Annual Report 2016
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Annual report 2016 CONTENTS HKTA OVERVIEW 23 League Management Committee 3 Structure of HKTA 25 Membership & Corporate Affairs Committee 4 Committee Chairpersons 2016 28 Officiating Committee 5 President’s Report 31 Player Development Committee 6 Highlights of the Year 46 Tournament Committee 10 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2016 SCHEDULE 2017 HKTA COMMITTEES 51 Calendar 2017 15 Executive Committee Appendix 16 Coaches Development and Qualifications Committee 53 Appendix 19 Community & Social Responsibility Committee • Past Results of Hong Kong Team in ITF Junior Team World Finals • Hong Kong National Tennis Championships 21 Finance Committee • Hong Kong National Junior Tennis Champions • Recipients of the D’Auriol Scholarship 22 Governance Committee • Recipients of the Sports For Hope Foundation – Outstanding Junior Athlete Awards • Recipients of Panasonic Sports Scholarship Programme • Longines Future Tennis Aces Representatives • WTA Future Stars Representatives Hong Kong Tennis Association Patrons and Council members 2016 Life Patrons Dr. Stanley HO, GBM, GBS Hall of Fame Dr. HU Fa-kuang, GBS, CBE, J.P. The Honorary Henry YT FOK, GBM Inductees 2016 Enshrinees 2003 Dr. Kelvin NG Mr. H A NISBET Honorary Patrons Mr. Tau LUU Mr. S E GREEN The Honorary Ronald ARCULLI, GBM, CVO, GBS, OBE, J.P. Dr. Edward HARDISTY Mr. NG Sze Kwong The Honorary Timothy FOK, GBS, J.P. Mrs. Patricia HY-BOULAIS Mr. M W LO Mr. Herman HU, BBS, J.P. Mr. Kevin LIVESEY Mrs. R E TOTTENHAM Mr. PANG Chung, SBS Mrs. Enid LO-LITTON Mr. L. Cyril KOTEWALL Inductees 2003 Mr. S A RUMJAHN Mr. Ip Koon HUNG Mr. H D RUMJAHN President Mr. L. Cyril KOTEWALL Mr. TSUI Wai Pui Mr. Philip MOK Mrs. Ling Tsui Yuen Yuen Mr. TSUI Yun Pui Mr. Kenneth William CATTON Vice Presidents M.B.E., C.P.M. Mr. Ronnie CHENG Mr. LAM Siu Wai Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. Committee Chairpersons 2016 Executive Committee – Dr. David HO Honorary Secretary Coaches Development and Qualifications Committee – Mr. Jimmy CHANG Dr. Joseph WONG Community and Social Responsibility Committee – Mr. Philip MOK Finance Committee – Mr. Gary SZE Honorary Treasurer Governance Committee – Mr. Gordon NG Mr. Clement LEE League Management Committee – Mr. LAM Siu WAI Membership & Corporate Affairs Committee – Mr. Samson SIU Council Members Officiating Committee – Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. Mr. Andy BROTHERS Player Development Committee – Dr. Joseph WONG Mr. Jimmy CHANG Tournament Committee – Mr. Clement LEE Mr. Mathew CHENG Dr. David HO Chief Excutive Officer Dr. Derek LING Mr. Christopher LAI Mrs. Gail MCDERMOTT Mr. Gordon NG Auditors Mr. Jason SANKEY Linkers CPA Limited Mr. Samson SIU Mr. Gary SZE Honorary Legal Advisor Mr. Edmond YUE (HKTF) Lo and Lo 2 Hong Kong Tennis Association / Annual Report 2016 STRUCTURE OF HKTA Executive Coaches Development & Committee Qualifications Committee Community & Social Responsibility Committee Affiliated & League Club Finance Committee Governance Committee League Management Committee Membership & Corporate Affairs Committee Community Tennis Clubs Officiating Committee Player Development Committee Tournament Committee Hong Kong Tennis Association / Annual Report 2016 3 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS 2016 Executive Committee Coaches Development and Community and Social Finance Committee Dr. David HO Qualifications Committee Responsibility Committee Mr. Gary SZE Mr. Jimmy CHANG Mr. Philip MOK Governance Committee League Management Committee Membership & Corporate Mr. Gordon NG Mr. LAM Siu Wai Affairs Committee Mr. Samson SIU Officiating Committee Player Development Tournament Committee Mr. Vincent LIANG, J.P. Committee Mr. Clement LEE Dr. Joseph WONG 4 Hong Kong Tennis Association / Annual Report 2016 President's Report I would like to thank the HKTA staff, council and committee members for their hard work throughout the year. 2016 has been a fruitful year for Hong Kong tennis with a combination of good junior results, the launching of community initiatives and closer ties with the ITF. I wish to highlight the outstanding performance of the Hong Kong World Junior Tennis Girls’ team consisting of Cody Wong, Jenny Wong and Lin Wing Ka, who won the Asia/Oceania qualifying event and came sixth in the World Finals, which matches the best-ever Hong Kong result in an ITF junior team tournament. The HKTA has continued to expand its community effort with the launch of the $21 million Jockey Club Tennis Rocks Programme. During the year, the Community and Social Responsibility Committee, which I chaired, was established. The main objective of the committee is to serve and contribute to the Hong Kong community, providing the opportunity for primary school students, teachers, seniors and children with special needs to learn tennis. I attended the ITF Annual General Meeting held at Zagreb, Croatia in June and met with the ITF President and some of the Board Members, as well as delegates from different national associations. More importantly, I witnessed Hong Kong’s application to increase our stake