YEAR ENd 2008 - Ontario Tennis Association

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Welcome to the otA YeArbook. 

this YeAr book is just one meAns 

bY Which the ontArio tennis 

AssociAtion communicAtes 

With its membership. not onlY 

does the YeArbook serve to 

recognize those plAYers Who 

hAve Achieved the stAtus of 

provinciAl chAmpions or hAve 

eArned A high rAnking in A 

YeAr, it Also serves to give An 

overvieW of WhAt the otA does 

And WhY. 

Cover photo: Iana Nikolaeva 

2008 U14 Provincial and 

National Girls Singles Champion 

Photo credit: Jag Gundu 

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C O N T E N T S 

President's Message 

Wilson Junior Provincial chaMPions 

adult Provincial chaMPions 

indoor Provincial chaMPions 

tennis citY in 2009 

coach certiFication sYsteM uPdate 

Meet our course Facilitators 

the Financial Picture 

PrograMMing highlights 

Who’s Who at the ota 

thanKs to our sPonsors 

tennis ProMotion 

rogers rooKie tour groWs uP 

hail to our outdoor national chaMPions 

the rogers ranKing sYsteM 

rogers ranKings Year end 2008 

OTA YEARBOOK / WINTER 2009 

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 

At the first regional general 

meeting I attended three 

years ago, Adrian Baldeo, 

Chair of Tennis Toronto, 

invited each club to share their successes 

of the past year, and the challenges they 

faced in the year ahead. It was an eye 

opener; not only for me, but for the rest 

of the group listening to what some 

clubs had achieved, irrespective of the 

size of their membership. The same was 

true when clubs described the challenges 

they faced in the coming year. I 

later shared Adrian’s idea with the other 

Regional Chairs and a number of them 

now include a similar session as part of 

their AGMs. 

This past fall I attended five OTA 

regional annual general meetings. 

Those meetings allow me to meet club 

Presidents on a personal level and hear 

about their successes in 2008 and the 

challenges they face in 2009. What follows 

in a summary of my notes from 

those five meetings. I have not included 

everything that was discussed. I have 

instead limited myself to common elements. 

Beginning on a positive note, a 

majority of clubs in all regions reported 

an increase in both adult and junior 

membership requiring, in several 

instances, a need for waiting lists. In 

areas where a decrease was reported, 

Once players developed a feeling 

of being a part of something 

special, participation increased. 

reasons included an economic downturn 

in the region, increased unemployment, 

and financial hardship. Other reasons 

included aging membership, a high 

yearly membership turnover, and difficulty 

recruiting new members. 

Clubs reporting either stable or 

increased membership were proactive 

in providing tennis programming that 

matched the instructional needs and levels 

of ability of members of all ages. Led 

by enthusiastic tennis pros and volunteers 

these clubs provided: free lessons 

for new members, new member 

orientation, junior camps, progressive 

tennis, family nights, 

house leagues, round robins, 

inter-club leagues, a variety of 

tournament structures, a fitness 

program, club socials, a 

Pro-Am event and, in one case, 

a cancer fundraiser in honour 

of a deceased member. 

Junior camps were by far 

the most successful activity 

with record numbers reported. 

Several clubs also reached 

out to disadvantaged youth 

and either waived or obtained 

sponsors to cover camp fees. 

Some smaller clubs worked 

together and shared pros and 

programs. Clubs that focussed 

on being “a people place” with 

strong community connections 

tended to draw more new and 

casual players to the court. 

Once players developed a feeling 

of being a part of something 

special, participation 

increased. 

In terms of 2009, the most 

commonly reported challenge continues 

to be the development of a good working 

relationship with the municipal authorities 

who own the land upon which most 

community clubs are located. While we 

recognize that tennis is not the 

only sport competing for local 

recreational funding, a more 

open and transparent process 

is required. Currently, regional 

associations and clubs feel as if they 

have little or no input into a process that 

affects them directly. 

The current economic crisis will 

certainly impact 2009. Job cuts and 

unprecedented cost-cutting measures by 

companies will translate into decreased 

membership, particularly in areas hardest 

hit by the economic downturn. A 

recent article in The Hamilton Spectator 

stated that “Canada’s economy is in a 

period of deep uncertainty that is difficult 

to see beyond.” Bank of Canada 

Michel Lecavalier, OTA President 

with James Blake at Rogers Cup 

governor Mark Carney does not foresee 

a rebound in the Canadian economy 

until 2010, and even then, predicts that 

it will be a modest one. Over the next 

two years, the OTA and its member 

clubs must budget carefully and manage 

resources prudently. 

However, in an attempt to stimulate 

the economy, the federal budget 

included a commitment to invest in 

Canada’s recreation infrastructure. An 

infrastructure funding program is being 

developed that will focus on renewing 

and building community sport and recreation 

facilities. The initiative provides 

$500 million over two years to cover the 

cost of eligible projects. Details regarding 

how to access these funds have not 

yet been released. OTA members will be 

kept informed of further developments 

via the OTA’s weekly news letter. 

2008 successes, there were many! 

2009 will be all about challenges... 

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OTA YEARBOOK / WINTER 2009

WIlSON JuNIOR PROvINCIAl ChAMPIONS 2008 

• champion 

• Finalist 

u18 Boys singles 

• zach White 

• thomas mroziewicz 

soufiane Azargui 

Nathaniel gery 

William reznek 


• brayden schnur 

• Amanjeet dhaliwal 

Alex koshetov 

Penfield binet 

kyle macdonald 

u18 girls singles 

• sandra dynka 

• Amy he 

Nada marjanovic 

lexi brand 

sheila smiley 


• solomiya zinko 

• erin routliffe 

evangeline repic 

joan Cannon 

Aurthi muthukumaran 

u18 Boys doubles 

• Christiaan lee daigle & 

michael lue 

• thomas mroziewicz & 

sergiu laza 


• Penfield binet & 

Allen morgan 

• brayden schnur & 

Amanjeet dhaliwal 

u18 girls doubles 

• Amy he & 

siyu li 

• Nada marjanovic & 

tara vosovic 


• louise kwong & 

erin routliffe 

• Carol zhao & 

solomiya zinko 


• gino octa 

• iain sneddon jr. 

tom dynka 

vincent Chan 

Arankan balaranjan 


• Andrew richards 

• Alec luchak 

raheel manji 

griffin brockman 

Philippe Courteau 


• Angelica sidorenkio 

• Nada marjanovic 

ruxandra Andreiscu 

erin routliffe 

louise kwong 


• iana Nikolaeva 

• Alexandra makashov 

laura macmullin 

gracia mboko 

Charlotte Petrick 


• gino octa & 

vincent Chan 

• eli brown & 

William reznek 


• Philippe Courteau & 

Andrew richards 

• griffin brockman & 

raheel manji 


• erin routliffe & 

lyudmyla lisovska 

• Angela sekely & 

milijana sobovic 


• Nikki Carnovale & 

bianca Parsons 

• gracia mboko & 

sammy mayer 

U12 and U16 Provincial Champions 

U12 Girls Singles Champions 

U16 Boys Singles Champions 


U18 Boys Singles Champions 


U18 and U14 Champions

MEN's OuTdOOR PROvINcIAl chAMPIONs 2008 

Ontario Open Singles: 

• Rob Steckley 

O35 Men’s Doubles: 

• Gary Meanchos & 

O55 Men’s Singles: 

• Rosti Brankovsky 


Gary Gregson 

6 OTA YEARBOOK / WINTER 2009 • Mikhail Lew 

Ontario Open Doubles: 

• Mikhail Lew & 

Michael Rockman 

• Guillaume St. Maurice & 

David Marcotte 

A Men’s Singles: 

• Clayton Cohen 

• Shane Hickson 

B Men’s Singles: 

• Leszek Woloszczak 

• Robert Mrowca 


• Charles Gembes 

• Richard Mainella 

Paul Beck 

• Richard Mainella & 

Ben Woo 


• Paul Beck 

• Kerry Mitchell 


• Jay Wedgbury & 

Tom Fairbrother 

• Karl Hale & 

Jan Heck 


• Gary Meanchos 

• Kerry Mitchell 


• Gil White 

• Abbas Khiltash 

• John Easter 


• Rosti Brankovsky & 

Jim Boyce 

• Terry Redvers & 

Louis Desmarteaux 


• Hani Ayoub 

• Jack Moore 


• Richard Armata & 

Rein Treffers 

• Hani Ayoub & 

Rick Howell 


• Bob Bedard 

• Norm Bradwell 

• Leslie Zold 


• Mers Kutt 

• Gerard Ronan 


• David Creswell & 

Jim McKeon 

• Gerry Danrea & 

William Sawchuk 


• Austin MacPherson 

• John Elms 

• Champion 

• Finalist 


• Owen Pellew & 

Bill Yeates 

• Abbas Khiltash & 

Allan Care 


• Peter Clarke & 

David Jarvis 

• Frank Baldock & 

Michael Welch 

Thanks go to Franklin Wong for providing photographs of the senior players on these pages. 

