HSBC ROAD TO WIMBLEDON NATIONAL 14 & UNDER CHALLENGE 2014 COUNTY ORGANISERS 2014

AVON HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT SCOTLAND (NORTH) HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Avon LTA, Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, HSBC Road To Wimbledon, Hampshire & IOW LTA, Erin Lisk, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Scotland, Coombe Lane, Coombe Dingle, Bristol BS9 2BJ David Lloyd/Southampton ITI, Frogmore Lane, Nursling, 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH14 1BZ T: 0117 962 6723 E: [email protected] Southampton, Hampshire SO16 0XS T: 0131 444 1984 F: 0131 444 1973 E: [email protected] T: 02380 738550 F: 02380 738544 E: [email protected] BEDFORDSHIRE SCOTLAND (SOUTH) HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Bedfordshire LTA, C/o Tennis East, HEREFORD & WORCESTER Davis Gee, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre, Purbeck Road, Mrs Jo Marks, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Herefordshire & Prestwick Tennis Centre, 1 Whinfield Place, Prestwick, Ayrshire KA9 2TS Cambridge CB2 8PF Worcestershire LTA, Manor Park, Albert Road North, Malvern, T: 01292 474700 E: [email protected] T: 01223 210 111 F: 01223 210 222 E: [email protected] Worcester WR14 2TL SCOTLAND (WEST) T: 01684 577243 F: 01684 575355 BERKSHIRE Elizabeth Watt, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Scotland West County Office, E: [email protected] Alec Cane, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Berkshire LTA, The Bucks Indoor 18 Mochrum Road, Newlands, Glasgow G43 2QE Centre, Holmers Lane, High Wycombe, Bucks HP12 4QA HERTFORDSHIRE T/F: 0141 632 3346 E: [email protected] T: 01494 451427 E: [email protected] John Bruley, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, SHROPSHIRE Herts LTA Office, Gosling Sports Park, Stanborough Road, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Simon Haddleton, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Tennis Staffordshire, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 6XE HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Bucks LTA, Bucks Indoor Tennis Centre, Telford Tennis Centre, New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, T: 01707 393372 F: 01707 393374 E: [email protected] Holmers Lane, High Wycombe HP12 4QA Telford TF2 7AB T: 01952 383 831 E: [email protected] T: 01494 471 238 E: [email protected] ISLE OF MAN SOMERSET HSBC Road To Wimbledon, Richard Simpson, Isle of Man LTA, 9 Squeen CAMBRIDGESHIRE HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Somerset LTA, C/o The West Hants Club, Meadow, Ballaugh, Isle of Man IM7 5BR HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Cambridgeshire LTA, Roslin Road South, Bournemouth BH3 7EF T: 01624 671515 F: 01624 664654 E: [email protected] C/o Tennis East, Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre, T: 01202 519694 E: [email protected] Purbeck Road, Cambridge CB2 8PF KENT STAFFORDSHIRE T: 01223 210111 F: 01223 210222 E: [email protected] Janice White, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Kent LTA, Nicholas Morris, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Tennis Staffordshire, Bromley Tennis Centre, Avebury Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 9SA CHANNEL ISLANDS Telford Tennis Centre, New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, T: 01689 880755 E: [email protected] HSBC Road To Wimbledon, Channel Islands LTA, C/o , Telford TF2 7AB T: 01952 383 831 Frogmore Lane, Nursling, Southampton SO16 0XS LANCASHIRE E: [email protected] T: 02380 738550 E: [email protected] HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Lancashire LTA, SUFFOLK Robin Park Sports Centre, Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan WN5 0UL CHESHIRE Hollie Gosden, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Tennis Sussex, Ash House, T: 01942 821194 F: 01942 826841 E: [email protected] HSBC Road To Wimbledon, Cheshire County LTA Office, 26 Tongdean Lane, Withdean, Brighton BN1 5JE Wilding Estate, Guilden Sutton Lane, Guilden Sutton, LEICESTERSHIRE T: 01273 505979 E: [email protected] Chester CH3 7EY Penny McCrorie, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Leicestershire LTA, Dan T: 01244 321099 F: 01244 347472 E: [email protected] Maskell Tennis Centre, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU John Phillips, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, 2 The Martlets, M: 07788 592 881 T: 01509 226722 F: 01509 226721 CORNWALL Rustington, West Sussex BN16 2TY E: [email protected] Ann Williams, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Tennis