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Tennis South Africa STATUS REPORT PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SPORT AND RECREATION GAVIN CROOKES Acting CEO and President RIAD DAVIDS PRESENTING Vice President DELEGATION Clark Coetzee Board member PETROS ABRAHAM Board member: Development & Transformation A SPORT OVERVIEW B TENNIS STRUCTURE TRANSFORMATION C AND DEVELOPMENT D GOVERNANCE E FINANCIAL UPDATE F WAY FORWARD DISCUSSION POINTS DISCUSSION TSA 20 YEAR VISION To enhance the quality of life for all South Africans of any age group, by growing the sport of tennis at every level for everyone who wants to become involved. We see someone playing tennis somewhere every day. SPORT OVERVIEW GLOBAL SPORT IOC Top End Sports Sporting Federations Participation NR SPORT National NR SPORT Participation Federations 1 Volleyball 218 1 Volleyball 998 Milliom 2 Basketball 212 2 Basketball 400 M 3 Athletics 211 3 Table Tennis 300 M 4 Soccer 205 4 Soccer 242 M 5 Tennis 203 5 Badminton 200 M 6 Table Tennis 197 6 Tennis 60 M 7 Boxing /Aquatics 190 7 Baseball 60 M RSA Participation >445k players (ITF Research 2015) GLOBAL SPORT cont…. • Highest paid sportsman in the world: #5 Roger Federer ($67mil), #13 Novak Djokovic, #22 Rafael Nadal • Highest paid sportswoman in the world: # 26 (of all Sportspersons) Maria Sharapova ($29mil), #47 Serena Williams • Davis Cup / Fed Cup – Largest annual team sport in the world – 122 Nations 1974 - SA Won the Davis Cup • South Africa ranked 41 in the World out of 122 • South Africa vs Ireland 17-19 July 2015 • South Africa are a level 2 Country within the ITF structures with 8 votes? Only Grand Slam Countries have more votes than us? • Our International players……… KEVIN ANDERSON International Ranking: 17 Career Best Ranking: 16 Most Significant Achievements: • Played college tennis at University of Illinois for three seasons (2005-07). • Won 2006 NCAA doubles title and 2007 NCAA singles semi-finals. • Earned All-American honours all three years. • The 1st South African with back-to-back Top 20 seasons since Wayne Ferreira from 1994-96. • Finished at a personal best No. 16. • Reached QF or better 8 times during 2014 • 1st player from his country since Ferreira in 2000 to reach 4th Round at Wimbledon, Australian Open & Roland Garros & 3rd Round at US Open. CHANELLE SCHEEPERS International Ranking: 88 Career Best Ranking: 38 Most Significant Achievements: • 2011- 2014 in top 100 of WTA rankings • 2011 reached career highest ranking of 38 • Major championship achievements: runner-up at Bastaad, SF at Bogotá, QF at Bad Gastein, reached 2nd round of majors 8 times. 2011 - won first WTA title at Guangzhou ; first South African to win a WTA title in eight years (Coetzer - 2003 Acapulco) RAVEN KLAASEN Career Best Doubles Ranking : 18 Career Best Team Ranking: 8 Most Significant Achievements: Compiled his best season on the ATP World Tour by finishing No. 9 in ATP Team Rankings (w/Butorac) and year-end best No. 20 individually in 2014. Won personal-best 35 matches during year...Began season with Semi Final in Auckland and followed by reaching 1st career Grand Slam final at Australian Open. Became 1st South African to reach a Grand Slam final since Wesley Moodie at 2009 Roland Garros... Lifted his 4th career ATP World Tour doubles trophy in Memphis. Richard Thongoana Under 18 Ranking – ITF: 426 Most Significant Achievements: 2012 – 2015 Member of South African Continental African Junior Championship team 2014 – Member of South African Team to participate in World Junior Davis Cup Finals. 2015 – Winner of African Junior Championships U16 2015 – Again qualifies for World Junior Davis Cup finals KGOTHATSO MONTJANE International Ranking: 8 Career Best Ranking: 5 Most Significant Wins: Has beaten all top 10 women in the word Doubles Semi finalist at US Open Grand Slam, Japan Open British Open, French Open & Australian Open Grand Slam 2014 Most Significant Achievements: Represented South Africa at the 2008 & 2012 Paralympics 1st wheelchair tennis player from Africa to be nominated as the IPC athlete of the month (Oct 2012) 1st African player to compete in the esteemed World Singles & Doubles Masters 2012 1st wheelchair player from Africa to compete in a wheelchair tennis grand slam (Australia Open 2013), where she reached the quarter finals LUCAS SITHOLE Division: Quad’s division International Ranking: 4 Career Best Ranking: 2 Most significant wins: Won the US Open Grand Slam Sept. 2013, British Open Super Series 2013, Sydney Super Series Jan 2014 Japan Super Series May 2014 ACSA SA Open 2015 Most Significant Achievements: Representing SA at the London 2012 Paralympics 1st player from Africa to win a Super Series Event and a singles title at a Grand Slam Beaten the World no 1 seven times since 2013 MARISKA VENTER Finished 2013 as the no 1 Junior girl in the world Currently no 29 in the world A potential doubles partner for KG at the 2016 Paralympics SNAPSHOP Week before Youth week - Lloyd Harris singles winner of ITF F2 Mozambique - Lucas Sithole singles and doubles title at Daegu Open - Evans Maripa finalist at Daegu Open - Madrie le Roux doubles finalist at ITF $10,000 Antananarivo - Ruan Roelofse and Dean O'Brien doubles winners ITF