 Member nations of Oceania Tennis Federation | |
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| Sport | Tennis |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Regional |
| Abbreviation | (OTF) |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Affiliation | International Tennis Federation |
| Affiliation date | 1993 |
| President | Cyrille MAINGUY (Vanuatu) [1] |
| Board members | Bruce Osborne (Australia), Davina Hosking (Cook Islands), Torgun Smith (Guam), Florence Wasko (American Samoa), Barbara Stubbings (Papua New Guinea), Vicky Reid (Australia), Terri-Ann Scorer (New Zealand), Gary Purcell (ITF Development Officer – Pacific Oceania) [1] |
| CEO | David Smith (New Zealand) & Richard Breen (Fiji)) [1] |
| Sponsor | [2] |
| Official website | |
|
www | |
Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) is the regional governing body of tennis in Oceania. It was formed as a regional association of International Tennis Federation in 1993 with seven member nations to foster the development of tennis in the Oceania region specially main focus on small island nations (territories/dependencies) and Papua New Guinea as the structure of tennis in both Australia and New Zealand was already well developed. The organisation started with seven members now have twenty one countries in its members list.
Member Nations
Oceania Tennis Federation has 20 full-time member nations and one New Caledonia associate member. This is an alphabetically ordered list of full members of OTF: [3]
| Country | Association | Headquarter |
|---|---|---|
American Samoa |
American Samoa Tennis Association | Pago Pago |
Australia |
Tennis Australia | Melbourne |
Cook Islands |
Cook Islands Tennis | Rarotonga |
Fiji |
Fiji Tennis Association | Lautoka |
Guam |
Guam National Tennis Federation | Agana |
Kiribati |
Kiribati Tennis Association | Tarawa |
Federated States of Micronesia |
Micronesia Tennis Association | Pohnpei |
Nauru |
Nauru Tennis Association | Nauru |
New Caledonia |
Ligue Caledonienne de Tennis (Associate member's) | Nouméa |
New Zealand |
Tennis New Zealand | Auckland |
Norfolk Island |
Norfolk Islands Tennis Association | Kingston |
Northern Mariana Islands |
Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association | Saipan |
Palau |
Palau Tennis Federation | Koror |
Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea Lawn Tennis Association | Port Moresby |
Samoa |
Samoa Tennis Association | Apia |
Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands Tennis Association | Honiara |
Tahiti |
Tahitian Tennis Federation | Papeete |
Tonga |
Tonga Tennis Association | Nuku Alofa |
Tuvalu |
Tuvalu Tennis Association | Funafuti |
Vanuatu |
Vanuatu Tennis Federation | Port Vila |
ANZ Schools plan
In 1994 OTF President Geoff Pollard initiated a program allowing more children to play tennis at school level; OTF player development and marketing consultant Barry McMillan reached to ANZ Banking Group with this scheme for financial support. ANZ group agreed to this deal to sponsor a tennis in schools program in Pacific Island nations. [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Assemblee Generale OTF 2021". Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Official Sponsors". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Member Nations". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "ANZ Schools plan". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
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Member nations of Oceania Tennis Federation | |
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| |
| Sport | Tennis |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Regional |
| Abbreviation | (OTF) |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Affiliation | International Tennis Federation |
| Affiliation date | 1993 |
| President | Cyrille MAINGUY (Vanuatu) [1] |
| Board members | Bruce Osborne (Australia), Davina Hosking (Cook Islands), Torgun Smith (Guam), Florence Wasko (American Samoa), Barbara Stubbings (Papua New Guinea), Vicky Reid (Australia), Terri-Ann Scorer (New Zealand), Gary Purcell (ITF Development Officer – Pacific Oceania) [1] |
| CEO | David Smith (New Zealand) & Richard Breen (Fiji)) [1] |
| Sponsor | [2] |
| Official website | |
|
www | |
Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) is the regional governing body of tennis in Oceania. It was formed as a regional association of International Tennis Federation in 1993 with seven member nations to foster the development of tennis in the Oceania region specially main focus on small island nations (territories/dependencies) and Papua New Guinea as the structure of tennis in both Australia and New Zealand was already well developed. The organisation started with seven members now have twenty one countries in its members list.
Member Nations
Oceania Tennis Federation has 20 full-time member nations and one New Caledonia associate member. This is an alphabetically ordered list of full members of OTF: [3]
| Country | Association | Headquarter |
|---|---|---|
|
American Samoa |
American Samoa Tennis Association | Pago Pago |
|
Australia |
Tennis Australia | Melbourne |
|
Cook Islands |
Cook Islands Tennis | Rarotonga |
|
Fiji |
Fiji Tennis Association | Lautoka |
|
Guam |
Guam National Tennis Federation | Agana |
|
Kiribati |
Kiribati Tennis Association | Tarawa |
|
Federated States of Micronesia |
Micronesia Tennis Association | Pohnpei |
|
Nauru |
Nauru Tennis Association | Nauru |
|
New Caledonia |
Ligue Caledonienne de Tennis (Associate member's) | Nouméa |
|
New Zealand |
Tennis New Zealand | Auckland |
|
Norfolk Island |
Norfolk Islands Tennis Association | Kingston |
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association | Saipan |
|
Palau |
Palau Tennis Federation | Koror |
|
Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea Lawn Tennis Association | Port Moresby |
|
Samoa |
Samoa Tennis Association | Apia |
|
Solomon Islands |
Solomon Islands Tennis Association | Honiara |
|
Tahiti |
Tahitian Tennis Federation | Papeete |
|
Tonga |
Tonga Tennis Association | Nuku Alofa |
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Tuvalu |
Tuvalu Tennis Association | Funafuti |
|
Vanuatu |
Vanuatu Tennis Federation | Port Vila |
ANZ Schools plan
In 1994 OTF President Geoff Pollard initiated a program allowing more children to play tennis at school level; OTF player development and marketing consultant Barry McMillan reached to ANZ Banking Group with this scheme for financial support. ANZ group agreed to this deal to sponsor a tennis in schools program in Pacific Island nations. [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Assemblee Generale OTF 2021". Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Official Sponsors". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Member Nations". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "ANZ Schools plan". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
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