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The Tennis Book
TENNIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION UK
2010
● Equipment Suppliers
balls • rackets • apparel
• accessories
● Club Services
courts • floodlights
• indoor facilities
• services
● Indoor Tennis
manufacturers
• contractors
• designers
• consultants
● Coaching Aids
ball machines
• stringing
• mini tennis
• websites
● Fanware
books
• DVDs
• gifts
• magazines
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The TIA UK Tennis Book 2010
How to use this book
The Tennis Book 2010 provides a quick reference guide to the diverse range of products
and services available from the member companies of the Tennis Industry Association UK.
The pages of The Tennis Book 2010 are colour coded for ease of use:
• BLUE pages give general information about the sport of tennis in the UK
• GREEN pages group together companies providing similar products or services
• RED pages contain product listings for players, fans, clubs and corporate clients
• ORANGE pages contain A to Z listings of TIA UK member companies, with descriptions of
the products and services they provide along with contact details
• YELLOW pages contain contact details of accredited tennis racket stringers
So whatever your start point, you can quickly find the information you need
TIA UK Partner Members
Editor: Henry Wancke
Assistant Editor: Gilly English
Photography: David Musgrove (cover)
and Fotosports International
David Lloyd Leisure Ltd
Contributors: Gilly English, Barbara Wancke,
Henry Wancke
Prince Sports Europe Ltd
Produced by Abbott Media Services
on behalf of The Tennis Industry Association UK
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Tennis Industry Association UK
Officers & Board
President: Ian Peacock OBE
Honarary Vice Presidents: Peter Occleshaw
Henry Wancke
Executive Vice President: Barbara Wancke
Chairman: Stephen Matthews
Vice Chairman: Mike Ballardie
Treasurer: Peter Risdon
Marketing & Events Director: Richard Jones
Executive Administrator: Gilly English
Past Presidents
Board Members
Jan Booth
Robert Fuller
Maurice Hickman
Sally Lockyer
Jeremy Holt
Dave Shaw
Henry Wancke
The position was first established in 2002.
David Lloyd (2002-2007)
Past Chairmen
Peter Occleshaw (1998)
Robert Porter-Smith (1999-2001)
Henry Wancke (2002-2009)
Partner Members
Amer Sports UK Ltd (Wilson)
Head UK Ltd
JB Corrie & Co Ltd
TIA Group
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Foreword
ollowing the successful launch of the Tennis Industry
Association’s Tennis Book last June, I hope you will agree
that this second edition has maintained the levels of useful
and interesting information established last year.
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The Tennis Book is published by the Tennis Industry
Association UK as a service to British tennis, especially its
members. The TIA itself has expanded significantly in the last
12 months with over 65 member companies now
representing virtually all the major sectors within the
industry.
Our aim is to provide all our member companies with a range of commercial benefits to justify
their subscriptions. In addition to the Tennis Book, the TIA has also launched Tennis Outlook in
newspaper format to provide a vehicle for news and features relating to the tennis industry, as
well as TIA UK Insurance and TennisWire PR services.
The growth of tennis in Britain remains a vital objective for all involved in the game and to that
end the TIA is committed to working closely with the governing body. It was therefore with great
pleasure that, together with the LTA, we were able to announce late last year, a partnership with
the Golf Show Group to establish a three-day London Tennis Show.
The Tennis Show runs alongside their successful London Golf Show at ExCel at the end of Aprilearly May and will prove an excellent way for both the industry and fans to launch the season. It
is our hope that this will become a permanent fixture in everyone’s annual calendar.
The Tennis Show is a consumer event with a strong trade element that will help to raise the
profile of the sport and generate interest in the game where it matters most, from the grass roots,
recreational level upwards, which is one of the many common goals shared by the LTA and the
TIA.
As mentioned, this is the second edition of the Tennis Book, which we aim to update on an
annual basis, and if you have any ideas that you feel can improve the product, please let the
Editor know so these may be considered before the next publication in 2011.
I trust you have a successful season, whether as a ‘trader’, ‘player’, official or just a ‘fan’.
Ian Peacock OBE
President
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Message from the LTA
Growing the sport and winning is our priority
for 2010
More people playing tennis, more children involved, and
making the sport more accessible – these are all
fundamental to the long term prosperity of our sport.
More than half a million adults play tennis at least once a
week. The number is rising year on year. More children are
competing, and more money is being invested in the grass
roots of the sport.
As a governing body we are investing more in places to
play tennis – nearly £10 million a year, thanks in part to the
support of Sport England. As well as improving the quality
of facilities, we are supporting places to play to develop
their programmes through Clubmark. More than 640 clubs
have now earned Clubmark status, which means the club is providing a high quality service and great
on court programme. A further 550 are working towards the standard with the support of our field team
of Tennis Development Managers.
The AEGON Schools programme has also made a real impact. Through it, the Tennis Foundation has
introduced the sport to nearly 4,000 primary schools and given out more than 120,000 free tennis
rackets in just over a year.
We are also starting to see real signs of progress, in the women’s game in particular. When Anne
Keothavong broke into the top 100 in 2008, she became the first British woman in nine years to do so.
Since then, three other British women have broken through that barrier. That is testament to the new
approach we have taken and all the people involved.
The juniors also look promising, but we have to accept that a long term strategy is just that. A long
term plan to deliver long term success for the sport.
We are proud of the efforts of tens of thousands of coaches, parents, and volunteers, who are
transforming the sport. With their help we are getting more people playing tennis, and enjoying the
sport. I hope you find this directory of products and services helpful and wish you every success
whatever your role is in tennis this coming season.
Roger Draper
Chief Executive
The Lawn Tennis Association
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The Sport of Tennis
The massive Arthur Ashe Stadium which dominates the US
Open at Flushing Meadows. Picture Fotosports International
The biggest goal of all
Securing a Grand Slam is the pinnacle of a player’s
achievement and one which to date, as Henry Wancke records,
even the great record-breaking Roger Federer has yet to realise!
And what is the Grand Slam? It is simply winning the traditional
four major championships in one calendar year. While a
number of players have won all four over many years and even
consecutively but if not in a calendar year, it is not The Grand
Slam, it is a Career Grand Slam.
It may sound easy but it isn’t for only five players have achieved
that distinction in the 12 months of a year, namely Don Budge
and Rod Laver for the men, and Maureen Connolly, Margaret
Court and Steffi Graf for the women.
To date they are the only players to have won the Australian
Open, French Open, The Championships, Wimbledon and the
US Open consecutively in a season, a feat which is considered
one of the most difficult in the modern game, especially now
that the four majors are played on different surfaces.
The term was first used in tennis by John Kieran, a
correspondent for the New York Times, who coined it in 1933
when speculating on the chances of Australian Jack Crawford,
that year’s winner of the Australian, French and Wimbledon
titles going on to add the US Championships as it was known
then. That achievement, he wrote, ‘would be something like
scoring a grand slam on the courts’, a term he borrowed from
the card game of bridge. Unfortunately Fred Perry got the better
of him in the heat of that final day.
It was left to Don Budge to become the first to score a ‘Grand
Slam on the courts’ and he did that in 1938. He was
subsequently followed by fellow American Maureen Connolly
who joined him by becoming the first woman to record a
calendar Slam in 1953.
A decade later Aussie Rod Laver scored the first of his Grand
Slams as an amateur in 1962, a feat he was to repeat in 1968
when the sport went Open by accepting professional players.
With Australian tennis still very much to the fore, Margaret
Court brought her nation a second Grand Slam within a couple
of years by dominating the sport in 1970 and it wasn’t until
1988 that Steffi Graf went one better than all of them with what
is now described as a Golden Grand Slam by collecting the
tennis Gold medal at the Seoul Olympics in the same year as
her four majors!
So, what makes these majors so important? They are the
mainstay of the circuit despite all the efforts of the respective
ATP and WTA Tours to establish events that could match them.
While they also provide the biggest pay-cheque, it’s not all
about money. The players know that their personal status is
enhanced if they can include one of those major titles on the
lists which mark their careers.
All four of the championships are steeped in history with
Wimbledon retaining more traditions than the other three who,
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in 1980 when four new courts were introduced on the north
side and further emphasised when the new No1 Court was
commissioned into use in 1997.
In 1913 the tournament was designated ‘The World
Championships on Grass Courts’, a term which was dropped in
1922.
Of the four majors, Wimbledon is the only one run by a private
members’ club though the actual organisation of The
Championships, is shared between the All England Lawn
Tennis & Croquet Club and The Lawn Tennis Association who
benefit from a 1934 financial arrangement whereby they receive
any financial ‘surplus’ from Championships. This agreement
was extended in 1993 with a new ‘Heads of terms’ to come into
operation in 2013.
over the last half century, have embraced more overt
commercialism. That doesn’t mean that Wimbledon hasn’t, they
have just managed to retain more of the atmosphere of years
gone by!
Looking back at the four championships, Wimbledon was the
first to establish itself in 1877, the US followed in 1881, the
French a decade later in 1891 and the Australian at the turn of
the century in 1905. However as far as the calendar is
concerned, the order is very different with Australia played in
mid-January, followed by France late May-early June and then
Wimbledon late June-early July with the US bringing up the
rear in late August-early September.
Initially all four were very much national events and it wasn’t
really until the twenties that the sport could be said to have
become more international and start establishing themselves as
the ones to win.
Briefly, this is how they came to be and develop into the major
championships they are now, namely the backbone of tennis.
The US Open
The US Open, which we associate with Flushing Meadows,
New York, was first held at The Casino in Newport in August
1881 and was staged there every year until 1915 when it moved
to the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, for a
three year stint. The event, then known as the US
Championships, was restricted to members of clubs affiliated to
the United States National Lawn Tennis Association and this
rule applied until 1970 when it became the US Open.
In 1921 it moved yet again for another three year period, to the
Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia in a short lived
attempt to rotate the event around the country. At that time
Philadelphia was the home of the women’s championships
which had been inaugurated in 1887. This was then switched to
Forest Hills to fill the void left by the men! On completion of a
new 14,000 seater stadium at Forest Hills, the men moved back
and the two events were amalgamated in 1923.
Like Wimbledon, the event was played on grass until 1974
when the governing body decided to experiment with ‘Har-Tru’,
a green clay surface. That experiment lasted just a few years
and in 1978 was moved to the converted Louis Armstrong
Stadium at the 1964 World Fair site at Flushing Meadows in
the Queen’s district of New York where it has now firmly
established itself with Decoturf hard courts replacing clay.
Interestingly Jimmy Connors set a record by becoming the only
player to win the US title on three different surfaces and Chris
Evert is the only player to have won the US title on clay! The
complex, which was named The Billie Jean King National
Tennis Center at Corona Park - Flushing Meadows is a public
facility when not hosting the US Open. It is also the USTA’s
Eastern region training centre and can boast the largest tennis
show court in the world seating 23,000, which has been named
after Arthur Ashe.
The oldest main show court of the four Grand Slams, the
Centre Court at Wimbledon with its own sliding ‘umbrella’
style roof unfurled in 2009. Picture Fotosports International.
The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon is the only one of the four to have retained its roots
in the suburb where it was ‘conceived’ though it did have to
move in 1922 from Worple Road to a new site virtually over the
hill in Church Road. There it has retained the grass surface
which the game was originally played on, and is now the only
grand slam to have retained its surface throughout its history
while developing a modern venue which is held in high esteem
by players, officials and spectators. Initially The Championships
was only open to men with the women being incorporated in
1844 as the game grew in popularity. The only event held in
1877 was the Gentlemen’s Singles, which was won by Spencer
Gore, an old Harrovian rackets player, from a field of 22. About
200 spectators paid one shilling each to watch that final.
Interestingly the Centre Court label derives from those early
days as the main court was located in the middle of all the
other courts. The label for the main show court was retained
when the club moved even though in Church Road, it no longer
was at the centre of the activities. This was eventually corrected
The French Open
Like its American counterpart, the French when first played in
1891 was restricted to their national players only opening its
doors to foreign players in 1925, no doubt as a result of the
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The Sport of Tennis
Originally organised by officials from both Australia and New
Zealand, the event was first staged at the Warehouseman’s
Cricket Ground in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, now known as
the Albert Reserve Tennis Centre. It then travelled round
Australia and New Zealand as follows: Sydney (17 times),
Adelaide (14 times), Brisbane (7 times), Perth (3 times),
Christchurch (in 1906), and Hastings (in 1912). Melbourne
hosted it 16 times before it became the events permanent
home in 1972 at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.
In 1922 New Zealand parted company with its Australian
counterparts. It was also the year that the event first opened
its doors to women.
In those early days players were reluctant to travel down
under, bearing in mind that, in the twenties, it took 42 days to
reach Australia by ship. It wasn’t until air travel became more
of the norm, a firm January date was established and prize
money levels were improved that their fields started to attract
a more truly international field.
The Kooyong venue also played a big part in raising the
profile of the Australian leg of the Grand Slam but by 1988 it
was found to be too small and the Open was moved to a
custom made complex on Flinders Park with a very innovative
sliding roof over the main show court.
The move also saw the end of grass as far as Australia was
concerned, and the introduction of Rebound Ace, a cushioned
hard court, thereby establishing a different surface from the
other three. The surface was eventually changed twenty years
later to Plexicushion Prestige to help offset heat retention and
make it more akin to the US Open’s conditions.
As a consequence of all the improvements and faster methods
of travel, the Australian Open, which was always perceived to
be the weaker of the four Grand Slams, is no longer the junior
partner though there are many who would prefer it not to
staged so early in the year.
