Tennis Book 2009 - TIA UK

The Tennis Book 

TENNIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION UK 

2009 

£3.50 

● 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 2009 

How to use this book 

The Tennis Book 2009 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 2009 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 

Editor: Henry Wancke 

Assistant Editor: Richard Jones 

Cover Photography: David Musgrove 

Contributors: Gilly English, Richard Jones 

Barbara Wancke, Henry Wancke 

Produced by Abbott Media Services 

on behalf of The Tennis Industry Association UK 

Design and Print: Delta Print, Watford 

TIA UK Ltd 

48 Braeside 

Beckenham 

Kent 

BR3 1SU 

Tel 020 8249 3366 

Fax 020 8249 5669 

Email info@tiauk.org 

TIA UK Partner Members 

David Lloyd Leisure 

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Tennis Industry Association UK 


Officers & Board 

President: Ian Peacock OBE 

Honorary Vice President: Peter Occleshaw 

Chairman: Henry Wancke 

Vice Chairman: Stephen Matthews 

Executive Administrator: Barbara Wancke 

Treasurer: Peter Risdon 

Marketing Director: Richard Jones 

Board Members 

Archie Barclay 

Mike Ballardie 

Ian Beswick 

Jan Booth 

Robert Fuller 

Bruce Hanham 

Maurice Hickman 

Jeremy Holt 

Stuart Preece 

Dave Shaw 

Past Presidents 

The position was first established in 2002. 

David Lloyd (2002-2007) 

Past Chairmen 

Peter Occleshaw (1998) 

Robert Porter-Smith (1999-2001) 

Partner Members 

David Lloyd Leisure Ltd 

Prince Sports Europe Ltd 

Wilson Sporting Goods Ltd 

Head UK Ltd 

JB Corrie & Co Ltd 


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Chairman Henry Wancke welcomes 

Ian Peacock on his election to the 

Presidency of the TIA UK in 2008. 

Picture TIA UK.

Foreword 

It gives me great pleasure to introduce the first edition of the 

Tennis Industry Association’s Tennis Book and I hope that 

all those of you in the world of British Tennis will find the 

book interesting and useful. 

Despite the electronic age of communication in which we 

now live, we believe that there is value in an accessible 

reference book which contains all the information about the 

products and services provided by companies in the tennis 

industry, together with all their contact details. The entries 

are divided into sections to make it easier to identify the products or services about which you 

require information. 

The Tennis Book is published by the Tennis Industry Association as a service to the tennis 

industry and tennis public. The TIA has expanded significantly in the last 2 years with 57 

member companies now representing virtually all the major companies within the industry. Our 

aim is to provide all our member companies with a range of benefits and to work closely with the 

governing body to help them expand the number of tennis players in the UK. 

It used to be said that for tennis to grow in the UK there must be good role models and players 

who can compete at international level. Well, we have had Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, both 

of whom were top 4 in the world and outstanding role models, we now have Andy Murray who 

has achieved the remarkable ranking of number 3 in the world at the age of 22. It has become 

clear however that having a top player does not alone spark a dynamic expansion in the number 

of tennis players. What is needed is comprehensive and sustained development activity at the 

grass roots of the game. We believe that the LTA is now addressing this issue and we want to 

work with them and support them in any way we can. In that way we hope that we and the LTA 

can achieve our joint objective of growing the game in the UK. 

This is the first edition of the Tennis Book and it is our intention that it will be updated regularly, 

so if you have any ideas with which we can improve the product, please let the Editor know and 

we can consider them before the next publication. 

I hope you will find this book valuable and wish you success in your involvement in tennis in 

2009. 

Ian Peacock OBE 

President 


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Message from the LTA 

Winning and growing the sport in Great Britain are 

our key priorities for 2009. 

Growing the sport is a long-term project and the tennis 

industry has a key role to play. For this reason I am 

delighted that the Tennis Industry Association UK has 

decided to produce its first directory of products and 

services, the Tennis Book 2009. 

Whether tennis is your hobby or your profession, this book 

will help you to navigate your way around the diverse range 

of products and services that are available and find those 

that are right for you. You will also benefit from the 

cumulative experience and knowledge of some of the most 

respected and long-established tennis businesses in the 

UK. By joining the TIA UK, these companies have made a 

commitment to best practice and good customer service. 

I wish you every success with your tennis and hope you find this directory useful. 

Roger Draper 

Chief Executive 

The Lawn Tennis Association 

Henry Wancke listens as 

Roger Draper welcomes TIA 

Members to the historic 

‘Meet & Greet’ evening at the 

NTC, Roehamton, in the 

Autumn of 2007. 

Picture: TIA UK 

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The Sport of Tennis 

Wimbledon in action. Picture AELTC. 

o millions of people tennis is simply Wimbledon — that 

TFortnight which dominates each year over the last week of 

June and the first week of July. To millions it brings hours of 

entertainment especially via their TV screens. Some are lucky 

enough to have tickets to go and enjoy the unique atmosphere 

but there are others who simply can’t understand what all the 

fuss is about. 

Wimbledon, or The Championships to use the event’s official 

title, holds a unique place in the sport. It is the best tournament 

in the world of tennis, in a sport which has wide appeal and is 

played by thousands professionally and, more importantly, by 

millions as a hobby. And amongst those millions, the game is 

enjoyed by youngsters and oldsters alike for tennis is one of 

the few sports which can be played virtually from ‘birth to the 

grave’, by both ‘able and disabled’, or put another way, by 

anyone who can hold a racket! 

Tennis has history and it is worth noting, albeit briefly, how it 

has evolved. The modern game originated in the United 

Kingdom in the late 19th century but its roots go back even 

further as it is a derivative of the more ancient game of Real 

Tennis, or Court Tennis, as enjoyed by Henry VIII. 

Originally Lawn Tennis was very much a social game and as 

such, spread around the globe. Surprisingly perhaps, after a 

few minor changes, the game remains virtually the same as the 

one originally conceived and marketed by Major Walter Clopton 

Wingfield in the 19th century. 

Nowadays the sport itself has become a complex business and 

is reflected by the number of professional tournaments which 

are held around the world under the aegis of the ATP and WTA 

tours, plus those run by the ITF and the various national 

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governing bodies. In addition individual clubs are perceived to 

be virtual community centres while promoting the sport and 

servicing the needs of players within their own catchment areas. 

The rules of the game are administered by the International 

Tennis Federation (ITF) who govern all aspects of the sport 

including the size of the courts and the equipment used. They 

also oversee the international team events like the Davis Cup 

and the Fed Cup, as well as tennis at the Olympics. 

The rules of the game were finally formalised in 1924 and, 

having undergone some minor changes over the subsequent 

decades to take in changing views on foot faults, the size of 

rackets and the tie-break, remain consistent with its original 

heritage. These rules can be downloaded from the ITF website 

(www.itftennis.com) as a 44 page PDF file. Alternatively they 

can be purchased in booklet form from The ITF, Bank Lane, 

Roehampton, London SW15 5XZ. 

It should also be noted that the ITF publish a wide selection of 

rule books for specific competitions, all designed to provide 

guidance for officials, tournament organisers, players, coaches 

and team captains. 

The impressive building which houses the ITF in Roehampton. 

Picture: Tennis Today

Of course a lot of this can also be obtained from The Lawn 

Tennis Association (LTA), the national governing body of tennis 

in Great Britain. Their website which is comprehensive, can be 

found on www.lta.org.uk. 

The tennis court, the playing area. 

For the benefit of the uninitiated, the basic ingredients of our 

sport are as follows: 

The first is a court which requires a playing dimension of 78 

feet x 36 feet and these days the surface can vary from the 

traditional grass, to clay, hard and artificial (grass or carpet). 

When Major Wingfield came up with his game in 1873, it was 

intended to be played on grass, in the back gardens of the 

Victorian upper classes. His original court was shaped in an 

hourglass design but with similar markings as basically used 

today. It was modified in 1875 when the first rules of the sport 

were published by the MCC. Two years later the All England 

Club staged the first men’s singles championships at 

Wimbledon. 

For the next 100 years, the majority of tournaments were played 

on grass including three of the four Grand Slams – Wimbledon, 

Australia and the US. 

Clay, originally in the form of crushed brick, was the natural 

surface’s biggest rival with the French, the fourth of the majors, 

its greatest advocate. 

The US Open was the first of the big 

ones to switch from grass when they 

adopted an all-weather synthetic clay 

surface in 1975 but then, three years 

later, switched to a hardcourt when the 

event was moved from Forest Hills to 

Flushing Meadows. 

The home of the US 

Open, Flushing 

Meadows. 

Pic. Barbara Wancke 

Australia also decided to opt for a 

hardcourt in 1988 when they moved 

their championships from Kooyong to 

Melbourne, having first flirted with the 

idea of adopting an artificial grass 

surface which would have meant all the four Grand Slams 

would have been on very different surfaces. At the time many 

felt it was an opportunity missed! 

Then there is the ball and racket. In general the ball employed 

must have a uniform surface, be stitch-less and not weigh less 

than two ounces and not more than two and one sixteenth 

ounce, while bouncing no more than 53 inches (and not less 

than 58 inches) when dropped, onto a concrete base, from a 

height of 100 inches. All this is monitored by the ITF who 

accredit the balls supplied by manufacturers thereby ensuring 

they conform to the rules. It would certainly be difficult for 

individuals to check that! 

Initially balls were always white but for the ease of TV viewers, 

a change to yellow started in the mid-1970s with Wimbledon 

itself adopting the change of colour in 1986. 

The size of rackets is now also regulated following the 

introduction of the loosely strung ‘spaghetti racket’, Jimmy 

Connor’s ‘steel’ racket, Prince’s ‘Jumbo’ model, and the 

progressive change from wood to graphite and composite 

materials. The ITF eventually produced a universally agreed 

racket specification limiting the length to 29 inches and a frame 

width of 12.5 inches. These rules were first mooted in 1976 but 

it wasn’t until 1996 that they really became effective following 

very lengthy consultations with the manufacturers, agents and 

lawyers. 

Though the rules were formalised in the 20s, the scoring has 

remained much the same for the past century except for the 

introduction of tie-breaks in 1971 and, in 2006, the sudden 

death deuce point which is now prevalent in doubles play. 

