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THE SCOMI KL OPEN TENNISCHAMPIONSHIPS 2012

Presented ByThe Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association

NATIONAL TENNIS CENTRE JALAN DUTA &DBKL TASIK TITIWANGSA TENNIS COMPLEX

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THE SCOMI KL OPEN TENNISCHAMPIONSHIPS 2012

Presented ByThe Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association

NATIONAL TENNIS CENTRE JALAN DUTA &DBKL TASIK TITIWANGSA TENNIS COMPLEX

WEDNESDAY 6TH JUNE TO SUNDAY 10TH JUNE 2012

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CONTENTSTHE SCOMI KL OPEN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012

The KL Open is organised by the Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association (KLLTA) and is sanctioned and ranked (Men’s and Ladies Open Event only) by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM).

KL OPEN 2012 TOURNAMENT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

AdvisorTan Sri Dato’ Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed

Co-ChairmanEncik Mirzan MahathirEncik Ahmad Jamil

Honorary SecretaryEncik Mohd Khairuddin Baharom

Honorary TreasurerEncik Mohd Helmi Mohamad

Executive SecretaryEncik Ali Reza Azmi

Tournament DirectorEncik Mohd Khairuddin Baharom

Committee MembersEncik Mohd Helmi MohamadEncik Ahmad Farid Mazrin Arif

Welcome message by the KLLTA President

Welcome message bythe LTAM President

Event Guide

Tournament Facts

Prize Money

Past Winners

Spectator Information

Play and Stay Campaign

A Stage for All Abilities

Tennis Island

About the KLLTA

Sponsors

Acknowledgements

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTOF THE KUALA LUMPUR

LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATIONOn behalf of the Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association, I warmly welcome all of you to the Scomi Kuala Lumpur Open Tennis Championships 2012, our premier annual event. Following last year’s success, we have sought to make this tournament even more enticing and better organized. We are pleased that the KL

Open is again recognized by LTAM as being part of the national circuit attracting valuable points for the Malaysian competitors. Together with the expected entry of many overseas players, the tournament should witness exciting tennis in all categories as competitors battle to be champion.

Continuing our efforts to attract more of our youth to play tennis as a healthy activity and a competitive sport, we have signi cantly enhanced our Tennis Carnival held on the Saturday during the Championships. Themed “Tennis Island”, children aged six through 15 will not only watch and participate in the Play+Stay Tennis Program developed by the International Tennis Federation but also engage in other fun- lled activities with tennis themes in a carnival atmosphere. Those that want to learn to play tennis can then enroll in our sponsor-supported community tennis program.

We strive to make the KL Open a tournament that caters to the needs of all our stakeholders. Feedback on our performance and constructive comment on areas for improvement are more than welcomed. Over time, we hope to ensure that the KL Open continues to attract talented players so that the standard of competition rises.

This Championships could not have been realized without the generous support of so many organizations and individuals. Our thanks go to Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur for again providing needed logistical and material support. The Scomi Group is again our title sponsor for which we are deeply grateful. We appreciate too the kind and continuing generosity of our Gold and Silver Sponsors. A special mention goes to the CIMB Bank who is our Primary Carnival Sponsor this year.

Let me express my gratitude to all the competitors, their coaches, parents and supporters, both local and foreign, for your participation and competitive spirit. Last but not least, allow me to thank the tournament’s organizing committee, the of cials and all the volunteers, too many to mention.

We hope that you will enjoy what we have organized for you, both the Championships and the Carnival. Thank you.

Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis AssociationTAN SRI DATO’ SRI SALLEHUDDIN MOHAMEDPresident

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THE SCOMI KL OPEN TENNISCHAMPIONSHIPS 2012Presented ByThe Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTOF THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIAThe Scomi Kuala Lumpur Open Tennis Championships 2012, organised by the KLLTA, happens to be the second af liate to host the National Circuit. The rst was Malacca Lawn Tennis Association.

Congratulations to KLLTA for organizing this event and we hope they would continue to organize this prestigious tournament in years to come. KLLTA have taken a step further by increasing the prize money for the Men’s Singles Champion from RM 4,000 to RM 5,000. With this added incentive, I was informed that players from Thailand and Indonesia have indicated their interests to participate. This encouraging development will surely spur the players and de nitely enhance the standard of play among Malaysians.

We, at LTAM, also hope some new stars would emerge from this newly restructured National Circuit.

