UndertheleadershipoftennisCanadaBoardmemberRonghitterandtennisAlbertapresidentglenscott,theprojectisscheduledtobreakgroundinthespringof2015.
Canada’stwopremiertennisfacilities,RexallCentreandUniprixstadium,continuetobethehubofprofessionaltennisandhighperformancedevel-opmentprogramsforthecountry.thisincludesthehostingofRogersCuppresentedbynationalBankintorontoandmontreal,thehousingofthefull-timenationaltrainingCentreinmontrealandseveraluniqueancillaryeventsthatbringinadditionalrevenue.AtUniprixstadiumin2014,theyplayedhosttothegrandsBallet,theRoboticFestivalandafundraiserforthemontrealHeartInstitute.AtRexallCentre,thepartnershipwithyorkUniversitycontinuestobestrongastheyholdtheirexamsandconvocationintheCentreofexcellence.
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PARTNERS
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CORPORATEPARTNERS
Itwasabanneryearforcorporatepartnershipsin2014asthedepartmentbrokearecordforrevenuegeneratedwiththerenewalof17partnersandthesigningof11newones.
ofthosemanyrenewals,themostprominentwasthere-signingoftournamentpresentingsponsornationalBankthroughto2016.nationalBankhasbeenatremendoussupporteroftennisinCanadaandtheircontinuedcommitmentwillbefeltacrossalllevelsofthesport.Asastart,theyinvestedintheproductionoftwonewcommercialspots,oneinenglishandoneinFrench,whichfocusedontheirinvolvementwithtennisfeaturingtennisCanadapresidentandCeokellymurumetsandRogersCuppresentedbynationalBankmontrealtournamentdirectoreugenelapierre.
titlepartnerRogersalsoincreasedtheirinvestmentinthetournaments,partneringwithtennisCanadatorunadowntownactivationintorontothaten-gagedwiththousandsoffansintheweekleadinguptoRogersCup.RogersandtennisCanadaalsoworkedwithCiscotobuildanewmobilefanenviron-mentforbothcitiescalledRogersCupmobilewhichgavefansaccesstoalltournamentinfo,behindthescenesnewsandexclusiveoffers.
mazdaandPacificRubialesenergyweretwonewplatinumpartnerswhojoinedthefoldin2014,bothactivatingon-sitetocontributetothefanexperience.Intoronto,newFreeCommunityWeekendpartnerPizzavillesetahighstandardforpartnershipinvolvementbyrunningacity-widecampaignleadinguptothetournamentincludingradioads,brandingontheirflyersandpizzaboxesandaRogersCupgiftwithpurchase.
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thecorporatepartnershipsdepartmentputastrongemphasisonimprovedyear-roundcommunicationwithpartnersin2014.Inadditiontotheannualsponsorsummitheldinbothcities,theteamensuredregularupdatesabouttennisingeneralandthetournamentspecificallywentouttoallpartnersmonthlyandplansareinplacetoprovidekeypartnerswithmoreuniquetennisexperiencesin2015.
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TENNISPARTNERS
Tennis BCPresident:RogerskillingsCeo:markRoberts#204-210WestBroadwayvancouver,BCv5y3W0604.737.3088
Tennis ManitobaPresident:BruceWaschukexecutiveDirector:markArndt419-145PacificAvenueWinnipeg,mB204.925.5660
Tennis AlbertaPresident:glenscottexecutiveDirector:JillRichard11759groatRoadedmonton,ABt5m3k6780.644.0440
alberta.tenniscanada.com
Tennis OntarioPresident:scottFraserexecutiveDirector:JimBoyce1shorehamDrive,suite200toronto,onm3n3A7416.514.1101
Tennis SaskatchewanPresident:timmakahoniukexecutiveDirector:RoryPark2205victoriaAvenueRegina,sks4P0s4306.780.9410
tennissask.com
Tennis QuebecPresident:RejeangenoisexecutiveDirector:JeanFrancoismanibal285RuegaryCartermontreal,QCH2R2W1514.270.6060
tennis.qc.ca
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Tennis New BrunswickPresident:DanaBrownexecutiveDirector:markthibaultPoBox604Fredericton,nBe3B5A6506.444.0885
NewfoundlandPresident:nancytaylorexecutiveDirector:Alanmackin114newtonRoad,PoBox728stationCst.John’s,nlA1B3A7709.722.3840
Tennis Nova ScotiaPresident:CraigBethuneexecutiveDirector:Rogerkeating5516springgardenRoad,4thFloorHalifax,nsB3J1g6902.425.5450
Tennis Northwest TerritoriesPresident:JonBrennanexecutiveDirector:JulieCoad#1708,5018-49thstreetyellowknife,nt867.444.8770
Tennis PEIPresident:lorneAcornexecutiveDirector:BrianHall40enmanCrescentCharlottetown,PeIC1e1e6902.314.4985
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fINANCE
$
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TOTAL REvENUE$
1% Tennis Development
3% Davis Cup
4% Rexall Centre
2% Sport Canada
4% Tennis Matters
87% Canadian Open Events
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TOTALEXPENSES$
24% Tennis Development
3% Other Events
2% Communications/Meetings
2% Tennis Matters
7% Support Services
4% Rexall Centre
3% Net Amortization
4% Davis Cup53% Canadian Open Events
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TENNIS DEvELOPmENT
REvENUE$
7% Sport Canada
6% Other Tennis Development including tournaments
6% Donations
81% Canadian Open Surplus
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TENNIS DEvELOPmENT
EXPENSES$
7% Community Development
7% Coaching Development
4% Wheelchair Tennis
37% High Performance and National Training Centre
16% National Events
28% Resource Development
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TENNISDEvELOPmENT
PROgRAmSPENDINg
$
(in thousands)
*Pleasenote:the2010figureonthischartisbasedona9-monthfiscalperiodrunningfromApril-Decemberas2010wasthefirstyearthattennisCanadamoveditsfiscalyeartobeinlinewiththecalendaryearandthetennisseason.
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CANADIAN OPENSURPLUS$
72
SPORTCANADA
fUNDINg$