Matt Akman Guido Weber 

Rob Steckley 

Men's Open Doubles champs 

Peter Bedard 

Gary Meanchos 

Gil White 

Paul Beck

WOmEN's OuTdOOR PROvINcIAl chAmPIONs 2008 

Ontario Open Singles: 

• Gabriela Dabrowski 

• Petra Januskova 

Ontario Open Doubles: 

• Petra Januskova & 

Maria Klokotsky 

• Julie Staples & 

Flora Karsai 

O40 Women’s Singles: 

• Diane Wiedmann 

• Barbara Maier 

O40 Women’s Doubles: 

• Kelley Dalton & 

Arianne Boire 

• Samantha Noel & 

Lisa Robertson 


• Margaret Lansens Smeenk & 

Eleanor Jenkins 

• Akemi Seiriki & 

Susan Rosenthal 

55 Women’s Singles: 

• Anke Magnus 

• Michelle Hall 


• Micheline Trussel 

• Trina Cornelissen 


• Jane Seed & 

Valerie Krompholc 

• Joan Crosina & 

Ingrid Moore 

A Women’s Singles: 

• Mary Hall 

• Maral Khalili 


• Tina Blaskovic 

• Chanda Carr 


• Nicole Bictache & 

Tina Blaskovic 

• Sandra Cimetta & 

Louisa Figuera 


• Pat Sinclair 

• Erin Boynton 


• Erin Boynton & 

Diana Dimmer 

• Cathy Litton & 

Pat Sinclair 


• Diana Dimmer 

• Karen Warrack 


• Anke Magnus & 

Jennifer Carere 

• Eleanor Jenkins & 

Diane Horwath 


• Pam Olley 

• Christine Kingsley 


• Josie Bruno & 

Danielle Over 

• Pam Olley & 

Christine Kingsley 


• Inge Weber 

• Evelyn Hustwit 


• Inge Weber 

• Ingrid Moore 

• Champion 

• Finalist 

Jennifer Carere 

Julie Staples 

Tina Blaskovic 

Petra Januskova & 

Gabriela Dabrowski 

Lisa Robertson 

Inge Weber 

Dianne Howarth 

Diana Dimmer 


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INdOOR PROvINcIAl chAmPIONs 2008 

Boys 

Champions 

Girls 

Champions 

• Champion 

• Finalist 

U18 Boys Singles: 

• Justin Jendruch 

• Thomas Mroziewicz 

Brandon MacDonald 

Michael Sutcliffe 

Christiaan Lee Daigle 

Sergiu Laza 


• Roman Trkulja 

• Filip Obucina 

Amanjeet Dhaliwal 

Brayden Schnur 

Alex Koshetov 

Kyle MacDonald 

U18 Girls Singles 

• Sonja Molnar 

• Vicky Sekely 

Petra Januskova 

Anna Anuszkiewicz 

Carmen Sandor 

Melissa McQueen 


• Amy He 

• Louise Kwong 

Nada Marjanovic 

Evangeline Repic 

Joan Cannon 

Solomiya Zinko 

U18 Boys Doubles: 

• Sergiu Laza & 

Thomas Mroziewicz 

• Michael Lue 

Christiaan Lee Daigle. 


• Filip Obucina 

Amanjeet Dhaliwal 

• Kyle Macdonald 

Alejandro Tabilo 

U18 Girls Doubles 

• Sonja Molnar & 

Vicky Sekely 

• Petra Januskova & 



• Louise Kwong 

Amy He 

• Nada Marjanovic 

Solomiya Zinko 


• Victor Hoang 

• David Vieyra 

William Reznek 

Gino Octa 

Amanvir Gill 

Vincent Chan 


• Alejandro Tabilo 

• David Volfson 

Alec Luchak 

Andrew Richards 

Griffin Brockman 

Raheel Manji 


• Amy He 

• Elianne Douglas-Miron 

Nicolette Budai 

Ruxandra Andriescu 

Carla Simona Suga 



• Gloria Liang 

• Zineb Aboutarik 

Alexandra Makashov 

Laura McMullin 

Iana Nikolaeva 

Maria Potrascu 


• David Vieyra 

William Reznek 

• Victor Hoang 

Amnavir Gill 


• Vahagn Tonakanian 


• Philippe Courteau 

Andrew Richards 


• Louise Kwong & 

Erin Routliffe 

• Elianne Douglas-Miron & 

Ruxandra Andriescu. 


• Gloria Liang 

Renata Moldovan 

• Gracia Mboko 

Charlotte Petrick 

Brandon McDonald 

Carmen Sandor 

Vicky Sekely 

Michael Sutcliffe 

Justin 

Jendruch 


Christiaan 

Lee Daigle 

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ToronTo Tennis CiTy in 2009 

Toronto Tennis City in 2009 

Bill Cowan 

This spring, two of Canada’s top tennis 

schools will start cooperating by offering 

a six month junior tennis program 

at Toronto Tennis City. 

Bill Cowan from Player’s Edge Tennis, 

which operates out of the Rexall Centre, 

and Pierre Lamarche from ACE Tennis, 

which is based at the Cedar Springs 

Club in Burlington, announced that 

they will join forces this summer. Pierre 

added: ” It’s our dream to offer the best 

training opportunities for Ontario junior 

tennis players.” 

Cowan and Lamarche will both act as 

directors of Toronto Tennis City, 

which will offer a wide range of 

junior coaching, training and 

competitive programs: “I have 

known Pierre since my playing 

days and this is a great opportunity 

for us to work together.” 

Commented Cowan. 

Two other renowned tennis 

coaches will join them in the High 

Performance area: Andrew Sznajder, 

one of Canada’s all time great players 

and Tennis Canada former Coach of the 

Year, Ben Armstrong. Edward 

Punzalan, will be responsible 

for the Progressive Tennis area 

and Vadim Burobin, fitness 

coordinator will round out the 

full time coaching staff. 

Programs offered will 

include a Spring and Fall tennis 

Academy for High Performance 

and Grassroots development. In the 

summer a High Performance 

Camp will operate with special 

sessions for players preparing 

for the Summer Provincials 

and Summer Nationals. A new 

Tennis & Sport Camp will offer 

coaching in progressive tennis 

as well as badminton, table 

tennis and soccer, sports which 

Pierre Lamarche 

provide complementary skills development. 

A wide range of Ontario Tennis 

Association sanctioned tournaments, 

including the Super Series 

Classic, the Dunlop Rookie 

Circuit, the City of Toronto 

Championships and selection 

events will be held at 

the 11 court facility located 

at Leslie and Steeles. Toronto 

Tennis City is located on the 

grounds of Adventure Valley, 

a very successful summer day camp 

operated by Lynda Fishman and her 

family. 

Two of the graduates from Player’s 

Edge and ACE Tennis, Katy Shulaeva 

and Peter Polansky, Canada’s Federation 

and Davis Cup Team members respectively, 

will be the touring Pros for 

Toronto Tennis City, which will open on 

April 28th, 2009.