Almost all States in Malaysia have suf cient courts available to run a championship of this nature and we really look forward to all State Af liates organize a proper qualifying rounds for their players so that we can see quality state players in this main draw championship. This will de nitely help LTAM promote the development of high performance tennis for Malaysia.

For the foreign players, we would like to wish “Selamat Datang” and have a good week of tennis in Kuala Lumpur.

Lawn Tennis Association of MalaysiaTAN SRI DATUK ABDUL RAZAK LATIFFPresident

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EVENT GUIDEThe Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association (KLLTA) is organizing the KL Open Tennis Championships for the second year running, following last year’s success. The tournament has been sanctioned by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM) and is now of cially the 3rd leg of the National Tennis Circuit.

This year’s KL Open will be the biggest local tournament on the National Tennis Circuit with total prize money increased from RM28, 000 to RM40, 000. With the increase in prize money, we hope to also attract some of the best talents from neighboring countries to participate.

Organiser : Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association (KLLTA)Sanctioned by : Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM)Status : Sanctioned & National Ranking Tournament (3rd Leg)

Tournament Dates : 6th to 10th June 2012

Venues : National Tennis Centre Jalan Duta (Men’s & Ladies Open Events) : DBKL Tasik Titiwangsa Tennis Complex

Surface : Hard Court

Of cial Ball : Prince

Tournament Director : Encik Mohd Khairuddin Baharom

Tournament Referee : Encik Razmee Rawi

Events : Men’s Open Singles & Doubles : Ladies Open Singles & Doubles : Men’s Masters Singles & Doubles – 35 Years old & above : Men’s Veteran Singles & Doubles – 50 years old & above

Field Size : Men’s Open Singles – 128 : Men’s Open Doubles – 64 : Ladies Open Singles – 64 : Ladies Open Doubles – 64 : Men’s Masters Singles – 64 : Men’s Masters Doubles – 32 : Men’s Veteran Singles – 64 : Men’s Veteran Doubles – 32

TOURNAMENT FACTS

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EVENT GUIDEPRIZE MONEY

PAST WINNERSKL OPEN 2011

Men’s Open Singles ChampionMen’s Open Doubles ChampionMen’s Masters Singles Champion

Men’s Masters Doubles ChampionMen’s Veteran Singles Champion

Men’s Veteran Doubles ChampionWomen’s Open Singles Champion

Women’s Open Doubles Champion

: Pruchya Itsarow: Ariez Elyaas/Ahmad Deedat: Marco Winter: Najib Ibrahim/Nadir Ashraff: Terry Wong: Zakaria/Selva: Achiraya Sripom: Achiraya Sripom/Choompoothip Judakate

EVENT Men’s

Open

Single

Men’s

Open

Double

Men’s

Master

Single

Men’s

Master

Double

Men’s

Veteran

Single

Men’s

Veteran

Double

Ladies

Open

Single

Ladies

Open

Double

Winners 5,000 2,000 1,000 800 800 400 1,200 600

Runner -

up 2,500 1,000 600 500 400 200 600 300

Semi

Finalist 1,000 500 300 300 250 100 300 150

Qtr

Finalist 500 250 - - - - 150 50

9 - 16 250 100 50

17- 32 100 50

33 - 64 50

EVENT Men’s

Open

Single

Men’s

Open

Double

Men’s

Master

Single

Men’s

Master

Double

Men’s

Veteran

Single

Men’s

Veteran

Double

Ladies

Open

Single

Ladies

Open

Double

Winners 500 300 300 200 200 150 300 200

Runner -

up 250 150 200 150 100 100 150 100

Semi

Finalist 150 100 100 75 50 50 75 50

Qtr

Finalist 100 50 - - - - - -

9- 16 50

Tier 1

Tier 2

Note : 1) A two-tier system will be introduced to each events subject to the entries for each particular event are 32 and above 2) Prize money is paid in Malaysia Ringgit (RM) currency

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EVENT GUIDESPECTATOR INFORMATION

Spectators Please1. Do not enter or leave stands except at the change of ends and not during a tie-

break.2. Do not make noise during a rally.3. Do not applaud a net cord or a double fault.4. Do not use ash photography whilst play is in progress.5. In line with government regulations, smoking is forbidden within all buildings at

the Jalan Duta and Tasik Titiwangsa tennis complex.6. No mobile phones around the courts.