The art deco Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros, the
centre piece of the French Open. Picture Fotosports
International.
interest generated by the Olympics played in Paris the
previous year. Then it was renamed ‘Championnats
Internationaux de France’ and three years later, having
alternated between the Racing Club de France and the Stade
Francaise, the event was established in the Roland Garros
stadium.
French tennis was at its height in the twenties with the likes of
Suzanne Lenglen and the Four Musketeers, Rene Lacoste,
Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon, winners of
the Davis Cup in 1927.
In recognition of that success, the site at Porte d’Auteuil was
donated by the Stade Francaise for a suitable stadium to be
erected for the defense of the Cup in 1928 on condition it was
named after a well known French aviator, a member of the
club, who was killed during the Great War.
Over time this has become the name of the complex with the
main stadium being renamed Court Philippe Chatrier in 1988
in recognition of the work he had done in building up the
credibility of the French Open as well as his work in French
Tennis and on the international front as President of the
International Tennis Federation.
With its slow clay court heritage it is now viewed as one of
the most physically demanding tennis events in the world.
The French is also the only Grand Slam to play over 15 days
with the Australia and the US competing over 14 and
Wimbldon over 13. It was also the first Grand Slam to include
an ‘open’ field in 1968 by welcoming both amateurs and
professionals into their draws and, interestingly, between
1945 and 1947, was held after Wimbledon!
The Australian Open
The youngest of the big four, the Australian was held for the
first time in 1905 as the Australasian Championships until
1927 when it was rebranded the Australian Championships. It
wasn’t until 1969, the year after the sport went ‘Open’, that it
became the Australian Open.
The Australian Open named their innovative main show court
with the first sliding roof, the Rod Laver Arena, in recognition
to the Aussie’s achievements, including winning two Grand
Slams. Picture Fotosports International
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players needed to control their sport and announced their
intentions at a press conference at the 1988 US Open in the
car park of Flushing Meadows revealing the problems which
existed in the professional game. One of their answers was to
establish their own professional tour, the ATP Tour which in
2010, is celebrating its 21st anniversary.
In 1997 they established the ATP Senior Tour of Champions.
They have also been instrumental in introducing rule
changes to enhance the fans experience like eliminating five
set finals and replacing the third set in doubles with
Champions Tiebreaks, as well as replacing the ad rule with a
sudden death point on deuce.
This year they have implemented
tournament tiers to make it easier for the
public to understand what points the players
are competing for, namely ATP World Tour at
Masters level 1000, Tour level 500 and 250.
For the record, Grand Slam events are 2000.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Established in 1913 with agreement from 12 national
associations, the activities of the International Lawn Tennis
Federation were disrupted by the advent of the Great War and
it wasn’t until 1923 that they took over the rules of the game.
Currently 205 national associations are affiliated to the ITF
(they dropped ‘Lawn’ from their title in 1977) and remain
responsible for administering and regulating the game
internationally including technical specifications for the
court, rackets and balls as well as certification of tennis
officials and enforcing the anti-doping programme with the
ATP and WTA.
In addition they administer international
competitions like the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup,
tennis at the Olympics and the equivalent
events in wheelchair tennis, plus events for both seniors and
juniors.
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
To bring some clarity to the then new sport of Lawn Tennis,
60 clubs agreed to establish a governing body for the sport
in 1888. The group included the All England Club and
William Renshaw, already six times Wimbledon champion,
was elected as the first President.
The continuous growth of the game both in Great Britain and
around the world necessitated, in 1913, the foundation of the
International Lawn Tennis Federation whose responsibility
was to oversee the international aspect of the game and to
take over the rule-making from the LTA.
Since then the LTA has been in the business of promoting the
sport in and around Britain. One of its first priorities (in
1920) was to help the All England Club construct its present
headquarters at Church Road, Wimbledon.
Besides Wimbledon, the LTA currently supports top level
international events at Birmingham, Queen’s,
Eastbourne, and the O2 Arena as well as
events at a lower level, the Pro-Series and
the British Tour plus junior events.
The WTA Tour (formerly the Women’s Tennis
Association - WTA)
In 1970, led by Billie Jean King, the women rebelled against
officialdom and their reduced prize money levels in
comparison to the men, by setting up the Virginia Slims Tour
but it wasn’t until 1973 that the actual Women’s Tennis
Association Players’ Association was established to unite all
the women’s professional tournaments under one banner.
This decision was reached at the Gloucester Hotel in London
a week before Wimbledon.
One of the association’s main objectives
was to obtain equality in prize money
levels with their male counterparts at the Grand Slams which
the US Open agreed to immediately.
In 1995 the WTA merged with the Women’s Tennis Council to
form the WTA Tour and in 2001 the Australian Open agreed
to equal prize money which was then matched by Roand
Garros and Wimbledon in 2007, the year that the association
also started experimenting with on-court coaching while
announcing a shorter season, a more fan friendly approach
and introducing heavier penalties for player withdrawals from
events.
The ATP World Tour (formerly the Association of
Tennis Professionals - ATP)
In 1972, the leading male professionals joined forces to
create the Association of Tennis Professional with the goal of
changing the game for the better.
One of the first initiatives was to establish a computer
ranking system to analyse player performances as a means to
determine entries to tournaments.
This was launched in 1973.
At the time the men’s professional game was administered by
the Men’s Tennis Council made up of representatives from
the ILTF, the ATP and tournament directors from around the
world.
This was disbanded in 1989 when the ATP decided the
The Tennis Industry Association UK (TIA)
The TIA UK was founded in 1998 and its mission is to
promote, foster and protect industry growth and vitality in the
UK, as well as to provide commercial benefits to tennis
businesses while supporting the LTA’s efforts to promote the
sport at all levels.
Members range from multi-million pound corporations to
individual entrepreneurs, all of whom care and depend on the
future of the game, and currently number over
65 tennis businesses and over 135 individual
Tennis Racquet Specialists.
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Tennis Industry Business Groups
Daniell Smith Ltd
Event Merchandising Ltd
Pure Alpine Holidays
Scorpion Sports Gifts
Tennis Emporium Ltd
Brands & Equipment Suppliers
Representing the major brands in the world of tennis, this
group of companies includes distributors and
manufacturers of tennis rackets, balls, related accessories
such as strings and grips, clothing and shoes.
Tennis Sports Shops
If you need a stringer, please go to the Directory of
Tennis Racquet Specialists on page 38.
Amer Sports UK Ltd - Wilson
Apollo Leisure
Babolat UK
Dunlop
Head UK Ltd
Hi-Tec
J Price (Bath) Ltd
The Smash - James Harbridge
Teddy Tennis Ltd
The Tennis Bookshop
The Tennis Gallery Wimbledon
The Silver Tennis Collection Ltd
Traditionally the sports shop in the High Street has been
the first port of call for most tennis enthusiasts seeking
their tennis kit.
K S UK Limited - K-Swiss
Milliken Woollen Speciality
Products
Slazenger
The advent of big retail sports chains has offered
competitive prices for tennis equipment and in recent
years online shopping has become the market place of
growth.
The TIA UK’s Tennis Racquet Specialist Scheme is a kite
mark earned through participation by sports retailers in
an education and certification programme that offers
expert advice and services to the public.
Independent Traders
The UK has a long-established tradition of specialist
tennis traders who bring colour and variety to
tournaments and provide a year-round service to tennis
enthusiasts.
A directory of individual qualified stringers appears on
page 36 while this group of companies includes retail
outlets for the buying public.
These traders have a wealth of knowledge and experience
and offer a wide range of tennis-related products
including art, bespoke tenniswear, books, calendars,
collectables, diaries, DVDs, glassware, greeting cards,
jewellery, photographs, postcards, posters, souvenirs,
tournament prizes and trophies.
Court Equipment & Services
This group encompasses designers, manufacturers and
supplier contractors of tennis courts, facilities, fencing,
canvas and signage and so on.
Many of the companies are also members of the Sports
and Play Construction Association (SAPCA) and comply
to their strict codes of practice (see page 30).
Tennis products are hard to find in the high street, but the
independent tennis industry offers choice, quality, value
and good old-fashioned customer service.
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CopriSystems Ltd
Edwards Sports Products Ltd
Harrod UK Ltd
J B Corrie & Co Ltd
Junior Tennis Centres Ltd
M3 Surveying &
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Midland CSB Ltd
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Sunbaba
Corporate Organisations
These are professional organisations that provide
specialist services to the game.
European Racquets Stringers Association
Sport and Play Construction Association
tenniscoachUK (British Tennis Coaches Association)
The Lawn Tennis Association
The Tennis Industry Association UK
Tennis & Fitness Clubs
The advent of the commercial tennis club is a direct
result of former TIA UK President, David Lloyd's vision
over twenty years ago to create a better environment for
players in this country. He broke the mould and laid the
foundation for what has become a multi-billion pound
leisure industry throughout the land. Now around a
million people and some 20,000 workers are active in
this area, including more than 750 tennis professionals.
Making up this group are clubs and commercial centre
operators, including:
Service Providers and Media
There are many companies involved in providing a
wide range of services to tennis including specialist
consultancy advice, coaching services, design, event
and player management, online website services as
well as marketing and public relations services to
name but a few.
Sutton Tennis Academy
Next Generation Club, Swindon The Harbour Club
Northwood Riverside Health
The Queen’s Club
& Racquets Club (Esporta)
Publicity, news and media providers include tennis
magazines, e-zines and websites.
Specialist service providers include:
Abbott Media Services
Beddington Sports Management
Celebrity Tennis Ltd
Fotosports International
London Tennis
Prestige Promotions
Professional Sport UK Ltd
SLSP
IFMSports Marketing Surveys Ltd
R ONE ROOF
• Posters
• Prizes
TAB Services
Tennis Interlink Ltd
Tennis Today Ltd
Tennishead.net
TennisLife UK Ltd
The Golf Show Group
TIA UK Insurance
Trioplus Ltd
Will To Win Ltd
TRS Stringers
• Programmes
The TIA UK’s Tennis Racquet Specialist Scheme is a
kite mark earned through participation by sports
retailers in an education and certification programme
that offers expert advice and services to the public.
• & more …
ation (District Line) and on-street parking
ded hours during Wimbledon fortnight.
The programme is run for the TIA UK by the European
Racquet Stringers Association and provides a
certification system that is the universally accepted
standard around the world.
London SW19 8AA
etennisgallery.co.uk
A directory of individual qualified stringers appears on
page 38
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User Listings
For Players
Looking for new rackets, balls, clothing or tennis wear?
Want to accessorise yourself, your partner or your club?
Fancy some coaching in the UK or abroad, or even enrolling in a new club?
Want to get involved in some competitive events?
The companies and services listed below are available to meet your demands.
Accessories
Amer Sports UK Ltd – Wilson
Apollo Leisure
Babolat UK
Daniell Smith Ltd
Competitions / Tournaments
London Tennis
Equipment Websites
Sportsequip.co.uk
Tennishead.net
Balls
Babolat UK
Dunlop
Head UK Ltd
J Price (Bath) Ltd
Slazenger
Exhibitions
The Golf Show Group – The London Tennis Show
Holidays
Will To Win
Mini Tennis
Harrod UK Ltd
J Price (Bath) Ltd
The Harbour Club
Next Generation Club Swindon
Riverside Health & Racquets Club Northwood (Esporta)
The Queen’s Club
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Clothing
Babolat UK by Dinamica
Daniell Smith Ltd
Dunlop
Clubs
Next Generation Club, Swindon
Riverside Health & Racquets Club Northwood (Esporta)
The Harbour Club
The Queen’s Club
Rackets
Dunlop
Head UK Ltd
Slazenger
Coaching Books and DVDs
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Research & Participation analysis, player profiles
and lifestyles
IFM Sports Marketing Surveys
Coaching Services
David Lloyd Leisure
The Harbour Club
Riverside Health & Racquet Club Northwood (Esporta)
The Queen’s Club
Tenniscoachuk (BTCA)
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Will To Win
Shoes
K S UK Ltd – K-Swiss
Hi-Tec
Specialist Retailers
Daniell Smith Ltd
Tennis Emporium
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Will To Win
Training Providers
Stringing, Machines and Accessories
Apollo Leisure
Websites / Networking
London Tennis
TAB Services
For Fans
Where do you indulge your passion for Rafa, or your love of fine tennis jewellery?
Where do you buy tennis posters for your children, or bespoke tennis clothing?
Where do you get Wimbledon films, and Mini Tennis books?
How do you find the best tennis magazines, and the most up-to-date tennis websites?
Where do you buy a thoughtful and original gift for the avid tennis enthusiast?
There is a surprising amount of choice available to the tennis consumer, and this easy to use
section tells you which companies can meet your particular needs.
Tennislife UK
Art
Professional Sport
Tennislife UK
Greeting Cards
Daniell Smith Ltd
Tennislife UK
Books
Tennislife UK
The Smash!
The Tennis Bookshop
Holidays
Jewellery
Collectables
Tennislife UK
The Tennis Bookshop
Magazines & E-Zines
Tennishead.net
Tennislife UK
Tennis Outlook
Tennis Today
DVDs
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Tennislife UK
Will To Win
Photographs
Digital Magazines
Tennishead.net
Posters
Tennislife UK
Entertainment
Prestige Promotions
Exhibitions
Research & Tennis Statistics
Gifts
Daniell Smith Ltd
Calendars/Diaries
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User Listings
Special Events
Prestige Promotions
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Websites
Tennis Today
Tennishead.net
Tennislife UK
For Clubs
Are you upgrading your club facilities?