Cornwall, LTA County T: 01903 787 206 F: 01903 784 469 E: [email protected] Office, Trenance Leisure Park, Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay TR7 2LZ LINCOLNSHIRE SUSSEX T: 01637 839136 F: 01637 839137 E: [email protected] HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Lincolnshire Tennis, Nikki Palmer, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Tennis Sussex, Eastgate Club, Langworthgate, Lincoln LN2 4AD CUMBRIA Ash House, 26 Tongdean Lane, Withdean, Brighton BN1 5JE T: 01522 542961 F: 01522 542 973 E: [email protected] HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Cumbria LTA, British Tennis North East T: 01273 505979 E: [email protected] & Cumbria Sunderland Tennis Centre, Silksworth Lane, Silksworth, MIDDLESEX WALES SOUTH Sunderland SR3 1PD HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Middlesex LTA County Office, Mark Lewis, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Tennis Wales Ltd. Francis House, T: 0191 522 5005 E: [email protected] David Lloyd Heston Club, Southall Lane, Hounslow, TW5 9PE 2 Drake Walk, Waterfront 2000, Cardiff CF10 4AN T: 0208 569 2333 DERBYSHIRE T: 02920 468338 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Robert Gibson, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, WALES NORTH 2 Burghley Close, Chellaston, Derby DE73 5XB NORFOLK Jenny Broughall, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, T: 01332 601645 M: 07711 555 635 E: [email protected] HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Norfolk LTA, C/o Tennis East, Tennis North Wales, The North Wales Regional Tennis Centre, Hills Road Tennis & Sports Centre, Purbeck Road, Cambridge CB2 8PF DEVON Plas Coch Road, Wrexham LL11 2BW T: 01223 210111 F: 01223 210222 E: [email protected] Chris Bawden, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, T: 01978 352 773 E: [email protected] Devon , South Devon Tennis Centre, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE Ermington Road, Ivybridge PL21 9ES HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Northamptonshire LTA, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Warwickshire LTA, Billesley Indoor Tennis T: 01752 892 664 F: 01752 892665 E: [email protected] C/o Tennis East, Hills Road Tennis & Sports Centre, Purbeck Road, Centre, Wheelers Lane, Billesley, Birmingham B13 0ST Cambridge CB2 8PF DORSET E: [email protected] T: 01223 210111 F: 01223 210222 E: [email protected] Jodie Bratchell, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Dorset LTA, C/O West Hants WILTSHIRE Club, Roslin Road South, Bournemouth, Dorset BH3 7EF NORTHUMBERLAND Janet Bland, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, T: 01202 519 694 E: [email protected] Christine Klee, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, 79 Hallam Grange Rise, Sheffield S10 4BE British Tennis NE and Cumbria, Sunderland Tennis Centre, DURHAM & CLEVELAND T: 0114 230 6680 E:[email protected] Silksworth Lane, Silksworth, Sunderland SR3 1PD County Organiser, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, T: 0191 522 5005 E: [email protected] YORKSHIRE Durham & Cleveland LTA County Office, Sunderland Tennis Centre, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Yorkshire LTA County Office, Silksworth Lane, Silksworth, Sunderland SR3 1PD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Goole Tennis Centre, Westfield Banks, Hook, Goole, T/F: 0191 5225005 E: [email protected] HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Nottingham LTA, The County Ground, North Humberside DN14 5PW Tennis Drive, The Park, Nottingham NG7 1AE T: 01405 768888 F: 01405 768889 E: [email protected] T: 01159 473702 F: 01159 473722 E: [email protected] Lesley Pitt, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Essex Lawn Tennis Association, Redbridge Sports and Leisure, Forest Road, Barkingside, Essex IG6 3HD OXFORDSHIRE T: 0208 502 6364 E: [email protected] Sharon Scaysbrook, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Oxfordshire LTA, White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre, Abingdon OX14 3PJ GLOUCESTERSHIRE T: 01235 540 800 F: 01235 540 810 E: [email protected] HSBC Road to Wimbledon, Gloucestershire LTA Office, Oxstalls ITI, Plock Court, Tewkesbury Road, Gloucester GL2 9DW SCOTLAND (EAST) T: 01452 396644 F: 01452 396633 E: [email protected] Linda Birrell, HSBC Road to Wimbledon, East of Scotland LTA, 12 March Pines, Edinburgh EH4 3PF T/F: 0131 476 0395 E: [email protected] TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR PAUL HUTCHINS WELCOMES YOU TO THE 2014 HSBC ROAD TO WIMBLEDON

