The Oceania Tennis Federation was formed as a Regional Association of the ITF in 1993 to foster the development of tennis in the Pacific Oceania Region.
2021
Sunday 14th March 2021, with 35 attendees, the OTF held its Annual General Meeting again virtually as was the case in 2020. This was a historic day for the OTF and Pacific Oceania with 5 of the new OTF Board of 8 elected (63%) being women.
The new Board is:
President:
Cyrille Mainguy (VAN)
Vice-President:
Bruce Osborne(AUS)
Board:
Florence Wasko (AS)
Vicki Reid (AUS)
Davina Hosking-Ashford (CI)
Torgun Smith (GUM)
Barbara Stubbings (PNG)
Terri-Ann Scorer (NZL)
The OTF is embracing the ITF’s 2024 Strategy with one of the ITF’s key Programmes being Gender Equality in Tennis. The ITF aim is to make tennis an Equal Advantage Sport and the new OTF Board is a reflection of this.
A week ago the ITF launched the Advantage All Leadership Programme. This programme will see more than 100 women from National Associations from around the world invited to a series of webinars hosted by industry professionals covering a range of topics from developing leadership skills to goal setting and self-motivation. Networking opportunities will also be provided to a select group. The key focus of the programme is to expand the pipeline of female candidates for future Board and Presidential elections with the ultimate aim of achieving gender balance in the Boardroom.
The ITF will be holding on the 12th April the first ITF Global Forum on Gender Equality called “Level The Playing Field.” The event will feature Billie Jean King and a panel of carefully selected experts and athletes from sports and industry who will talk about their experiences, discuss the research and provide their opinion about the challenges and opportunities for women in sport and what needs to change.
The OTF leads the way in gender equality at Regional and National levels and is something that everyone across Pacific Oceania should be really proud of.
These are the Minutes of the Meeting Minutes-of-the-OTF-20th-Annual-General-Meeting-held-virtually-on-Sunday-14th-March-2021-1
2020
The 26th April 2020 was a historic day for the Oceania Tennis Federation. It was the first time in its 27- year history that, due to Covid-19, the Annual General Meeting was held by Video Conferencing. 23 attendees from 16 Member Nations across Pacific Oceania attended.
Additionally, 6 attendees from the ITF (International Tennis Federation) participated including the ITF President (David Haggerty), Kelly Fairweather (ITF COO), Luca Santilli (ITF Executive Director-Tennis Development), Frank Couraud (ITF Manager-Training Centres & Events), James McGurran (ITF-Manager International Relations) and Gary Purcell (ITF-Development Officer, Pacific Oceania).
During the AGM David Haggerty outlined the ITF’s Governance Review that will be occurring during 2020-2023.
Governance-Review-OTF-AGM-Presentation
Luca Santilli also detailed the 2020 Pacific Development Budget
2020-OTF-AGM-Development-Budget
Minutes of the 19th Annual General Meeting by Zoom Video Conferencing can be accessed here
The current Oceania Tennis Federation Board for the 2019-2020 biennial is
President: Cyrille Mainguy (VAN)
Board Members: Bruce Osborne(AUS), Celia Patrick(NZL), Ernestine Rengiil(PLW), Barbara Stubbings (PNG), Donna Naisau (FIJ), Wilfred Sacault(TAH), Torgun Smith(GUM)
2019
The OTF held its 18th General Meeting during the Australian Open at the Bayview Eden on Saturday 19th January 2020 . The Minutes of the AGM can be accessed here Minutes-of-the-18th-OTF-General-Meeting-Bayview-Eden-Melbourne-Saturday-19th-January-2019
The Annual Report presented at the AGM for 2018 is 2018 OTF Annual Report
The current Oceania Tennis Federation Board for the 2019-2020 biennial is
President: Cyrille Mainguy (VAN)
Board Members: Bruce Osborne(AUS), Celia Patrick(NZL), Ernestine Rengiil(PLW), Barbara Stubbings (PNG), Donna Naisau (FIJ), Wilfred Sacault(TAH), Torgun Smith(GUM)
2017-2018
The current Oceania Tennis Federation Board for the 2017-2018 biennial is:
President: Cyrille Mainguy (VAN)
Board Members: Bruce Osborne(AUS), Celia Patrick(NZL), Ernestine Rengiil(PLW), Wilfred Sacault(TAH), Torgun Smith(GUM)
2017:
The OTF held its 16th General Meeting during the Australian Open at the Bayview Eden on 21-22 January. The Minutes of the AGM can be accessed here OTF AGM- Minutes of the 16th General Meeting, Bayview Eden, Melbourne-Saturday 21-Sunday 22 January 2017
During this AGM a new Board was elected. The Board elected for 2017-2018 is:
President: Steve Healy(AUS)
Vice President: Cyrille Mainguy(VAN)
Board Members: Richard Breen (FIJI), Bruce Osborne(AUS), Celia Patrick(NZL), Ernestine Rengiil(PLW), Wilfred Sacault(TAH), Torgun Smith(GUM)
Subsequently Steve Healy has tendered his resignation due to personal reasons following his appointment as Australia Region Chief Executive and Chairman of Partners of Dentons, the global law firm. Cyrille Mainguy has been appointed President until the next AGM.