Do you need to improve your club’s image?
Are you considering new tennis courts?
Do you need help in preparing a budget / business plan for a loan or grant?
Help is at hand from any of the companies listed below.
Ball Machines
Apollo Leisure
Sportsequip.co.uk
Court Manufacturers
AMB Sports Ltd
M3 Surveying & Construction Ltd
Midland CSB Ltd
Banners
Sunbaba
Equipment Websites
Sportsequip.co.uk
Bespoke Clothing
Daniell Smith Ltd
Exhibitions
Bubbles and Structures
CopriSystems Ltd
Midland CSB Ltd
Fencing
AMB Sports Ltd
Harrod UK Ltd
J B Corrie & Co Ltd
Midland CSB Ltd
Coaching Equipment
Floodlights
AMB Sports Ltd
Midland CSB Ltd
Consultants
Beddington Sports Management Ltd
TrioPlus Ltd
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Will To Win
Indoor Courts
AMB Sports Ltd
CopriSystems Ltd
Mini Tennis
See Tennis Equipment
Court Accessories
Harrod UK Ltd
Midland CSB Ltd
Sportsequip.co.uk
Nets & Posts
AMB Sports Ltd
Harrod UK Ltd
Midland CSB Ltd
Sportsequip.co.uk
Court Canvass / Windbreaks
Sportsequip,co.uk
Sunbaba
Practice Fence / Walls
J B Corrie & Co Ltd
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Apollo Leisure
Dunlop
Harrod UK Ltd
Head UK Ltd
J Price (Bath) Ltd
Midland CSB Ltd
Slazenger
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Prizes
Tennislife UK
Research
Scoreboards
Apollo Leisure
Midland CSB Ltd
Sportsequip.co.uk
Trophies
Wall Decoration
Special Events
Prestige Promotions
SLSP
Website Services
TAB Services
Tennis Today Ltd
Tennishead.net
Tennis Equipment
AMB Sports Ltd
For Corporate Clients
Tennis is an ideal sport for companies or organisations to employ in the promotion of their own
specific business. With its worldwide appeal, and its longevity with regards to play, the sport,
and its players both past and present, provide an attractive background for hospitality events and
meetings.
Tennislife UK
Will To Win
Banners / Screens
Sunbaba
Conference Facilities
Next Generation Club, Swindon
Northwood Riverside Health & Racquets Club (Esporta)
The Harbour Club
The Queen’s Club
Event Management
Tennislife UK
SLSP
Sport Wins
Consultancy Services
SportSense Ltd
Sport Wins
Exhibitions
SLSP
Sunbaba
Tennis Emporium Ltd
Tennis Life UK
Entertainment
Prestige Promotions
SLSP
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User Listings
Tennis Charities
Historical Tennis Exhibitions
The Tennis Foundation is the largest tennis charity in the
UK. Its “One Game All” philosophy is to encourage more people
of all ages and abilities to play and enjoy tennis.
In particular the Foundation wants to improve tennis delivery in
all Local Authority facilities; that includes Parks, Schools and
municipal facilities. The Foundation’s long term strategy will
introduce millions of new players to the game, and allow them
to play and enjoy tennis on a regular basis.
The Foundation works alongside the Lawn Tennis Association
and is based at the National Tennis Centre.
Contact details: The Tennis Foundation, The National Tennis
Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Charity No. 298175
www.tennisfoundation.org.uk
Media Services
Advantage Media Network
SLSP
TAB Services
Tennis Today
Tennishead.net
Tennislife UK
TennisWire Network
Photography
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust was set up over 10 years
ago to raise funds for people with disabilities and in early 2010
attained its own charitable status. The Trust raises funds to help
people with disabilities to play tennis primarily, but not
exclusively, in the following areas – wheelchair, deaf, learning
disabilities and visually impaired.
The Trust provides grants to assist with the purchase of
specialist tennis wheelchairs; the provision of equipment/
coaching bags and assistance to groups, associations, club
programmes and individuals for any disability. The annual target
for fundraising is £50K to spend on grant aid.
The Trust continues to work closely with The Tennis Foundation
to support its disability programme.
Contact details: The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, c/o Sport
Wins, PO Box 238, Tadworth KT20 5WT
Charity No. 1133589
www.danmaskelltennistrust.org.uk
Also working with the Tennis Foundation is the “Give it Your
Max” Tennis Initiative (GIYM) formed after the death of
young tennis player Max Stotesbury. GIYM supports the
Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative, the Tennis Foundation and
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust.
Contact details: Michael or Tara Stotesbury
5 Lancaster Gardens, Wimbledon SW19 5DG
Tel: 020 8946 4459 Fax: 020 8947 7512
www.giveityourmax.org
Other Specialities
SportSense Ltd
Sunbaba
TAB Services
Tennis Emporium Ltd
TennisWire Network
TIA UK Insurance
TrioPlus Ltd
Research
Tennis life UK
TrioPlus
Speakers & Q&As
Sponsorship Evaluation
Other organizations include:
Tennis for Free whose mission statement is to increase
participation in tennis nationwide for all ages regardless of
ability, background, race and financial circumstance. The
organization aims to make more use of public courts.
Contact details: Tennis for Free, 55 Thornhill Square,
London N1 1BE
Tel: 0870 011 3733
www.tennisforfree.com
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CopriSystems covering
systems are available in
spans ranging from 12m to
36m with unlimited length
in either fixed or telescopic
versions.
These tough, durable
structures are ideally suitable
for tennis courts, swimming
pools, five a side football,
horse riding and many
other uses.
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Offers excellent value for money
whilst providing complete
environmental protection.
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Full length sliding side curtains
provide maximum ventilation.
End curtains also available.
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Multiple courts can be housed in
either a single 36m span or in
individual domes with full length
interconnection.
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Custom manufactured and
engineered for strength and
durability in high-tensile steel.
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Translucent properties of roof
material allows natural light to
permeate through, thus reducing
electricity costs.
Culfordʼs new Indoor Tennis Centre, built by
Copri Systems and officially opened on
5 May 2009 by Greg Rusedski.
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Directory of TIA UK Members
including the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club,
Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, Loughborough University,
Harrow School and the Wentworth Golf Course Estate.
Product Range: Design and construction of sports facilities
including athletic tracks and support facilities, synthetic
pitches, tennis courts, MUGA, cricket facilities and bowling
greens.
Services Provided: Design, construction, maintenance and
renovation of sports facilities.
The A-Z of the tennis industry in the UK
For details on joining the TIA UK, the only trade association
soley for tennis businesses, please see page 46.
Cedar Lodge, Howe Road, Watlington,
OX49 5ER
Tel 01491 612042
Contact Henry Wancke
AMS has provided a specialist editorial service which has
included over the last 41 years, the editorship of Tennis
World, Serve & Volley and Tennis Today magazines in
addition to coverage of events for the Press Association, the
Daily Telegraph, British Tennis magazine and the Wimbledon
Website.
Currently editing the FortyFiver on behalf of the 45 Club and
Tennis Outlook for the Tennis Industry Association UK as well
as producing the Members’ Handbook for the Lawn Tennis
Writers’ Association.
AMS has also been involved in establishing tennis events, the
most successful being the Family Championships in
association with Remington (1984-1992) and the Champion
of Champions event for clubs with C&A. The former event
was revived in 2007.
Advantage Media Network
Barry House, 20-22 Worple Road,
London SW19 4DH
Phone 020 8947 0100
Web; advantagemedianet.com
Contact: Bridget Marrison
AMN is the UK’s leading tennis content agency. In addition to
producing multimedia brand, tennishead, AMN provides a
range of media services for third parties
Services Provided: AMN provides publishing services to a
range of sporting businesses. Services include the production
of creative content for all media platforms: Bespoke
photography and video services: Design and production of
promotional material: Website design, build and management;
Digital Magazine and brochure production.
Theta Building, Lyon Way, Frimley,
Surrey GU16 7ER
Phone 01276 404 800
Fax 01276 40 4801
Website www.wilson.com
Contact Stuart Preece
At the heart of sports history for almost a century, no other
company has been as influential and intimately involved in
shaping the games of tennis, golf, baseball and American
football as Wilson.
As the originator of breakthrough technologies, Wilson has
produced legendary classics and earned world-wide
legitimacy in each sport it participates in, particularly tennis.
Backed by generations of athletes, Wilson is now owned by
Amer Sports, the world’s leading sports equipment company.
Listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki since 1977,
Amer Sports Corporation had a turnover of 1.7 billion Euros
and a market capitalization of 1.3 billion Euros in 2007 and, at
the end of the year, the company employed 6,465 people
worldwide.
The business is based on strong global brands, trusted by
consumers world-wide, including:
Salomon - the mountain sports company
Wilson - the authentic ball sports brand
Precor - the global fitness equipment leader
Atomic - the leading manufacturer of alpine skis
Suunto - the leading manufacturer of sports instruments
Mavic - the leading cycling systems brand
Arc’teryx - the most progressive outdoor gear
AMB Sports Ltd
Unit 40, Blue Chalet Industrial Estate,
London Road, West Kingsdown,
Kent TN15 6BQ
Phone: 0844 448 4370
Fax: 0844 448 4371
Web: www.ambsports.com
Contact: Bruce Hannan
AMB Sports is an established company employing highly
motivated and skilled staff with over 50 years combined
experiences in the design and construction of sports facilities.
Its client portfolio contains many prestigious facilities
Apollo Leisure
Unit 1 Forest Close,
Ebblake Industrial Estate, Verwood, Dorset BH31 6DE
Phone 01202 812 000
Fax 01202 827 040
Website www.apolloleisure.co.uk
Contact Jeremy Holt
Apollo Leisure has been the UK’s leading supplier of racket
sports accessories and equipment for over 25 years selling to
retailers, club shops and professional coaches.
It distributes a wide range racket strings, grips, accessories
and other racket sport related products.
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The player partners include Jeremy Bates, Pat Cash, Andrew
Castle, Annabel Croft, Jo Durie, Peter Fleming, John Lloyd,
Peter McNamara and Virginia Wade, but the company also
works with many other legendary senior personalities from
around the world.
Celebrity Tennis can arrange for tennis fantasies to come true
by finding the right location, helping to set an appropriate
budget and even managing the event if required.
It offers a cost-effective and tailor-made way to arrange
personal appearance by the legends of the game and enhance
most marketing efforts.
The company is proud to be associated with many of the
leading brand names in racket sports and is the exclusive
distributor for Prince, Head and Gamma racket
accessories in the UK.
Babolat UK
UK by Dinamica Marketforce Ltd,
Unit 2a, The quadrant courtyard,
Quadrantway,
Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8DT
Phone 01932 844344
Web www.babolat.com
Tennis Equipment Supplier.
Product Range: Tennis and Badminton rackets, strings/grips
and accessories, tennis balls, footwear, apparel, stringing
machines.
CopriSystems Ltd
Broughton Down, Nether Wallop,
Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 8DS
Phone: 01794 301 000
Fax: 01794 301 342
Website: www.coprisystems.com
Contact: Vanessa Holmes, Office Manager
UK specialists in covering technology for warehousing,
logistics, sports and leisure applications and many other
applications, CopriSystems supplies and erects a wide range
of static, folding and telescopic canopies, domes and tunnel
systems for use by many leading UK companies in a wide
variety of industrial, commercial, sports and leisure activities.
CopriSystems covering systems are ideal for tennis courts,
swimming pools, five-a-side football, horse riding and many
other uses.
CopriSystems’ technical expertise, design flexibility,
manufacturing excellence and responsive service have made it
a leader in its field, with few other companies in Europe
offering such a wide range of services.
The company’s extensive knowledge and experience of
lightweight industrial buildings - loading bay canopies,
warehousing, dockshelters and sports and leisure halls underpins an unrivalled capability to provide an individual
solution to every project - and ensure that its design and
installation meets the exacting specification required by each
client.
For tennis courts, fixed or telescopic covers are available in
spans ranging from 12m to 40m with unlimited length; each
system custom manufactured and engineered for strength and
durability in high-tensile steel, hot dip galvanised for
corrosion protection.
The cover is manufactured from abrasion resistant, self
extinguishing PVC-coated polyester fabric of 900g/m2 tested
to BS 5438. Engineered in one piece, the cover is maintained
in tension, giving a combination of strength, durability and
good looks. The cover’s translucent properties allow natural
light to permeate through.
Beddington Sports Management
Old School House, Hook End,
Checkendon, Oxon RG8 0UL
Phone: 07770 860033
Contact: John Beddington, Chairman
John Beddington’s credentials in professional tennis are
extensive and include management of the Grand Prix circuit in
Europe and the end of year Grand Prix Masters
Championships; directorship of Tennis Canada’s operations
for 17 years, a period in which he elevated both the men’s and
women’s Canadian Opens in Toronto
and Montreal to The Super 9 [Masters/1000 Series] and Tier I
status respectively.
He co-founded and promoted what is now the AEGON
Masters Tennis event at the Royal Albert Hall for ten years. He
now acts primarily as a consultant for corporations wishing to
maximise their involvement in tennis or tennis properties
needing commercial or managerial support.
Services Provided: Sports Management – consultant,
promoter, manager
Celebrity Tennis Limited
48 Braeside, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1SU
Phone: 020 8672 8131 (Direct) /
020 8249 3366 (Office)
Fax 020 8249 5669
Mobile: 07967 499 587
Email [email protected] and
[email protected]
Web www.celebritytennis.co.uk
Contact: Peter Risdon, Chairman
Celebrity Tennis is a group of world famous tennis players
who bring a fresh approach to corporate entertainment and
club events by making these activities a little different, more
exciting and, in fact... unique!