F4 Uzbekistan - Boys u16 qualified for the Junior Davis Cup World Finals! Achievement of Junior teams representing SA • In African Championships, Won in 2013, 2nd in 2014 and 3rd in 2015 • In World Junior Finals (U14 Boys & Girls top 16 World Team Championships) – 2013 – girls 8th – 2014 – boys 15th • Junior Davis Cup (U16 top 16 World boys Team Champs) – 2011 – boys 4th – 2012 – Did not Q – 2013 – boys 10th – 2014 – boys 15th – 2015 – Qualified for the World Finals! • Junior Fed Cup (U16 top 16 World girls Team Champs) – 2011 – Girls 7th – 2012 – Girls 10th – 2013 – Did not Q – 2014 – Did not Q – 2015 - Participating TENNIS STRUCTURE TENNIS STRUCTURE • Federation in every region • We are developing Districts • Development programs in every regions: • Players • Coach development • Umpire and Officials • Starting Club development • School programmes • 106 National Tournaments annually • 6 International Tournaments per year • 5 National Tournaments for Wheelchair Tennis • 1 International Tournament for Wheelchair Tennis • Leagues in 80% of the Provinces • Participation in Africa ITF • Member of ITF • Member SASCOC CLUBS: REGIONS: PROVINCE: TRANSFORMATION Structure E a s t e r n C a p e 8 F r e e S t a t e 5 G a u t e n g 5 K w a - Z u l u DISTRICTS 11 N a t a l L i m p o p o 5 14 M p u m a l a n g a 3 N o r t h e r n 5 C a p e 4 N o r t h W e s t W e s t e r n 6 C a p e STRUCTURE EXAMPLE: GAUTENG PROVINCE: DISTRICS: JOHANNESBURG TSHWANE SEDIBENG EKURHULENI W E S T R A N D CLUBS: 3 27 24 44 6 TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT DEMOGRAPHICS BLACK WHITE DISABLED 4 1xF 8 1xF 1 F BOARDDEMOGRAPHICS Board BLACK WHITE DISABLED 18 2xF 10 8xF 4 2xF DEMOGRAPHICS Staff Performance players of colour U12 U14 U16 U18 Girls 11% 12% 13% 9% IN TOP 20 5 3 1 4 U12 U14 U16 U18 Boys 11% 12% 13% 9% IN TOP 20 5 3 1 4 Wheelchair Players by Race 400 300 200 Male Female 100 Black White 0 Coloured Indian Player Gender Black 93% Male Female White 3,7% 349 174 Coloured 3% 67% 33% Indian 0,6% Capacity building DEVELOPMENT Prov. Association Name Structure Funding Eastern Province Advantage Based in Port Elizabeth. Not officially run or Wheelchair associated to the province. Provide coaching Tennis support clinics, equipment in a few townships Gauteng Central Arthur Ashe TSA supplies of equipment and remuneration, ITF grants ad hoc programmes e.g. Move-it Gauteng North Attridgeville, Mamelodi, Coaching at clubs in townships within the GN province Irene, CSIR … Pretoria metropolitan area KwaZulu-Natal Metropolitan Townships Invite township kids to Durban for events, pay Bequest & SRSA project for equipment transport KwaZulu-Natal Chatsworth district Play and stay programmes at Chatsworth Lotto schools KwaZulu-Natal Phoenix, Verulam, Foundation programme at schools – train Bequest & SRSA Tongaat and Umlazi educators to coach, provide equipment and district refreshments Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Coaching at township schools in Nelspruit Mpumalanga development province Western Cape Cape Flats Coaching in the Cape Flats WC province Western Cape Boland development Coaching in a few townships in the Boland Boland region province Western Cape Eden Development Coaching at a few schools Eden province WHEELCHAIR DEVELOPMENT • We have a comprehensive development programme for players Players doing well nationally play Performance the International events we host Programme annually National Players doing well & the coaches Programme are invited to national camps Community programmes offer weekly Community coaches at schools / centres programme Quarterly clinics / events Monitored by WTSA staff regularly Focus is on mass participation and FUN Talent identification is done at each level, and players showing promise are fast tracked PLAYER ROADMAP PERFORMANCE / URBAN SOCIAL Age 35 – 80+ SUPER SENIOR Age 16 - 40 • Tournaments Age 11-18 SENIOR • Leagues • Clubs • Tournaments • Cardio Tennis JUNIOR • Leagues Tennis Xpress Age 8-12 • • Clubs • Tournaments Play and Stay • Performance • Leagues • Beach Tennis Age 4-9 • Clubs • Cardio Tennis • Performance • Tennis Xpress • Schools Introduction • Beach to tennis Tennis “Move it” GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE • TSA and all regions have constitutions • All have democratically elected committees • Every division has National and Provincial committees • Regular and official meetings with minutes • Board member attendance >90% • Audited financial statements (clean audit for more than 10 years) • Operates within the framework of National Sports Development Plan • Adheres to all ITF and SASCOC statutory requirements FINANCIAL UPDATE Balance sheet position P & L Position Typical income categories Typical expense categories WAY FORWARD WHAT WE ARE DOING • Tennis SA Strategy – 20 year plan • Marketing Strategy to generate revenue - in progress • Transformation and development plan • Make Tennis a popular sport in schools • A healthy club infrastructure must exist for all who wish to participate • South Africa to have 10—20 players in the top 500 men and women rankings • We are respected players in the World Group of Davis Cup and Federation Cup as in 1974.
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