Richard Breen has also tendered his resignation from the OTF Board to assume the role of Joint Executive Officer of the Oceania Tennis Federation effective immediately
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2016:
The OTF held its 15th General Meeting at the Yatule Resort and Spa, Natadola, Fiji on Sunday 10th April 2016. The Minutes of the AGM can be accessed here OTF AGM- Minutes of the 15th General Meeting, Natadola, Fiji, Sunday 10th April 2016.
Clause 9.2 of the OTF Constitution was amended and the new Constitution can be accessed here Constitution-OTF April 10th 2016. Also the Rules for the Pacific Games were amended and the rules that will apply for the Pacific Mini Games in Vanuatu in 2017 can be accessed here Pacific Games Tennis Event -As Approved, OTF AGM 10th April 2016
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The OTF held its 14th General Meeting at the Bayview on Eden, Melbourne, Australia on Sunday 25th January 2015. The Minutes of this meeting can be accessed here OTF AGM- Minutes of the 14th General Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 25 January 2015
Clause 9A of the constitution was inserted at this AGM and the current constitution can be accessed through this link Constitution-OTF January 2015. Below is a photo of the attendees at the 14th General Meeting at the Bayview on Eden, Melbourne, Australia.
At the OTF AGM in Melbourne on the 25th January 2015, the following were elected to the Board of the OTF
The Executive Committee
Executive Committee 2015-16
President Steve Healy (Australia)
Vice-President Cyrille Mainguy (Vanuatu)
Secretaries General Torgun Smith (Guam); Wilfred Sacault (Tahiti)
Committee Steve Johns (NZ),Bruce Osborne (Australia);Ernestine Rengiil (Palau)
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The OTF held its 13th General Meeting at the Anchorage, Vuda Point, Lautoka, Fiji on Sunday 13th April 2014. The Minutes of this meeting can be accessed here OTF AGM- Minutes of the 13th General Meeting, the Anchorage, Vuda Point, Lautoka, Fiji-13th April 2014
Clause 9.6 of the constitution was amended at this AGM and the current constitution can be accessed through this link OTF Constitution April 2014. Below is a photo of the attendees at the 13th General Meeting at the Anchorage, Vuda Point, Lautoka, Fiji
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At the OTF AGM in Melbourne on the 16th January 2013, the following were elected to the Board of the OTF
The Executive Committee
Executive Committee 2013-14
President Steve Healy (Australia)
Vice-President Cyrille Mainguy (Vanuatu)
Secretaries General Sebastien Baldovini (New Caledonia), Dan O’Connell (Fiji)
Committee Steve Johns (New Zealand), Wilfred Sacaut (Tahiti), Neil Adsett (Tonga), Torgun Smith (Guam)
Attendees at the 2013 AGM held in Melbourne, Australia on 16th January 2013
Reports and Plans
OTF AGM 2013 – 16 January 2013, Bayview Eden Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
- To view the 2013 OTF Annual General Meeting minutes, click here: OTF AGM- Minutes of the 12th General Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 16 January 2013
- To view the 2012 OTF Annual Report, click here:OTF Annual Report 2012
- To view the Fiancial Statement for the Year Ending 31 December 2012, click here:OTF Financial Statements For the YE 31 December 2012
The OTF 2020 Strategic Plan can be viewed by clicking here OTF 2020 Strategic Plan