Prohibited ItemsFor the comfort and safety of patrons and players, the following items are NOT allowed into the Jalan Duta National Tennis Center:• Alcohol.• Animals except service animals (eg. seeing eye dogs).• Any item that could be used as a weapon.• Beach balls and other in atable devices.• Bicycles, scooters, skateboards and roller-blades/skates.• Drink and food cans.• Chairs and stools.• Fireworks.• Glass (including bottles).• Large containers in excess of 1.5 litres.• Flags, banners or signs larger than 1.2m wide or with handles longer than 50cm

in length.• Musical instruments and/or ampli cation equipment.• Unauthorised advertising or marketing material or yers.• Laser pointers, distress signals, whistles or loud hailers.• Dangerous goods and any other item prohibited by legislation.

Note: Prams and strollers are not permitted in seating areas.

1. Please alert any nearby KLLTA of cials immediately if you spot an emergency or feel that danger is imminent.

2. Evacuation. If you are asked to evacuate a court or the grounds, please leave by the nearest exit or as directed by KLLTA of cials. Take your bag(s) with you; do not endanger yourself.

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TENNIS HAS NEVER BEEN THIS MUCH FUN

The Play+Stay programme is just for kids. Children learn to play on the right size court using rackets that are perfect for small hands and balls that don’t bounce too high. And they can play anywhere. Children can enjoy Play+Stay with their friends or family at home, school and at their local tennis club – all you need is a at surface.

The KLLTA organises our Play+Stay programme primarily at the DBKL Tennis Complex in Tasik Titiwangsa on the weekends. We have three intakes at the start of each quarter with the last quarter reserved for competition between students past and present.

Complete newcomers are encouraged to attend. As the children progress through each stage their con dence grows along with their skills as they master each ball and court. Funded by the CIMB Foundation, our programmes are FREE for all, but limited to complete newcomers to the game only.

With the Play+Stay, kids learn to play tennis the right way and develop at their own pace. Developed by the International Tennis Federation, the Play+Stay program is the perfect t for kids.

Start Playing NowAre you ready to start playing in our Play+Stay programme with your friends? Here’s how you can start playing:

Step 1 Get in touch! Contact any one of our KLLTA quali ed coaches to nd out more. Please refer to the end of this section for contact details.

Why the Change?For decades, soccer, basketball, netball, rugby, cricket and many other sports introduced children to their sports through the use of smaller equipment and a reduced playing area.

Meanwhile, children learning to play tennis were doing so with the same size racket an adult would use, while playing on a full-size court the way professionals do.

So in 2010, the KLLTA introduced the Play+Stay programme – the fun and easy way to learn how to serve, rally and score. And we’re not the only ones. In the past few years more than 120 nations have adopted modi ed tennis programs, including all four Grand Slam countries.

PLAY AND STAY CAMPAIGN

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A Stage for All Abilities

Red stage – Explore (ages 5–8)

Green stage – Encourage (ages 9+)

Orange stage – Develop (ages 8–10)

The Red stage is for beginners. The red ball is larger than a yellow ball and doesn’t bounce as high (just 25 per cent compression), making it a breeze for even the youngest players to hit it comfortably. The courts and nets used in the Red stage are much smaller and easier for kids to move around.

The ball used in the Green stage has a higher compression rate (75 per cent of a yellow tennis ball). The children play on a full-size court. Finally, when they are ready, kids graduate to the yellow ball and play on a full-size court.

After mastering the Red stage, children move on to the Orange stage where the ball bounces a little higher (50 per cent compression) and the court is a bit bigger.

A New Way to PlayAs of 1 January 2012 the ITF recommends that all 10 and under competitions and tournaments worldwide use low-compression balls and smaller courts, which are also used in our KLLTA Play+Stay programme. Please make sure that your coach is using the right equipment for your child; else nd a coach who does.

Our IntakesThe KLLTA has three intakes per year, with each intake running for a duration of 12 weeks. The students are accepted on a rst come rst serve basis and the KLLTA has the right to refuse anyone who we deem not suitable for this programme.

Details:Next Intake : 1 September to 30 November 2012 Venue : DBKL Taman Tasik Titiwangsa Tennis ComplexNumber of sessions : Four two-hour sessions held every Saturday of the month (4 sessions per month), per intake with a total of 12 sessions for the entire duration.Cost : FREEEligibilit : Kids from ages of 5 to 16 years old and never held a tennis racket .before in their life.Number of kids : We limit the intakes to no more than 50 kids. Need more information?You’ve got questions, we’ve got the answers! Contact us now:Mohd Khairuddin Baharom – 012 3062 130Mohd Helmi Mohamad – 012 3409 388Ali Reza Azmi – 012 3880 980Or email [email protected]

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TENNIS ISLANDWHAT IS TENNIS ISLAND?In conjunction with the KL Open, we are organizing a one day Tennis Carnival dubbed the “Tennis Island”, which is supported by CIMB Bank. Our objective is to use the Carnival as a platform to promote the sport of tennis to children and young adults in a fun and engaging manner.

