July 2025 Welcome to the IC of Bolivia! We are very pleased to announce that the creation of the new IC of Bolivia was formally approved at our AGM in July and warmly welcome their members to our IC community. Bolivia celebrates a rich tennis history, which started with the arrival of British and North American immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century, who worked in railroad construction and mining and began practising the sport in mines at Uyuni and Oruro. The Bolivian Tennis Federation (FBT) was founded on 24 March 1937 in Catavi (Potosí) with the aim of organizing and promoting tennis, and is now affiliated with the ITF and the South American Tennis Confederation. Today, there are around 16,000 active tennis players in Bolivia. Nearly 10,000 of these are ranked in the National Federation, and 12 players have also been ranked within the ATP or WTA. The country has 32 clubs spread across nine ‘departamentos’, including three centenary clubs: National Tennis Club Oruro, Tennis Club La Paz and Cochabamba Tennis Club. Other major clubs are in Santa Cruz and other cities, including Sucre and Tarija. The clubs have served as meeting places for people of different backgrounds and have promoted values such as discipline, respect and teamwork. Discussions around the creation of the IC of Bolivia started at the IC Centenary celebrations at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in August 2024 – which were followed up with approaches to professional players to secure their support. At the start of 2025, the founding team worked alongside the IC Council and members of the ICs of Argentina and Uruguay to create the statutes for a new IC of Bolivia, and held a founding day with their 19 founding members to establish the Constitution on 1 March in La Paz. The founders presented their plans at the IC AGM on 6 July and the creation of the IC of Bolivia was formally approved. From this point, the board of the IC of Bolivia plan to: Hold their first AGM Onboard around 20-30 new members Set up a philanthropic programme that will offer tennis coaching for disadvantaged children in key cities around Bolivia Start the organisation of an IC of Bolivia Invitational event for 2026 – working with the ICs of Argentina and Uruguay Work with the IC Council to create the IC of Bolivia website and social media pages. Please join us in welcoming the IC of Bolivia to our IC community! Previous Article Meet a member: Antonia Lottner, IC of Germany
December 2016 IC Council 2016 Round-up As 2016 draws to an end, the IC can look back on another successful year full of competitive fixtures and events. Consistently played in the spirit of fairplay and sportsmanship, such celebrations of tennis have brought together many new and existing nations throughout the world. With the IC’s of the World now comprising of an impressive 40 nations, the 2017 calendar is already bursting with many fixtures and events. But for now, we look back at the key highlights of 2016 and the IC Council wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. January: Compass increases support for the IC Junior Challenge and is given the naming rights to the whole event February: The Jean Borotra CQS Sportsmanship Award 2016 – Rod Laver Awarded at the IC of Australia Annual Lunch by Paul McNamee, President of the IC of Australia April: Wallenberg Trophy – Stockholm IC’s: France, Germany, GB, Sweden Winners: IC of France May: 44th Potter Cup – Real Club de Polo, Barcelona, Spain IC’s: Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, USA Winners: IC of USA First Ladies Potter Cup invitational exhibition event between the IC of Spain and IC of Italy June: CQS 6 Nations Cup – Prague, Czech Republic (note title as 6 nations took part) IC’s: Australia, Bahamas, Czech Republic, Hungary, Uruguay, USA Winners: IC of Australia July: IC Council AGM – Roehampton, UK Attended by 54 people, representing 37 countries Key points: website upgrades, 2017 calendar, IC Philanthropy, Business plan, re-elected officers, Council finances, full fixture list for next year August: IC of New Zealand 60th Anniversary Celebrations – Auckland Honorary guests: Peter McQuibban (Chairman of the IC Council Executive Committee), Celia Patrick (President of Tennis New Zealand and ITF Board Member) Awards: Lifetime Membership of the club to Jeff Robson IC Philanthropy new website As part of the IC’s overall website and digital improvements, the IC of Philanthropy webpage was the first to be updated September: Compass IC Junior Challenge Finals – Monte Carlo, Monaco IC’s: Argentina, Monaco/ France, Japan, Spain, South Africa, USA Winners: IC of Spain Sportsmanship awards: Yuki Ando (IC of Japan) and Alexandre Figl (IC of Monaco/ France) October: The IV Tennis Golf Challenge – Cala Mesquida, Majorca IC’s: Denmark, GB, Spain Winners: IC of Spain November: Columbus Trophy – Delhi Gymkhana Club, India IC’s: Argentina, Belgium, France, GB, India (2 teams), Japan Winners: IC of France 6 Nations Trophy – Punte del Este, Uruguay IC’s: USA, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Canada and Uruguay December: IC Council website upgrade The first phase of the IT upgrade sees the IC Council website being redesigned and upgraded, and due to go live in 2017 Previous Article IC of New Zealand - 60th Anniversary Celebrations Next Article Sir Andy Murray