2017 Annual Report

Honorary President Dennis D Carmichael OBE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair The financial statements and measures of success Scott Martin detailed in this report are as at the 31st December 2017. All other information is correct at the time of President printing. David Mazzucco Images courtesy of Getty Images, Rob Eyton Vice President Jones, Craig Doyle, Sarah Cruickshank, Chris Rick Gardner Rome, Euan McGinn, Jen Crook, Cameron McLay (Commonwealth Games Scotland), Peter Devlin Director of Corporate Governance (DC Thomson), Rutherglen LTC/Jane Henderson Gordon Bell Photography, Stuart Brown, Mike Kolacz, Andrew Raitt, Kirsty Humphries, Tennis Foundation, Seniors Director of Performance GB Tennis, Merchiston Castle School, Teresa Tait, Leon Smith (until March 2018) ROGY Tour, Drumchapel Tennis Club and Toby Smith. Tennis Operations Director John Frame Director of Participation TBC Director of Marketing & Communications Jonny Curley Chief Executive Officer Blane Dodds Company Secretary Gordon Robertson sportscotland representative John Lunn Published by Tennis Scotland, 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1BZ 2 CONTENTS 4 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME 5 CEO INTRODUCTION 6 2017 STATISTICS 8 INVESTING IN FACILITIES 10 CLUB AND COMMUNITY 12 DEVELOPING OUR WORKFORCE 14 DISABILITY AND INCLUSION 16 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 18 PERFORMANCE SUCCESSES 20 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS 22 COMPETITIONS 24 COMPETITIONS 26 FINANCE 28 FINANCE 30 AWARDS AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS 3 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME Welcome to Tennis Scotland’s Annual Report for lead the implementation of our strategy. 2017, and, as you will read, it has been another busy and exciting year for tennis in Scotland. We also strengthened the Board during the year with the appointment of a couple of tennis-loving On court in 2017, we continued to enjoy notable business people in Jonny Curley and Gordon Bell, success, led on the world stage by the Murrays, who and will be continuing to develop the Board further continue to be a massive inspiration for this generation over the next period. I would like to thank my Board of Scottish tennis players. Andy, of course, has been colleagues for their input and co-operation over the troubled by a hip injury since Wimbledon, and we year, as well as the significant time commitment wish him well in his recuperation so that hopefully given by them all on a voluntary basis. he’ll be back on court for the grass court season. In addition, Gordon Reid continues to compete at the I hope you find the Annual Report an enjoyable and very top level in Wheelchair tennis, an inspirational interesting read. figure in his own right, while we have emerging stars in the professional game in the form of Cameron Norrie, Jonny O’Mara and Maia Lumsden. We also have an exciting crop of junior players competing on the world stage, and are hopeful that some of these players can break through at professional level in due course. Off court, we have continued to develop a strategy that delivers a sustainable legacy from the Murray era and have set key strategic objectives in the areas of Participation, Performance, Workforce Development and Indoor Facility provision. We announced last year the partnership with sportscotland and the LTA to the level of £15m to develop more indoor facilities, and we are taking this forward with our partners, with several expressions of interest for potential projects coming from across the country. From the organisational perspective, Pete Nicolson was our Interim Chief Executive through to the end of the year, and I thank Pete for his contribution over that period. Our previous Chairman, Blane Dodds, has now assumed the Chief Executive role, and I have stepped up from Non-Executive Director to Chairman. I am confident that Blane will successfully 4 CEO INTRODUCTION 2017 was a year of change and in essence providing to select and develop these potential projects into the platform for the future growth of the organisation. a portfolio of new indoor tennis venues across the country to develop our clubs, programmes and new We are all passionate about creating a special and participants. successful Tennis Scotland and at the same time creating a lasting and appropriate legacy. As Scott We were also delighted to achieve the Intermediate has outlined and as we know, the achievements of Level of Equality Standard for Sport in 2017. the Murrays and Gordon Reid create the unique The Standard is a framework for assisting sports opportunity to raise the ambition for tennis in organisations to widen access and reduce inequalities Scotland and deliver new opportunities for the in sport and physical activity from under represented generations of our young players for the future. individuals, groups and communities. In order to create real change and impact, clearly one Key priority areas moving forward are supporting of the main objectives is to significantly increase the