We had the rst Tennis Carnival last year in conjunction with the 2011 KL Open Tennis Championships. Based on our experience gain from that Carnival, we felt that the need to market tennis to the young exists and the Carnival was a good vehicle to do so. We therefore went about addressing the short-comings of that Carnival and set about organizing a much improved event this year. The KLLTA remains committed to reaching out to the youth and showing them the joys of tennis through events such as this Tennis Carnival.

For this year’s Carnival, the KLLTA have engaged professionals to plan, organize and manage the event, centered on the theme “Tennis Island”. Island Talk, which is headed by Malaysia’s very own reggae pop star, Sasi the Don., will manage the Carnival in collaboration with the Association. With Sasi’s knowledge and experience with the youth market, along with his contacts in the entertainment industry, we have put in place an attractive event for kids of all ages (adults and parents are welcome too!). A fun� lled day is being planned featuring performances by top local artistes such as Caprice, Nadhirah, Prema Yin and Balan Kashmir.

The tennis courts in the indoor stadium at the National Tennis Center at Jalan Duta will be converted into a pirates’ island where lots of games and creative activities with a tennis and pirate theme will be held.

While the entertainment is designed to liven up the atmosphere, the centerpiece will be the Play+Stay exercises, drills and mini matches. Play+Stay is a holistic program developed by the International Tennis Federation (“ITF”) to enable children and young adults to quickly and enthusiastically learn the basics of tennis and start playing the game.

We hope to attract as many children as we can to come to the Carnival. More importantly, to get the children interested in tennis immediately! So do come and show your support for local tennis. Besides, it will be a great way to spend time with the kids over the weekend!

ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR THE DAY INCLUDES• Emcee activities, games and interaction.• Guess the number of balls.• Nintendo Wii – Tennis Experience.

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ABOUT THE KUALA LUMPUR LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION

OUR HISTORYPersatuan Lawn Tenis Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association or KLLTA) was rst registered under the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on April 1987. All activities within the association are run in accordance with the Rules of Kuala Lumpur Lawn Tennis Association which was approved by the Registrar of Societies.

With the passing of the Sports Development Act of 1997 (Akta Pembangunan Sukan 1997), and under Rule (6) of the Registered Sports Association, Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia, the KLLTA received acknowledgement as a registered sports association on the 14th October 1999. The Sports Commissioner at that time was Dato’ Mohamad Zabri Min.

OUR ASSOCIATION’S STRUCTUREThe management of the Association is vested in an Executive Committee consisting of a President, three (3) Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary and eight (8) Ordinary Committee Members. All posts within the association are decided on a nomination and election process put forth by all the member clubs and af liates of the KLLTA.

The rst Management Team of the Association as elected on April 1989 is as follows:President Tan Sri Sallehuddin bin Mohamed (JPM)Vice President (1) Dato Mohd Noor Abd Rahim (DBKL)Vice President (2) Dato’ Wan Abd Rahman Yaakob (JKR)Vice President (3) Dato’ Zolkipli Abdul (JPA)Hon Secretary Encik Hassan Talib (EPU)Asst Secretary Encik Zolkples Embong (MSN)Hon Treasurer Encik Mohd Khalik Abd Wahab) (BPR)Members Encik Amir Manan (Ukur) Encik Ahmad Abd Jamil (Felda) Encik Abd Razak Abd Latif (BPR) Encik Adnan Abd Rahman (JPM) Encik Zahid Arif n Idrus (BBCB) Encik Malik Idrus (Petronas) Encik Musalidin Dahalan (Buruh) Encik Zulki i Mohd Saman (JKR)

OUR ASSOCITATION’S MAIN OBJECTIVESThe KLLTA has a responsibility towards the game of tennis within Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding areas. Though we are a volunteer organization, we hold serious to the objectives set forth in the KLLTA charter and it is our responsibility to promote our great game of tennis to the masses while focusing on developing future champions.

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Our Objectives and Responsibilities:1. To uphold the laws of the game of tennis as at present adopted by the Lawn Tennis

Association of Malaysia (LTAM) with such alterations and additions thereto as may from time to time be made.