COAChING 

Coaching Certificaton System update 

A s a result of the recent upgrades 

to the coaching certification system 

(streaming now offered after the Club 

Pro 1 certification level, a strong focus 

on progressive tennis to aid in proper 

player development, etc.), it was felt the 

timing was great to bring everyone up to 

speed in this crucial development area. 

Just to clarify, Tennis Canada (TC) 

is responsible for the course content 

at all certification levels. Ari Novick 

(Director, Coaching Development at 

TC) has this responsibility. 

Provincially, the Head and Course 

Facilitators work closely in conjunction 

with their Provincial Tennis Association 

and are responsible for delivering the 

coaching certification program and 

providing other professional development 

opportunities such as the progressive 

tennis seminars and recertification 

courses. 

In Ontario, David Phillips is the Head 

Course Facilitator. Our team of Course 

Facilitators (CF’s) includes Simon 

Bartram and other Course Facilitators, 

who are profiled on pages 12 and 13.Our 

team is the finest in the country and all 

work very hard to provide our future 

coaches with the framework to help us 

produce better players capable of ultimately 

winning on the world stage! 

HOW DOES THE CERTIFICATION 

SYSTEM WORK? 

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Upon completion of the first two levels 

of certification, the Instructor level and 

Club Professional 1 level, an individual 

will have the choice of two streams of 

certification. They can choose the "high 

performance stream" or" club professional 

stream". Both are recognized 

as official certification, however the 

streams represent different skill sets. 

The chart opposite explains the 2 

stream approach: 

What is Progressive Tennis? 

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Progressive tennis is a program for 5-9 

year olds which allows young players to 

learn and play the game more quickly, 

efficiently and successfully. This concept 

is presented in our Tennis Instructor 

courses. 

It uses a systematic progression of 

court sizes, balls and racquets to scale 

the game down to an appropriate level 

for these players. It is imported from 

European countries such as France and 

Belgium where it was used to successfully 

develop players like Justine Henin 

and Olivier Rochus. 

The OTA carries a number of products 

used in the teaching of progressive 

tennis such as racquets, mini tennis 

nets, foam balls, etc. Please contact Ely 

Schwartz (416-514-1107/eschwartz@ 

tennisontario.com) at the OTA for the 

order forms. For more information on 

OTA programs using Progressive Tennis 

see the article on pages 20 and 21. 

Tennis Professionals 

Association (TPA) 

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The TPA was developed by Tennis 

Canada in 2004. The goal of the TPA is 

to educate and provide services/benefits 

for tennis coaches and tennis professionals 

across Canada. The TPA now has 

almost 2000 members. 

One of the TPA’s main objective is to 

provide a communication tool through 

a members’ only website. The TPA seeks 

to deliver up to date information on 

coaching related material as well as a 

variety of benefits including: 

• $2 million liability insurance 

• Preferred pricing on educational 

resources 

• Jobfind 

• On-line store 

• Discounts on tennis equipment and 

products 

Specific benefit, partners and programming 

information can be found by 

visiting the TPA website, located inside 

Tennis Canada’s website (www.tenniscanada.com) 

Is Your Club Pro’s 

Certification ‘Active’? 

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Because a coach took a certification 

course several years ago does not mean 

his certification is now active. Every 

instructor or coach must do some form 

of professional development every 2, 3 

or 4 years depending on the level of certification. 

To find out if a pro is active, 

visit the TPA website and click on the 

‘List of Certified Coaches’ link. If the 

pro is not there, he/she either does not 

have current Canadian certification 

and/or is not a current member of the 

TPA. 

Where to Find Information 

on Coaching Certification in 

Ontario? 

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Please visit www.tennisontario.com. 

From our home page, click on the 

Coaching Development page and based 

on what information you are looking 

for, click on the appropriate link. For 

example, the certification schedule 

appears on the Schedule page from this 

drop down box selection. 

The OTA staff person who has 

responsibility for the certification system 

in Ontario is Jay Neill. Jay can be 

reached at 416-514-1103 or by e-mail at 

jneill@tennisontario.com if you have 

any questions or wish to register for a 

course. 

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High Performance Stream 

This stream provides the skills to train 

competitive level players 

Coach 2 

Has the skils to work with competitive 

juniors specializing in 5-12 year old players 

Coach 3 

Has the skills to be a Junior Development 

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Has the skills to perform as a national 

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Trained to work with introductory 

players in large groups 

Club Professional 1 

(formerly Coach 1) 

Has the skills to teach private and group lessons for 1.0 – 3.5 

level and run basic club programs 

Club Professional 

Stream 

This stream provides 

the skills for a career 

within a tennis club 


Has the skills to plan 

and deliver a full array 

of club programming 

and can work with 

players up to 4.5 level 


Has the skills to occupy 

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MEET OUR COURSE fACIlITATORS 

David Phillips 

A certified Level 3 and Club Pro 2 

Coach, David is a CAC Master Learning 

Facilitator for Instructor and Club Pro 

1. For the past 3 years, he has been 

involved in both the development and 

implementation of the coaching certification 

program. He is a full member 

of the Coaching 

Association of 

Canada as well 

as the Tennis 

Professionals 

Association. In 

2006, David was 

awarded the inaugural 

TPA Course 

Facilitator of the 

Year award and in 2007, he was presented 

with a High Performance Coaching 

Excellence Award by the Coaching 

Association of Ontario. 

David's career in tennis and squash 

spans some 20 years. He is now the 

Director of Tennis at Ontario Racquet 

Club in Mississauga. 

David has twice been the OTA 

Provincial Coach for the Ontario 

Summer Games ('92, '94), and most 

recently was the Canada Games Coach 

for Northwest Territories (2005). He was 

Vice-President (Player Development) 

at the OTA from '94-'96 as well as the 

Instruction Editor in the inaugural year 

of Ontario Tennis Magazine in 1997. 

David's love for teaching has extended 

into coaching education and professional 

development, both within sport 

and in the broader sense of pre-service 

teacher education. He is currently pursuing 

a doctorate in Higher Education at 

OISE/UT, with interests in curriculum, 

teaching and political sociology. 

David can be reached by e-mail at dphillips@ontarioracquetclub.com. 

Scott Hurtubise 

Scott is a fully certified Coach 2 and 

Club Pro 3 as well as being a member 

of both the Tennis Professionals 

Association and the Professional 

Registry. He is also a Master Racquet 

Technician (U.S.R.S.A.). He has been 

involved with the certification system 

since 2004. 

Scott’s tennis career started with a parttime 

position in a summer camp and 

has taken him from community tennis 

clubs to seasonal clubs to private clubs. 

He now holds the position of Racquets 

Director at the Fitness Institute in 

Willowdale. 

Scott has managed to make a career 

out of his pastime. He has been featured 

in the Toronto Star and Toronto Life 

Magazine once deemed his programs 

“Best in the City”. His love for tennis 

and teaching can be seen every time he 

steps on court. 

Jean Landy 

Jean is a fully certified 

Level 3 Coach 

and a current member 



Ontario as well as 

the Tennis Professionals Association. 

She has been a Course Facilitator for 

more than 10 years and is involved in 

both the development and implementation 

of the coaching certification program 

at the Instructor level. Jean's love 

for tennis can be seen in her enthusiasm 

and dedication to coaching development 

and grassroots initiatives at the 

local and provincial levels. Certification 

courses are just one way that she gives 

back to the sport that has provided her 

with much success and enjoyment. 

Her professional career in tennis 

spans more than 25 years. Her breadth 

of involvement has helped many aspiring 

juniors attain university scholarships 

while at the same time encouraging 

newcomers to the sport to develop 

their skills and to integrate successfully 

into their club environments. 

Jean has been an OTA Provincial 

Coach for Team Ontario at both Junior 

National events and at the Ontario 

Summer Games. 

