2014 Oceania Championships
Tennis Australia and the Oceania Tennis Federation would like to invite you to take part in the 2014 Oceania Championships to be held at the Cairns Tennis Centre, Queensland.
When: August 31st 2014 – September 7th 2014
Days 1-3: Team events for both men and women
Days 4-8: Individuals’ events for both singles and doubles
Oceania Tennis Championship 2014
First Information Circular
Dates of 2014 Championships: Sunday 31 August 2014 to Sunday 7 September 2014
Venue for the 2014 Championships:The Cairns Tennis Centre, Cairns, Queensland,
12 Tennis courts with floodlights
Format of Competition:
- Teams EventUp to eight national/international men’s and eight national/international women’s teams playing round robin and knockout ties over three days. Ties to consist of two singles and one doubles.
- Individual ChampionshipsMen’s and Women’s singles and doubles championship and consolation events played over five days.
Team Invitations:
Nations do not have to enter both a men’s and women’s team. All Nations are invited to express interest in entering a team and then if there are more than eight entries, selection of the strongest teams will be made by the Oceania Championships organising committee.
Team Composition:
Each team will comprise a maximum of three men or three women and a captain/coach per team. The team members will participate in both the teams and individual competitions.
Costs/Hospitality:
Tennis Australia will be responsible for all staging costs.
Tennis Australia will provide hospitality for all participating teams, including hotel, meals and airport transfers.
Travel Costs:
National Tennis Associations with players participating and/or the players will be responsible for making their own travel arrangements to Cairns. This includes airfares and any visa costs.
Timeline:
June 6th Expressions of Interest in participating from nations
June 20th Acceptance of teams confirmed
July 31st Team (player) nominations submitted
August 30th Arrival in Cairns
August 31st-September 7th Oceania Championships
Contact Persons:
Oceania Organising Committee – Bruce Osborne bosborne@tennis.com.au
Oceania Tennis Federation – David Smith david@oceaniatennis.com