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| Sport | Tennis |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | (TNZ) |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Affiliation | International Tennis Federation |
| Affiliation date | 16 March 1923 |
| Regional affiliation | Oceania Tennis Federation |
| Affiliation date | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Albany Tennis Park |
| Location | Albany Tennis Park, 321 Oteha Valley RoadAlbany, Auckland |
| Chairman | Terri-Ann Scorer |
| CEO | Julie Paterson |
| Replaced | New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association |
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Tennis New Zealand (commonly known by theacronymTennis NZ orTNZ) (formally theNew Zealand Lawn Tennis Association) is thegoverning body oftennis inNew Zealand. Founded in 1886, it is one of the world's oldest tennis associations.[1] It is affiliated to bothInternational Tennis Federation andOceania Tennis Federation. Tennis NZ has six geographically divided regional centres. Tennis NZ operates all of the New Zealand's national representative tennis sides, including theNew Zealand Davis Cup team, theNew Zealand Billie Jean King Cup team and youth sides as well. Tennis NZ is also responsible for organising and hosting tennis tournaments within New Zealand and scheduling the home international fixtures.
The history of tennis in New Zealand dates back to the 1870s, the decade when thedevelopment of modern tennis began. The firstNew Zealand Tennis Championships were played atFarndon Park inClive,Hawke's Bay, in December 1885.[2] New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association (NZLTA) was formed at a meeting held inHastings in December 1886. Shortly after its inauguration, the New Zealand Association became affiliated with theLawn Tennis Association (England).[3]
In 1904 New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association amalgamated with six Australian state tennis associations to form theLawn Tennis Association of Australasia. New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association played a significant role in the origin of theAustralian Open. Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia created the tournament calledThe Australasian Mens Championships (which later became Australian Open) in 1905 and was first played inWarehouseman's Cricket Ground and it was decided that championships would be hosted by both Australian as well as New Zealand venues.[4] New Zealand hosted the championship twice—Christchurch (1906) andHastings (1912). The geographical remoteness of both the countries (Australia and New Zealand) made it difficult for foreign players to enter the tournament. In Christchurch in 1906, of a small field of 10 players, only two Australians attended, and the tournament was won by a New Zealander (Tony Wilding).[5][6] Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia was one of the twelve national associations of tennis which established the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) in a conference inParis, France, on 1 March 1913.[7] From 1905 until 1919, New Zealand and Australian tennis players participated in theInternational Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup) under the alias of "Team Australasia", the team claimed a title six times (1907,1908,1909,1911,1914,1919), however, there were attempts to severance thistrans-Tasman partnership, in order to allow New Zealand players to represent their nation on international tennis events.[8] In 1922, New Zealand dropped out from this partnership and on 16 March 1923 New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association was granted affiliation to the International Lawn Tennis Association and thereby became eligible to enter the International Lawn Tennis Challenge in its own right.[9][10] New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association filed its first challenge withUnited States Lawn Tennis Association for1924 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.[11] Tennis New Zealand was the founding member of Oceania Tennis Federation in 1993.
The constitution of the organisation was adopted on 12 August 2006 in theSpecial General Meeting in which the main purpose of the organisation is defined as to promote, develop, enhance and protect the sport of tennis mainly as an amateur sport for the recreation and entertainment of the general public in New Zealand.[12]
Tennis NZ consists of six regional centres which are affiliated to the national body. They control their own activities subject to any requirements which may, from time to time, be legislated for by the national body.[13]
| Region | Centre | Headquarter | CEO |
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| Northern | Tennis Northern | Albany | Chris Casey |
| Auckland | Tennis Auckland | Auckland | Rohan West |
| Waikato-Bay | Tennis Waikato-Bays | Hamilton East | |
| Central | Tennis Central | Wellington | Tim Shanahan |
| Canterbury | Canterbury Tennis | Christchurch | Bevan Johns |
| Southern | Tennis Southern | Dunedin |
Tennis NZ affiliates several different tennis related private organisations, which are:[3]
Tennis NZ annually organises range of events from local tournaments to national and international events.[19] Tennis Auckland hosts two major events of international tennis tournaments each year at theASB Tennis Centre,Parnell, just prior to Australian Open:[20][21]
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