John Long 

John is a certified 

Coach 3 and Club 

Pro 2. He has been 

teaching full time 

for more than 15 

years at community 

clubs and at Ajax 

Winter Tennis, a 

winter tennis bubble he started more 

than 10 seasons ago. He has coached all 

ages and most levels, from 4 years old to 

80 years old and from beginner to open 

players. His experience in the tennis 

world is well rounded. Beyond teaching, 

he has served as a Regional Chair for the 

OTA, played on the senior circuit, run 

charity tournaments and is now resurfacing 

tennis courts. 

"I have always been interested in 

knowing a subject inside and out. 

Becoming a Course Facilitator will allow 

me to see tennis from a different perspective. 

I am excited to have the opportunity 

to offer my services." 

Marie-France 

Mercier 

Marie-France is a 

Tennis Canada certified 

Level 3 coach. She 

has been part of coaching 

certification since 

2006 and is a Course 

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Facilitator for the Tennis Instructor, CP1 

and Coach 2 levels. 

She is also part of the Progressive 

Tennis lead team for Tennis Canada 

and is a provincial touring coach for the 

OTA. 

Marie-France resides in Ottawa where 

she is also involved in coaching. 

Brian Myers 

Brian is a fully 

certified Coach 2. 

He is a member 



Canada as well as 

the Tennis 

Professionals 

Association. He has been involved in the 

certification program since 2003 and 

has been a Course Facilitator since 2004. 

Brian grew up playing and teaching 

at the family orientated Southampton 

Tennis Club, one of North America's 

largest not for profit clubs. 

He played junior tennis both in 

Ontario and the U.S. achieving Top 20 

provincial and state rankings. Brian 

has more than 20 years of experience in 

teaching and coaching all levels of players, 

in 4 different countries, at a variety 

of private, commercial and community 

clubs and resorts. 

Brian was the Head Professional at the 

Southampton Tennis Club for 6 years 

and the Assistant Director of Tennis at 

Timberlane Athletic Club for 7 years. 

He currently is on the Executive Team at 

Ontario Racquet Club, leading all Adult 

Programming. Combining travel and 

tennis has kept Brian’s love of tennis 

alive, and being involved in the certification 

program allows him to give back 

something to the sport that has given 

him so much. 

Andy Sutton 

Andy Sutton is a fully certified Coach 2 

and Club Pro 3. He is currently teaching 

tennis at Toronto Lawn Tennis Club. 

Andy has been involved in the certification 

system since November 2006. 

Andy's involvement in tennis grew from 

being a provincially ranked junior to 

teaching in summer junior camps and 

finally to a full-time career as a tennis 

pro. He credits his love of seeing 

students excel as the prime motivation 

for choosing tennis as his career. This 

makes it a natural fit in his role of a 

Course Facilitator. 

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ThE FINANCIAl PICTuRE 

Summary of OTA Finances 

To give you an idea of where the OTA revenues come from and how they are 

spent we have created the following charts based on 2008 actual figures” 

revenues 

revenue by source 

(actual revenue $1,460,000) 

18% government grant 

5% other (tennis matters/misc) 

18% Advertising and sponsorship $ and product 

5% trillium grant (gtAs) 

6% individual membership and sanction fees 

23% other user fees 

(this includes insurance certification 

fees, entry fees, tennis fair fees and 

some program specific grants) 

7% tennis Canada grant 

18% Club membership fees 

eXPenditures 

7% Coach education 

gross expenditures by 

Program grouping 

(actual expenses $1,448,000) 

36% Player development 

22% Club services 

11% tennis Promotion 

(floor tennis, schools, give tennis a shot) 

11% revenue generation and management 

13% Promotion and Communications 

Percentage of non-program 

specific revenues allocated 

to various program categories 

(approx. $770,000) 

20% revenue generation and management 

29% Club services 

2% Coach education 

16% Promotion and Communications 

25% Player development 

10% tennis Promotion 

(floor tennis, schools, give tennis a shot) 

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PROGRAMMING hIGhlIGhTS 

In 2008 the OTA serviced more 

than 200 clubs and 2200 registered 

individuals through a variety of 

programs organized in four areas. 

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 

2008 saw huge growth in the competitive 

structure. One factor in this growth 

was the introduction of progressive tennis 

tournaments. More than 1145 events 

were sanctioned at 327 tournament 

sites. This was a 50% increase over plan. 

Tournament Player Registration reached 

2,252 and 1270 players participated in 

Provincial Championships,. 

Our players performed exceptionally 

well at the national level. Team Ontario 

junior players won 10 national junior 

singles championship titles, including 

7 of 8 outdoor national titles. Team 

Ontario won gold at the Canada Games. 

In 2008, 3 Certification Clinics for officials 

were delivered through the OTA, 

resulting in 12 new certified umpires. In 

Coach Certification, 203 new instructors 

were certified and 76 coaches were 

upgraded to a higher level of certification. 

The National Tennis Centre regrouping 

program, a joint Tennis Canada OTA 

program held in Toronto, also expanded 

as young players from the initial under 

10 and under 12 groups moved into an 

under 14 program. 

The 2009 plan calls for all player development 

programs to sustain the 2008 

volumes. In addition, the new Rogers 

Ranking head to head system and an 

upgraded version of the Baseline system 

will be implemented in the spring. 

This will include the integration of the 

provincial and national tournament 

schedules. 

MEMBERSHIP & 

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

The Club Insurance program remains 

the most valued and used program 

the OTA run for clubs. 132 clubs used 

liability insurance and 74 clubs used the 

Directors and Officers insurance. 

64 Tennis fairs were delivered with a 

total of 1392 participants. 788 members 

attended Merchant of Tennis OTA 

member appreciation day at 2 locations. 

The Progressive Floor Tennis and Give 

Tennis a Shot programs, which deliver 

introductory programs to schoolchildren, 

saw huge participation increases, 

more than 3 times and 2 times the numbers 

planned respectively. 24 inner city 

schools started the Progressive Floor 

Tennis program. 342 teachers were 

trained to deliver the program resulting 

in 39,360 children participating in the 

program, while the Give Tennis A Shot 

cardio tennis program was introduced 

to 27,813 children and 195 teachers were 

certified in cardio tennis. 

In addition to these programs 2009 will 

see the club manual, a significant information 

resource for clubs, updated and 

expanded with some parts available to 

clubs on line. 

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION 

A full 32 page Year Book was produced 

as a fourth issue of Ontario Tennis 

Magazine. The Tennisontario.com 

web site received 44.2 million hits and 

926,000 unique visits. The OTA Tennis 

Matters fundraising program generated 

$43,533 compared to the expected 

$30,000. 

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 

The 2008 Budget called for a small 

deficit (basically break even) but in fact 

actual results showed a small surplus 

mainly due to improvements in some 

revenue categories. A break even budget 

has been established for 2009. 

A new 4 year strategic plan will be 

presented at the association’s AGM for 

approval by the Club Presidents. Club 

President’s have already been given the 

opportunity to review and comment on 

a draft plan. This move should ensure 

that the association’s priorities are 

responsive to and aligned with the needs 

of member clubs. The approved plan 

will be published in the Spring issue of 

Ontario Tennis. 

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WhO’S WhO AT ThE OTA 

OTA Board 

of Directors 

President 

michel lecavalier 

Past President 

malcolm still 

Vice President Finance 

and Administration 

Vice President Marketing 

and Communications 

Cheryll Corness 

glenna Poick 

james boyce x1101 

jboyce@tennisontario.com 

ely schwartz x1107 

eschwartz@tennisontario.com 

Vice President 

Player Development 

simon bartram 

Vice President Membership 

and Regional Development 

liz Wood 

Regional Chairs 

Tennis Toronto Chair 

NCTA 

North Region Chair 

President NYTA 

President STF 

South West Chair 

West Central Chair 

East Region Chair 

North Central Region Chair 

Adrian baldeo 

bruce ramsay 

miro ejem 

jackie sheehy 

rob Nicholls 

Wayne saigeon 

julio diCresce 

dale roberts 

scott fraser 

jay Neill x1103 

jneill@tennisontario.com 

david lea x1121 

dlea@tennisontario.com 

Directors at Large 

dayle levine 

sheila Cunningham 

irwin tobias 

Honorary Councillor 

Pam olley 

OTA Executive Director 

jim boyce 

flora karsai x1102 

fkarsai@tennisontario.com 

elaine Yuen x1106 

eyuen@tennisontario.com 

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training and everything in between. 