2. To be af liated to the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM).3. To promote and develop the game of tennis in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

by planning and implementing training and development programmes, organising tennis tournaments and participate in LTAM programmes.

4. Generally to advance and safeguard the interests of the game of tennis and to employ the funds of the Association for that purpose.

5. The Association may carry out any economic and business activities, including incorporating Cooperatives, Companies or Joint Ventures; buying, renting, constructing, or owning properties, movable or permanent, selling or owning part of, involve in investment in the form of bonds or stocks/shares, apply loans from nancial institutions, promote the creation of foundation or academies for the sole purpose of the development of the game of tennis.

6. All pro ts derived from the activities shall not be allocated/divided/shared to any members of the Association except for the development and management of tennis.

OUR STORY SO FARUnder the leadership of the President, Tan Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed, the Association has drawn up a number of Development plans and programmes to uplift the Association to greater heights; increasing the junior development programmes including organising tournaments, Coaching Clinics for grass-roots; Play & Stay Clinics for kids; and organizing Close Championships at FT level and Open events at the national level.

Due to the great efforts put up by members of the Association; the of cials and coaches, coupled with the support of parents, KLLTA has been able to produce calibre players over the last few years. Our Juniors players have made their mark in the number of Junior tournaments; Sportexcel; Internationals Junior Championships held in KL, Selangor, Penang, Perlis and Langkawi; having achieved success as either as Champions, Runners up, or in the top four in each category.

Over the years from 1994 to 1998, names like Terence Chia, Dannio Yahaya, Azizul Azhar, Mohd Hazriq have participated and won medals in their quests at state championships and national level tournaments. Marcus Chee, Mohd Hyqal, Johan Ariff, Sean Yip, Ashaari Zainal, Hanifa Rahizam, Wan Muiz Aziz, Joshua Jordan, Fauzan Shaharudin, Umarul Syatir Dziyaudin are the few who have brought medals to FTKL through their participations in various tournaments including SUKMA Meets in 1998 through 2008.

In the Girls category, we have had players like Joanna Phang, Siti Aisha, Sabreena Gill, Hyda Yazmin Yazip, Shareena Gill, Lyana, Airina, Nurin Nabila Roslan, Denise T’hng, Akshara Ramesh, Tan Jia Yin, who have taken part in various championships including SUKMA(s). We are glad to note that in SUKMA 2010 held in KL, FTKL Tennis Teams (boys & girls) achieved One (1) Silver and Five (5) Bronze medals, the highest achivement of the last eight (8) SUKMA tournaments where FTKL took part.

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Our young and up and coming junior players under the elite programmes Muhd Khairil Anas, Mohd Saiful Azri, Joshua Gerard Liu, Tobias Sean Waldau, Nur Eliza Khairul, Shareena Kaur, Tan Jia Yi, Kok Zi Yu, are now in regular training with KLLTA coaches and the players own coaches, in preparation for tournaments which have been lined up for them; the Sportexcel championships at FTKL, Zone and national level tournaments.

OUR FUTURE PLANSThe KLLTA is an association with big ambitions. We want tennis to be the sport of choice for the people who are living and working in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The Play+Stay programme approved by the ITF is a proven methodology to make it easy and enjoyable for a copmlete beginner to learn tennis. We feel it is our duty to provide this programme to the public so that many more young children will consider tennis as one of their main sports activities.

By graduating the children at an early age from our programme, we seek to provide coaches offering their services within the city the opportunity to take them to a higher standard of play. This enables them to decide if they want to play tennis as a leisure activity or to also participate in more formal competitive activity. Since we are building a growing base of beginner players, we hope to nd a number who are keen on competition. We look to offer events at all levels that offer the opportunity for competition to take place. The KL Open Tennis Championships is the highest level of competition for the Association.

Through the many events planned, we hope to identify talented players who have the necessary skills, physical and mental strength, to be considered for representation in national and overseas tournaments. These individuals will receive additional training to prepare them for the rigors of competition at national and international level. Our aim is to raise the standard of tennis in the Federal Territory such that we will produce ATF and ITF ranked players and ultimately have players who can win their tournaments.

In order to achieve these high standards, we look to assist our Kuala Lumpur-based coaches and of cials to learn more and graduate to higher quali cations. Together with the players and their parents and supporters, we seek to roll out our plans with their active participation. By getting more people involved in all our events, we hope to grow the number of corporations that support our goals. It is the combination of all these activities that will allow us to move forward and make tennis the sport of choice for many who live and work in Kuala Lumpur.