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health & beauty spas, club lounges with free internet access,
crèches, nurseries and specialist sports shops to name a few.
Daniell Smith Ltd
Phone 01689 854259
Mobile 07941 236712
Contact Frank Daniell
Daniell Smith specialise in the design of bright
new eye-catching tennis logos and tennis apparel.
Whether one is a recreational participant, or with aspirations
of greater achievements, we have tennis tops for everyone.
These are innovative, exclusive logos available on babies’
bibs and T-shirts, through to teenagers and more mature
adults offering a wide choice of polos and warm-up tops – the
choice is yours!
All merchandise is manufactured on the very best fabrics to
give the wearer ‘the feel good factor’. Take a look at the
selection of accessories – sweat bands, socks, multi-coloured
laces, tennis ball key-rings, jumbo novelty inflatable tennis
balls (which are great for the avid autograph hunter) and even
greetings cards.
Don’t follow the crowd – be a leader – wear your garments
with pride – buy from Daniell Smith.
Product Range: Innovative tennis logos and tennis wear,
produced on high quality fabrics and a wide range of
accessories
Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd
Meadow Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield,
Nottinghamshire, NG20 8RY
Phone: 0870 838 7310
Web www.dunlopsport.com and www.slazenger.com
Tennis equipment and sports goods manufacturer
Edwards Sport Products Ltd
Unit 8-9 Hounsell Building, North Mills,
Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3BE
Phone: 01308 424 111
Web www.edsports.co.uk
Contact Archie Barclay
Founded in 1884 Edwards is the longest established
manufacturer of sports equipment in the U.K. Over the course
of its 126 year history Edwards has developed a pre-eminent
position as the leading supplier of tennis court equipment.
Edwards manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range
of tennis nets, posts, umpires chairs, court surround screens
and accessories to the tennis industry worldwide.
Each year television images of Edwards’s quality equipment
are beamed worldwide during the annual Wimbledon
Championships. Edwards is contracted each year to supply
Slazenger with equipment for the Championships. Recently
Edwards added Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to an evergrowing roster of prestigious venues where the company’s
equipment has been used and the 2010 Commonwealth
Games in New Delhi will also feature the British
manufacturer’s nets and posts.
Edwards is also the preferred supplier to all of the major
indoor court providers in the U.K.
In addition to tennis equipment Edwards also manufacture a
comprehensive range of football, rugby, hockey and cricket
products. Edwards’s football equipment is in use at the
majority of the Premiership training grounds. Edwards is also
a member of SAPCA and also manufactures a full range of
equipment for use on synthetic pitches.
Product Range: Tennis nets, posts, single-sticks,
scoreboards, umpires chairs, measuring sticks, windbreaks,
teaching carts, winders, surround nets, divider nets and
screens. A range of flame retardant nets and screens is also
offered for indoor venues.
Services Provided: Installation service for indoor courts;
backdrop screens, cross-court divisional nets, viewing gallery
protection netting and column protection padding. An
installation service for outdoor windbreaks and cross-court
divisional nets. A printing service for customizing windbreaks
is also available.
Mosquito Way, Hatfield Business Park,
Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AX
Phone 01707 283 500
Web www.davidlloyd.co.uk
Contact Steven Matthews, Sales & Operations Director
The David Lloyd Leisure Group operates 78 clubs in the UK
and a further 10 sites across Europe. The Group, which is
now Europe’s largest rackets, health and fitness operator, was
formed on the 1st January 2008 following the acquisition of
David Lloyd Leisure Ltd by London & Regional Properties,
owners of Next Generation Clubs.
The group now incorporates 75 David Lloyd Leisure Clubs, 1
Next Generation Club and 2 Harbour Clubs in the UK.
There are also 10 sites in Europe including clubs in
Amsterdam, Brussels, Barcelona and Dublin.
The combination of these leading brands in rackets, health
and fitness, has created an extensive portfolio of family
orientated clubs with unrivalled facilities and service levels for
our members.
David Lloyd Leisure has over 450,000 members and employs
some 6000 people; including an expert health & fitness team
of over 750 and more than 350 tennis professionals.
Across all clubs, David Lloyd Leisure has 12,500 exercise
machines, over 150 swimming pools (of which half are
indoor) and offers over 10,000 exercise classes per week.
Our rackets facilities are unparalleled with 700 tennis courts
(over half of which are indoor), as well as 180 badminton
courts and 140 squash courts. Additional facilities include
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European Racquet Stringers Association (ERSA)
Lenaustr.38, 40470 Dusseldorf,
Germany
Phone: 0049 211 87511548
Web www.ersa-stringers.com
The ERSA offers membership to racket sports manufacturers,
shops, stringers and coaches. Information is supplied through
RacquetTech magazine, The Stringers Digest, ersastringers.com and ERSA e-newsletters. Workshops are offered
along with internationally accredited certification.
HEAD UK Ltd
2 Beezon Road, Kendal,
Cumbria LA9 6BW
Phone 01539 724740
Website www.head.com
Contact Dave Shaw
The company’s brand portfolio includes HEAD winter (ski and
boots, snowboard equipment), Tyrolia (ski bindings) HEAD
Racketsports (tennis, squash and badminton equipment),
HEAD/Penn (tennis balls and racquetball balls) and Mares
(diving equipment).
Over the last 50 years, HEAD has earned a reputation as a
leader in developing innovative, high quality and
technologically advanced sporting equipment, which it
typically sells to middle and high price points in the market.
Its products are sold throughout 30,000 accounts in over 80
countries, targeting sports enthusiasts of varying levels of
ability and interest ranging from the novice to the professional
athlete. Most of its sales are in Europe, United States and
Japan, with Europe being HEAD’s largest market.
The Barn, Swanbourne, Bucks
UK MK17 0SL
Phone 01296 720773
Web www.fotosports.com
Contact Roger Parker
Fotosports International was founded in 1968 - making it one
of the oldest sports picture agencies - and has been covering
top class international and domestic sport ever since.
We continue to supply “live” and archive images to national
and international newspapers, magazines and television and
our Worldwide partners via subscription downloads from our
website and “live” e-mail or ftp push during play.
We have covered every World Cup soccer finals since 1970
and European Soccer Championships since 1984.
Use our online image bank search facility now to browse
350,000 of our current and “archive” soccer, tennis and
Formula One images from a total archive of over 500,000
pictures featuring Soccer - Tennis - Golf - NFL - American
Football - Athletics - Motor Sport - Rugby - Cricket etc.
Hi-Tec Sports UK Ltd
Aviation Way, Southend-on-Sea,
Essex SS2 6GH
Phone: 01702 541 741
Fax: 01702 547 947
Website: http://www.hi-tec.com/
Contact: Joe Holland, UK Court Manager
HI-TEC builds instantly comfortable lightweight footwear for
the outdoors, golf, and court sport activities.
Why? Because leisure time is too precious to walk around
feeling uncomfortable in your shoes.
Founded in 1974 in the appropriately named village of
Shoeburyness, in Essex, England, HI-TEC’s squash shoe
established the benchmark in athletic footwear and the model
remains Britain’s all time best selling sports shoe model to
this day.
The HI-TEC brand was globally launched in 1982 and became
a casebook study at the Harvard Business School.
Today there are over 500 HI-TEC styles commercialised
throughout 80 countries world-wide, under the Hi-Tec
Outdoor, Hi-Tec Court, Hi-Tec Golf, Hi-Tec Sport, Urban
collections and Magnum brands for sports and footwear
enthusiasts.
Hi-Tec has a rich heritage in tennis with many top players
having worn the brand including Henri Leconte and Annabel
Croft. Hi-Tec was also the Official Shoe of The
Championships, Wimbledon for 8 years.
The company currently employs approximately 500
employees and generates global sales of more than US $250
million.
Harrod UK Ltd
Pinbush Road, Lowestoft,
Suffolk NR33 7NL
Phone 01502 583 515
Fax 01502 582 456
Web www.harrod.uk.com
Contact Leslie Saunders, Sales & Marketing Director
Harrod UK is the UK’s leading sports ground equipment and
netting manufacturer. Based in Suffolk. it produces nets and
posts for tennis as well as equipment for other sports and was
the Official Supplier of Sports Equipment to the Manchester
2002 Commonwealth Games.
The company has supplied equipment to such venues as the
Millennium Stadium, Wembley Stadium, The National Hockey
Stadium, the National Badminton Centre and a host of
Premier League Clubs.
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J.B.Corrie is one of the leading manufacturers of Tennis Court
and Sports Fencing in the U.K.
Corrie manufacture Tubular Tennis Court surrounds as well as
traditional Angle Iron surrounds for supply to most of the
major Tennis Court Contractors in the U.K.
The Company moved to its current site in 1946, where it now
employs over 100 staff engaged in the manufacture and
installation of all different kinds of perimeter fencing and
gates.
Corrie also manufacture and install the ServeAce Tennis
Practice Fence.
The Courtyard, Wisley, Surrey, GU23 6QL
Phone 01932 350 600
Web www.sportsmarketingsurveys.com
Contact Tony Scott
IFM Sports Marketing Surveys is the world’s No1 and largest
sports and sponsorship research agency with over 25 years
experience in the sports industry and offices in 20 markets
represented on every Continent.
Working in tennis for this period undertaking spectator
research, sponsorship evaluation, tennis participation studies,
market size and shipment reports, equipment usage census,
retailer attitudes and performance analysis, IFM Sports
Marketing Surveys understands how tennis and sport impacts
on all aspects of a person’s life.
Working with tennis clients ranging from the ITF, ATP and
WTA Tours, to events such as The Championships at
Wimbledon, national and local sponsors, equipment
manufacturers from Babolat to Yonex, and working closely
with the USTIA, the TIA(UK), Tennis Europe and National
Federations. We understand tennis and deliver objective and
independent research in all areas to help our clients make
better business decisions and improve their profits.
Contact us to find out how we can help you achieve your
tennis targets, including:
- European Tennis participation & lifestyle reports
- European Speciality Tennis Retail analysis
- European Market Shipment reports
- Sponsorship Evaluation studies
- Tennis Consumer studies
- Tennis brand image consultancy
Services Provided: Full market research and sponsorship
research services including:
- Syndicated research
- Bespoke studies & tailor-made research
- Tennis & sponsorship publications
- Sport & Sponsorship consultancy
J Price (Bath) Ltd
Quarry Hill Works, Box,
Wiltshire SN13 8LH
Phone 01225 742 141
Fax 01225 743 237
Web www.jpricebath.co.uk
Contact Derek Price, Managing Director
For over 60 years, Price of Bath have been manufacturing
tennis and squash balls and supplying most, if not all,
international racket companies at some time.
In fact, the company is the only independent developer and
manufacturer of tennis balls in Britain today and the only UK
ball maker producing mini tennis balls developed for the
Lawn Tennis Association. Also make tennis ball key rings
PO Box 188, Knaphill, Woking,
Surrey GU21 2HQ
Phone 01482 797 030
Fax 01483 487 040
Contact Keith Sohl, Managing Director
Junior Tennis Centres Ltd is the developer of the Sutton
Junior Tennis Centre, the country’s first and only indoor junior
tennis centre, which opened in 1991.
A joint venture between London Borough of Sutton and Junior
Tennis Centres Limited, Sutton Junior Tennis Centre has
become the UK’s leading tennis centre for the development of
junior performance players and grass-roots tennis.
The company also provides a consultancy service to IBM and
the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
1st Service Tennis Limited
18 Derwent Avenue Kingston Vale
London SW15 2RD
Phone 020 2548 8006
1st Service Tennis Limited is a company that provides
coaching services and managing facilities
K S UK Ltd (K-Swiss)
Tannery House, 4 Middle Leigh,
Street, Somerset BA16 0LA
Phone 01458 449 301
Fax 01458 446 536
Web http://www.k-swiss.co.uk
Contact Sarah Robins
K-Swiss designs, develops and markets high performance
J B Corrie & Co Ltd
Frenchmans Road, Petersfield,
Hants GU32 3AP
Phone 01730 237 129
Fax 01730 264 915
Website www.jbcorrie.co.uk
Contact Maurice Hickman, Sales & Marketing Director
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and recreational footwear and apparel, which is distributed in
the UK by K S UK limited.
Founded by two Swiss brothers in 1966 in California, K-Swiss
is now sold in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Australia, New Zealand as well as Central and South America.
Midland CSB Ltd
8a Holly Court, Holly Farm Business Park,
Honiley, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV3 1NP
Phone 01926 484 530
Web www.midlandcsb.co.uk
Contact Ken Allan
MCSB is a growing Warwickshire based company working
throughout the UK. Primarily involved with the construction,
refurbishment and maintenance of multi-use sports areas and
civil engineering works. Principal contractor member of
SAPCA.
Product Range: Synthetic sports surfaces to include
tarmacadam, for use with tennis, football, hockey, netball and
rugby.
Services Provided: Construction of multi-use games areas
and to include additional sporting facilities and general civil
engineering works.
London Tennis Ltd
13 King Charles Walk,
London SW19 6JA
Phone 020 8789 0482
Web www.londontennis.co.uk
Contact Paul Barton
London Tennis is a web based network of London tennis players
and provider of leagues and competitions for adult players.
The company stages competitions such as leagues and an
annual Knock-out tournament.