The biggest shake-up of the sport came in 1968 when it went 

Open and finally consigned ‘shamateurism’ to the history 

books. The inception of professionalism that year has proved to 

be the major watershed of the sport for up to that time, the 

game had continued to be a ‘hobby’. The introduction of prize 

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The Sport of Tennis 

money and the sport’s subsequent commercialisation has 

helped to develop the game to what it is today, much to the 

chagrin of the traditionalists. 

Tennis these days is, indeed, big business. Globally, it has 

certainly reached the multi-billion dollar mark. What one can’t 

state at present is how many people are involved in the sport, 

but it must be over a million in a wide variety of companies, 

both large and small, 

and they all in turn are 

providing products 

and services, directly 

and indirectly, to the 

sport. 

Before Open tennis 

there were no trade 

associations in the 

sport but now there is 

a plethora of them 

starting with the two 

player associations, 

the Association of 

Tennis Professionals 

(ATP) and the 

Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Similarly, associations for 

umpires, journalists, contractors, and the tennis trade itself, the 

TIA in the States followed by the TIA UK ten years ago, have 

sprung up to promote and protect the interests of their 

members. 

However, prize money is the usual measure by which outsiders 

gauge the sport and given the fact that Roger Federer has 

pocketed some $38 million over nine years, plus endorsements 

to a similar value, one can understand why people believe that 

tennis is affluent. Similarly, the Wimbledon surplus which 

annually bolsters the coffers of our national governing body, the 

LTA, for the benefit of British tennis, currently averaging some 

£25 million (but has topped the £30 million), is another. 

As I said at the start of my preamble, Wimbledon basically 

personifies tennis. It has been at the forefront of the game for 

over a century and in some ways ironically, despite being 

steeped in tradition, it is a very commercial operation. Its 

appeal within its Club environment is why it has successfully 

maintained its reputation of being the best in the world. And I 

can’t see it ever losing that status. 

Below: 

The LTA’s National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. 

Picture: Tennis Today 

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Frequently Asked Questions 

hilst representation of the tennis industry is the TIA’s 

Wprime function, its officers are frequently asked 

questions appertaining to the sport itself. There is certainly 

interest in becoming more involved in the game and it seems 

strange that individuals find it hard to obtain the relevant 

information. Or are they just looking for the easy option. 

The first stop is to check out the LTA’s website (lta.org.uk) 

which is a mine of information. It isn’t easy to navigate, 

especially for the older generation who find the modern 

technological world hard to deal with. But that aside, the 

information is there and it is a matter of perseverance and 

patience. 

How can I join a tennis club? 

How to join a tennis club is one of those much asked 

questions. The first thing is to find a club close by to you and 

the list of LTA affiliated clubs is one of the major items within 

the website. Having chosen your club, contact the secretary 

and establish the criteria for joining. These days the ‘playing 

in’ aspect to confirm your standard of play isn’t as prevalent 

as it used to be, though a minority of clubs do attempt to 

maintain a higher than usual standard. 

The story that Bjorn Borg, whilst practising at a club as 

Wimbledon champion, when asked how easy would it be for 

him to join, was allegedly immediately told he would have to 

undergo a playing in test, underlines how farcical the system 

was! Fortunately those days are virtually over. 

Everyone aspires to be a Wimbledon Umpire but you have to 

work your way to the top. Picture David Musgrove. 

How can I become a Tennis Umpire? 

More frequently we get asked how difficult is it to become an 

official. 

There are two types, Referee and Umpire. If you are looking to 

become a Referee you must, in the first instance, attend a 

one-day introductory seminar. These are set up around the 

country between September and May, and are free to attend. 

The qualities which you must bring to the table are a sound 

Coaches brief a group of children. Picture TIA 

knowledge of the rules, a good image and a confident 

approach. 

At the end of the seminar, you would be invited to join the 

Association of British Tennis Officials (ABTO) and become a 

trainee referee, which will enable you to work at club or 

county-level tournaments with an Accredited Referee. At this 

stage you would need to gain 4 day’s experience assisting an 

Accredited Referee at a tournament. 

You would also have to obtain a Criminal Records Bureau 

(CRB) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate through the LTA. 

Finally you would be required to pass an LTA Accreditation 

Course, again a one day free course which contains a multiple 

choice Rules Exam. 

On passing the Accreditation Course, and joining ABTO as a 

full member (which costs £20) you would be qualified to 

referee LTA Sanctioned Tournaments. Remember, only referees 

certified by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) can 

referee professional tournaments. 

Finally, further progress as a referee is dependent upon your 

work rate, good assessments and passing various courses. 

The procedure for Line Umpires is slightly different. ABTO run 

a Line Umpire program annually which starts at the end of 

each year so interested parties must first attend a National 

Recruitment Day and then pass a Basic Line Umpire Course. 

The day provides an introduction to line umpiring with a 

small amount of classroom based work providing teaching on 

the basic techniques of a line umpire followed by some 

practical work on court.This is a pass/fail course based on the 

day’s performance and the successful participants will then be 

invited to a Basic Line Umpire Course for further training 

where again participants pass/fail on the day’s performance. 

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Wimbledon spectators making the most of their tickets. Picture David Musgrove. 

Successful participants are then invited to join the ABTO as 

trainee members (free at this stage) but will also be required 

to gain a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Enhanced 

Disclosure Certificate. The participants are then qualified to 

Line Umpire at tournaments. 

Having gained experience as a Line Umpire, progress to Chair 

Umpire requires a further Chair Umpire Accreditation Course 

of which 2 to 4 are run each year. This course lasts 2 days, 

and covers the introduction and training with a combination 

of classroom and on-court work with an exam at the end. 

Again, successful candidates are invited to join ABTO as full 

members and, as with line umpires, can be selected for 

tournaments to Chair at local club finals days and junior 

tournaments to gain the requisite experience. Further courses 

would follow before selection to more high profile events. 

For further information on officiating, you should contact 

officiating.feedback@LTA.org.uk or call 020 8487 7047. 

How can I get tickets for Wimbledon? 

How to obtain Wimbledon Tickets is another recurring 

question. The answer is brief and that is via Wimbledon’s 

Public Ballot which covers advance sales of the main 

showcourts, namely Centre, No1 and now No2 courts. 

To enter the Public Ballot your application must be in by the 

end of each year for the following year’s Championships. 

The date should however, always be checked and the best 

place to do that is on Wimbledon’s own website at 

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www.wimbledon.org/tickets. 

Tickets are also sold through the LTA to affiliated clubs, 

schools, the British Tennis Membership Scheme, and foreign 

tennis associations. 

Tickets are also available on the day but you are warned, any 

tickets not purchased from an authorised source, ie on the 

Black Market, will not gain you entry into the grounds. 

How can I find a Tennis Coach? 

Finally, the problem of finding a Coach. Like finding a club, 

the best way is to get in touch with the British Tennis Coaches 

Association which trades under the name of tenniscoachUK. 

Again, the first stop is to click onto their web site 

(www.tenniscoachuk.com) where, under the ‘find a coach 

service’ heading on the left hand side menu, you can search 

for a fully qualified coach working in your area. Just follow 

the simple instructions which come up when you go into the 

site. 

Hopefully these answers to frequently asked questions will 

prove helpful but the best source of information is the LTA 

website and obviously Wimbledon for matters concerning 

The Championships. In fact every organisation which services 

tennis either as a supplier or a service, has its own specific 

website so in the first instance our recommendation is to 

approach them and if that doesn’t answer your question, then 

a phone call should follow.

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Fan-Friendly Shop 

The Tennis Shop is one of the more exciting 

and visual benefits available to members of 

the TIA UK. The Tennis Shop is the TIA UK’s 

retail outlet at events and tournaments, usually 

accompanied by an Information Point, which 

together enable members of the TIA UK to sell to 

the public and disseminate marketing information 

to the tennis community. By teaming-up under 

The Tennis Shop banner, TIA UK members gain 

access to venues that would otherwise be out of 

their reach, both geographically and financially. 

The Tennis Shop ‘opens’ whenever possible and 

by arrangement, at all major tennis tournaments 

in the UK including home Davis Cup ties. The 

origins of The Tennis Shop lie in the highly 

successful consumer shows organised by the TIA 

alongside Davis Cup ties at the National Indoor 

Arena, Birmingham from 1999 to 2002. 

It is intended that The Tennis Shop will eventually 

become a roadshow, taking the TIA UK message 

to indoor clubs and tennis centres around the 

country. 

Thanks to the initiatives of the Tennis Gallery 

Wimbledon and The Silver Tennis Collection Ltd, 

this new shopping experience finally came to 

fruition in 2008 when it opened its doors at the 

TFS-ICAP Liverpool International Tennis 

Tournament at Calderstones Park and The 

International Women’s Open at Eastbourne. The 

Tennis Shop also traded at the All England Club 

Wimbledon during the Davis Cup tie between 

The Tennis Shop’s first outing in Liverpool 2008. Picture TIA UK 

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Trading starts at the September 2008 Wimbledon Davis Cup 

tie. Picture TIA UK 

Great Britain and Austria in September 2008. 

This enabled companies to trade on site at 

Wimbledon, an opportunity sadly denied them 

during The Championships each year. 

The Tennis Shop is scheduled to open its doors at 

the inaugural AEGON International at Devonshire 

Park, Eastbourne in June 2009, and it is hoped 

that it will be at Liverpool’s Echo Arena for the 

Great Britain versus Poland Davis Cup tie in 

September 2009. 

The Tennis Shop always generates great interest 

amongst fans at events and tournaments, who 

are usually starved of opportunities to purchase 

fanware such as tennis books, DVDs, posters, 

photographs, gifts and souvenirs. This new 

shopping experience is made possible by the TIA 

UK member companies who supply a variety of 

tennis goods not usually found in the high street. 

The TIA UK has always believed that the tennis 

public wants to see the full range of tennis goods 

available on the market and this should be in a 

suitable environment, namely the environs of a 

tennis tournament. In addition, our Information 

Point provides an ideal opportunity for companies 

providing specialist tennis services to dispense 

information about their areas of expertise. 

The Tennis Shop is very fan-friendly and our 

ultimate aim is to make it the first stop for all 

visitors attending major tennis events in this 

country.

Tennis Industry Business Groups 

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. 

If you need a stringer, please go to the Directory of 

Tennis Racquet Specialists on page 36. 