Check out www.fitnesssource.ca 

Official Communications provider of the OTA, Rogers, in partnership 

with Tennis Canada and the Provincial Tennis Associations is launching 

a national Rogers Rookie Tour. The program is aimed at introducing 

young players to the provincial competitive structure through a fun first 

tournament experience. Matches are guaranteed to start on time and 

players compete in a number of matches regardless of win or lose. See 

article on pg 22 for more information.

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Oakville store to a new larger location, launched a full-service online store and signed 

on as the official retailer and stringer of the Roger’s Cup Toronto. The annual monthlong 

Merchant Madness event will be getting underway (dates for the event are posted 

on www.merchantoftennis.com). As in past years, this event will culminate with their 

extremely popular racquet trade-in day to support the Doug Philpott Inner City Children’s 

Tennis Fund. The Merchant of Tennis is continuing their partnership with the OTA as the 

preferred retailer as well as sponsor of Team Ontario and the Merchant of Tennis Player of 

the Month Award. The Merchant of Tennis will once again be holding the OTA Members’ 

Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at both of its locations as well as online. 

The Merchant of Tennis is committed to providing clients with the highest quality merchandise and most knowledgeable and professional 

service. The company is now home to the largest team of Master Racquet Technicians in the country and is the authorized 

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Fila continues it’s partnership with the OTA as the Official Clothing and 

Shoe Sponsor. Fila recently welcomed to its team Canada’s top ranked 

male singles player Frank Dancevic as well as ATP Tour star James Blake 

and WTA Tour star Anna Chakvetadze. Fila has a long and distinguished 

history in the world of tennis. The company has endorsement agreements 

with several ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour athletes, is the major sponsor 

of the Sony Ericsson Open at Indian Wells and is the footwear licensee 

with The Championships at Wimbledon. 

Official Apparel and Shoe of the OTA 

Tommy & Lefebvre, winner of the 2009 

Ontario Sports Award for corporate 

involvement in the development of tennis, 

continues to be the title sponsor of the 

$12,000 Ontario Open Championships held 

in Ottawa at the Rideau Tennis Club each 

August. Tommy & Lefebvre has 7 locations 

in Ottawa including the T&L Tennis and 

Fitness pro shop at the Ottawa Athletic Club. 

Website is www.tandl.com. 

Official Sponsor of the Ontario Open 

Championships and host of OTA 

Members' Appreciation Day in the 

National Capital region 

Official Court Equipment Supplier of the OTA 

RCS Racquet Sports, a leader in tennis court equipment since 1998 and 

winner of the 2008 Ontario Sports Award for corporate involvement in the 

development of tennis, offers OTA Club Discounts plus a 10% Spring Time 

bonus for orders by April 15th 2009 on nets, net accessories, court drying 

equipment, ballhopper baskets, windscreens, court dividers, clay court 

accessories, balls and more. RCS Racquet Sports is located in L’Amoreaux 

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TENNIS PROMOTION 

Tennis in Ontario Schools, 

Demystifying the Game of Tennis. 

Tennis is a game that is inclusive 

to all students and avoids the few 

athletes who dominate because of ability 

all of the time. 

Progressive Floor Tennis is an initiative 

introduced by The Ontario Tennis 

Association, in partnership with Tennis 

Canada, Greater Toronto Area Tennis 

Academies and local tennis professional 

across Ontario, to teach the game of 

tennis. Since September 2006, the OTA 

has worked with twenty-seven boards of 

education across Ontario to introduce 

the game to more than 70,000 students. 

Teaching tennis to students and teachers 

in the elementary and secondary 

school environment has always been 

difficult because the game of tennis 

requires courts and specialized equipment 

that is not often available to students. 

Schools do not always have access 

to the facilities and are unable to bear 

the cost of such an activity. 

Progressive Floor Tennis 

gives this opportunity to 

schools by creating an 

innovative and exciting 

experience, which 

allows children to play 

tennis on a gym floor 

by providing the inventive 

equipment needed 

to play. The program is also 

important as it promotes a life long way 

to have students participate in healthy 

daily physical activity. 

Schools are required to teach racquet 

sports as part of their curriculum. 

Because of the costs normally associated 

with tennis, teaching tennis as part 

of the school curriculum was all but 

impossible. In essence, the Progressive 

Floor Tennis programs allows schools to 

implement tennis as part of the curriculum 

by decreasing cost and by instructing 

teachers on how to teach the 

basics of tennis. It gives both 

students and teachers an 

opportunity to experience 

the game and promote 

sport and physical activity 

in Ontario schools. 

“Progressive Floor 

Tennis” is tennis, using 

a small mobile net, sponge balls 

and graduated length junior racquets. 

The start age is aimed at children five 

to twelve years of age, however this program 

can be used with students up to 

grade twelve, using existing facilities to 

support the program, gym, classroom, 

lunch room and outside tarmac. 

By providing this program to schools, 

the OTA is able to tackle the gap in tennis 

programming in schools, created 

because of the lack of tennis facilities, 

by the in-service training of teachers in 

the Progressive Floor Tennis program. 

Teacher workshops linked with individual 

school support has been the most 

successful method of delivering this 

program. 

Tennis Canada and the OTA have also 

been supporting the Ontario Federation 

of Secondary Schools Athletic 

Association Tennis Championships by 

providing courts for up to 290 competitors 

at the Rexall Centre at York 

University. Only the winning teams 

from regional competition get to come 

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to the Championships. Since the championships 

have been held and supported 

at this prestigious site, participation 

has soared. Now there are more than 

6,000 tennis players across Ontario 

who play on High School Teams. The 

growing participation in our new 

National Universities and Colleges 

Championships, also held at the Rexall 

Centre, is also an indicator of the recent 

growth of the game in Ontario school 

boards. 

In the fall of 2008 the Ontario Tennis 

Association, supported with funding 

from The Trillium Foundation, 

launched its new “Cardio-Tennis” program 

for schools called “Give Tennis 

a Shot”. Cardio-tennis combines the 

concept of cardiovascular exercise and 

tennis. The Tennis Industry Association 

in the USA has provided great promotional, 

instructional and research for 

running cardio-tennis programs in tennis 

clubs and at public tennis facilities 

for adults, however, they had not specifically 

looked at adapting the program 

for children and schools and young 

players. It was necessary for the OTA 

to undertake a thorough design and 

piloting process to test the applicability 

of cardio-tennis in the school environment. 

The OTA, with the help of guidance 

from Michelle Krause of Tennis 

Industry Association, the parent group 

for Cardio Tennis around the world, was 

able to get the program approved for use 

in schools. 

Cardio Tennis 4 Kids 

The Cardio Tennis 4 Kids schools program 

offered by the Ontario Tennis 

Association is modified to accommodate 

children ages 6-16 years of age. The 

program is designed and customized to 

fit a wide variety of skill levels. 

The goal of the Cardio program is 

to challenge the fitness level of each 

participant with tennis related games 

and drills. Participants will feel they 

have finished a great workout, while 

being given the opportunity to improve 

their tennis game or enjoy a first time 

exposure to the sport. Participants can 

monitor the effectiveness of their efforts 

through the use of heart rate monitors 

or pedometers. The program has three 

sections (warm-up, cardio, and cool 

down), and is designed to run for one 

hour. 

Depending on the available facilities, 

the Cardio Tennis program can be 

implemented both in a gymnasium and 

on a tennis court. The indoor version is 

recommended for children ages 6-12, to 

a maximum of 25 participants at a time. 