and developing our clubs, delivering greater indoor resources and funds so that we can invest more in capacity for our clubs and players, developing and our sport and our players. Currently turnover within investing in our coaches and workforce, and investing tennis in Scotland is circa £1.8m which is not enough in participation and performance programmes to to create the change required for the whole country both increase not only the numbers playing tennis at to benefit from. all categories but also helping our players reach the highest standards possible. We are planning further Whilst we have been successful in increasing our development of ClubSpark and ClubServe as key Capital funds to the greatest ever investment in support tools for our clubs with over 240 clubs now Scottish Tennis at £15m thanks to the support from seeing its value and signed up for the free support our partners sportscotland and the LTA, we are systems. We will also develop the infrastructure targeting increasing the revenue funds to deliver required to not only deliver on our objectives but and impact more on a year by year basis. This will also to deliver on our ambitious growth plans. be a challenge but one that collectively, the tennis community can help with and benefit from and one As we go to print, St Andrews University has just that I am confident can be delivered. opened its new four court indoor courts, Inverclyde is at an advanced stage of development for their While we are looking to the future, 2017 had some indoor tennis venue and Judy Murray is developing excellent results. Membership grew again by another a very exciting new venue at Dunblane. 4%, online activity grew significantly with 3.6m Tennis Scotland tweets seen and also a 15% increase Lastly I thank all staff, partners, Board and players for in Facebook traffic. Added to this, there were 5 Grand their continued support. I am convinced that if we Slam Titles and 16 ITF Under 18 junior titles by Scottish work together with shared objectives, we can deliver players. There were also 804 attendees on CPD significant growth and progress across our sport. I sessions, 275 coaches achieving new qualifications. look forward to the year ahead and working with you all to shape the future so we can all benefit from our Finally I was delighted when we received over great sport. 20 expressions of interest for new indoor tennis facilities from around the country in partnership with our new £15m Indoor Tennis Fund. Tennis Scotland will be working closely with our partners 5 2017 STATISTICS 56,421 Membership at Places to Play 70 attended the first up by 4% from Club Conference 266 registered venues £468,780 of facility grants and 5 loans awarded to 137 Venues actively Scottish projects using Clubspark from Tennis Scotland and the LTA Grand Slam 9,133 followers on Titles Facebook for Scottish Players 550 an increase of players participating in 15% from 2016 Local Tennis Leagues in 20 parks expressions of interest in indoor funds 4,100 received Primary school children took part in Tennis Scotland competitions from over 418 275 Coaches achieved schools new qualifications 6 466 disabled 11 players participating Scots weekly competing at an increase of 9% Wimbledon from 2016 62 Schools 9 competed in the Scottish Schools of Tennis with Schools Team Tennis 68 student ambassadors, Championships 45 teachers trained and 2000 pupils participating! 804 attendees on coach Tennis Scotland’s CPD sessions. tweets were seen 3,632,600 times 54 Team challenge events with 1223 participants 16 171 Tennis for kids courses ITF 18U Junior delivered with 1648 titles won by participants Scottish Players 7 INVESTING IN FACILITIES Investing in facilities continues to be a main There were many expressions of Interest area of focus for Tennis Scotland and a key for the Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis area within our new four year strategy. Fund launched in July with over 20 being 2017 was again an exciting year on this received from potential applicants across front with continued work to develop the the country. Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis Fund1 following the major announcement of The partnership between sportscotland, £15million investment in Scotland from the the LTA and Tennis Scotland will see partners LTA and sportscotland. able to apply for up to 66% funding to develop new indoor courts and will initially Tennis Scotland and the LTA have continued prioritise the building of 3 or 4 court centres to provide grant and loan funding for clubs within key areas of the country where there and community facilities across Scotland is little or no indoor tennis provision. through the Tennis Scotland Community Fund. The Community fund awarded funding These facilities will be truly transformational in 2017 in two funding rounds with the total and allow year round playing opportunities awarded of £468,780. This was made up of as well as the ability to bring more Tennis Scotland grants of £289,500 and LTA competitions to these parts of the country.

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