Amer Sports UK Ltd - Wilson 

Apollo Leisure 

Babolat UK 

Dunlop 


J Price (Bath) Ltd 

K S UK Limited - K-Swiss 

Milliken Woollen Speciality 

Products 


Slazenger 

Solo Sports UK Ltd - Prince 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Daniell Smith Ltd 

The Smash - James Harbridge 

Event Merchandising Ltd Teddy Tennis Ltd 

Love All 

The Tennis Bookshop 

Pure Alpine Holidays The Silver Tennis Collection Ltd 

Scorpion Sports Gifts The Tennis Gallery Wimbledon 

Tennis Emporium Ltd 

Tennis Sports Shops 

Traditionally the sports shop in the High Street has 

been the first port of call for most tennis enthusiasts 

seeking their tennis kit. 

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. 

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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. 

A directory of individual qualified stringers appears on 

page 36 while this group of companies includes retail 

outlets for the buying public. 

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). 

AMB Sports Ltd 

Doe Sport Ltd 

Edwards Sports Products Ltd 

Harrod UK Ltd 

J B Corrie & Co Ltd 

Junior Tennis Centres Ltd 

M3 Surveying & 

Construction Ltd 

Midland CSB Ltd 

Spade Oak Duracourt Ltd 

Sportsequip.co.uk 

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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 Tennis Industry Association UK 

The Lawn Tennis Association 

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: 

Amida Hampton 

Sutton Tennis Academy 

David Lloyd Leisure Ltd The Harbour Club 

Heritage Key 

The Queen’s Club 

Next Generation Club, Swindon 

Northwood Riverside Health 

& Racquets Club (Esporta) 

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. 

Publicity, news and media providers include tennis 

magazines, e-zines and websites. 

Specialist service providers include: 

Abbott Media Services Tennis Interlink Ltd 

Celebrity Tennis Ltd Tennis Today Ltd 

London Tennis 

Tennishead.net 

SLSP 

TennisLife UK Ltd 

Sport Sense Ltd 

Trioplus Ltd 

Sports Marketing Surveys Ltd Will To Win Ltd 

TAB Services 

TRS Stringers 

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. 

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. 

A directory of individual qualified stringers appears on 

page 36 

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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 



Scorpion Sports Gifts 

Balls 


Dunlop 




Slazenger 

Clothing 



Dunlop 

Event Merchandising Ltd 

Love All 


Clubs 

Amida Hampton 


Heritage Key 


Northwood Riverside Health & Racquets Club (Esporta) 


The Harbour Club 


Coaching Books and DVDs 

Teddy Tennis Ltd 

The Tennis Gallery Wimbledon 

Coaching Services 

Amida Hampton 



Next Generation Club Swindon 

Riverside Health & Racquet Club Northwood (Esporta) 


tenniscoachUK (BTCA) 

Pure Alpine Holidays 




Will To Win 

Competitions 

Abbott Media Services 


Family Championships 

Equipment Websites 



General Advice to Players 

Tennis Interlink Ltd 

SportSense Ltd 

Holidays 


Will To Win 

Entertainment 

Celebrity Tennis Ltd 

Tennislife UK Ltd 

Mini Tennis 

Amida Hampton 





Riverside Health & Racquet Club Northwood (Esporta) 




Rackets 


Dunlop 



Slazenger 

Research & Participation analysis, player profiles 

and lifestyles 

IFM Sports Marketing Surveys 

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Shoes 


K S UK Limited – K-Swiss 


Specialist Retailers 


The Silver Tennis Collection Ltd 

Will To Win 

Stringing 



Training Providers 


Websites / Networking 


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. 

Art 

Tennislife UK 



Books 



The Smash! 



Collectables 





DVDs 



Will To Win 

Digital Magazines 


Entertainment 


Gifts 






Greetings Cards 




Holidays 


Jewellery 




Magazines and E-Zines 

Tennis Today Ltd 



Posters 




Research & Tennis Statistics 


Calendars/Diaries 


Special Events 




Websites 





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User Listings 

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 

Amer Sports Uk Ltd – Wilson 


Banners 

Sunbaba 

Bespoke Clothing 



Love All 

Bubbles & Structures 

Doe Sport Limited 

M3 Surveying & Construction Ltd 



Coaching Equipment 


Consultants 



TrioPlus Ltd 


Will To Win 

Court Accessories 




Court Canvas / Windbreaks 



Sunbaba 

Court Manufacturers 






Equipment Websites 


Fencing 





Floodlights 



Ground Equipment 


Indoor Courts 







Mini Tennis 


Amer Sports UK Ltd—Wilson 


Dunlop 





Slazenger 

Solo Sports UK Ltd – Prince 



Nets & Posts 






Practice Fence/Walls 


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Prizes 





Research 


Scoreboards 





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. 

Banners / Screens 

Sunbaba 

Conference Facilities 

Amida Hampton 


Heritage Key 


Northwood Riverside Health & Racquets Club (Esporta) 





Consultancy Service 





Entertainment 



SLSP 


Will To Win 

Event Management 





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Special Events 


SLSP 


Trophies 


Wall Decoration 


Website Services 

TAB Services 





SLSP 

Will To Win 

Exhibitions 



SLSP 





Sunbaba 

Historical Tennis Exhibitions 


Media Services 



SLSP 

TAB Services 





The Tennis Gallery Wimbledon

User Listings 

Other Specialities 




Sunbaba 

TAB Services 




TrioPlus Ltd 

Research 




TrioPlus Ltd 

Speakers & Q&As 


Sponsorship Evaluation 


Austronet tennis windbreaks have been 

ranked Number One by tennis clubs 

throughout Europe for over 20 years. 

As they provide shade and privacy, act 

as a sight screen and reducing light pol- 

 

windbreaks are also an ideal medium 

for sponsorship, club tournaments etc. 

and they can help enhance the overall 

appearance of a club. ght pollution 

TENNIS BOOK 2010 

Would you like to 

appear in the next 

edition of this 

Directory? 

Contact the TIA UK 

now on 

020 8249 3366 

to avoid 

disappointment 

Austronet windbreaks are knitted from 

a special, high strength HDPE tape for 

forced 

edges, rust free metal eyelets, 

 

for easy installation. Austronet windbreaks 

are available in a wide range 

of colours, shade factor and sizes. 

If you would like further information, 

samples or prices, just give us a call.rein- 

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Directory of TIA UK Members 

The A-Z of the tennis industry in the UK. 

For details on joining the TIA UK, the only trade association 

solely for tennis businesses, please see page 46. 


Cedar Lodge, Howe Road, Watlington, 

OX49 5ER 

Phone 01491 612042 

Contact Henry Wancke 

AMS has provided a specialist editorial service which has 

included over the past 40 years, the Editorship of Tennis 

World, Serve & Volley, Tennis Today and, on behalf of the 

45Club, the FortyFiver magazine, in addition to coverage of 

events for the Press Association, the Daily Telegraph and 

British Tennis magazine. 

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. The former event has now been 

revived. 

Advantage Media Network 

- Tennishead 

Barry House, 20-22 Worple Road, 

London SW19 4DH 

Phone 020 8947 0100 

Email bamrrison@tennishead.net 

Web tennishead.net 

Contact Bridget Marrison 

Tennishead is a multi media brand. It’s a magazine, a website 

and a digital magazine. Its informed content and unique 

photos make it a must have for any tennis lover who wants 

real insight into the Tour, and what’s happening both on and 

off court. 

Product Range: Tennishead is bursting with exclusive 

player interviews, expert coaching and fitness advise, the 

most comprehensive gear and travel reviews and unique 

photos and videos that you won’t find anywhere else. It’s 

delivered with humour and insight by a team that travels the 

world and follows the tour. It’s the next best thing to playing 

the Tour plus you wouldn’t want to buy any gear, particularly a 

rackets without reading its authoritative reviews. 

Services Provided: Advantage Media Network which owns 

and operates tennishead can provide a range of media 

services to other tennis businesses: 

Website Design, Build and Management (we run Anne 

Keothavong’s site) 

Complete publishing services- Creative content and creation 

for any media platform 

Images and bespoke photography service 

Design and Print of promotional material 


Unit 40, Blue Chalet Industrial Estate, 

London Road, West Kingsdown, Kent 

TN15 6BQ 

Phone: 08700 624 370 

Fax: 08700 624 371 

Email: info@ambsports.com 

Web: www.ambsports.com 

Contact: Bruce Hanham 

AMB Sports is an established company employing highly 

motivated and skilled staff with over 40 years combined 

experiences in the design and construction of sports facilities. 

Its client portfolio contains many prestigious facilities 

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. 


Theta Building, Lyon Way, Frimley, 

Surrey GU16 7ER 

Phone 01276 404 800 

Fax 01276 40 4801 

Email stuart.preece@amersports.com 

Website 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 

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Amida Racquets & Fitness Spa 

Staines Road, Twickenham, 

Middlesex TW2 5JD 

Phone 0845 230 9111 

Web www.amidaclubs.com 

Amida at Hampton is a fabulous Racquets & Fitness Spa built 

within 70 acres of parkland (previously Twickenham Golf 

Course) nestled between Twickenham, Hampton and the 

A316. 

Amida is complemented by a nine-hole pay-and-play golf 

course which is available to members at preferential rates. 

Out of this world and beyond your imagination, Amida 

Hampton really is an extraordinary club. 

Amida Club is owned and operated by David Lloyd Leisure Ltd 

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! 

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 senior players 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. 


Unit 1 Forest Close, Ebblake Industrial 

Estate, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6DE 

Phone 01202 812 000 

Fax 01202 827 040 

Email jeremyholt@apolloleisure.co.uk 

Website www.apolloleisure.co.uk 

Contact Jeremy Holt 

Apollo Leisure is a distributor and wholesaler of racket 

strings, grips, accessories and other racket sport related 

products. 

The company 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. 

The company is proud to be associated with many of the 

leading brand names in racket sports equipment and are the 

exclusive distributor for Prince, Head and Gamma racket 

accessories in the UK. 

Babolat UK 

UK by dynamica, Unit 2a, 

Quadrantyard, The Quadrantway, 

Weybridge, Surrey. KT13 8DT 

Phone 01932 844344 

Email fdebeauvais@babolat.com 

Web www.babolat.com 

Tennis Equipment Supplier. 

Product Range: Tennis and Badminton rackets, 

strings/grips and accessories, tennis balls, footwear, apparel, 

stringing machines. 