On a tennis court, it is recommended to 

have 6-8 participants per court. 


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ROGERS ROOKIE TOuR GROWS uP 

The popular Rogers Rookie 

Tour, which has been running 

in Ontario for the past 

three years, is going national! 

In a move which demonstrates Rogers’ 

commitment to the growth and promotion 

of tennis in Canada, the concept of 

the rookie tour has been evolved into a 

new national program to bridge the gap 

between introductory tennis and the 

provincial junior competitive circuits 

throughout Canada. 

Rookie Tour events have met with a 

great deal of success in Ontario, B.C. 

and the Prairie and Atlantic regions. 

The national Rogers 

Rookie Tour program 

will build on the experience 

and success of these 

events to reach thousands 

of junior players each year 

at tennis clubs and tennis 

centres throughout the 

country. The program is 

designed to encourage 

young players to continue 

to develop their tennis 

skills through the “compete” phase of 

the tennis pathway. By providing a fun 

low key introduction to competitive play 

it is hoped they will view competition 

positively and become lifelong players, 

competitors and tennis enthusiasts. 

All events in the Rogers Rookie Tour 

will be non-elimination tournaments, 

offering unranked youngsters a funfilled 

and exciting event with multiple 

opportunities to play without the fear 

of being eliminated if they lose. They 

provide a positive learning environment 

where boys and girls up to the age of 18 

can develop and display their tennis and 

• Great first tournaments for new 

competitors. 

• Competition for players up to age 

18. 

• Number of matches guaranteed. 

• All players receive a T-shirt, 

Rogers prize and participation 

certificate. 

• Under 12 competitions use 

Progressive Tennis (a system 

which uses a progression of 

court sizes, balls and racquets for 

youngsters 5-12 yrs old). 

• Introduces players to the 

provincial competitive structure. 

sportsmanship skills while competing 

against a variety of opponents. 

For a list of Rogers Rookie Events 

across Ontario visit the OTA Junior 

Tournament Calendar at www.tennisontario.com 

under Player Development. 

For more information contact Flora 

Karsai at fkarsai@tennisontario.com. 

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hAIl TO OuR OuTDOOR NATIONAl ChAMPIONS 

OuR JuNIOR 

NATIONAl 

ChAMPIONS 

Kai Broomfield 

In the summer of 2008 7 of 8 Junior 

National Outdoor Singles Championships 

were won by young players from Ontario. 

In the remaining championship an Ontario 

player reached the finals. As a salute to 

this incredible achievement we have prepared 

a brief profile of 6 of these national 

champions in table form. It is clear from 

this table that these young players are 

dedicated to their chosen sport and have 

great work habits which extend from their 

sporting feats into their academic pursuits 

as well as natural athletic talent. 

Sonja Molnar 


Roman Trkulja 


Dominique Harmath 

Nathaniel Gery 


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pROfIlEs 

Nationals Won 

At what age did you start playing tennis? 

Where? 

Why did you start playing? 

Who was your first instructor coach? 

How old were you when you first competed? 

What do you remember about your first competition? 

Who is/are your current coach(es)? 

What do you like about your coach? 

What do you enjoy most about tennis? 

What other sports/activities do you enjoy? 

Are you a good student beyond tennis? 

What are your favourite/best subjects at school? 

What is your goal for 2009? 

Do you want to play on tour? 

Where would you like to go to University? 

What do you want to study? 

How do you relax after a tennis tournament? 

What do enjoy about playing in Nationals? 

What is the best thing about winning Nationals? 

Do you like to play Nationals out of province? 

What strengths contributed to your win? 

Who is your favourite pro player? 

What do you like about them? 

How much time do you spend on court? 

How much time do you spend on fitness? 

What is your favourite Grand Slam? 

How much time do you spend playing matches? 

Which Grand Slam would you most like to play? 

What is your favourite movie/TV show/personality? 


U14 Outdoor 

3.5 

ACE 

Watched brother 

Andre Szczurowski 

5 

50 watch/won once 

Mike Hall/Pierre Lamarche 

Passion/Experience 

competition 

always a winner 

soccer,basketball 

dance (salsa/cha-cha) 

Yes 

math/music 

U12/14 nat/prov 

Y 

no - turn pro 

n/a 

bike/Playdium 

new opponents 

make friends 

played best 

summer 

anywhere/anytime 

backhand 

concentration 

Rafael Nadal 

be #1 

3hrs/dy 

1 hr/dy 

Wimbledon 

varies 

Wimbledon 

grass 

Suite Life of Zach 

Cody, Ironman 

Michael J Fox 


U12 Outdoor 

7 

Players Edge 

Fun 

Guram Kostava 

10 

Won 

Casey Curtis 

practice /compete 


Yes 

Math 

ITF 500 

Y money + fun 

no - turn pro 

n/a 

tv/computer 

new people 

did best 

travel more fun 

consistent/no errors 

Maria Sharapova 

Rafael Nadal 

strong personality 

moves/+ve attitude 

26 hrs/wk summer 

6 hrs/wk trainer 

5hrs alone/wk 

Roland Garros/clay 

long rallies 

4 hrs +tourn 

French Open 

Harry Potter/goblet 

Dark Knight 

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Kai Broomfield 

Roman Trkulja 

Dominique Harmath 

Sonja Molnar 

U14 Outdoor 

U14 Outdoor 

U16 Outdoor 

U18 Outdoor 

6 

6 

5 

5 

Various courts 

Against a wall in Toronto 

park 

York University 

Courtside 

Dad introduced me 

On TV Agassi 

Sampras/Rafter 

Dad took me 

Mom & brothers play 

Wayne Ho-Sang 

Dad 

Richard Hernandez 

Harry Greenan 

8 

8 

10 

8 

U10 won 1 of 5 RR 

Excited lost pro set 

after ahead 6-3 

Won 

Don’t remember 



Ben Armstrong 

Harry/Daryl Greenan 

Makes me laugh 

Pushes me/is 

knowledgeable 

positive encouragement 

process focus 

Patient/calm/kind 

determined/trust 

self disc./compete 

alone on court 

competition 

competition 

track,X-c., swim, 


no coach 

Basketball,ping-pong 

skiing,swim,X-C 

volleyball 

Yes 

Yes (most part) 

Yes (A student) 

Yes (honours grad) 

Math/French 

Math/history 

Biology/Chem 

Gym/business 

best can be 

U16 nats 

win U18 nats 

Top 20 NCAA 

Y 

y 

Y 

Y 

Harvard,Princeton, 

UCLA,Stanford,Purdue 

top Div 1 team 

US 

U of Iowa 

Medicine/ BA 

No thoughts 

health science 

Business 

long hot shower 

sleep 

hang with friends 

TV and Chocolate 

new people 

biggest/best tourny 

winning 

Hotel stay, time with 

mom and coach 

one of list of champs 

hard work pays off 

euphoria from win 

played in many, now 

won my own 

travel/team 

travel/team 

travel / team 

doesn't matter 

adjust to clay 

clay exp in Europe 

serve 

determination 

Hard work mental fitness 

determination 

Serena/Venus 

Rafa/Tsonga 

Marcos Baghdatis 

Roger Federer 

Rafa/David Ferrer 

dedication/hrd wk 

believes in self 

entertaining 

he seeks perfection 

talent/passion 

15 hrs/wk 

3-5hrs/dy 

2.5 hrs/dy 

2 hrs/dy - 5 dys/wk 

7-10 hrs/wk 

1-1.5hrs/dy 

1 hr /dy 

0 

Wimbledon 

Wimbledon 

history 

Wimbledon 

none 

few hrs 

6-8 hrs if tourn 

5 hrs/wk 

4 hrs/wk 

Wimbledon 

grass 

Wimbledon 

history 

Wimbledon 

most prestigious GS 

all 

Twilight 

Chris Brown 

Eagle Eye/Tropic Thunder 

Super Size me 

Man v Wild/Simpsons 

American Idol 

Dirty Dancing/Havana 

Nights/Sex & City 

Prison Break 


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ThE ROGERS RANKING SYSTEM 

The Rogers Ranking System 

The Rogers Ranking System 

was implemented by Tennis 

Canada for junior and open 

competitive players effective 

January 1, 2009. It is an integrated 

national and provincial ranking system. 

