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
January 2018 New IC Event – The USIC World Challenge 2018 brings a brand new IC Council event, instigated by the former President of the IC of USA, Dan Waldman. The inaugural USIC World Challenge presented by Crabel Capital is scheduled to take place on 9-13 March 2018 at one of the finest clubs in the USA, the Mission Hills Country Club in Palm Springs, California. The event is for top international 60+ male players and will consist of five players from the IC of USA vs. five players from the rest of the ICs of the world. The format will consist of a round robin singles, with doubles on the last day, a cocktail party on the Saturday night for all IC members and a trip to watch the Indian Wells ATP 1000 tournament. The captain for the IC of USA team is Dan Waldman and the captain for the ICs of the World is still to be decided. The Mission Hills County Club boasts an impressive 34 courts, with 10 grass courts on which this event will be played on. There is also a donor for the event to help with the costs of hotels, meals and transportation. It is an exciting new event and one that we are hoping will expand to include additional competitors and will be held annually. Further information and tournament factsheets will be provided as the details are confirmed, otherwise please contact the IC of USA if you would like any further information. Previous Article Janine Borotra sadly passes away Next Article Press Release - IC Website Management