Hi everyone, All the tennis facilities that enter will have at least their winners (consideration by the county if the runner up also The HSBC Road to Wimbledon qualifies) represented at the County Finals and then 48 boys and 48 girls will qualify for the National Finals at Wimbledon in 2014 has some new plans. in August 2014. There is a mix of the original The NEW Regional stages will be for players 14 & under playing format with new ideas who are in a rating band of 6 or higher i.e. 6/5/4/3 as of 1 June 2014. to encourage more players There will be seven Regional venues where players will enter to participate. individually direct online from 1 June. Players who enter and are accepted will compete in their geographical region with up to 32 boys and 16 girls draw played on the weekend The original format of clubs & parks organising their own 12/13 July 2014. Road to Wimbledon at 14 & under remains the same except for the rating of the players. At each of the seven venues (assuming a 32 & 16 draw) 4 boys and 2 girls will qualify for the 32 boys and 16 girls Schools are also welcome and we are piloting a scheme National Finals at Wimbledon. for 2014 to encourage schools to enter with full details explained inside. Separating out the standards will mean a better chance of good matches and enjoyable challenges to compete knowing In 2014 players playing in their club or park at age 11-14 will that all players will have opportunities to qualify for the need to be in a rating band of 10/9/8/7 as of 1 April 2014 (non National Finals whether they start at club, park or school rated players are welcome to sign up for a BTM & rating). level or starting at the Regional stages. This will mean that players of a similar standard will be In 2014 there are also more ‘added benefits’ for tennis playing with each other with more equal opportunities to facilities and players if they enter the Road to Wimbledon. qualify for the County Finals and then National Finals while the higher more experienced juniors will be competing The All England Club and LTA are right behind the new starting at Regional stages and then National Finals. ideas for 2014. Philip Brook, Chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club

‘Supporting junior development and education and the different charitable causes we are involved in is very much part of the ethos of the Club. With the new Wimbledon Foundation announced before the 2013 Championships I am really pleased with all the new plans to expand the Road to Wimbledon both in the UK and India and thank everyone involved in their support’.

In June 2013 the Club announced the formation of the new Wimbledon Foundation encompassing many of the Club’s junior, educational and charity links which is explained inside this brochure as well as the National Finals ‘going

International’ with India boys and girls qualifying to come to Wimbledon. ‘‘ I would also like to thank both HSBC and the LTA for their support and of course the HSBC Ambassador who will continue to play his part in promoting the event and ‘I really enjoyed attending the National especially being involved in the popular tennis clinics with Finals at Wimbledon in August and Head Coach of the All England Club Dan Bloxham. saw some great tennis. So many families, players and coaches enjoyed Please contact me direct or your County Organiser if after the Wimbledon experience. We as a reading the information in this entry brochure you would like bank are very pleased to support junior more information. and community projects like the HSBC Road to Wimbledon. We are excited Thank you for your support. for the plans in the UK and in India and will continue out long established Paul Hutchins relationship with Tim Henman as an Ambassador. I would like to thank all Tournament Director those people who give the event their time and support’. Dan Howlett HSBC Head of UK Corporate Banking ‘‘ THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION & INDIA JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT

The Wimbledon Foundation is a the Junior Masters in April held in Delhi. The last two boys non-profit organisation established and girls will qualify to be invited to the UK National HSBC Finals in August 2014 at Wimbledon. by the All England Club. It has Also in January the HSBC Road to Wimbledon Ambassador a mission to use the heritage Tim Henman, along with Head Coach of the All England Club and resources of Wimbledon to Dan Bloxham, will conduct a series of educational community tennis clinics in Mumbai and Delhi to juniors of all standards. improve people’s lives, especially those of young people.