London Tennis is for tennis players of all standards who just
want to get out and play. Use the site for free to find partners,
find courts, and record scores to receive a site ranking which
assists in finding players of a similar standard.
Whether playing ‘friendlies’ or taking part in box leagues and
knockout tournaments, this unique website is a popular
networking hub for London’s tennis players.
There are four league seasons per year, each lasting
approximately twelve weeks and costing £15 each to enter.
Results of all league matches between LTA members are sent
to the LTA and contribute to their national LTA ranking as well
as their London Tennis ranking.
4,129 matches have been recorded between London Tennis
members at 206 different venues across London.
Milliken Woollen Speciality Products
Lodgemore Mills, Stroud,
Gloucestershire GL5 3EJ
Phone 01453 764 456
Fax 01453 752 919
Web www.milliken-wsp.com
Contact Duncan Kettell, Marketing Director
Tennis ball cloth or melton has been manufactured at our factory
in the West of England since the early 20th century, originally
under the Playne’s name that’s still recognised today.
Nearly 100 years of tradition and highly sophisticated
manufacturing techniques have been combined to produce a
superior performing product, which is now the choice of all the
leading manufacturers and brands in the tennis industry.
Our resume includes Dunlop Fort, Slazenger Wimbledon, Head
ATP, Tretorn, Tecnifibre, Wilson Tour and the Wilson US Open
tennis ball brands.
Playne’s tennis cloth by Milliken is selected for three grand slam
tournaments; Wimbledon, the French Open and the Australian
Open, and many other major tournaments around the world.
59 Ash Tree Road, Southampton,
Hampshire SO18 1LY
Phone 07977 567 305
Fax 023 8058 1888
Contact Mark Lilley, Director
M3 Construction specialises in the design, construction and
refurbishment of tennis courts and other sports facilities. We
are able to advise on all aspects of the construction of tennis
courts such as surface, floodlighting and fencing.
The company is run by Mark Lilley (BEng), a Civil Engineer,
who is also a keen tennis player when time allows.
Product Range: tennis courts; synthetic and natural turf
pitches; athletics tracks; multi-use games areas; cricket
facilities; bowling greens; and petanque rinks.
Services Provided: design, construction, refurbishment
and maintenance of outdoor sports facilities
Kembrey Park, Kembrey Street,
Swindon SN2 8LY
Phone 020 7751 9443
Web www.redefineyourself.co.uk
With some of the best sports, fitness and leisure facilities in
Europe, you’ll find the Next Generation feels like your family’s
home from home. Come and take a dip in our fabulous indoor
or outdoor pool, play on our superb tennis courts and work
out in our state-of-the-art gym. Then spoil yourself in our
luxurious Spa. Or, just sit back and enjoy a drink and meal in
our restaurant and bar and then unwind on our terrace
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Website: www.prosport.co.uk
Contact: Marina Palmer
Professional Sport is a specialist sports library. We can
provide award-winning photographs, covering a range of over
one hundred sports, from major international to local amateur
events. Our photographers supply the library with highly
creative images and also undertake commissions. We offer an
efficient and fast service for your specific requirements.
Images are available as transparencies or by digital
transmission.
Client List: Advertising, design and PR agencies, Sports
Associations and sports sponsors. Book and magazine
publishers. On-line services, press and TV worldwide.
Specialities: Tennis, football and rugby. Size of library: Over a
million images.
Prestige Promotions
Churchill House, 107 High Street,
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2DG
Phone: 01442 879000
Fax: 01442 870999
Website : http://www.prestige-promotions.co.uk/
Contact: Clive B Thomas, Chairman
Clive B Thomas founded Prestige Promotions in 1976 to cater
for creative hospitality concepts and they have been turning
events into occasions ever since.
A former tennis writer and player, Clive loves the game and
relishes every opportunity to focus his company’s talents
around the sport whenever possible.
With the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals arriving in at
London’s O2 Arena, Prestige Promotions now has a flagship
venue for its corporate hospitality outlet.
Prestige Promotions offers to turn corporate and personal
events into that special occasion and can do so in a myriad of
different ways, including hosting at the traditional English
Season, in sport or at the theatre, concerts and gigs.
The company also has a unique Royal connection and can
arrange private occasions at Buckingham Palace, Royal Yacht
Britannia, Windsor Castle, The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham
Palace and Clarence House.
For tailor-made parties, incentives, and weekends away,
contact Prestige Promotions now or visit their website.
PO Box 40, Hove, East Sussex
BN3 5WL
Phone: 01273 778006
Email [email protected],uk
Web www.purealpineholidays.co.uk
Contact Kaisa Chmielewska
Pure Alpine Holidays specialises in tailor-made tennis, ski
and activity holidays to Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland.
The hand-picked resorts – Brand and Mittleberg in Austria,
Serre Chevalier in France, Madesimo in Italy and Savognin in
Switzerland – offer beautiful settings, excellent facilities,
comfortable accommodation, great skiing and high-quality
tennis tuition.
We offer the unique concept of a ‘tennis and ski holiday’ in all
our resorts. In the winter you can ski and play tennis on
excellent indoor courts on the same holiday. In the summer,
you can play tennis in stunning settings with great weather
whilst enjoying all the benefits of a summer mountain holiday.
Two dedicated weeks in the summer are hosted by former top
UK and world ranked players, Julie Pullin, Lorna Woodroffe
and Karen Cross.
Product Range: Winter –
Tennis & Ski Holidays – all resorts
Tennis Holidays – all resorts
Tailor-made ski weeks for beginners, nervous skiers, mature
skiers, families – all resorts
Ski & Cook holiday in Madesimo, Italy
Summer –
Tennis Holidays - 3 & 5 day courses - all resorts
Tennis Camps - Austria, France & Switzerland
Weekend Breaks - Austria, France & Switzerland
Doubles Match Tactics Weekends - Austria & France
Pro hosted tennis weeks
Junior Tennis Exchange programme
Tennis Holidays in Brighton
Thames House, 116 High Street,
Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1NT
Phone 020 8973 0310
Web www.princetennis.com
Contact Jon Ballardie
At Prince, tennis is really all we think about – because it is all
we do. Therefore we are always putting the tennis player first.
Since its inception, this privately held company has grown to
represent the highest quality, most visionary products and
programs in the sport, along the way becoming one of the
most respected, far reaching and successful brands. The
Prince name is synonymous with tennis excellence with a
trademark that is one of the most prestigious and well-known
in the sporting goods industry.
Product Range includes tennis rackets (performance, club,
junior, play & stay); tennis balls; tennis footwear; tennis
apparel and accessories; tennis strings, grips & racket
accessories; racket sport bags; stringing machines; dynamic
racket testing machines; play & stay mini-tennis; on court
equipment & accessories.
18/19 Shaftesbury Quay, Hertford, Herts. SG14 1SF
Phone: 01992 505000
Fax: 01992 505020
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commercial services to the sports, music and media sectors
in the UK and Australia. With extensive experience of major
events (Olympics, Commonwealth Games, World
Championships); sports brands (Nike Europe, Reebok, Kappa,
Lotto); sponsorship (Microsoft, Virgin, Coca-Cola,
Prudential); leisure operators (David Lloyd Leisure) and in the
music business providing technology to some of the world’s
largest tours (Live 8, Madonna, Il Divo, Spice Girls and
Robbie Williams). The company is headed by Sally Lockyer, a
Board Member of the TIA.
Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA)
Federation House, Stoneleigh Park,
Warwickshire CV8 2RF
Phone 024 7641 6316
Fax 024 7641 4773
Web www.sapca.org.uk
Contact Chris Trickey, Chief Executive
SAPCA is the recognised trade organisation in the UK for the
tennis court construction industry, and represents specialist
builders of tennis courts, manufacturers and suppliers of
tennis surfaces and related equipment, as well as independent
tennis facility consultants.
The Association plays an important role in the promotion of
high standards for tennis and other sports facilities.
Membership signifies professional competence and
performance through compliance with SAPCA’s Codes of
Practice.
Slazenger
See Dunlop Slazenger International
www.slazenger.com
Sport Wins
PO Box 238, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5WT
Phone: 01737 831707
Mobile: 07904 526779
Website: www.sportwins.co.uk
Contact details Gilly English
Sport Wins was set up specifically to organise sporting events
and initiatives on behalf of the governing bodies and
sponsors of sport.
Specialising in the grass roots of sport, and offering services
of administration and organisation for all aspects of events or
programmes, Sport Wins has extensive experience of
organising national and international schools events and
development programmes on behalf of the national governing
bodies.
We also assist with applications for funding from government
and other agencies and help in the organisation of fundraising
and promotional activities.
Sport Wins is currently contracted to raise funds and
administer The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, a charity which
helps disabled people to play tennis.
Our other major contract is providing administrative services
to the Tennis Industry Association UK Ltd, the only official
trade association solely for tennis businesses.
12 Burnmoor View, Ingleton, Carnforth,
Lancs LA6 3BL
Tel 01524 242262
Web: www.scorpionsportsgifts.com
Scorpion Sports Gifts is an online retailer of a wide variety of
Tennis Gifts including tennis themed stationery items,
notebooks, jewellery, key rings, net-checks, novelty grips and
dampeners. We also make up party bags for retail customers
and clubs/centres.
We are a Trade supplier to coaches and clubs, offering
coaches the chance to take advantage of Trade Prices on
products to use as prizes in their coaching programmes.
Many of our products are ideal for Mini Tennis and Club
Tournament prizes.
Our customer base stretches the length and breadth of the
country and we keep our customers up to date with the
addition of new products to our range with a regular (but not
too regular!) newsletter.
Product Range: Tennis themed gifts: stationery items,
notebooks, jewellery, key rings, net-checks, novelty grips,
dampeners, Party Bags.
Services provided: Supply our products at trade prices to
coaches and clubs for use as prizes in tennis coaching
programmes, mini tennis and club tournaments.
Sportsequip.co.uk
Boyd Sport & Play Limited trading as
sportsequip.co.uk
The Manor, Tur Langton,
Leicestershire LE8 0PJ
Phone 01858 545 789
Fax 01858 545 890
Web www.sportsequip.co.uk
Contact Robert Boyd, Managing Director
sportsequip.co.uk is Britain’s leading online supplier of tennis
products offering a wide choice of tennis nets and posts,
winders & handles, net straps & adjusters, ball machines, ball
baskets, tennis court accessories and court maintenance
SLSP
44 Hill Street, Richmond,Surrey
TW9 1TW
Phone 07702 124393
Website: www.SALLYLOCKYER.com
Contact Sally Lockyer
SLSP is a consultancy business providing marketing and
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We don’t just sell branding, we offer a service with advice and
support, right from the start of a project through to
completion.
Sunbaba are committed to sustainability in line with the
principles of BS 8910 and ISO 14001 and we work closely
with our suppliers and clients to minimise the environmental,
social and economic impact of our products and, in turn, of
the events where they are used.
Product Range: Plain and Over printed Tennis Windbreaks,
14 different Austronet fabric colours, 2 weights/air
permeability.
Banners and branding for Tennis Events and Tournaments.
equipment for porous macadam, acrylic, grass, artificial
grass, clay and shale courts.
The company also supplies new court starter packs, moss
killers and court maintenance products.
Product Range: Tennis Posts, Tennis Nets, Winders &
Handles, Net Straps & Adjusters, Ball Machines, Ball Baskets,
New Court Starter Packs, Moss Killers, Court Maintenance
Summit Structures Ltd.
1-8 Enterprise Glade, Bath Yard,
Moira, Swadlincote,
Derbyshire DE12 6BA
Phone: +44 (0) 1283 554120
Web: www.summitstructures.com
Contact: Keith Dexter
Summit Structures is the foremost steel-framed, engineered
fabric building supplier which offers design, construction, and
project management services to clients worldwide. Summit
Structures® buildings are manufactured by Cover-All
Building Systems, Inc. at an ISO 9001:2000 certified
manufacturing facility. Our state-of-the-art 170,000 square
foot manufacturing facility is a true benchmark within the
industry, using the most innovative systems and machinery.
We are so confident in our products that we have established
our manufacturing plants inside TITAN® buildings - one of
the products for which Summit Structures is renowned.
Summit Structures believes in excellence in every aspect of
business and promotes an entrepreneurial spirit making
excellence achievable.
Product Range: Summit Structures is a provider of steelframed, engineered fabric buildings. Our buildings can be
custom designed to meet your application, 5.5 m wide to 90m
wide and to any length required.
Services Provided: Summit Structures offers design,
construction, and project management services to clients
worldwide.
Rosehill Park, Sutton, Surrey
SM1 3HH
Phone: 0208 641 6611
Fax: 0208 641 9676
Web www.suttontennisacademy.com
Contact Helen George, Facility Manager
Sutton Tennis Academy was the country’s first indoor junior
tennis centre. It opened in 1991 as a joint venture between
London borough of Sutton and Junior Tennis Centres. 19
years on, the centre has now become the UK’s leading tennis
centre for the development of junior performance players.
Whilst it is London’s premier facility the academy offers a
flexible approach to meet the training and practice
requirements of all ages and levels of player, including
professional, full –time, and junior performance players as
well as beginners. We also have adult coaching programmes
and operate a number of evening squads for beginner,
intermediate and advanced players.
The Centre offers excellent facilities including 11 indoor
acrylic, 8 clay and 5 outdoor acrylic courts, a luxury health
and fitness suit, sports injury clinic, a relaxing sports lounge,
indoor and outdoor viewing areas, a junior gm and
function/conference facilities.