Celebrity Tennis Limited 

48 Braeside, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1SU 

Phone: 020 8249 3366 (Office) 

Fax 020 8249 5669 

Mobile: 07967 499 587 

Email prisdon@btinternet.com and 

celebten@celebritytennis.co.uk 

Web www.celebritytennis.co.uk 

Contact: Peter Risdon 

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Email anything@tennis-logo.co.uk 

Web www.tennis-logos.co.uk 

Contact Frank Daniell 

Daniell Smith specialise in the design of bright new eyecatching 

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 


Mosquito Way, Hatfield Business Park, 

Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AX 

Phone 01707 283 500 

Web www.davidlloyd.co.uk 

Contact Steven Matthews, Commercial 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 74 David Lloyd Leisure Clubs, 1 

Next Generation Club, 1 Amida 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 

health & beauty spas, club lounges with free internet access, 

crèches, nurseries and specialist sports shops to name a few. 


4 Threshelfords Park, Inworth Road, 

Feering, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9SE 

Phone: 01376 572555 

Email: doe@doespdort.co.uk 

Web: www.doesport.co.uk 

Contact: Sarah Swanick 

Doe specialise in the construction, refurbishment and care of 

outstanding indoor and outdoor tennis facilities. There are 

Club, corporate, training and residential court reference points 

throughout the UK, the most well known probably being The 

National Tennis Centre at Roehampton (18 courts), AELTC 

Wimbledon (5 indoor courts) University of Bath, Stirling 

University & Bisham Abbey (WIN Tennis) Centres of Excellence. 

The Doe range of court surfaces has been built on performance 

standards and durability and the continuing playability of many 

of our “old” courts demonstrates the success of this long term 

policy. Doe have added an innovative line of Sports Structures 

and Canopies to their product range in May 2009. 

Product Range: Indoor and outdoor tennis surfaces from 

performance courts such as FRENCH-COURT & Northern 

European Clay, GreenSet GRAND PRIX Acrylic for specialist 

venues and training centres, TROPHY & GreenSet GRAND PRIX 

MTC for Davis Cup, through a range of ‘grass’ carpets designed 

specifically for tennis to traditional porous asphalt and 

Grey/Green courts often chosen for residential courts. 

Services Provided: Design (inhouse AutoCAD), particularly 

for indoor or complex outdoor court developments, 

construction from Greenfield site to completed facility, 

refurbishment, after care contracts, lighting and accessories as 

part of any project together with a free advisory service on court 

care and construction. 

Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd 

PO Box 8, Carr Gate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 0XB 

Phone: 01924 888 245 

Web www.dunlopsports.com 

Tennis equipment and sports goods manufacturer. 


Unit 8-9 Hounsell Building, North Mills, 

Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3BE 

Phone: 01308 424 111 

Email sales@edsports.co.uk 

Web www.edsports.co.uk 

Contact Archie Barclay 

Founded in 1884 Edwards is the longest established 

manufacturer of sports equipment in the UK. Over the course 

of its 125 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, 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. Last year Edwards added Beijing 2008 

Olympic Games to an ever-growing roster of prestigious 

venues where the company’s equipment has been used. 

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 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. 

European Racquet Stringers Association (ERSA) 

Lenaustr.38, 40470 Dusseldorf, 

Germany 

Phone: 0049 211 87511548 

Email: mmaslo3330@aol.com 

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, 

ersa-stringers.com and ERSA e-newsletters. 

Workshops are offered along with internationally accredited 

certification. 

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Unit 11, The Edge, Humber Road, 

London NW2 6EN 

Phone 020 8208 1166 

Fax 020 8208 4477 

Email martin@eventmerch.com 

Website www.eventmerch.com 

Contact Martin Goldsmith - Chairman 

Event Merchandising Ltd is a supplier and merchandiser for 

The Lawn Tennis Association, dealing with Eastbourne, LTA 

Short Tennis and the website, as well as providing exclusive 

Davis Cup merchandise for GB home ties. 

The company also is a supplier to the Quintus Group and to 

Love All. 


Pinbush Road, Lowestoft, 

Suffolk NR33 7NL 

Phone 01502 583 515 

Fax 01502 582 456 

Email les@harrod.uk.com 

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 all the Premier 

League Clubs. 


2 Beezon Road, Kendal, 

Cumbria LA0 6BW 

Phone 01242 252 101 

Email d.shaw@ukhead.com 

We www.head.com 

Contact Dave Shaw 

The company’s brand portfolio includes HEAD winter (ski and 

boots, snowboard equipment), HEAD Racketsports (tennis, 

squash and badminton equipment), Penn (tennis balls and 

racquetball balls), Tyrolia (ski bindings), and Mares and 

Dacor (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 through over 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, the United States and 

Japan, with Europe being Head’s largest market. 

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Heritage Key 

2060 Heritage Key Boulevard, Kissimee, 

Florida 34744, USA 

Phone 00 1 407 840 4514 

Email peterfleming@heritagekey.com 

Web www.heritagekey.com 

Contact Peter Fleming 

Developed by the principals of FLPRD, LLC, Paul Land, Roger 

Lucas and Dan Hloma. A leading real estate development and 

construction company in Michigan, Heritage Key is setting a 

new standard for destination tennis reasons in the heart of 

Florida. 

Located near Orlando and surrounding the planned state-ofthe-art 

Racquet Club & Spa with its 20 hard and clay courts, 

Heritage Keys Tennis Villas offers first class accommodations 

in a world-class tennis setting, within one of America’s most 

inviting areas. 

Former world top ten singles player and legendary doubles 

champion Peter Fleming headlines the Power Tennis 

experience, providing an unmatched blend of competitive and 

recreational play, along with peak performance training, in a 

premier tennis resort community. 

Heritage Keys serene setting and luxury villas are minutes 

from world famous theme parks, thriving nightlife, exceptional 

dining and less than one hour from Florida’s beautiful 

beaches. 


The Courtyard, Wisley, Surrey 

GU23 6QL 

Phone 01932 350 600 

Email kathyr@sportsmarketingsurveys.com 

Web www.sportsmarketingsurveys.com 

Contact John Bushell 

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.


Product Range: Sponsorship research & consumer insight 

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 & tailormade research 

- Tennis & sponsorship publications 

- Sport & Sponsorship consultancy 


Frenchmans Road, Petersfield, 

Hants GU32 3AP 

Phone 01730 237 129 

Fax 01730 264 915 

Email mhickman@jbcorrie.co.uk 

Website www.jbcorrie.co.uk/ 

Contact Maurice Hickman, Sales & Marketing Director 

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. 


Quarry Hill Works, Box, Wiltshire SN13 8LH 

Phone 01225 742 141 

Fax 01225 743 237 

Email: tennisquash@pricebathltd.freeserve.co.uk 

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 its latest 

innovative project, the Magnum, is the world’s first bigger 

tennis ball, which is now in full production. 



PO Box 188, Knaphill, Woking, 

Surrey GU21 2HQ 

Phone 01482 797 030 

Fax 01483 487 040 

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Email keith.sohl@btinternet.com 

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. 

K S UK Limited (K-Swiss) 

Tannery House, 4 Middle Leigh, 

Street, Somerset BA16 0LA 

Phone 01458 449 301 

Fax 01458 446 536 

Email srobins@k-swiss.co.uk 

Web http://www.k-swiss.co.uk 

Contact Sarah Robins 

K-Swiss designs, develops and markets high performance 

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. 

London Tennis Ltd 

13 King Charles Walk, London 

SW19 6JA 

Phone 020 8789 0482 

Email paul@londontennis.co.uk 

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.

Love All Tennis and Leisure Wear 

Email canysz@f2s.com 

Contact Corinne Anysz 

Love All manufacture tennis wear and exibits at Tennis Shows. 


59 Ash Tree Road, Southampton, 

Hampshire SO18 1LY 

Phone 07977 567 305 

Fax 023 8058 1888 

Email marklilley@m3construction.co.uk 

Contact Mark Lilley, Director 

M3 Construction specialises in the design, construction and 

refurbishment of tennis and other sports facilities. The 

company is run by Mark Lilley who is also a keen player 

when time allows. 


9 Holly Court, Holly Farm Business Park, 

Honiley, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV3 1NP 

Phone 01926 484 530 

Email kena@midlandcsb.co.uk 

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 

tarmacadem, 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. 

Milliken Wollen Speciality Products 

Lodgemore Mills, Stroud, Gloucester, 

Gloucestershire GL5 3EJ 

Phone 01453 764 456 

Fax 01453 752 919 

Email Duncan.kettell@milliken.com 

Web www.milliken-wsp.co.uk 

Contact Duncan Kettell, Marketing Director 

Based in Gloucester, Milliken Woollen Speciality Products are 

manufacturers of tennis felt that is used primarily for tennis 

balls. 

From high abrasion to classic grass, there is a Milliken felt for 

all playing surfaces. 

Playne’s Tennis Ball Melton, manufactured in the West of 

England, is used on balls selected in more Grand Prix 

tournaments than any competing cloth. 

Milliken successfully combine traditional cloth-making skills 

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with continuous innovation, education and investment in the 

pursuit of excellence, demonstrating a commitment to the 

future by focusing on customer satisfaction through 

investment in people, quality, efficiency, and reliability. 

Applying more resources to research than any other 

independent textile company in the world, Milliken has gained 

advantage through developing and utilizing innovative 

processes. And that has made all the difference in the world. 


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. 


Thames House, 116 High Street, 

Hampton Hill, Middlesex TW12 1NT 

Phone 020 8973 0310 

Email jonballardie@princesports.co.uk 

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. 


PO Box 40, Hove, East Sussex 

BN3 5WL 

Phone: 01273 778006 

Email kasia@purealpineholidays.co,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 

Sports and Play Contractors’ Association (SAPCA) 

Federation House, Stoneleigh Park, 

Warwickshire CV8 2RF 

Phone 024 7641 6316 

Fax 024 7641 4773 

Email info@sapca.org.uk 

Web www.sapca.org.uk 

Contact Chris Trickey, Chief Executive 

SAPCA is the recognised trade organisation in the UK for the 

sports facility construction industry, and represents specialist 

builders of tennis courts, suppliers of related equipment and 

professional consultants. 

The association plays an important role in the promotion of 

high standards for sports facilities and membership signified 

professional competence and performance by way of 

compliance with its code of practice. 


12 Burnmoor View, Ingleton, 

Carnforth, Lancs LA6 3BL 

Tel 0152 424 2262 

An online retailer of Tennis Gifts including tennis themed 

stationery items, notebooks, jewellery, key rings, net-checks, 

party bags, etc., Scorpion Sports Gifts is also a supplier to the 

Trade, particularly coaches and clubs. Our gifts are ideal as 

prizes for Mini Tennis and for Club and Tournament prizes, 

and are already popular all over the country. 