Similar ranking systems are used by the 

top tennis nations of the world including 

the highly competitive nations of 

Spain, France and Germany. With the 

Rogers Ranking System players will be 

able to compare themselves to all provincial 

and national competitors. i.e. an 

U12 competitor will be ranked within 

the same framework as Canada's top 

ranked players. 

Prior to the implementation of this 

system, Tennis Canada and all the 

Provincial Tennis Associations used different 

ranking systems and supporting 

databases, which resulted in inconsistent 

rankings between players on a national 

and provincial basis and between categories 

of competition. 

The Rogers Ranking System brings 

together the tournament management, 

schedule integration and on line player 

history capabilities of the OTA’s existing 

Baseline computer system while 

incorporating the head to head ranking 

method which has been used successfully 

for open and junior players in the 

province of Quebec for roughly twenty 

years. Players will continue to have the 

ability to view and track their rankings 

and match-by-match history details on 

line. It is anticipated that using head to 

head results from all designated tournaments 

across Canada will improve 

ranking accuracy. It is also hoped that 

tournament seeding will be able to be 

derived more directly from the rankings 

because results of all matches in 

designated events will be calibrated in 

the same database regardless of the age 

category of the event. 

In fact the OTA is continuing to run 

the ranking systems in parallel until 

they can install the new 

version of the Baseline system 

in the Spring, which 

will enable them to switch 

to the head to head system. 

The Tennis Canada 

Ranking Committee 

with oversee the Rogers 

Ranking System. The 

committee is comprised 

of six regional provincial 

staff members and 

Tennis Canada's director 

of national events and 

manager of tennis development. 

The committee 

will determine which 

provincial, national and 

international tournaments 

will be eligible for ranking 

purposes and what the star 

value of various classes 

of events will be. The star 

value system will allow for 

high profile events to result in larger 

point gains and losses. A table of point 

gains and losses by star value is included 

in Fig 1. 

The Rogers Ranking System has been 

run in parallel with the existing rankings 

systems throughout 2008. This has 

provided invaluable input to the various 

national and provincial ranking committees 

who were charged with the task 

of setting initial point values for all players 

in the system at its inception. 

In order for an unranked player to 

become ranked, a player must accumulate 

at least one win and two losses 

against players who are already ranked 

over the course of 12 months. In order 

for ranked players to maintain a ranking 

they must play 10 matches in eligible 

sanctioned events each calendar year. 

Adult players who do not complete for a 

year or junior players who do not compete 

for nine months will be considered 

inactive and lose their ranking. Results 

against players that do not have an initial 

ranking will be counted towards 

the rankings once the unranked player 

becomes ranked. The BASELINE ranking 

system has a built-in feature that 

automatically checks for this each time 

a ranking is run. Once the unranked 

player in question becomes ranked, the 

result will be counted retroactively for 

both players during the next ranking 

period. Similarly if there is a delay in 

tournament results being submitted and 

enetered to the system, the system will 

automatically allow for point differences 

arising from timing. 

Since the Rogers Rankings will be 

programmed using the Baseline management 

system, all results (provincial 

and national) will be stored in a common 

competitive database. Provincial 

and national updates will be done simultaneously. 

Tennis Canada currently is 

scheduled to run ranking updates on 

Mondays? and on a weekly basis. 

All players will be included in the 

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overall ranking list based on gender. 

Provincial rankings and age or rating 

category lists will use the same points 

for each player as designated in the overall 

ranking list since these othe lists will 

be created by selecting eligible players 

or filtering out ineligible players based 

on birth year, province of residence etc. 

Players may be ranked in several categories 

is they have participated in events 

in different categories. For instance an 

“under 16” may have a ranking in the 

overall list, national under 16, national 

under 18, provincial open, provincial 

under 16 and provincial under 18 ranking 

lists. 

Rankings will be categorized in several 

ways to include a general overall list 

based on gender. In addition 

age, provincial and 

event categories are available 

via filters. I.e. a player 

born in 1996 may be 

categorized on the overall 

general list as well as the 

U12 category list based 

on that player's year of birth and also on 

the U14 category list if that player has 

participated in an U14 level tournament. 

Similarly, adults will be placed in categories 

according to the levels of tournaments 

that they've participated in. 

Players are able to improve their ranking 

by defeating higher ranked players. 

Wins over players that have significantly 

higher ranking points will significantly 

improve your ranking points. Wins over 

players that are ranked significantly 

lower will result in slight increases to 

your ranking points. 

Losses to players that are ranked 

considerably lower than you will result 

in substantial point losses to your own 

ranking points. Losses to players that 

are ranked slightly lower will result in 

slight decreases to your ranking points. 

Wins over lower ranked players and 

losses to higher ranked players do not 

change your ranking points. 

Since the Rogers Rankings takes all 

designated national and provincial 

results into account, participating in 

tournaments outside of your own province 

will contribute to your ranking and 

your resultant provincial ranking. 

Players who withdraw from a sanctioned 

event after the 

draw has been made 

will automatically lose 

20 points while their 

opponent will automatically 

earn 20 points 

for a win by default. 

Should a player default 

three times in a twelve month period 

they will automatically be suspended 

from sanctioned tournaments for three 

months. On reinstatement the player 

will have 50 less ranking points as penalty 

for the third default. 

Players who retire from a match while 

it is in progress will lose points as if they 

had lost a regular match. 

Errors will occur from time to time 

and they may affect your ranking, the 

ranking of your opponent, and the 

rankings of other players. Inaccuracies 

in national results should be reported 

to Tennis Canada as soon as they are 

observed as there is a management system 

in place to effectively correct any 

errors made. Under these circumstances, 

rankings will be manually adjusted if 

the challenge is substantiated. All errors 

must be reported within a one month 

timeframe of the actual event. An e-mail 

will be sent to yourself and your opponent 

to verify the correction once it is 

complete. 

Seniors will not have a head-to-head 

ranking at the launch of the Rogers 

Rankings in January 2009. Seniors 

results will be shadowed and tested on 

the Rogers Ranking System during 2009 

in order to assess whether and when the 

system can be used for seniors ranking. 

Senior players who compete in other 

adult categories (e.g., OPEN, 3.0, 4.0, 

etc) will be ranked in these respective 

categories. 

Wheelchair competitors will not be 

using the Rogers Ranking System. 

Doubles results are being compiled on 

the BASELINE system, but will not be 

used for head-to-head ranking. Tennis 

Canada will explore the possibility of 

developing a separate doubles ranking 

in the future. 

For more details on the Rogers 

Ranking System please check out 

www.tenniscanada.com under 

Events and Rogers Ranking or 

www.tennisontario.com under 

Player Development. 