I have now been a Building on the annual success of The Championships, number of times‘‘ to India the Wimbledon Foundation aims to enhance its extensive and it is fascinating to see programme of community, charity and development activities how keen the juniors are. The both in the UK and internationally. links with the All India Tennis Association with these activities A principal theme of the Foundation is belief in the power of sport (and, in this case, particularly tennis) to provide will be very exciting’. opportunities to assist people, especially the young, with education and personal development. Paul Hutchins Tournament Director The Foundation’s first international presence will be in India starting with two Road to Wimbledon 14 & under events in January followed by the top 16 boys and girls who qualify for ‘‘ 2014 OVERVIEW

CLUB/PARK/ SCHOOL Rated players division 10/9/8/7 APRIL/MAY 2014

Winners & possibly runner up qualifying for County Final REGIONAL VENUES 12TH AND 13TH JULY X 7 Players rated 6/5/4/3 4 boys and 2 girls to qualify from each venue COUNTY FINALS x 44 JUNE/JULY 2014

Winners Club / School / Park 11TH - 16TH AUGUST qualify for National Finals NATIONAL FINALS 32 Boys & 16 Girls Including 2 boys & 2 girls qualifying from india Including 2 boys 11TH - 16TH AUGUST wild cards NATIONAL FINALS 48 Boys & Girls County Finals Winners Including 4 wild cards TIMING & GUIDELINES

TIMING & OPEN FOR BOYS & GUIDELINES GIRLS AGED 14 & • Closing date for entries 31 January 2014 or UNDER ON 31 AUGUST at county discretion to extend entry deadline. • Entry form sent to individual county organiser 2014 WHO ARE IN (listed in this entry brochure). RATING BAND 10/9/8/7 • Once entered Organiser’s packs to be forwarded in January/February giving details on how best to organise your event. Smaller clubs and facilities ON 1ST APRIL 2014. encouraged to merge with advice given via your county organiser.

• Counties to be encouraged to either stage an ‘open’ • Clubs, parks & tennis facilities to enter via their Road to Wimbledon for players whose club has not county organiser and stage their own Road to entered or to encourage some clubs to accept non- Wimbledon event between April & May. members to their Road to Wimbledon. • All players will need a rating of 10.2 to 7.1. • Road to Wimbledon events organised during April and • Winners (each county has the discretion of inviting May with deadline of Sunday 25 May to complete the runners-up or semi-finalists to the county finals your event and sent to county by deadline 31 May. depending on numbers) of each tennis facility to • County organiser to then confirm if event has been qualify for the County Finals staged on set dates in organised within the rules and can be represented June or July. at county finals. • Each boy and girl winner of the County Finals (44 In 2014 tennis facilities encouraged to stage their plus 4 wild cards) to qualify for the 48 draws National events on a set date(s) promoted to juniors 11-14 Finals at Wimbledon in August 2014. years of age. We would like to encourage making the • Players may only enter one Road to Wimbledon event event a competitive but socially friendly occasion with and have played at the National Finals no more than certificates and/or prizes awarded to competitors and a on two occasions. suitable format to encourage competitively and social competition. Entry online Clubs / Parks: www.lta.org.uk/roadtowimbledon or via the entry form attached. I absolutely loved playing in the HSBC Road‘‘ to Wimbledon 2013. The national finals were the highlight of my summer. It was amazing playing on the grass courts at Wimbledon. Sophie Drakeford Lewis Winner, Girls’ Singles ‘‘

SCHOOLS

• There will be one county per LTA region designated to promote Road to Wimbledon schools events as a pilot in 2014, although schools outside these counties can continue to enter. Schools will be offered a new tailored package with different requirements for example players will not require a British Tennis Membership number.

For more information go to: www.LTA.org.uk/roadtowimbledon

COUNTY FINALS

• Each county to organise their own Grade 4 county finals on set dates during June/July open to boys and girls who have qualified via their tennis facility Road to Wimbledon event.

• Each county final to have five players (ideally minimum 8) in each draw or to communicate to Tournament Director if considering less.

• 44 winners in boys and girls events to qualify for the National Finals at Wimbledon in August 2014.

• An additional four wild cards taken from the highest rated runners up or if equal rating separated from the LTA rankings. NEW REGIONAL TO NATIONAL STAGES

NATIONAL OPEN FOR BOYS FINALS & GIRLS’ AGED 14 & 11-16 AUGUST ALL ENGLAND UNDER ON 31 AUGUST LAWN TENNIS CLUB WIMBLEDON

2014 WHO ARE IN • There will be two separate singles draws at the A RATING BAND OF National Finals. • Open to players who have qualified via their club, 3/4/5/6 ON SUMMER park or school and County Finals as well as the SEASON RATINGS players qualified through the Regional stages. • 48 boys & 48 girls for the Road to Wimbledon 1 JUNE 2014 via their county finals and a 32 boy & 16 girl draw for players qualifying via their region.