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SLSP 

44 Hill Street, Richmond, 

Surrey TW9 1TWM 

Phone 07702 125393 

Email sallylockyer@aol.com 

Contac Sally Lockyer 

Marketing and commercial services for sports, music and 

entertainment sectors. 

Slazenger 

See Dunlop Slazenger International 


Town Lane, Wooburn Green, High Wycombe, 

Buckinghamshire HP10 0DP 

Phone 01628 850 570 

Fax 01628 810 509 

Email duracourt@spadeoak.co.uk 

Web www.duracourt.co.uk 

Part of the Spade Oak Group, Duracourt offer a comprehensive 

range of Tennis Court surfaces to satisfy varying requirements 

of playing characteristics, weather and budget constraints. 

Sport Sense Ltd 

23 The Downs, Wimbledon, London SW20 8HQ 

Phone 020 8944 5957 

Mobile 07785 397 474 

Fax 020 8944 5957 

Email gordonlazenbury@btinternet.com 

Contact Gordon Lazenbury 

Sport Sense is an independent agency specialising in working 

with major corporations and organisations on the conception, 

development, negotiation and implementation of international 

sports/cultural sponsorship, promotion and support 

programmes. 

The company is run by Gordon Lazenbury who has over 30 

years experience in this area. 


Boyd Sport & Play Limited trading as 

sportsequip.co.uk 

The Manor, Tur Langton, 

Leicestershire LE8 0PJ 

Phone 01858 545 789 

Fax 01858 545 890 

Email sales@sportsequip.co.uk 

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 

equipment for porous macadam, acrylic, grass, artificial 

grass, clay, gragreen 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 


1-8 Enterprise Glade, Bath Yard, 

Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire 

DE12 6BA 

Phone 01283 554120 

Email info@summitstructures.com 

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 Summit Structures is renowned for. 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 90 

m wide and to any length required. 

Services Provided: Summit Structures offers design, 

construction, and project management services to clients 

worldwide. 

Sunbaba Systems Ltd 

Phone 01638 507 684 

London Office: Suite 214 

Legacy Business Centre, 

2a Ruckholt Rd., Leyton, London E10 5NP 

Phone 020 8988 9100 

Email info@sunbaba.co.uk 

Web www.sunbaba.co.uk 

Contact Jan Booth, Managing Director 

Sunbaba is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of Austronet 

plain andf 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. 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 is 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, 

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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. 


c/o Sutton Junior Tennis Centre, 

Rose Hill Park, Sutton, SM1 3HD 

Phone 020 8641 6611 

Fax 020 8641 9676 

Email info@suttontennisacademy.com 

Website www.suttontennisacademy.com 

Contact Helen George 

An international training centre located within Sutton Junior 

Tennis Centre in South West London, 4 miles from 

Wimbledon, Sutton Tennis Academy offers a flexible approach 

to meet the training and practice requirements of professional, 

full-time or aspiring junior performance players and is a 

training base for many world-ranked players. 

The Academy provides one of the most comprehensive tennis 

facilities and player support services in Europe, which can be 

linked with education or language courses. It operates in 

conjunction with Sutton Junior Tennis Centre, which runs 

tennis programmes for younger players who are not yet old 

enough or sufficiently experienced to become full-time players. 

TAB Services 

1 Lindisfarne Way, Grantham, 

Nottinghamshire NG31 8ST 

Phone 08456 434 822 

Email info@tabservices.co.uk 

Web www.tabservices.co.uk 

Contact Ian Beswick 

TAB Services - offering sales and marketing consultancy 

services. 


Elmdene, Milton Road, Shipton-Under-Wychwood, 

Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire OX7 6BD 

Phone 0845 643 1173 

Email Stephen@teddytennis.com 

Website www.teddytennis.com 

Contact Stephen Bean 

Teddy Tennis is a sports franchise programme that inspires 

children aged between 3 and 6 to learn to play tennis through 

using music, pictures and teddy bear stories that stimulate 

their imagination and, above all, make it FUN to do. 

Comprised of a documented, structured teaching programme, 

Teddy Tennis is supported by a range of tennis merchandise 

specially designed for young children. 

Teddy Tennis Ltd is looking for sports and leisure clubs as 

well as ‘hands-on’ business people who would like to bring 

the Teddy Tennis programme to market.


The License Programme is designed for sports and leisure 

centres and an annual license programme enables the 

delivery of the entire Teddy Tennis experience, in house. 

The company provides the training, the equipment, and 

programme as well as marketing support to franchisees who 

deliver the program at local crèches, pre schools, nurseries, 

playgrounds, town and village halls and even at tennis clubs. 


5701 Fox Gate Lane, Midlothian, 

Virginia 23112, USA 

Phone: 00 1 804 484 0276 

Email: zanevans@compuserve.com 

Contact: Richard Evans 

A specialist tennis marketing consultancy. 



Phone: 020 8249 3366 

Fax 020 8249 5669 

Email tenlink@ntlworld.com 

Contact: Barbara Wancke 

Tennis Interlink is a tennis consultancy business dealing in 

most aspects of the game but particularly specialising in 

Sport England Lottery funding and event management. 

The company is run by Barbara Wancke who has been a 

sports administrator for over 30 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. 


Cedar Lodge, Howe Road, 

Watlington, Oxfordshire OX9 5ER 

Phone 01491 612 042 

Email info@tennistodayltd.co.uk 

Web www.tennistodayltd.co.uk 

Contact Henry Wancke 

A tennis bureau service for publishing, features, articles, 

promotions etc. 

TenniscoachUK (The British Coaches’ Association) 

Wolverhampton LT&SC, Neville Lodge, Newbridge Crescent, 

Wolverhampton WV6 0LH 

Phone 01902 0758 500 

Fax 01902 744 435 

Email mailto:btcainfo@btca.org.uk 

Web www.btca.org.uk 

Contact Mike Lynch 

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. 

Tennishead 

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Ground Floor, Breakspear Park, 

Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead, 

Herts, HP2 4TZ 

Phone: 01442 345 001 

Email: diana@tennislife.co.uk 

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 and 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 Borders, 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 Clubs nationwide. Tennislife is the 

official magazine for the David Lloyd 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, Stan 

Smith, Vince Spadea and Leif Shiras. 


Watermeadow Lane, London SW6 2RR 

Phone 0202 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 

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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! 


Palliser Road, West Kensington, London W14 9EQ 

Phone 020 7385 3426 

Fax 020 7386 8295 

Email andrew.stewart@queensclub.co.uk 

Web www.queensclub.co.uk 

Contact Andrew Stewart, Chief Executive 

Home of the AEGON Championships, The Queen’s Club 

boasts 28 outdoor Lawn Tennis courts, of which 12 arguably 

are the finest grass courts in the world, 8 indoor Lawn Tennis 

courts, 2 Real Tennis courts, 2 Rackets courts, 3 excellent 

squash courts and the latest addition - a new gymnasium. 

The Club also offers excellent hospitality facilities, including 

an elegant restaurant, cafe, museum, and President’s room - 

all located within the Members’ Clubhouse. 

The Riverside Health & Racquets Club 

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. 


PO Box 25746, Wimbledon, London SW20 0WG 

Phone: 0753 857 6470 

Email silvertennis@btinternet.com 

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 Smash! 

2 Nursery Cottages, Off Watford Road, 

St Albans, Herts AL1 2AQ 

Phone 00968 2468 2924 

Fax 00968 2469 7609 

Email jharbridge@trowers.com 

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“The Smash!” is a fictional novel by James Harbridge, a 

litigation lawyer who is a partner in Trowers & Hamlins’ Oman 

office 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 / ISBN- 

10: 1906206775 / ISBN-13: 978-1906206772), “The Smash!” 

is available from amazon.co.uk and most quality bookstores. 


Oaklands Farm Cottage, 

West Lavington, 

Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 0EJ 

Phone: 01730 816 116 

Email: alan@tennisbookshop.com 

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. 


112 Arthur Road, Wimbledon Park, 

London SW19 8AA 

Phone: 020 8715 8866 

Fax 020 8715 8877 

Email info@thetennisgallery.co.uk 

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 

browse all the latest tennis books and DVDs from around the 

world, along with our stunning collection of tennis art, 

photographs and posters. We have a range of Tennis Gallery 

Wimbledon local souvenirs including T-shirts, caps, mugs, 

key-rings, calendars, diaries and the famous Green Bag from 

the Home of Tennis. Our mailing list of over 7500 tennis fans 

is a powerful consumer 

group, and our regular 

communications include our 

monthly Letter From SW19 

and an annual Tennis Gift 

Collection catalogue. 

Our unique tennis archive 

contains thousands of tennis 

books, Wimbledon Championships programmes, magazines 

and films, which form the basis of the services we provide to 

the media. We also stage tennis exhibitions at major 

international venues for corporate clients. 

We are situated right next to Wimbledon Park station (District 

Line), and our opening hours are 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. 

Contact: Phillip Sandilands 

TrioPlus is a niche consultancy operating in sport, leisure and 

physical activity fields, with particular expertise in tennis 

projects and programmes. Services include project and 

business start-ups, option and risk appraisals, facility 

development strategies, grant applications and programme 

management. We offer a personal, bespoke and dedicated 

service with close attention to detail and bring enthusiasm 

and commitment to delivery on every occasion. 

Will To Win 

Hyde Park Tennis Pavilion, South Carriage 

Drive, Hyde Park, London W2 2UH 

Phone 07957 110 403 

Email steveriley@willtowin.co.uk 

Web willtowin.co.uk 

Contact Steve Riley 

Construction of Public Tennis Centres. 

Development of Programmes and Community Club Links. 

Pro Shop in all Sites 

Over 30 Coaches and 50 tennis courts – UK leader in Private 

Public Facility Management 

Product Range: Coaching, Courts, Rackets, Footwear, 

Holidays 

Services Provided: Facility Development and Management 

TrioPlus Ltd 

Suite 107, Capital Business Centre, 

22 Carlton Road, South Croydon, 

Surrey CR2 0BS 

Tel: 020 8398 3232 

Email: psandilands@trioplusonline.co.uk 

Web: www.trioplusonline.co.uk 

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Tennis Racket Specialists 

When two tennis players are otherwise equal, the 

winner will be the one playing with the right racket, 

suitably strung to take account of his or her individual 

characteristics. So to get that winning edge and achieve 

your real potential, you will want to take a little time to 

consult a qualified expert with up-to-date knowledge. 