in ITF membership from one share to three shares being approved. This aligns with the HKTA’s recent expansion in international tournaments and initiatives. I again met with the ITF President, Mr. David Haggerty, when he visited Hong Kong in September, becoming the first ITF President to visit since 2005. At this year’s Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, I was excited to see one of the best ever player line-ups for an international series event, with three Grand Slam champions and four World No1s competing. The tournament climaxed on the Sunday final, with former World No1 Caroline Wozniacki claiming the title in a thrilling game with the fast upcoming Kristina Mladenovic. Lastly, I would like to thank the Home Affairs Bureau, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Mega Events Fund for their continued support. Mr. Philip Mok President Hong Kong Tennis Association Hong Kong Tennis Association / Annual Report 2016 5 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR Hong Kong Coaches receive LTA Coaching Certification Five Hong Kong coaches attended and received certification from the Boris Becker & Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Coach Association at Mission Hills in July. The coaches received valuable insight from former no.1 and 6 time Grand Slam champion Becker and Dan Thorp, the LTA’s Head of Coach Development, with the course marking the first time the LTA coaching certification has been held outside the United Kingdom in China. Participants of the LTA and Boris Becker coaching clinic at Mission Hills New coaches in 2016 One of Hong Kong’s most successful homegrown players, Tong Ka Po joined the NTS Kowloon Tsai coaching team earlier this year. During her professional career, Tong reached a high of WTA No. 236 in singles & 154 in doubles and racked up 3 ITF Pro Circuit singles and 6 doubles titles. She will now impart her considerable experience with the next generation of upcoming players. John Black from the United Kingdom and Nikola Zajelac from Serbia joined the HKSI coaching team this year. Both have impressive credentials with John having worked with current top pro Kyle Edmund as a travelling coach whilst Nikola has coached former Junior No. 1 Nikola Milojevic. At the beginning of the year former Hong Kong Davis Cup player Mr. Michael Walker was recruited as Director of Player Development to head up the HKTA coaching programme. Hong Kong secures Davis Cup Group II promotion Hong Kong will re-join Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group II in 2017 after emerging triumphant at Left to right: Jack Wong, the Group III playoffs held from July 11-16 on the high altitude outdoor clay in Tehran, Iran. In Kevin Wong, Dr David Ho (Davis Cup Manager), Yu Hiu the group stages, the team, comprising of Karan Rastogi, Jackie Tang, Jack Wong, Kevin Wong, Tung (Davis Cup Captain), David Ho (Manager) and Yu Hiu Tung (Captain) defeated Turkmenistan and Pacific Ocenia, but Jackie Tang, Karan Rastogi lost 2-1 to Iran to finish second in Group A and advance to the play off stage. With promotion on the line, Hong Kong toughed out a 2-1 victory over Group B winners Lebanon. After Hong Kong dropped the opening singles rubber, Karan Rostogi secured a straight forward singles win and then teamed with Kevin Wong to capture the deciding point in doubles. The promotion will see Hong Kong compete in Group II for the first time since 2014. 6 Hong Kong Tennis Association / Annual Report 2016 EFG Under-14 Team finish Sixth in World Hong Kong’s under-14 girls team recorded a historic milestone at the World Junior Tennis finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic, held from August 1-8, placing sixth overalls ahead of all other Asian teams. The team, consisting of Cody Wong, Jenny Wong, and Lin Wing Ka qualified for the WJT Finals for the first time in the tournament’s 25 year history after winning the WJT Asia/Oceania qualifying event in April, where they took out Australia, Korea, and Japan in successive rounds. Seeded 5th for the Finals, Hong Kong defeated Slovenia and Argentina in Group A, but lost to eventual winners and number 1 seeds Ukraine, moving them into the 5-8th position playoffs. Facing Ecuador next, Hong Kong triumphed emphatically 3-0 to set up a final match against Slovakia. The EFG Girl’s Team lost the two singles rubbers, but saved face with a hard fought doubles victory to finish in 6th place, Hong Kong’s best ever result in the competition. Left to right: Jenny Wong, Lin Wing Ka, Cody Wong and Leo Lin (captain) Jockey Club Tennis Rocks Programme launched In the presence of Financial Secretary John Tsang and newly appointed HKTA Ambassador Eason Chan, the three year Jockey Club Tennis Rock Programme was launched in September. The programme, which will receive HK$21 million in funding from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, focuses on promoting the sport to all sectors of society by providing free training and equipment to over four thousand participants from four social groups- primary school students, children with special educational needs, PE teachers and senior members of the community.