Sunbaba Systems Ltd
(Head Office)
Sunbaba House, Dullingham,
Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9XA
Phone 01638 507684
London Office:
Suite 222, Legacy Business Centre, 2a Ruckholt Rd., Leyton,
London E10 5NP
Phone 020 8988 9100
Web www.sunbaba.co.uk
Contact Jan Booth, Managing Director
Sunbaba is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of Austronet
plain and over printed tennis windbreaks and Event Branding
solutions. Our years of experience and a wide range of plain
and printable materials including soft fabrics and rigid
materials, enable us to deliver outstanding results.
TAB Services
45 Signal Road, Grantham, NG31 9BL
Telephone: 08456 434822
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tabservices.co.uk
Contact: Ian Beswick
TAB Services – offering sales and marketing consultancy
Teddy Tennis Ltd
Elmdene, Milton Road, Shipton-Under-Wychwood,
Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire OX7 6BD
Phone 0845 643 1173
Website www.teddytennis.com
Contact Stephen Bean
Teddy Tennis is a new coaching method that inspires children
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Sport England Lottery funding and event management.
The company is run by Barbara Wancke who has been a
sports administrator for over 35 years with a well-proven track
record and a wealth of experience. She was Director of
Women’s Tennis at the ITF for 10 years, before which she held
posts at IMG and Dunlop Sports Co Ltd.
Tennis Interlink has already helped clubs and other
organisations to secure over £1 million in funding for our
sport and offers a free consultation on any project before
quoting for its services.
aged 3½ to 7½ to play tennis and get active.
Teddy Tennis creatively connects to children through music,
pictures, stories and teddy bear characters making learning
the elementary skills of tennis exciting & fun. The lessons
match a child’s development level with activities that cover a
combination of movement, racket and ball skills. The
programme works brilliantly as children just love playing
Teddy Tennis.
Teddy Tennis is a ‘must have’ programme for any sports or
leisure centre because it will bring in new business
opportunities in ‘off-peak’ times as Teddy Tennis busy periods
are weekday mornings and afternoons, as well as at
weekends. Once established, Teddy Tennis will generate
between £40,000 - £120,000 incremental revenue per year
using existing in-house resources.
Benefits offered: Enhances the family membership offering
of the centre.
Provides new income source – fees from lessons (and
membership)
Provides new secondary income source (i.e. parents spend
whilst waiting for classes to finish)
Provides tertiary income source – resale of teddy Tennis
equipment and merchandise
Enhances perceived value of centre to families
Optimises use of centre in off peak periods
Sets up a feeder stream for other activities in the centre
Can be delivered in a variety of locations inside and outside
the centre
Provides coaching staff with work in off peak periods
Teddy Tennis is a structured system with detailed lesson plans
making the task of preparation and teaching straight forward
Does not need a tennis court, just some space, indoors or
outdoors.
Tennis Today Ltd
Cedar Lodge, Howe Road,
Watlington,
Oxfordshire, OX49 5ER
Phone 01491 612042
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.tennis-today.net
Publishers of tennis literature and tennis related websites,
www.tennis-today.net www.tennisclubnews.co.uk and
www.juniortennisgb.co.uk
Additional services include setting up of websites, public
relations and promotions.
Tennishead
Barry House, 20-22 Worple Road,
London SW19 4DH
Phone 020 8947 0100
Web; tennishead.net
Contact: Bridget Marrison
Tennishead is the leading British tennis magazine, published
six times a year; a website and a revolutionary digital
magazine (www.tennisheadezine.net).
Product Range: tennishead is busting with original features,
player interviews, expert coaching and fitness advice, the
most comprehensive gear and travel reviews, unique photos
and videos. All content is produced in the UK by a dynamic
young team of content producers.
Services Provided: tennishead runs the official websites for
British players Anne Keothavong
(www.annekeothavong.co.uk) and Ross Hutchins
(www.rosshutchins.net)
Tennis Emporium Ltd
5701 Fox Gate Lane, Midlothian,
Virginia 23112, USA
Phone: +1 804 484 0276
Contact: Richard Evans, Managing Director
The Grand Slam of shopping, Tennis Emporium brings
together the merchandise of the ‘Big 7’ under one roof for the
first time ever at the London Tennis Show 2010.
Branded goods from Wimbledon, Roland Garros, Australia
and the US Open are available to purchase alongside those of
the ATP World Tour and the International Tennis Federation.
Tennislife UK
Ground Floor, Breakspear Park,
Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead,
Herts, HP2 4TZ
Phone: 01442 345 001
Web: www.tennislife.co.uk
Tennislife UK Magazine is part of the world’s largest
independent tennis publishing house which includes Tennislife
US, Tennislife en espanol, Tennislife KZ (Kzakstan) and
48 Braeside, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1SU
Phone: 020 8249 3366
Fax 020 8249 5669
Contact: Barbara Wancke, Managing Director
Tennis Interlink is a tennis consultancy business dealing in
most aspects of the game but particularly specialising in
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products, services and developments in the sport. Brands like
Wilson, HEAD/Penn, Prince, USPTA and USTA Eastern use
the super-targeted online platform to gain visibility in the
marketplace by distributing press releases and more. Through
a special partnership, TIA UK members qualify for special
rates for TennisWire “Newsmaker” plans (details on
www.tiauk.org).
TennisWire.org provides “industry news from the sources”
through a searchable database of press releases and company
profiles, plus exclusive Q&A columns with tennis sponsors,
leaders and personalities.
WorkInTennis.com is a career center with employer profiles,
candidate resumes, job listings, the “I Love My Job!” column,
and a column (blog.WorkInTennis.com) written by the next
generation of tennis industry insiders.
HelloTennis.com is an editorial column featuring news, trends,
happenings and insight on what’s happening in the industry.
TennisPuzzles.com offers free tennis-themed games for online
and offline play. Tennis fans can test their knowledge with our
Grand Slam editions of crossword, wordoku and wordsearch.
Sponsorship is available and included custom-tailored
themes to promote your tennis business.
TennisWire Bulletin is a monthly email newsletter providing
news, features, research and opportunities for those who work
in the sport or are consumed by it as a fan or player. The
focus is tennis’ growth through business and recreational
participation.
TennisWire Media Alert is a weekly email newsletter to verified
journalists and editors who cover tennis and sports. Each
Monday it carries top headlines from TennisWire
“Newsmakers,” media event details, story ideas and more.
Twitter.com/TennisWire is a stream of postings on news and
items of interest for those covering, watching or working in
the game.
Facebook page and “TennisWire Friends” group: Staying
connected to you and your audience of industry insiders,
media and tennis enthusiasts.
Tennislife Ireland. Now the only tennis magazine published 9
times a year, Tennislife offers its readers both print and digital
subscriptions together with a website constantly updated
throughout the Grand Slams and Masters Series.
Tennislife distributes 25,000 copies per issue. Tennislife is
available in WH Smith, independent newsagents and sports
shops. It is distributed to every tennis club in the UK and
10,000 copies are produced for, and distributed throughout,
David Lloyd Leisure Clubs nationwide. Tennislife is the
official magazine for the David Lloyd Leisure All Stars
Programme.
Tennislife offers an independent and unbiased view with
editorial including international tour, UK Pro watch,
instruction, health & fitness, travel, product review and more.
Some of the world’s leading international tennis experts write
for Tennislife including Nick Bollettieri, Joe Dinoffer, Paul
Fein, Vince Spadea and Leif Shiras.
TenniscoachUK (The British Coaches’ Association)
Neville Lodge, Newbridge Crescent,
Wolverhampton WV6 0LH
Phone 01902 0758 500
Fax 01902 744 435
Email mailto: [email protected]
Web www.tenniscoachuk.com
Contact Sharon Cooper
The British Tennis Coaches’ Association (BTCA) trading as
tenniscoachUK is a professional body for tennis coaches and
assistants in Britain.
It is the only independent trade association for coaches in
Britain, i.e. we do not provide coach certification services and
so provide impartial advice to coaches and assistants
irrespective of their qualification or who they are working for.
tenniscoachUK has almost 3,000 members, including many of
the leading coaches in Britain and represents coaches with a
wide variety of qualifications and nationalities.
tenniscoachUK is run by an National Board and a team of staff
based at the head office in Wolverhampton.
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
c/o Sport Wins, PO Box 238, Tadworth, KT20 5WT
Tel 01737 831707
Website: www.danmaskelltennistrust.org.uk
Contact: Gilly English, Fundraiser/Administrator
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust was set up as part of the Tennis
Foundation’s commitment to make tennis accessible to
everyone. The Trust has recently acquired its own charitable
status and is now an independent charity.
Its aims are to raise money to help disabled people to play
tennis in three main areas:- wheelchair tennis, deaf tennis and
tennis for people with learning disabilities.
The Trust is named after the late Dan Maskell, the BBC TV
commentator known affectionately as ‘the voice of
Wimbledon’.
Dan had a special empathy with disabled players and was
TennisWire Network
330 Third Avenue, 14th Floor,
New York, NY 10010 USA
Phone: +1-212-682-6829
Fax: +1-212-684-6829
Mobile: +1-212-844-9274
Web: www.TennisWire.org,
www.WorkInTennis.com,
www.TennisPuzzles.com,
and www.HelloTennis.com
Contact: Liza Horan, Editor and Publisher
TennisWire Network consists of four websites, an email
database and social media efforts to inform international
industry stakeholders, media and enthusiasts about tennis
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President’s Room - all located within the Members’
Clubhouse.
awarded an OBE in 1945 for his work as the RAF’s first
rehabilitation Officer.
The Trust’s role is to be a charitable provider of tennis
wheelchairs and associated equipment/coaching bags as well
as being the grant-aiding body for disability groups,
associations, club programmes and individuals for any
disability
The Riverside Health & Racquets Club
Ducks Hill Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2DR
Phone 01923 848 000
Fax 01923 840 166
Web www.esporta.com
The Riverside Club is the Northwood home of Esporta.
The Golf Show Group Ltd
Forge Fields, Underriver, Sevenoaks,
Kent TN15 0SB
Tel: 01732 836100
Fax: 01732 838034
Web: www.londontennisshow.com
Contact: Colin Brunton, Managing Director
The Golf Show Group has successfully organized Golf Shows
over the past five years at both the ExCel Exhibition Centre in
London and the NEC in Birmingham. Following their success,
the company, in conjunction with the TIA UK, is adding the
London Tennis Show to the ExCel edition of the London Golf
Show to highlight tennis products and services to both
general consumers and the trade.
PO Box 25746, Wimbledon,
London SW20 0WG
Phone: 0753 857 6470
Web www.silvertenniscollection.com
Contact: Robert Fuller
Specialist dealer in tennis jewellery, gifts and antiquities.
Supplier of tennis trophies and awards plus trophy restoration
and engraving service. Can provide Exhibitions on the History
of Tennis.
Product Range: Tennis Jewellery, gifts, trophies, corporate
gifts, exhibitions of tennis history with rare original
memorabilia 1850-1970
Services Provided: Trophy restoration and engraving
The Harbour Club
Watermeadow Lane, London SW6 2RR
Phone 020 7751 9443
Web www.harbourclub.co.uk
Generally acknowledged as the finest Club in London, ranking
amongst the best in the world, the Harbour Club offers
members an unrivalled selection of facilities and services.
The beauty of the Harbour Club, and what makes it so special
compared to any other club in town, is that it complements
every individual and family lifestyle, offering space, an
unrivalled selection of facilities and services and style.
Whatever you want from a club; somewhere to exercise or
swim, play competitive or social tennis, or a place to spend
time with your family, the Harbour Club fits the bill perfectly.
And by having everything in one place, it’s so much easier to
juggle hectic personal and professional lives, which is why
members spend so much time here!
The Smash!
2 Nursery Cottages, Off Watford Road,
St Albans,
Herts AL1 2AQ
Phone 00968 2468 2924
Fax 00968 2469 7609
The Smash!” is a fictional novel by James Harbridge, a
litigation lawyer who is a partner in an international law firm
in Muscat, Oman as well as an accomplished author.
The book takes off at the Wimbledon tennis championships
which are in turmoil with the murder of the men’s number 1
player. The many suspects include a bad boy Bollywood film
star, a maverick sports agent, a corrupt umpire, but perhaps
most importantly, some top stars of women’s tennis as well.
Tabloid journalist Terry Proudley, a nondescript dreamer, joins
forces with glamorous policewoman Verita Sassi to track
down the culprit, never guessing that the quest for justice will
take them to the south of France, then India...and beyond.
So who is the murderer? And who will win the coveted
women’s Wimbledon title? Find out in “The Smash”!
Published by Pen Press Publishers Ltd (July 1, 2008 / ISBN10: 1906206775 / ISBN-13: 978-1906206772), “The Smash!”
is available from amazon.co.uk and most quality bookstores.
The Queen’s Club
Palliser Road, West Kensington, London W14 9EQ
Phone 020 7386 3400
Fax 020 7386 8295
Web www.queensclub.co.uk
Home of the AEGON Championships, The Queen’s Club
boasts 28 outdoor Lawn Tennis courts, of which 12 are
arguably the finest grass courts in the world, 8 indoor Lawn
Tennis courts, 2 Real Tennis courts, 2 Rackets courts, 3
Squash courts and the latest addition - a new gymnasium.
