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AUGUST 2021 Kooyong – Beyond 2020 a Unique Kooyong Experience UTR CourtsideTHE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE KOOYONG LAWN TENNIS CLUB INC. AUGUST 2021 Kooyong – Beyond 2020 A unique Kooyong experience UTR UNIVERSAL TENNIS RATING Kooyong Members now have the opportunity so sign up for a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR). What is UTR? Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) is a rating system that provides a single, unifying language and standard for tennis players across ages, geography, gender and economics. UTR is an international tennis rating system that connects millions of tennis players around the world to help them find better matches locally. UTR reflects a player’s current skill level based on head-to-head match scores and rates all players across age, gender Wimbledon and nationality on the same 16-point scale. Every player can have a UTR – from the pros to juniors to Champion social tennis players. Players can have a UTR Rating for both singles and doubles. Ash Barty fulfilled her childhood dream by winning the 2021 Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon. The world How is the UTR Rating Calculated? and Australia watched on in awe as Barty held her nerve For each match, the algorithm calculates a match in a tight three-set battle with Czech Republic’s Karolina rating and a match weight for each player. A player’s Pliskova. UTR Rating is the weighted average of up to 30 of their The raw emotion shown by Barty after she triumphed most recent match ratings. Only matches within the was something to behold for all Australians watching on, last 12 months count toward a player’s UTR Rating. made extra special by the fifty-year anniversary of her Two factors are considered when calculating long-time mentor and friend Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s the match rating. The first factor is the UTR Rating first Wimbledon title. Goolagong Cawley, a patron of the difference between opponents. The second factor is Kooyong Foundation, claimed Wimbledon titles in both the competitiveness of the match, as determined by 1971 and 1980. the percent of total games won. Barty continues her reign as world number one, with Given the UTR Rating difference, the algorithm the Wimbledon victory her fourth title for 2021 and expects a certain percentage of total games won. second career grand slam title. Respected and beloved by The player who performs better than the algorithm’s fellow players and fans alike, Barty’s on court successes expectation will see their match rating go up while are matched by the impressive way she carries herself off the other player’s match rating will go down. When the court, and she is a wonderful role model for all tennis one player’s match rating increases, the other player’s players and athletes. match rating decreases by the same amount. Barty, has maintained a connection with the Club over many years and proudly represented Kooyong in How do I get a UTR Rating? past seasons of the Asia-Pacific Tennis League (ATL) and Head to universaltennis.com/players to Sign Up. Premier League. Once you have created a profile, search for Kooyong We are very pleased that Ash has agreed that a terrace Lawn Tennis Club and Request to Join. All organised in the new building will bear her name, joining other tennis competitive matches that you play through the greats Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Frank Sedgman and Club including Monday Night competition, Tuesday Neale Fraser. Night competition and Tennis Victoria Pennant will The Club wishes to congratulate her on her fantastic now contribute towards your rating provided that all achievements. T players involved in the match have a profile. Please contact the Tennis Department on 9822 3333 if you have any questions regarding UTR. T ▲ Ash Barty with her KLTC teammates during the 2016 Premier League season. KOOYONG.COM.AU / COURTSIDE / 3 CONTENTS WELCOME “...Kooyong – Beyond 2020 has CEO'S REPORT It is a special time for our Club as we have completed delivered a Club which is truly the building work that has occupied a large part of our property over the last year, and we begin to enjoy the world class...” additional facilities and services at the completion of Adam Cossar, President the project. COVID-19 has provided its challenges throughout Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Inc. the period of construction and yet our builder 489 Glenferrie Road managed to progress despite restrictions and at Kooyong VIC 3144 times interruptions, and as we move in and occupy Ph: (03) 9822 3333 the new areas, Members are enjoying the wonderful ISSUE 55 : AUGUST 2021 Fax: (03) 9822 5248 opportunities that have been created. www.kooyong.com.au We agreed with our builder to manage a UTR ............................................................................................ 3 [email protected] progressive handover which saw us initially occupy CEO's Report ...................................................................... 5 17 177 846 072 / A0039994S the gymnasium and the first section of the new President's Report ........................................................... 6 carpark while building work finished elsewhere around Kooyong: Beyond 2020 ............................................... 8 BOARD the site. 2021 Club Championships .....................................13 The new equipment in the gymnasium is a major Kooyong Foundation ..................................................16 President ~ Adam Cossar feature providing a magnificent health club facility Club News .........................................................................20 Vice-President ~ Brian Capp for all to enjoy, and the return of old roadways Vale Wayne Reid ............................................................22 Treasurer ~ Joe Dicks and opening of new ones provided an immediate Pennant Men ....................................................................24 improvement for traffic flow and parking. Pennant Women ............................................................25 MEMBERS OF BOARD The new event rooms, squash courts and change Club Competition ..........................................................26 rooms followed, while the subsequent completion of Midweek Ladies' Report...........................................27 Ian Anderson, Brian Capp, Peter Carew, Rowena Cole, the car park will see the difficulty of finding a spot a The Pro Shop ...................................................................28 James MacMillan, Darren O’Loughlin, Sally Peers, distant memory. KITA Coaching ................................................................29 Chris Brown - CEO In addition, there are extra disabled spaces Wine & Food Society .................................................30 and many bike racks located around the property 8 ....................................................................... Kooyong – Health Club 31 PUBLISHERS and several areas of undercover parking including Beyond 2020 Royal Children's Hospital Auxiliary ...................32 increased bays below the gymnasium. Strengthening Kooyong’s Social Committee..........................................................33 Editor ~ Sophie Vickers COVID-19 has interrupted some of our events, position as one of the great Bridge Club........................................................................34 [email protected] however the Club’s COVID Safe policy is in place in tennis clubs of the world Billiards & Snooker ......................................................35 Membership ~ Genevieve Wallis Best all areas for the safety of Members and their guests, Squash Report ................................................................36 [email protected] and staff and our hard-working Member groups Diary Dates ........................................................................38 Tennis & Sport ~ Cedric Mason are providing many opportunities to enjoy as we [email protected] look ahead. Events ~ Rachael Whitelaw With all of this to look forward to and a calendar [email protected] reflecting a full schedule of events for the rest of the 13 Design ~ 50th Annual Lauren Grande year, we invite Members to look through Courtside Club [email protected] and identify the special opportunities that Kooyong Championships membership provides. Over 470 Members KOOYONG CORPORATE MEMBERS took to the courts vying for their chance Barry Plant to become part of Australian Urology Associates 16 Club history Kanodia Nominees Pty Ltd Kooyong ULR Jaguar Land Rover Foundation Rich Capital Group, previously Kalmar Equipment Aus Chris Brown, CEO Koharu Nishikawa Custom Fleet, previously GE Capital continues to shine Soniq Digital Media Pty Ltd with some fantastic Haymes Paints recent results KOOKAI Mercedes-Benz Toorak 4 / COURTSIDE / KOOYONG.COM.AU KOOYONG.COM.AU / COURTSIDE / 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT feel privileged and honoured to present my first President’s Report and since the last edition of Profile - Adam Cossar, President Courtside in February much has taken place at Kooyong. Members are advised that following a resolution of the I wish to thank the Board for their guidance and support and in particular Peter Carew for Board at the May meeting, Adam Cossar has been appointed his incredible six years as President. A lasting legacy of his leadership is “Kooyong – Beyond President of our Club. Adam fills a casual vacancy for the role 2020”, a master plan project delivered through times challenged by COVID-19. Peter’s leadership vacated by Peter Carew. Iand personal support has provided a platform on which to further strengthen Kooyong’s position Adam has been a Kooyong Member for over 35 years and
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