Looking for the distinctive TRS Certified Stringer 

window sticker at your local sports retailer will ensure 

you get the best possible advice from a fully accredited 

expert. This shows you the individual is endorsed by 

ERSA and the TIA UK and is up to speed on all the latest 

technologies. 

Mark Maslowski, 

the ERSA Director, 

takes a close look 

at a stringers work. 

Picture TIA UK 

TRS stands for Tennis Racket Specialist, and, rather like 

a Corgi plumber, when you find one, you can rest 

assured that this person has attended the course and 

passed the test to be acknowledged and promoted as a 

fully accredited TRS Certified Stringer. In fact, the TRS 

scheme provides retailers with suitable skills to enable 

them to offer a professional service to consumers 

dealing in the purchase and maintenance of tennis 

rackets by encompassing current pre-sales expert advice 

based on current technologies and relevant post sales 

services. The aim is to propagate a universal Tennis 

Racket Specialist scheme throughout the UK to bring a 

greater degree of knowledge to stringers and help them 

keep up-to-date with the latest racket and stringing 

technologies. 

All for your benefit, the end-user consumer looking for a 

sure-bet-spend and winning equipment! TRS Certified 

Stringers are becoming the recognised experts in the 

field and a real asset to British tennis. Up until now 

there has been a myriad of advisors out there, some of 

them good and some not so good... It has been a matter 

of pot luck as far as the consumer was concerned. 

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As more retailers become accredited to the scheme, you 

will be able to look on the TIA UK website for your 

nearest accredited racket specialist. In the meantime, the 

latest list as at May 2009 is printed herewith for your 

information. 

The scheme itself is administered under the auspices of 

the Tennis Industry Association UK by an independent 

working group called the TRS Board representing the 

best interests of all relevant parties — including the 

manufacturers and the stringing companies. By 

combining the expertise of the industry, one credible 

system of training and certification for sports shops and 

associated teaching professionals is being established 

throughout the UK. Stringers attend training workshops 

and are then tested by Master Racquet Technicians from 

the European Racquet Stringers Association, whose 

certification system is used to measure standards for 

TRS Graduates around the world. It is the stated goal of 

the TRS Board that the scheme is developed and 

promoted in close co-operation with the Lawn Tennis 

Association, the British Tennis Coaches 

Association and the Professional Tennis Registry UK. 

A TRS workshop in progress. Picture TIA UK 

The TRS Board 

Chairman - Jeremy Holt (Apollo Leisure) 

Vice Chairman - Mark Maslowski (ERSA) 

Frances Davies (Bow Brand) 

Max de Vylder (The Lawn Tennis Association) 

Robin Ford (W&D Strings) 

Mike Lynch (tenniscoachUK) 

Executive Administrator - Barbara Wancke (TIA UK)

TRS Certified Stringers’ Directory 

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 racket 

equipment. 

Workshops conducted by the ERSA teach the best methods of 

modern racket 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 retailers. 

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 rackets 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 

ERSA certification 

Alistair Masterton (ERSA Stringer) 

55 Townsend Way, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 1TG 

Mobile 07903 766 303 

Email alastairmasterton@live.co.uk 

Pete Butcher (TRS Certified Stringer) 

15 The Fairway, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3DZ 

Phone 01923 828 102 / 07860 270 527 

Email petebutcher4@googlemail.com 

Jonathan Aran 

Prorestrings 

4 Cotton Meadow, Northampton NN5 5PP 

Phone 07752 755 804 

Email jonathan@prorestrings.co.uk 

Website www.prorestrings.co.uk 

Ronnie Bell 

Carlisle Squash Shop 

14 Simmerson Drive, Carlisle CA1 3HZ 

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 

Email benoitmauguin@wanadoo.fr 

Ian Bicknell 

PWP Sportbase - Letchworth Tennis Centre 

Muddy Lane, Letchworth, Herts SG6 3TB 

Email ianbicknell@aol.com 

Peter Blance 

13 Trenchknowe, Edinburgh, Scotland EH10 7HL 

Email peter.blance@blueyonder.co.uk 

Stephen Bone 

Batchwood Tennis Centre 

Batchwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 5AX 

Len Borrett 

9 Moorlands Close, Brockenhurst, Hampshire 

SO4 27QS 

Phone 01590 623 509 

Email lenborrett@googlemail.com 

Pippa Britton 

Stonehill Road, Ottershaw, Surrey KT6 0EL 

Paul Burton 

We’ve Got the Guts 

Argobd Wood, Clum, Craven Arms Shropshire SY7 8NW 

Duncan Callan 

137 Osbourne Road North, Portswood, Southampton, 

Hampshire SO17 2FH 

Email duncan@callansports.co.uk 

Sam Chan (TRS Master) 

10 Hartshill Close, Hillingdon, Middlesex UB10 9LH 

Email samchan@protourstringer.co.uk 

Denzil Chapman 

9 Woodlands Close, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, 

Buckinghamshire HP15 8GQ 

Email denzilchapman@yahoo.com 

Peter Cloud 

5 Falkenham Road, Suffolk IP10 0NP 

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Len Cooper 

Cresent LTC 

100 Church Way, Pagham, West Sussex PO21 4QX 

Adam Cornick 

69 Houghton Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 5AB 

Email adamgoes@hotmail.com 

Roger Dalton (TRS Master) 

Benfleet Cottage, Oakshade Road, Oxshott, Surrey KT22 0LF 

Phone: 01372 842 285 

Mobile: 07775 995 396 

Email: rdalton@cwcom.net 

Nigel Deane 

Deane Sports 

Bath Street, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AA 

Email nigel@deanesports.co.uk 

Robert Douglas 

77 Camanacho Crescent, An-Aird, Fort William PH33 6XL 

Keith England 

47 Morley Avenue, Wood Green, London N22 6YL 

Email keitheng.nakmen3@talktalk.net 

Adam Field 

33 Willingdon Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex 

BN22 0BT 

Email adamstennis@tiscali.co.uk 

Michael Fillingham (TRS Certified Stringer) 

11A Cockshutt Avenue, Beauchief, Sheffield, 

South Yorkshire S8 7DU 

Phone: 0114 2748 439 / 07985 374 148 

Email: mkf@talktalk.net 

Thomas Freeman 

22 Beauchamp Road, East Molesey, Surrey 

KT8 0PA 

Email toftheboff@hotmail.com 

Tim Freer 

38 The Paddock, Dawlish, Devon EX7 0ET 

Email tim.freer@btinternet.com 

Arzu Gabb 

Tennis Together 

Ashmanor School 

Manor Road, Tongham, North Guildford GU12 6QH 

Email arzugabb@yahoo.com 

Viv Ganz 

45 Summerland Avenue, Newton, Swansea 

SA3 4RX 

Dave Gartside 

North Wales Restrings 

34 Compton Way, Abergele, Conwy, Wales 

LL22 7BL 

Email david@northwalesrestrings.co.uk 

Israel Gefen 

Gefen Sports 

6 Okehampton Road, Kensal Rise 

London NW10 3ED 

Email sales@gefensports.co.uk 

Rubin Gomez 

181 Mayals Road, Swansea SA3 5HE 

Karen & Mark Goodman (TRS Certified Stringers) 

Phone: 0870 080 2949 

Email: info@topspintennis.co.uk 

Websites: www.topspintennis.co.uk and 

www.tennisstrings.co.uk 

Top Spin Tennis Shop 

Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre 

Purbeck Road 

Cambridge 

CB2 2PF 


Cambridge Lawn Tennis Club 

Wilberforce Road 

Cambridge 

CB3 0EQ 


Huntingdon Tennis Club 

King George V Playing Fields 

St. Peters Road 

Huntingdon 

Cambs. PE29 7DA 

Robert Grainger 

28 Robin Close, Woodland Rise, Stowmarket 

Suffolk IP14 5NG 

Email icklebob@hotmail.com 

David Greaves 

5 Egdon Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 TAZ 

Email dmgreaves@ntlworld.com 

Steven Graves 

Gravity Stringing 

51 Parc Godrevy, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 1TY 

Phone 07796 413 548 

Email steve@gravitystringing.co.uk 

Website www.gravitystringing.co.uk 

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John Haggis 

5 Hillbury Close, Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9TN 

Email john@johnhaggis.com 

Website www.johnhaggis.com 

David Hall 

Racket Stringing 

5 Sheriffs Way, Clacton on Sea, Essex CO15 4ET 

Email davidrhall@tiscali.co.uk 

Mike Harding (TRS Certified Stringer) 

52 Oaklands Avenue, West Wickham, Kent BR4 9LF 

Phone 07956 406 699 

Email mike@mikeharding.freeserve.co.uk / 

mikeharding@fsmail.net 

Roger Henry 

17 Old Court Manor, Clougmills, Antrim, Northern Ireland 

BT44 9LW 

Email roger@racketsolutions.com 

Charles Hill 

36 Norton Road, Bournemouth BH4 2PY 

Email CHill@bournemouth.ac.uk 

Richard Holmes (TRS Master) 

Shirley Houghton (TRS Certified Stringer) 

K C Racquets & Fitness 

c/o David Lloyd Leisure 

Prise Park, Derby, Derbyshsire DE3 0DQ 

Phone 01332 205 202 

Email carolyn.coxon@ntlworld.com 

Tom Hornett 

22 Frith Wood Lane, Billericay, Essex CM12 9PJ 

Phone 01277 650 580 

Email a.hornett@btinternet.com 

David Howe 

191 Grove Lane, Hale, Cheshire WA15 8LU 

Email david.howe24@btinternet.com 

Andy Huffer 

Racquet Master 

38 Market Street, Fordham, Ely, Cambs CB7 5LQ 

Email andy.huffer@dial.pipex.com 

Mark Hyde 

Lisburn Racquet Club 

28 Colne Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire BB18 5QU 

Email suemark@hyde570.fsnet.co.uk 

Neville Hyde 

9 Farndale Crescent, Darlington, Durham DL3 9AP 

Phone 07968 300 204 

Email nevillehyde@hotmail.com 

Ian Hoy 

String-Shop.co.uk 

189 Hadley Road, Leegomery, Telford TF1 6QF 

Email ian@string-shop.co.uk 

David Ince 

28 Bigwood Avenue, Hove, Sussex BN3 6FQ 

Giedrius Kabanuskas 




Email info@TENNIStogether.com 

Alan Kemp 

39 Copperfield Gardens, Brentwood 

Essex CM1 44UB 

Email lisa_reeves@tiscali.co.uk 

Peter La Broy 

7 Queen Street, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8AY 

Email peterlabroy@aol.com 

Steve Landon 




Email tennisfreak@oink.co.uk 

Mark Lawrence 

Wycombe Badminton Centre 

Crest Road, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1UA 

Email Mwl060560@aol.com 

Ian Lever 

Flat 1, Wentworth, 2 Crichel Mount Road, Poole, 

Dorset BH14 8LT 

Mark Lever 

Racqueteers 

Flat 1, Wentworth 2, Crichel Mount Road, Poole, 

Dorset BH14 8LT 

Email racqueteers@yahoo.co.uk 

Stewart Lister 

Coach 

Basement Flat, 164 Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, Sussex BN2 