The Club also offers excellent hospitality facilities, including
an elegant Restaurant, Cafe, Real Tennis Museum, and
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browse all the latest tennis books, DVDs and magazines from
around the world along with our stunning collection of tennis
art, photographs and posters. We also have a range of Tennis
Gallery Wimbledon local souvenirs including T-shirts, caps,
mugs, keyrings, calendars and the famous Green Bag from
the Home of Tennis. Our mailing list of over 8000 tennis fans
is an influential consumer group, and our regular
communications include the twice-yearly magazine What’s
New In Tennis and the monthly Letter From SW19.
Our unique tennis archive contains thousands of tennis
books, films, programmes and magazines which form the
basis of the services we provide to the media. We also design
and build tennis exhibitions for corporate clients worldwide.
We are situated right next to Wimbledon Park station (District
Line), and we are open from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to
Saturday, all year round, with extended hours during
Wimbledon fortnight.
Product Range: Tennis books, DVDs, art, photographs,
player and tournament posters, calendars, diaries, greeting
cards, Christmas cards, notecards, postcards, jewellery and
gifts.
Services Provided: We organise tennis exhibitions for
corporate clients, and provide wall decoration for tennis
clubs. We also provide media research services, and props
for films and TV.
The Tennis Bookshop
Oaklands Farm Cottage,
West Lavington,
Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 0EJ
Phone: 01730 816 116
Web: www.tennisbookshop.com
Contact: Alan Chalmers
Trading quality literature related to racket sports. The Tennis
Bookshop was established in September 1988 by Alan
Chalmers as a specialist catalogue dealer in printed matter
related to Lawn Tennis, Real/Court Tennis, Rackets/Racquets,
and Squash Rackets, there being at the time no other
specialist dealers in these fields, though most other sports
were well covered.
Since then, several others have set up similar businesses, but
the Tennis Bookshop makes a strong claim to be the world’s
leading dealer.
Alan Chalmers played squash rackets and lawn tennis for 30
years, and real tennis for the last 20 years. He has also
organised many tennis and squash tournaments from club up
to international level, and written the internet ball-by-ball
reports on several of the recent world real tennis
championship eliminator matches.
Over the past three decades he has also worked on the Centre
Court at Wimbledon overseeing the arrangements for the
writing journalists and the competitors, and in that time
amassed hundreds of journalists as friends and
acquaintances.
The Tennis Bookshop philosophy is that only very good
condition books are acceptable to customers, and even now,
stocks no titles published after 1935 that are not in their
original dust-wrappers.
Business is promoted by the issue of over 65 quarterly
Newsletters, each of six pages which are mailed to customers
in around sixty countries as well as via use of the internet and
e-mails that now constitute about 75% of orders.
Product Range: A very wide range of literature on real/court
tennis, lawn tennis, rackets/racquets, and squash rackets.
Titles traded range in date from 1500 to 2009.
Services Provided: Valuations, collections purchased,
exhibitions staged at major UK tennis events.
TIA UK Insurance
Managed for the TIA UK by Trident Insurance
Advanced House, 374-376 High Road, Ilford,
Essex 1G1 1QP
Phone: 0800 012 1899
Fax: 020 8911 1444
TIA UK Insurance was set up to offer members, together with
their family and friends, insurance cover for their businesses
as well as for their domestic needs.
A valuable and practical benefit to members when reviewing
all their insurance needs, the TIA UK Insurance facility is also
extended to readers of The Tennis Book.
Advanced Insurance Centres Limited (trading as Trident) and
Tasker & Partners Limited are two independent Brokers who
have access to a panel of Insurers and Underwriting
Syndicates, which comparison sites cannot possibly compete
with. Why? Because they know their clients value
independence as it gives unrivalled access to competitive
rates both ‘on screen’ and, more importantly, off screen
quotations.
Neither firm has any obligation to any Insurer unless that
Insurer offers the most competitive rates and cover.
Both brokers are Authorised and Regulated by the Financial
Services Authority; they are members of the Financial
Services Compensation Scheme, and are under the
jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service.
There are no offshore call centres and the staff are thoroughly
and regularly assessed to ensure the best levels of service
112 Arthur Road, Wimbledon Park,
London SW19 8AA
Phone: 020 8715 8866
Fax 020 8715 8877
Web www.thetennisgallery.co.uk
Contact: Richard Jones
The Tennis Gallery Wimbledon is the number one destination
for tennis lovers. Located in Wimbledon Park, SW19, the
gallery is within walking distance of the All England Lawn
Tennis Club and the world famous Centre Court. Here you can
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delivery and a user-friendly and understandable consultation
to meet all your Insurance needs.
Call Freephone 0800 012 1899 and quote “The Tennis Book
2010” for your free insurance consultation.
TENNIS BOOK 2011
TRIOplus Tennis
Suite 107, Capital Business Centre,
22 Carlton Road, South Croydon,
CR2 0BS
Tel: 020 8398 3232
Web: www.trioplusonline.co.uk
Contact: Phillip Sandilands
TrioPlus Tennis is the UK’s market leader for tennis consultancy
services, with over 25 years of tennis experience in the
business planning, design and procurement of clubs and tennis
venues. Services include club audits and operations; facility
design and procurement; club start-ups, mergers and relocations; feasibility studies; funding applications; strategic
planning; benchmarking and research; development and
training and tennis road shows. We are uniquely qualified and
positioned in the industry, bringing objective expertise and
solutions that add value to the client, drawing on the extensive
experience of Phillip Sandilands (former LTA Director of
National Facilities), his co-Directors and Associates.
Would you like to
appear in the next edition of
this Directory?
Contact the TIA UK now on
01737 831707
to avoid
disappointment
Will To Win Ltd
Head Office: Regents Park Tennis Centre,
York Bridge, Inner Circle, London, NW1 4NU
Phone 020 7224 1625
Web: www.willtowin.co.uk
Contact: Steve Riley
Construction of Public Tennis Centres & Public Facility
Management
Development of Programmes and Community Club Links.
Pro Shop in all Sites
Over 30 Coaches and 50 tennis courts – UK leader in Private
Product Range: Coaching, Courts, Rackets, Footwear,
Holidays
Services Provided: Facility Development and Management
APOLLO LEISURE
T H E R A C Q U E T S E RV I C E S P E C I A L I S T S
Apollo Leisure… the UK’s
leading string, grip and
accessory supplier.
Distributors of Prince,
Head, Gamma and other
leading brands.
Appointed to run the
Stringing Service for the
Championships,Wimbledon
in 2009 and 2010.
See late entries on page 46
Visit our website for all the
latest product information.
T: +44 (0)1202 812000
F: +44 (0)1202 827040
www.apolloleisure.co.uk
[email protected]
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Directory of TRS Certified Stringers
Mauguin Benoit
Court No 1
20 rue Saint-Denis, 95160 MONTMORENCY, France
Phone 00-33 1 39 89 43 38
Mobile 00-33 6 10 49 42 42
Directory of TRS Stringers
The Tennis Racquet Specialist Scheme is
an education and certification programme
for retailers and associated teaching pros
benefitting the buying public.
TRS Certified Stringers are the recognised experts in this field
and a real asset to British tennis.
Consumers are able to seek out TRS Certified Stringers from
the directory below as well as on the TIA UK website at
www.tiauk.org in the certain knowledge that they will receive the
best available advice and service on their tennis racquet
equipment.
Workshops conducted by the European Racquet Stringers
Association teach the best methods of modern racquet stringing
and servicing and participants are subsequently tested by
Master Racquet Technicians using the ERSA certification
system that is the universally accepted standard around the
world.
This results in better advice and service for the consumer and
ensures greater knowledge in tennis equipment and on-going
maintenance costs is available through fully accredited
specialist sports retailers and stringers.
In all, a better deal for the British tennis enthusiast and the
sports retailer, whether located in a shop or a club.
Details on up-and-coming Workshops are available on
www.tiauk.org and www.ersa-stringers.com .
The directory lists qualified stringers according to the
following criteria:
TRS Master – Master Racquet Technician, the highest
qualification in the field that enables holders of this certificate
to string player racquets on the ATP and WTA Tours, to teach
and to test apprentice stringers.
TRS Certified Stringer – Expert stringers with up-to-date
knowledge on modern methods and technologies
ERSA Stringer – Standard stringers working towards TRS
certification
Apprentice – Learners of the trade working towards basic
ERSA certification
Ian Bicknell
PWP Sportbase - Letchworth Tennis Centre
Muddy Lane, Letchworth, Herts SG6 3TB
Peter Blance
13 Trenchknowe, Edinburgh, Scotland EH10 7HL
Stephen Bone
Batchwood Tennis Centre
Batchwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 5AX
Len Borrett
9 Moorlands Close, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO4 27QS
Pippa Britton
Stonehill Road, Ottershew, Surrey KT6 0EL
Pete Butcher (TRS Certified Stringer)
15 The Fairway, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3DZ
Phone 01923 828 102 / 07860 270 527
Duncan Callan
137 Osbourne Road North, Portgswood, Southampton,
Hampshire SO17 2FH
Sam Chan (TRS Master)
10 Hartshill Close, Hillingdon, Middlesex UB10 9LH
Denzil Chapman
9 Woodlands Close, Holmer Green, High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire HP15 8GQ
Peter Cloud
T/A Stamepede Stringing
5 Falkenham Road, Kirton, Suffolk IP10 0NP
Phone 01394 448 348
Jonathan Aran
Prorestrings
4 Cotton Meadow, Northampton NN5 5PP
Phone 07752 755 804
Website www.prorestrings.co.uk
Len Cooper
Cresent LTC
100 Church Way, Pagham, West Sussex PO21 4QX
Ronnie Bell
Carlisle Squash Shop
14 Simmerson Drive Carlisle CA1 3HZ
Adam Cornick
69 Houghton Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 5AB
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Israel Gefen
Gefen Sports
6 Okehampton Road, Kensal Rise, London NW10 3ED
Richard Cox
54 The Chestnuts, Crosshouses, Shrewsbury
Shropshire SY5 6JM
Phone 01743 762216 Mobile 07518 261794
Rubin Gomez
5 Oakwood Drive, Gowerton, Swansea SA4 3DJ
Phone 01792 873 764
Roger Dalton (TRS Master)
Benfleet Cottage, Oakshade Road, Oxshott, Surrey KT22 0LF
Phone: 01372 842 285 Mobile: 07775 995 396
Mark and Karen Goodman (TRS Masters)
Phone: 0870 080 2949
Websites: http://www.topspintennis.co.uk/ ;
http://www.tennisstrings.co.uk/ ;
http://www.badmintonstrings.co.uk/ and
http://www.squashstrings.co.uk/
Nigel Deane
Deane Sports Bath Street, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AA
Robert Douglas
77 Camanacho Crescent, An-Aird, Fort William PH33 6XL
TOP SPIN TENNIS SHOPS AT: Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre
Purbeck Road, Cambridge CB3 8PF
Cambridge Lawn Tennis Club
Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0EQ
Huntingdon Tennis Club
King George V Playing Fields
St. Peters Road, Huntingdon
Cambs. PE29 7DA
Keith England (ERSA Stringer)
47 Morley Avenue, Wood Green, London N22 6LY
Phone 020 8881 2362
Ben Fawcett (ERSA Stringer)
Sutton, Surrey
Phone 020 8642 1600
Mobile 07769 423679
Robert Grainger
28 Robin Close, Woodland Rise, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 5NG
Adam Field
33 Willingdon Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 0BT
Steven Graves
Gravity Stringing 51 Parc Godrevy, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 1TY
Phone 07796 413 548
Website www.gravitystringing.co.uk
Michael Fillingham (TRS Certified Stringer)
11A Cockshutt Avenue, Beauchief, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire S8 7DU
Phone: 0114 2748 439 / 07985 374 148
David Greaves
5 Egdon Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 TAZ
Thomas Freeman
22 Beauchamp Road, East Moseley, Surrey KT8 0PA
John Haggis (TRS Master)
5 Hillbury Close, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9TN
Website www.johnhaggis.com
Tim Freer
38 The Paddock, Dawlish, Devon EX7 0ET
Arzu Gabb
Tennis Together Ashmanor School
Manor Road, Tongham, North Guildford GU12 6QH
David R Hall TRS Certified Stringer
Racket Stringing
5 Sheriffs Way, Clacton on Sea, Essex CO15 4ET
Phone 01255 425 943 Mobile 07810 224 429
Website www.racketstringing.biz
Viv Ganz
45 Summerland Avenue, Newton, Swansea SA3 4RX
Mike Harding (TRS Certified Stringer)
52 Oaklands Avenue, West Wickham, Kent BR4 9LF
Phone 07956 406 699
Email [email protected] /
[email protected]
Dave Gartside
North Wales Restrings
34 Compton Way, Abergele, Conwy, Wales LL22 7BL
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Alan Kemp
39 Copperfield Gardens, Brentwood, Essex CM1 44UB
Roger Henry (TRS Master)
17 Old Court Manor, Clougmills, Antrim, Northern Ireland
BT44 9LW
Phone 07989 480650
Website www.racketsolutions.com
Peter La Broy
7 Queen Street, Bud, Cornwall EX23 8AY
Charles Hill
36 Norton Road, Bournemouth BH4 2PY
Steve Landon
Richard Holmes (TRS Master)
16 Manadarin Place, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0QH