• Players arrive on Sunday 10 August for grass • Each player to enter individually via online entry court practice. website and placed in his/her appropriate regional geographical venue. Entries open 1st June 2014 via • A daily accommodation (bed, breakfast & lunch) the website allowance will be provided to the players from the www.lta.org.uk/competitions/search day of arrival to and including the night of the player losing his/her matches. • Seven regional nationwide venues with up to 32 draw for boys and up to 16 draw for girls on set weekend • Grade 3 for the club, park, school event and dates 12/13 July in a Grade two qualifying event. grade 2 for the players who start at Regional stages which will be a qualifying event for the • Four boys and two girls at each of the seven venues grade 2 National Finals. to qualify for the National Finals in August 2014 providing a 32 boys and 16 girls draw. • Wimbledon Museum and Tours of the grounds for all competitors, families & coaches. • Two additional wild cards for the boys and girls will be provided to players who will have qualified from the • All matches (weather permitting) will be played new India Road to Wimbledon plus an additional two on grass. boys from the UK regional events.

• Boys 32 and girls 16 draw at National Finals in August 2014.

(Please note the seven regional draws will be based on ratings and if equal on current rankings in order to determine the up to 32 & 16 draw.) We run our own HSBC Road to Wimbledon through‘‘ the WJTI and all the players are keen to qualify both for the National Finals and the chance to attend the finals’ day clinic that Tim Henman and I run. It’s always good to welcome players who lost in the County finals as well. For Tim and I it is also an enjoyable way of seeing how the junior standards are improving each year.

Dan Bloxham Head coach the All England Lawn Tennis Club ‘‘ ADDED PARTICIPATION INCENTIVES

National Final winners and runners up of singles (at face value) up to a maximum of 4 x No 1 Court tickets (4 players in total) to be presented with a trophy and for either Saturday or Sunday of the final weekend of invited to the Wimbledon Championships and to take Wimbledon to enable them to attend The Championships part in the Tim Henman and Dan Bloxham clinic on the in 2014 with their family. middle Saturday of the 2015 Championships. (Full details will be included within the Organiser’s Packs Singles winners to receive a £350 coaching grant, which will be sent out in January 2014). runner up £250 each. New HSBC Road to Wimbledon certificates depicting Singles winners Single winners to receive a babolat iconic photos of the Championships will be distributed raquet contract for 1 year. to each county office for tennis facilities to provide to their players. Doubles winners to receive a trophy and £200 each coaching grant. County final HSBC tennis related products will be distributed to county finals competitors. Doubles runners up to receive a trophy and £150 each coaching grant. County Finals winners and runners up to receive a winner or runners up trophy. Consolation singles winners and runners up to receive a trophy and £150 coaching grant. National Finals all competitors to receive an HSBC Road to Wimbledon souvenir and Wimbledon Wimbledon tickets: A ballot will be held for any junior museum voucher and invitation to the Players party. entering the Road to Wimbledon competition in 2014. Juniors would be offered the opportunity to purchase For more information and additional entry forms please contact your County organiser or Paul Hutchins, Tournament Director on: T: 0208 946 9374 E: [email protected] W: www.hsbcroadtowimbledon.com

ENTRY CLOSING DATE 31 JANUARY 2014 TO BE SENT TO YOUR COUNTY ORGANISER

Registered club, school or park: ...... County:...... Club Address:......

Club Telephone No: ...... Contact/Organiser: ...... Contact’s Address:...... Telephone: ...... Mobile: ...... E-Mail: ......

We would like to stage a 14 & Under Club Closed Singles draw for our junior members:

Please tick appropriate box: Boys Girls

I enclose an entry fee of £12 for the boys’ event or £12 for the girls’ event or £20 in total if both boys’ and girls’ events are entered. Please make cheque payable to your County LTA e.g. Yorkshire County LTA.

Signed: ...... Date: ...... Please Print: ...... Rough estimate of expected size of draw: 8, 16, 32, 48 ...... Boys ...... Girls

Clubs must stage a minimum 5 player draw in the boys’ and/or girls’ events for players to qualify to play in the County Finals.

NB: Please photocopy this page if you need additional entry forms

ONLINE ENTRY: WWW.LTA.ORG.UK/ROADTOWIMBLEDON OR WWW.HSBCROADTOWIMBLEDON.COM