3FB 

Phone 01273 248 958 

Email stewartlister@hotmail.co.uk 

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John Little 

Rapid Racquet Restrings 

18 Leominster Road, Sunderland 

Tyne-&-Wear SR2 9HG 

Email pauline.little4@ntlworld.com 

Timothy Lockett 

Total Performance Racquets 

47 Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-Trent 

Staffordshire ST3 1NY 

Alistair Love 

170 Chislehurst Road, Petts Wood, Kent BR6 0OT 

Email alistairtennis@btinternet.com 

Michael Lunt 

39 Swanpool Road, Aughton, Ormskirk 

Lancashire L39 5AY 

Email michaellunt3@hotmail.com 

Lisa Lyddon 

Corfe Lodge Road, Broadstone, Dorset BH18 9NF 

Email lisalyddon@onetel.com 

Paul Manning 

Serious about Sport 

Mayfield, The Street, Preston St Mary 

Suffolk CO10 9NE 

Penny Marchant 

Marchmend, 138 Sutton Park Road, Kidderminster, 

Worcestershire DY11 6JQ 

Email marchy@blueyonder.co.uk 

Suzie Maynard-Mould (TRS Certified Stringer) 

Priory Sports 

The Edgbaston Priory Club 

Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2UZ 

Phone: 0121 440 8752 

Mobile: 07957 305 180 

Nick McCollin 

17 St Bartholomews, Monkston 

Milton Keynes MK10 9FJ 

Email nickmccollin@hotmail.com 

Rab McGill 

9 Craigcrook Park, Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 3PL 

Email rab@rabjen.com 

Robert Metcalf 




Email info@TENNIStogether.com 

Nicholas Morris (ERSA Stringer) 

14 Langley Road, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 

WV3 7LM 

Phone 01902 764 617 

Mobile 07811 119 608 

Email nicko212@hotmail.com 

Maurice Mosdell 

20 Godiva Crescent, Bourne PE10 9QU 

Email MEMosdell@aol.com 

W D J Mould 

Priory Sports 

Sir Harry’s Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2UL 

Graham Moyle 

75 Baron Court, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 7ZF 

Email graham.moyle1@btinternet.com 

David Munt (TRS Master) 

46 Heathfield, Loddon Vale, Basingstoke, Hants RG22 4PA 

Phone 07841 532 878 

Email: david@racquets-mate.co.uk 

Website: www.racquets-mate.co.uk 

Damian Neiras 

174 Clonemore Street, Southfields 

London SW18 5HB 

Email damianneiras@hotmail.com 

Paul Newman 

32 Vernier Crescent, Medbourne 

Milton Keynes MK5 6FD 

Email paul.newman72@btopenworld.com 

Ben Page (TRS Certified Stringer) 

47 College Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 8SD 

Phone 01895 675 876 / 07515 334 856 

Email benpage@wintennis.com 

Stan Parry 

4 Harewood Gardens, Croydon, Surrey CR2 9BG 

Email scmparry@blueyonder.co.uk 

Pritesh Pattni 

Racketeers 

136 Townley Gardens, Aston, Birmingham B6 6LR 

Email priteshp1@btinternet.com 

Jamie Pethick (TRS Certified Stringer) 

218 Hurst Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 9AN 

Phone: 07745 191 438 

Email: bathracketsolutions@hotmail.com or 

jamie.pethick@btinternet.com 

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Liam Phillips (apprentice) 

Bradfield College 

48 Southend Road, Southend Bradfield, Reading, Berkshire RG7 

Phone 0282 440 7828 / 07824 467 228 

Email liam-phillips@hotmail.co.uk 

Gabor Tibor Po 

3300 EGER, Mikes Kelemen uit 44, EGER, Hungary 

Phone 00-3670 944 5228 

Email pos.gabor@chello.hu 

Barrie Poole 

String-A-Long 

13 Gigmill Way, Norton, Stourbridge 

West Midlands DY8 3HN 

Ed Pooley 

All Strung Up 

11 Belmont Close, Dibden Purlieu 

Southampton SO45 4NL 

Email edd.pooley@talktalk.net 

Gareth Richman 

88 Connell Crescent, Ealing, London W5 3BL 

Email cngstrings@mail.com 

Geraint Richards 

28 Clos Nant Ddu, Pontprennau, Cardiff CF23 8LF 

Email gjr861966@aol.com 

Chuck Ridyard (TRS Certified Stringer) 

Private Stringing Service 

Woodcote, Orchard Lane, Ashford, Kent TN25 4DX 

Phone 07713 502 652 

Email chuckwrsl@aol.com 

Simon Robbins 

String-A-Long 

13 Gigmill Way, Norton, Stourbridge 

West Midlands DY8 3HN 

Email simon_robbins100@hotmail.com 

Evelyn Roberts 

82 Palmiera Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4UX 

Email a1racquets@tiscali.co.uk 

Charlie Salter 

V-Tennis Virgin Active 

36 Bromyard Avenue, Acton, London W3 7AU 

Justin Sandever 

Racqueteers 

Flat 3, 11 McKinley Road, Bournemouth 

Dorset BH4 8AG 

Email justinsandever@hotmail.com 

Chris Sanlon (TRS Certified Stringer) 

62 Montgomery Chase, Belfast BT6 9GQ 

Phone 07751 469 765 

Email chris@boatclubtennisacademy.com 

Website www.cjstennis.com 

Voytek Sarama 

2 Dunlin Rise, Guildford, Surrey GU4 7DX 

Phone 01483 536 998 

Email vstennis@ntlworld.com 

Richard Seymour 

7 Woodcote Park Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 7EY 

Email seymoursports@btconnect.com 

Mohammed Shafiq (ERSA Stringer) 

Racket Sports 

77 Harehills Road, Leeds, Yorkshire LS8 5HS 

Phone / Fax 0113 235 0811 

Email racketsports786@hotmail.com 

Rajesh Sharma 

49 Woodhill Crescent, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 0LU 

Email rajeshsharma@onetel.com 

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 

E-mail: carolsimons@aol.com 

Richard Sinton 

10 St James Avenue, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire 

SK11 9RY 

Email r.sinton@talktalk.net 

Paul Skipp 

20 Wentworth Drive, Horndean, Waterlooville, Hants PO8 9PR 

Email paulskipp@theracketstringer.co.uk 

David Smith 

DA Sports Ltd 

50 Springfield Close, Ongar, Essex CM5 0BB 

Email dasports@hotmail.com 

Marc Smith (TRS Master) 

Marc’s Racket Service 

8 Marguerite Grove, Lenzie, Glasgow G66 4HD 

Phone 0141776-6519 

Email marcsracket@tiscali.co.uk 

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Paul Smith 

Paul Smith Stringing Services 

4 Whipton Village Road, Whipton, Exeter EX4 8AR 

John E South 

1 Bramshaw Rise, New Malden, Surrey KT3 5JT 

Email jesouth@blueyonder.co.uk 

Brian Snapes 

17 Albany Park Road, Kingston, Surrey KT2 5SW 

Email snapes@blueyonder.co.uk 

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 

E-mail: roger.staple@softpres.org 

Avril Steele 

Dale Sport Ltd 

19 North End, Bedale, North Yorkshire DL8 1AF 

Email info@dale-sport.co.uk 

Dave Stepney 

Manor Cottage, The Manor Prep School, Abingdon, Oxon 

OX13 6NL 

Email dave.stepney@virgin.net 

Trevor Sturrock 

The Cottage, Church Road, Wareham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk 

PE33 9AP 

Jeremy Taylor 

Tennis Coach, Bradfield College 

5 Lucas Close, Yately, Hants GU46 6JD 

Phone 0118 644 600 / 01252 640 059 

Email keith_pop@hotmail.com 

John Trickey 

11 Cramer Street, Stafford ST17 4BX 

Email stafford.schooloftennis@ntlworld.com 

Colin Triplow 

73 Caling Croft, New Ash Green, Kent DA3 8PY 

Phone 01474 873 160 

Email colin@colinthestringer.com 

Dawn R Vaughan 

Fir Tree Cottage, Tilford Street, Tilford, Surrey GU10 2BN 

Email dawnyvaughan@aol.com 

David Wallis 

Marlet House, Back Lane, Ampleforth, York YO62 4DE 

Jim Warner (TRS Certified Stringer) 

Clubshop 


27 Scott Drive, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 8PW 

Phone 01908 618 377 

Charmaire Webb 

Flat 7, Seaview Court, Poole, Hampshire PO12 2UD 

Pete Wilcox 

Thorfinns, Rackenford, Tiverton, Devon EX16 8ER 

Email petewill31@hotmail.com 

Tim Willis 

Southwest Restrings 

27 Bunting Close, Newton Abbott, Devon TQ12 6BU 

Email tim.willis27@virgin.net 

Darren Withey 

Titan Sports Ltd 

The Nook, 101 Chalkshire Road, Butlers Cross, 

Buckinghamshire HP17 0TJ 

Email darren.squash@btopenworld.com 

Gemma Wiltshire 

21 Lawdy Link, Upper Hale, Farnham 

Surrey GU9 0BS 

Email headgem@yahoo.co.uk 

Lee Wolvey 

5 Ellington Drive, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4EZ 

Email lee.wolvey@virgin.net 

Ian Wood (TRS Certified Stringer) 

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 

E-mail: sales@ianwoodsports.com 

Geoff Woodcock 

The Racket Shop 

248C Shinfield Road, Reading RG2 8EY 

Email geoff@racketshop.co.uk 

Alison Woods 

36 Belfast Road, Lisburn, BT27 4AS 

Email alisonwoods@amserve.com 

Errol Zafer 

184 Park Road, Crouch End, London N8 8JT 

Email ZAFERVICT@aol.com 

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History 

Following on from our Sport of Tennis feature, it 

seems only natural to touch on the historical aspect 

of the game, which is a fascinating subject and one 

which can turn individuals into collectors of 

memorabilia, books, programmes etc. 