Phone 01235 762 368
Mobile 07866 967 837
Website www.rh-stringing.co.uk
Mark Lawrence
Wycombe Badminton Centre
Crest Road, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1UA
Ian Lever
Flat 1, Wentworth, 2 Crichel Mount Road, Poole,
Dorset BH14 8LT
Tom Hornett (ERSA Stringer)
22 Frith Wood Lane, Billericay, Essex CM12 9PJ
Phone 01277 650 580
Mark Lever
Racqueteers
Flat 1, Wentworth 2, Crichel Mount Road, Poole,
Dorset BH14 8LT
Shirley Houghton (TRS Certified Stringer)
K C Racquets & Fitness c/o David Lloyd Leisure
Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshsire DE3 0DQ
Phone 01332 205 202
Stewart Lister Coach
Basement Flat, 164 Upper Lewes Road, Brighton,
Sussex BN2 3FB
Phone 01273 248 958
David Howe
191 Grove Lane, Hale, Cheshire WA15 8LU
Ian Hoy
String-Shop.co.uk
189 Hadley Road, Leegomery, Telford TF1 6QF
John Little
Rapid Racquet Restrings
18 Leominster Road, Sunderland, Tyne-&-Wear SR2 9HG
Andy Huffer Racquet Master
38 Market Street, Fordham, Ely, Cabus CB7 5LQ
Timothy Lockett
Total Performance Racquets
47 Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-trent, Staffordshire ST3 1NY
Mark Hyde
Lisburn Racquet Club
28 Colne Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire BB18 5QU
Alistair Love
170 Chislehurst Road, Petts Wood, Kent BR6 0OT
Neville Hyde
9 Farndale Crescent, Darlington, Durham DL3 9AP
Phone 07968 300 204
Michael Lunt
39 Swanpool Road, Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 5AY
David Ince
28 Bigwood Avenue, Hove, Sussex BN3 6FQ
Lisa Lyddon
Corfe Lodge Road, Broadstone, Dorset BH18 9NF
Giedrius Kabanuskas
Paul Manning
Serious about Sport
Mayfield, The Street, Preston St Mary, Suffolk CO10 9NE
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W D J Mould
Priory Sports
Sir Harry’s Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2UL
Penny Marchant
Marchmend, 138 Sutton Park Road, Kidderminster,
Worcestershire DY11 6JQ
Graham Moyle
75 Baron Court, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 7ZF
Alastair Masterton (ERSA Stringer)
Northwood, Middlesex HA6 1TG
Mobile 07903 766 303
David Munt (TRS Master)
46 Heathfield, Loddon Vale, Basingstoke, Hants RG22 4PA
Phone 07841 532 878
Website: www.racquets-mate.co.uk
Tom Mayes (TRS Certified Stringer)
LTA, National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane,
Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Lee Myers
LTA, National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane
Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Suzie Maynard-Mould (TRS Certified Stringer)
Priory Sports The Edgbaston Priory Club
Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2UZ
Phone: 0121 440 8752
Mobile: 07957 305 180
Damian Neiras
174 Clonemore Street, Southfields, London SW18 5HB
Tony McAtamney
Sweatband.com
42 Clipstone Street, London W1W 5DE
Phone 020 70366308
Mobile 07759 831960
Paul Newman
32 Vernier Crescent, Medbourne, Milton Keynes MK5 6FD
Amiko Ogawa (TRS Certified Stringer)
Sycamores, Loxwood Road, Alfold, Surrey GU6 8HG
Phone 01403 753056 / 07963 054846
Simon McCarthy
10 Farm Road, Esher, Surrey KT8 8AZ
Phone 01372 468297
Mobile 07847 503328
Ben Page (TRS Certified Stringer)
47 College Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 8SD
Phone 01895 675 876 / 07515 334 856
Nick McCollin
17 St Bartholomews, Monkston, Milton Keynes MK10 9FJ
Stan Parry
4 Harewood Gardens, Croydon, Surrey CR2 9BG
Rab McGill
9 Craigcrook Park, Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 3PL
Rachel Partington
2 Leinster Avenue, East Sheen, London SW14 7JP
Phone 020 8878 1300
Mobile 07973 173931
Robert Metcalf
Pritesh Pattni
Racketeers 136 Townley Gardens, Aston, Birmingham B6 6LR
Nicholas Morris (ERSA Stringer)
14 Langley Road, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
WV3 7LM
Phone 01902 764 617
Mobile 07811 119 608
Mike Perkins (ERSA Stringer)
Sports & Fashions (Huntingdon) Ltd
51 High Street, Huntingdon PE29 3AQ
Phone 01480 454541
Maurice Mosdell
20 Godiva Crescent, Bourne PE10 9QU
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Jamie Pethick (TRS Certified Stringer)
218 Hurst Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 9AN
Phone: 07745 191 438
Email: [email protected] or
[email protected]
Chris Sanlon (TRS Certified Stringer)
62 Montgomery Chase, Belfast BT6 9GQ
Phone 07751 469 765
Website www.cjstennis.com
Liam Phillips (apprentice)
Bradfield College 48 Southend Road, Southend Bradfield,
Reading, Berkshire RG7
Phone 0282 440 7828 / 07824 467 228
Voytek Sarama
2 Dunlin Rise, Guildford, Surrey GU4 7DX
Phone 01483 536 998
Richard Seymour
7 Woodcote Park Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 7EY
Gabor Tibor Pos
3300 EGER, Mikes Kelemen uit 44, EGER, Hungary
Phone 00-3670 944 5228
Mohammed Shafiq (ERSA Stringer)
Racket Sports
77 Harehills Road, Leeds, Yorkshire LS8 5HS
Phone / Fax 0113 235 0811
Barrie Poole
String-A-Long
13 Gigmill Way, Norton, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 3HN
Rajesh Sharma
49 Woodhill Crescent, Kenton Harrow, Middlesex HA3 0LU
Ed Pooley
All Strung Up
11 Belmont Close, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton SO45 4NL
Carolyn Simons-Coxon
K C Racquets and Fitness C/O David Lloyd Leisure
98 Broadway, Pride Park Way, Off Riverside Road, Derby,
Derbyshire DE22 1BP
Phone: 01332 205 202
Fax: 01332 205 033
Gareth Richman (ERSA Stringer)
24 Heathfield South, Twickenham TW2 7SS
Mobile 07932 661 317
Geraint Richards
28 Clos Nant Ddu, Pontprennau, Cardiff CF23 8LF
Gavin Simpson
Moseley Hall, Chelford Road, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8RB
Chuck Ridyard (TRS Certified Stringer)
Private Stringing Service
Woodcote, Orchard Lane, Ashford, Kent TN25 4DX
Phone 07713 502 652
Richard Sinton
10 St James Avenue, Gawsworth, Macclesfield,
Cheshire SK11 9RY
Simon Robbins
String-A-Long 13 Gigmill Way, Norton, Stourbridge,
West Midlands DY8 3HN
Paul Skipp
20 Wentworth Drive, Horndean, Waterlooville, Hants PO8 9PR
Evelyn Roberts
82 Palmiera Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4UX
David Smith
DA Sports Ltd 50 Springfield Close, Ongar, Essex CM5 0BB
Charlie Salter
V-Tennis Virgin Active
36 Bromyard Avenue, Acton, London W3 7AU
Marc Smith (TRS Master)
Marc’s Racket Service
8 Marguerite Grove, Lenzie, Glasgow G66 4HD
Phone 0141-776-6519
Justin Sandever
Racqueteers
Flat 3, 11 McKinley Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH4 8AG
Paul Smith
Paul Smith Stringing Services
4 Whipton Village Road, Whipton, Exeter EX4 8AR
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David Wallis
Marlet House, Back Lane, Ampleforth, York YO62 4DE
John E South
1 Bramshaw Rise, New Malden, Surrey KT3 5JT
Jim Warner (TRS Certified Stringer)
Clubshop David Lloyd Leisure
27 Scott Drive, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 8PW
Phone 01908 618 377
Brian Snapes
17 Albany Park Road, Kingston, Surrey KT2 5SW
Roger Staple (TRS Certified Stringer)
R S Racquet Stringing
63 Holt Wood Avenue, Aylesford, Kent ME20 7QQ
Phone: 01622 718 235
Mobile: 07941 430 020
Charmaire Webb
Flat 7, Seaview Court, Poole, Hampshire PO12 2UD
Avril Steele
Sportskit, Unit 3, The Meadow Centre
Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1DE
Kevin Williams (TRS Certified Stringer)
J.T. Sport & Leisure
The Square, Wickham, Fareham, Hants PO17 5JT
Phone 01329 833833
Pete Wilcox
Thorfinns, Rackenford, Tiverton, Devon EX16 8ER
Dave Stepney
The Manor Prep School, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6NL
Phone 01235 522 737
Tim Willis
Southwest Restrings
27 Bunting Close, Newton Abbott, Devon TQ12 6BU
Trevor Sturrock
The Cottage, Church Road, Wareham, King’s Lynn,
Norfolk PE33 9AP
Darren Withey
Titan Sports Ltd
The Nook, 101 Chalkshire Road, Butlers Cross,
Buckinghamshire HP17 0TJ
Jeremy Taylor
Tennis Coach, Bradfield College
5 Lucas Close, Yately, Hants GU46 6JD
Phone 0118 644 600 / 01252 640 059
Gemma Wiltshire
21 Lawdy Link, Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey GU9 0BS
Lee Wolvey
5 Ellington Drive, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4EZ
Thomas Therrien (TRS Certified Stringer)
Proteam Tennis. Northfields, Bath BA1 5TN
Phone 01225 852274 / 07973 672693
Ian Wood (TRS Certified Stringer)
Ian Wood Sports The Northumberland Club
North Jesmond Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne,
Tyne & Wear N62 3JU
Phone: 0191 281 2701
Fax: 0191 281 2701
Mobile: 07931 543 777
Ollie Toms
The Grove Lawn Tennis Club
East Street, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1NB
Phone 01799 540833
Mobile 07917 652014
John Trickey
11 Cramer Street, Stafford ST17 4BX
Geoff Woodcock
The Racket Shop
248C Shinfield Road, Reading RG2 8EY
Colin Triplow (TRS Master)
73 Caling Croft, New Ash Green, Kent DA3 8PY
Phone 01474 873 160
Website www.colinthestringer.com
Alison Woods
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History
Remembering the creator of a unique event
Wimbledon is taken for granted by the millions who follow
tennis. It also applies to those who don’t follow the sport for the
name is synonymous with the game. In fact, it is the game in
many people’s eyes!
Delving into the history of Wimbledon, or The Championships
to use its official title, one discovers that the first ball was struck
on Monday 9th July 1877 on what was a sunny day, writes
Henry Wancke.
The venue was the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club
situated on Worple Road, Wimbledon, by the side of the London
and South Western Railway, the original site of what we now
basically know as the AELTC or All England Club based in
Church Road whence they moved to in 1922.
The Championships have been played ever since except for the
war years of 1915-18 and 1940-45 but who actually came up
with the idea of establishing the event which has become the
bye-word of the sport?
The man behind the 1877 staging of the inaugural tournament
was Henry Jones, a doctor who under the pen name of
‘Cavendish’ had become an authority on all ‘games’ of the time.
But there was more to it than just organizing an event. These
days we have all sorts of templates which can be followed and
plenty of organizations who can provide assistance.
Back then Dr Jones was working with a blank sheet of paper, no
rules, no scoring system, no standard balls and no standard
court. As far as the populace was concerned, tennis was just a
Victorian pastime which went under the name of “Sphairistike”
and played simply on their lawns. In fact a novelty game
introduced by Major Wingfield to the public at large three years
earlier and taken up by the Club in 1875.
So, once the idea of a tournament was established, many
aspects taken for granted nowadays, had to be agreed and Dr
Jones was the man who decided and his decisions have shaped
the sport to this day..
The main difference between today’s game and those of Dr
Jones’ time can be seen in the size and shape of the net. In 1877
the net was five feet high at the posts and three feet three inches
in the middle, later modified to 3 feet 6 inches and 3 feet. The
service line was also five foot further from the net and while an
hour-glass court shape was used on the Victorian lawns, Dr
Jones squared it off and settled on a length of 26 yards long and
9 yards wide for the tournament, a decision which has remained
constant to this day.
His biggest decision was to introduce the scoring system which
again has not been changed since then. The only addition being
the tie-break which was first introduced in the USA in 1970 and
adopted by Wimbledon the following year.
Considering the game was only a few years old it wasn’t
surprising that rackets scoring was favoured by most of the
players with only the server scoring and the first to 15 being the
winner.
However Dr Jones went against the general trend and opted to
adopt the scoring system as used by the ancient game of tennis
rather than rackets which is why we are now accustomed to the
15-love etc., one of the much loved idiosyncrasies of the game!
Then he had to decide how to run the tournament and so
introduced the knock-out draw by following the practice of other
games of the time, especially croquet which had been an
integral part of the Club since its foundation in 1868.
For the record, a field of 22 Gentlemen competed in that first
Championships from which Spencer William Gore emerged
victorious defeating William Marshall easily. While the knockout
draw is still played today, in those days it was customary for a
Challenge Round to be the Final. This was played for the first
time the following year allowing the reigning champion to wait
for a challenger to emerge from the All-Comers draw. This
practice was dropped in 1922 when the Club moved to its
current site.
That first tournament, despite its novelty, was deemed a success
attracting around 200 spectators, each paying one shilling, to
watch the final! A far cry from what we now know as Wimbledon
and while I am sure Dr Henry Jones never visualized his
tournament would grow and become such a huge international
event, we can but thank him for sowing the seeds for the
greatest tennis event in the world.
At the time he created a unique event and it remains that to this
day.
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The new broadsheet newspaper
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Aimed at aficionados, officials
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If tennis is your business, membership of the TIA UK is essential
Membership is open to specialist manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, trading
companies, businesses and other interested parties with an active business interest in tennis.
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By joining the TIA UK, your business will:
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