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YEAR ENd 2008 

Junior Boys 

Event: BS Category: U18 Event: BS Category: U14 Event: BD Category: U18 

1 Brandon MacDonald 

1 Brayden Schnur 

1 Michael Lue 

2 Thomas Mroziewicz 

2 Amanjeet Dhaliwal 

2 Christiaan Lee Daigle 

3 Dmitry Kozionov 

3 Roman Trkulja 

3 Thomas Mroziewicz 

4 Soufiane Azargui 

4 Matthew Erdman 

4 Justin Jendruch 

5 Zachary White 

5 Martin Beran 

5 Soufiane Azargui 

6 Spencer MacNaughton 6 Bence Hiesz 


7 Adham Halabi 

7 Filip Obucina 

7 Zachary White 

8 Nachiket Yardi 

8 Andres Olave 

8 Victor Hoang 

9 Justin Jendruch 

9 Ivan Markovic 

9 Eric Vehovec 

10 Christiaan Lee Daigle 

Event: BS Category: U16 

10 Luke Galli 

Event: BS Category: U12 

10 Alex Latosinsky 

Event: BD Category: U16 

1 Gino Octa 

1 Alejandro Tabilo 

1 Vincent Chan 

2 William Reznek 

2 Philippe Courteau 

1 Gino Octa 

3 Victor Hoang 

3 Andrew Richards 


4 Iain Sneddon Jr. 

4 Victor Krustev 

4 Tom Dynka 


5 Kosta Pavkov 

5 David Vieyra 

6 Arankan Balaranjan 

6 Raheel Manji 

6 Eli Brown 


7 Milan Milosevic 

7 Matthew Gemmell 

8 Tom Dynka 

8 Adrian Mag 


9 Amanjeet Dhaliwal 

9 Jack Van Slyke 

9 Amanvir Gill 

10 Rafael Davidian 

10 Yuki Serizawa 

10 Cyrus Mackie 

Michael Lue 

Tom Dynka 

Soufiane Azargui 

Zach White 

Brayden Schnur 



1 Gino Octa 


4 Tom Dynka 


6 Eli Brown 

7 Matthew Gemmell 


9 Amanvir Gill 

10 Cyrus Mackie 


1 Philippe Courteau 

2 Andrew Richards 

3 Vahagn Tonakanian 

4 Griffin Brockman 

5 Raheel Manji 

6 Christopher Fletcher 

6 Alec Luchak 

8 Alejandro Tabilo 

9 Stefan Marusic 

10 Marc Isaia 

10 Adrian Mag 

Photo credit Jag Gundu 

Paul John

Junior Girls 

Event: GS Category: U18 

1 Sonja Molnar 

2 Sandra Dynka 

3 Melissa McQueen 

4 Petra Januskova 

5 Lexi Brand 

6 Kristina Goranskaya 

7 Dominique Harmath 

8 Brittany Wowchuk 

9 Anna Anuszkiewicz 

10 Victoria Sekely 


1 Evangeline Repic 

2 Solomiya Zinko 

3 Louise Kwong 

4 Hannah Atkinson 

5 Nada Marjanovic 

6 Carol Zhao 

7 Amy He 

8 Joan Cannon 

9 Sierra Parsons 

10 Iman Williams-Mulesa 

Event: GD Category: U18 

1 Brittany Wowchuk 




5 Elianne Douglas-Miron 


7 Siyu Li 

8 Anna Anuszkiewicz 

9 Amy He 

10 Sandra Dynka 



2 Solomiya Znko 

3 Carol Zhao 

4 Amy He 

5 Joan Cannon 

5 Evangeline Repic 

7 Aurthi Muthukumaran 

8 Renata Moldovan 

9 Laura MacMulin 

9 Alexandra Makashov 


1 Ruxandra Andriescu 

2 Amy He 




6 Ioana Aprodu 

7 Angelica Sidorenko 



10 Siyu Li 


1 Matea Roki 

2 Darina Larionova 


4 Layne Van Buskirk 

5 Iana Nikolaeva 

6 Laura MacMullin 

7 Bianca Parsons 

8 Gloria Liang 

9 Nikki Carnovale 

10 Sammy Mayer 




3 Lyudmyla Lisovska 

4 Milijana Sobovic 


6 Siyu Li 


8 Ruxandra Andriescu 


10 Lauren Chypyha 


1 Renata Moldovan 

2 Nikki Carnovale 

2 Bianca Parsons 

2 Gracia Mboko 

5 Charlotte Petrick 

6 Sammy Mayer 

7 Gloria Liang 

8 Laura MacMullin 

8 Ayan Broomfield 


Photo credit Jag Gundu 

Sammy Mayer 

Amy He 

Angelica Sidorenko 

Dominique 

Harmath 

Sonja 

Molnar 


Vicky 

Sekely 

Sandra 

Dynka 


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YeAr end 2008 

Adult 

Event: MS Category: O 

1 Mikhail Lew 

2 Hans Hach 

3 Robert Steckley 

4 Michael Rockman 

5 Walter Garcia 

6 Matthew Akman 

7 Jibran Mohammadi 

8 Ash Misquith 

9 Dmitry Kozionov 


Event: MD Category: O 

1 Michael Rockman 

2 Mikhail Lew 

3 Hans Hach 

4 Walter Garcia 

4 Erick Garcia 

Event: MS Category: A 

1 Michael Gauthey 

2 Eric Rafat 

3 David Albertyn 

4 Ivan Balic 

5 Clayton Cohen 

Event: MS Category: B 

1 Leszek Woloszczak 

2 Louis Szabo 

3 Christopher King 

4 Arfan Arif 

4 Yang Yu 

4 Frank Zappone 

Event: MS Category: C 

1 Jeffrey Sotto 

2 Saad Sayeed 

3 Shane Kitamura 

4 Frank Zappone 

5 Jason Caissie 

Event: MS Category: O35 

1 Charles Gembes 

2 Ben Woo 

3 Paul Beck 


5 Richard Mainella 



2 Paul Beck 

3 Tiberiu Scarlatescu 

4 Jim Rogers 

5 Magnus Nordstrom 


1 Gary Meanchos 

2 Kerry Mitchell 

3 Oliver Kraut 

4 Doug Eady 

5 Eugen Malea 


1 Abbas Khiltash 

2 Gil White 

3 Bill Leigh 

4 Ricardo Bohorquez 

5 Mostafa Heydarian 


1 James Boyce 

2 Rosti Brankovsky 

3 Dennis Ing 

4 Terry Redvers 

4 Joe Del Corso 


1 Jack Moore 

2 Edward Twardus 

3 David Wilson 

4 Hugh Mellow 

5 Dan Higashi 

5 Rick Howell 


1 Shaheer A. Mikhail 

2 Guido Weber 

3 Bob Awrey 

4 Damir Heinelt 

5 Mark Armstrong 

Charles 

Gembes 


1 Bob Bedard 

2 Gary Gregson 

3 Jack Wear 

4 Leslie Zold 

5 Paul Druckman 

Event: WS Category: O 

1 Sharon Fichman 

2 Gabriela Dabrowski 

3 Kathryn Kvas 



5 Julia Kamenko 

7 Ronnie Spencer 

7 Emma Kvas 

9 Mary Hall 

9 Heidi Strassguertl 

9 Patricia Taylor 


9 Elisabeth Fournier 

9 Amy He 

9 Anna Dushkina 

Event: WD Category: O 


2 Julie Staples 

3 Carmen Sandor 

3 Ronnie Spencer 

5 Kathryn Kvas 

5 Emma Kvas 

5 Cecelia Pye 

5 Susanna Sekely 


5 Angela Sekely 

Event: WS Category: A 

1 Mary Hall 

2 Jennifer Knelman 

3 Elizabth Stewart 

4 Nicole Wolfe 

5 Jessie Kuang 

Event: WS Category: O35 

1 Julie Staples 

2 Tina Blaskovic 

3 Patty West 

4 Chanda Carr 

5 Anne-Mette de Place 

Filippini 


1 Diane Wiedmann 

2 Barbara Maier 

3 Samantha Noel 

4 Nancy Behm 

5 Jennifer Knelman 

5 Lisa Robertson 


1 Pat Sinclair 

2 Catherine Litton 

3 Susanna Sekely 

4 Carol Love 

5 Rudite Loze 


1 Karen Warrack 

2 Cynthia Quigley 

3 Barbara Chou 

4 Rudite Loze 

5 Nenita Babaran 


1 Anke Magnus 

2 Michelle Hall 

3 Jennifer Carere 

4 Peggy Stoddart 

5 Linda Elliott 


1 Mary Ann Gaskin 

2 Pam Olley 

3 Christine Kingsley 


1 Micheline Trussell 

2 Liz Durdan 


1 Joyce Cutts 

2 Joan Bak 

Mikhail Lew 

Sharon Fichman


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