The best place to see for yourself how the sport has 

actually evolved through the ages and how it has been 

affected by the changing cultures and eras from 

Victorian to Open, is the Wimbledon Museum which is 

open throughout the year. It is based at the All 

England Club and provides a unique insight into the 

legendary players and artefacts plus inter-actives, 

films and an amazing 200 degree Cinema taking a 3-D 

look at the Science of Tennis and John McEnroe’s 

‘ghost’ taking you round the old dressing room. The 

Museum is the recipient of a Special Commendation in 

the European Museum of the Year 2008, and a winner 

of the Gold Award as Best Tourism Experience in 

London in the Visit to London Awards for 2007 with an 

additional Bronze Award in the Accessibility category. 

The more serious fans, or collectors, attend auctions 

at Sotheby’s and Christie’s and scour the various boot 

sales and antique shops for the gems which can be 

found amongst the articles on display. 

The Silver Tennis 

Collection Davis Cup 

display at the NIA 

which was a highlight 

at the Davis Cup tie 

against Sweden in 

2002. 

From time to time, special exhibitions are held at 

events like Devonshire Park and Davis Cup ties, one of 

the more interesting being the one arranged by The 

Silver Tennis Collection for a Davis Cup tie at the NIA 

featuring pictures, medals and cups of early players. 

In contrast the Tennis Gallery Wimbledon put on an 

excellent show of photographs by Michael Cole of 

women players through the ages. Entitled ‘Supergirls’ 

it attracted a lot of attention last year at Devonshire 

Park during the Ladies’ International. 

Devonshire Park visitors view the Supergirls exhibition 

last year at Eastbourne. Picture Tennis Gallery 

Wimbledon. 

Men’s memorabilia at the Wimbledon Museum. 

Picture Wimbledon Museum 

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Tennis Charities 

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 abilties 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 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 

Email: info@tennisfoundation.org.uk 

www.tennisfoundation.org.uk 

As part of the Foundation’s 

commitment to make tennis 

accessible to everyone, the Dan 

Maskell Tennis Trust was set 

up over 10 years ago specifically 

to raise funds for people with 

disabilities in 3 main areas – 

wheelchair, deaf and learning 

disabilities. The Trust’s role is 

threefold:- 

a) To be a charitable provider of tennis wheelchairs 

where individuals, clubs and centres running disability 

programmes may apply for assistance with funding 

b) To be a provider of equipment/coaching bags 

whereby coaches, clubs, special schools, disability 

groups and associations may apply for a kit bag of 

tennis equipment and coaching aids 

c) To be the grant aiding body to assist disability 

groups, associations, club programmes and individuals 

for any disability. 

The Trust aims to raise a minimum of £50K each year to 

spend on grant aid in these three categories. 


The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust, c/o The Tennis 

Foundation, as above 

Email: dmtt@tennisfoundation.org.uk 

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. 


Michael or Tara Stotesbury 

5 Lancaster Gardens, Wimbledon SW19 5DG 

Tel: 020 8946 4459 Fax: 020 8947 7512 

www.giveityourmax.org 

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 organisation aims to make more use 

of public courts. 


Tennis for Free, 55 Thornhill Square, London N1 1BE 

Tel: 0870 011 3733 

www.tennisforfree.com 

Kids at Heart - Tim Henman, the former British No. 1 

and World No. 4 formed his own charity through The 

Tim Henman Charitable Foundation. 


c/o IMG, Pier House, 

Strand on the Green, 

Chiswick, London W4 3NN 

Former British No1, Tim 

Henman waves goodbye as 

he leaves Centre Court on his 

retirement. 

Picture David Musgrove. 

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Useful Addresses 

ATP Europe 

Monte Carlo Sun, 

74 Boulevard d’Italie, 

98000 Monaco 

Tel 3777 97 97 04 04 

ATP London 

Palliser House, 

Palliser Road, London W14 9EN 

Tel 020 7381 7890 

Fax 020 7381 7895 

BTCA 

tenniscoachuk 

Wolverhampton LTC 

Neville Lodge 

Newbridge Crescent 

Wolverhampton 

Tel 01902 0758500 

Fax 01902 744435 

CCPR 

Burwood House, 

14-16 Caxton Street, London SW1H 0QT 

Tel 020 7976 3900 

Fax 020 7976 3901 

LONDON ORGANISING COMMITTEE 

OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES 

London 2012 

Olympic Delivery Authority 

One Churchill Place, 

Canary Wharf, London E14 5LN 

Tel 020 3201 2000 

Web www.london2012.com 

SPORT ENGLAND 

3rd Floor Victoria House 

Bloomsbury Square, London WC1B 4SE 

Tel 020 7273 1551 

Fax 020 7383 5740 

Email info@sportengland.org 

THE ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS & CROQUET CLUB 

Church Road, Wimbledon, 

London SW19 5AE 

Tel: 020 8946 9122 

or 020 8944 1066 

TENNIS EUROPE 

Saltisbergerstrasse, 6, 

CH-4059, Basle, Switzerland 

TENNIS IRELAND 

Argyle Square, Donnybrook, 

Dublin 4 

Tel 00 353 1 6681841 

Fax 00 353 1 6683411 

THE FEDERATION OF SPORTS AND PLAY 

ASSOCIATIONS 

Federation House, Stoneleigh Park, 

Warwickshire, CV8 2RF 

Tel 02476 414999 

Fax 02476 414990 

Email admin@sportsandplay.com 

THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION 

Bank Lane, Roehampton London SW15 5XZ 

Tel: 020 8878 6464 

THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION 

The National Tennis Centre 

100 Priory Lane, 

Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ 

Tel 0845 310 1530 

THE SCOTTISH LTA 

Craiglockhart Tennis Centre, 

177 Colinton Road, 

Edinburgh EH 14 1BZ 

Tel 0131 444 1984 

Fax 0131 4441973 

THE SPORTS AND PLAY CONSTRUCTION 

ASSOCIATION 

Federation House 

Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2RF 

Tel 024 7641 6316 

Fax 024 7641 4773 

E-mail info@sapca.org.uk 

THE TENNIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION UK LTD 


Tel 020 8249 3366 

Fax 020 8249 5669 

THE WELSH LTA 

Welsh National Tennis Centre, 

Ocean Way, Ocean Park, 

Cardiff CF24 5HF 

Tel: 029 2046 3335 

Fax: 029 2048 3337 

WIMBLEDON MUSEUM 

C/O AELTC 

Tel: 020 8946 6131 

WTA TOUR 

European Headquarters 

Palliser House, 

Palliser Road, London W14 9EB 

Tel 020 7386 4100 

Fax 020 7386 4102 

WTA (Europe) 

Bank Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5XZ 

Tel: 020 8392 4760, 

Fax 020 8392 4765 

Tel: 01730893811, 

Fax 01730 893799 

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Tennis Trade Membership 

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. 

Individual TRS Certified Stringers are becoming the acknowledged experts in the field of 

racquet technology and a real asset to British tennis. 

By joining the TIA UK, your business will: 

• Appear in future editions of The Tennis Book 

• Appear in the Member Directory on the TIA UK website, visited by over 75,000 people a year 

• Receive concessionary rates at home Davis Cup ties and other professional tournaments 

• Gain access to The Tennis Shop through which to sell products at events 

• Gain access to The Info Zone through which to disseminate information at events 

• Receive a Wimbledon photo ID ground pass for access throughout The Championships 

Company Memberships: 

□ Partner Member [tennis turnover + £500,000] @ £1,500 

□ Tier I Member [tennis turnover + £200,000] @ £650 

□ Tier II Member [tennis turnover - £200,000] @ £350 

□ Second Brand @ £350 

□ Overseas Trade Member @ £675 / ?750 / US $ 1,000 

Individual Memberships: 

□ Associate Member (non-voting) @ £150 

□ TRS Certified Stringer @ £75 

□ TRS Non-voting Member @ £30 

Name ______________________________________ 

Position ______________________________________ 

Company ______________________________________ 

Address ______________________________________ 

______________________________________ 

______________________________________ 

Postcode ______________________________________ 

Phone ______________________________________ 

Mobile ______________________________________ 

Email ______________________________________ 

Website ______________________________________ 

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Method of Payment 

• Cheque □ 

• Invoice □ 

Credit Card 

• Visa □ 

• Mastercard □ 

• Maestro □ 

• American Express □ 

Credit Card No. 

Expiry Date 

Signature 

CSC 

I wish to apply for membership of the 

TIA UK as indicated above and agree to 

abide by the Constitution and Rules of 

the association. 

Signed 

Date

Tennis Trade Membership 

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. 

Individual TRS Certified Stringers are becoming the acknowledged experts in the field of 

racquet technology and a real asset to British tennis. 

By joining the TIA UK, your business will: 

• Appear in future editions of The Tennis Book 

• Appear in the Member Directory on the TIA UK website, visited by over 75,000 people a year 

• Receive concessionary rates at home Davis Cup ties and other professional tournaments 

• Gain access to The Tennis Shop through which to sell products at events 

• Gain access to The Info Zone through which to disseminate information at events 

• Receive a Wimbledon photo ID ground pass for access throughout The Championships 

Company Memberships: 

□ Partner Member [tennis turnover + £500,000] @ £1,500 

□ Tier I Member [tennis turnover + £200,000] @ £650 

□ Tier II Member [tennis turnover - £200,000] @ £350 

□ Second Brand @ £350 

□ Overseas Trade Member @ £675 / ?750 / US $ 1,000 

Individual Memberships: 

□ Associate Member (non-voting) @ £150 

□ TRS Certified Stringer @ £75 

□ TRS Non-voting Member @ £30 

Name ______________________________________ 

Position ______________________________________ 

Company ______________________________________ 

Address ______________________________________ 

______________________________________ 

______________________________________ 

Postcode ______________________________________ 

Phone ______________________________________ 

Mobile ______________________________________ 

Email ______________________________________ 

Website ______________________________________ 

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Method of Payment 

• Cheque □ 

• Invoice □ 

Credit Card 

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