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ABOUT THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA

CURRENT 2012 KLLTAOFFICE BEARERS

PresidentTan Sri Dato’ Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed

Vice PresidentsTan Sri Wan Abdul Rahman YaakobEncik Ahmad Abdul JamilEncik Mirzan Mahathir

Honorary SecretaryEncik Mohd Khairuddin Baharom

Honorary TreasurerEncik Mohd Helmi Mohamad

Asst. Honorary SecretaryEncik Wan Hisham Nor Wan Harun

Executive SecretaryEncik Ali Reza Azmi

Executive Committee MembersEncik Tuan Zahirman Zarif Tuan YusofEncik Azizul Azhar AhmadEncik Jamaluddin Md AyetEncik Abu Bakar YeopEncik Mudzir SemanEncik Jaafar AbuEncik Samsudin AyubEncik Wan Mohamad Darani

KLLTA Member Clubs

A very special mention goes out to all our af liates as without these clubs, the KLLTA would not be in existence; therefore many thanks and our deepest gratitude goes out to all the member clubs for their undying support all these years.

As of January 2012, the KLLTA has 21 Member Clubs af liated with the Association. They are:

1. Kelab Sukan Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM)2. Kelab Sukan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL)3. Kelab Sukan Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN)4. Kelab Sukan Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP)5. Kelab Sukan & Rekreasi CIMB6. Kelab Sukan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR)7. Kelab Sukan Jabatan Ukur Malaysia (UKUR)8. Kelab Sukan & Rekreasi FELDA9. Kelab Sukan PETRONAS10. Kelab Sukan SME Bank11. Kelab Sukan Suruhanjaya Pencegah Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM)12. Kelab Sukan Hospital KL13. KelabSukan Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)14. Kelab Sukan Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)15. Kelab Sukan Telekom Malaysia (TELEKOM)16. Kelab Sukan Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN)17. Kelab Sukan Jabatan Pendidikan WP18. Kelab Sukan & Kebajikan Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM)19. Kelab Sukan Tasik Perdana Kuala Lumpur20. Kelab Sukan Taman Melewar21. KL Champs Academy

We realize that the past few years have been rather quiet, but we intend to change all that by organizing something special to show our appreciation to our members. Full details will be announced soon!

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ABOUT THE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA

LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA OFFICE BEARERS

2011/2013

PRESIDENTTAN SRI DATUK ABDUL RAZAK LATIFF

VICE PRESIDENTDATO’ AHMAD JAAFARDATO’ PATRICK LIEW CHIN JOONMR. CHENG JOO CHONG

HON. SECRETARYMR. IBRAHIM ABU BAKAR

HON. TREASURERCIK AZIAH ABDULLAH

ASST. HON. TREASURERMR. MOHD ARFIF MOHD YUSOFF

MEMBERSMR. HASHIM HAJI IBRAHIMMR. LEE FOCK MUNMR. FRANCIS TSU KOK ENGMR. ABDUL HADI EMBYMR. MOHD YAZIP MATORIMR. JOHNSON KOH YONG SIANGMR. MOHD KHAIRUDDIN BAHAROM

HISTORYThe Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya (LTAM) was founded in 1925 due largely to the keenness, foresight and practical work of Mr. Justice McCabe Reay, its rst president. The LTAM was later af liated with the Lawn Tennis Association in England, which in turn was a member of the International Lawn Tennis Federation.

By 1935 the LTAM had grown to comprise (Selangor LTA, Perak LTA, Negeri Sembilan LTA, Johore LTA) and the Straits Settlement (Singapore LTA, Penang LTA, Malacca LTA). In 1937 LTAM joined the ILTF. World War 2 interrupted LTAM activities but was revived in 1948 with John A. Choon-leong became the rst President of LTAM as well as of SLTA. On the resignation of C.K. Pang as Secretary of both LTA of Malaya and Singapore LTA, the two Associations split off with the Late Mr V. Rajaratnam taking over as Secretary of LTAM.

The LTAM became an Associate Member of the ILTF in 1937 and a Full Member in 1963. The name was changed to the LTA of Malaysia in 1964 to include the other States of the new Federation of Malaysia.

State tournaments and Open Invitational both locally and internally were introduced under the guidance and rules of the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya and later Malaysia. Such popular tournaments were the annual Malayan/Malaysian Malays Tennis Tournaments patronized and participated by the Rulers, and Governors.

Notable Rulers who participated were: H.R.H. The Sultan of Pahang, H.R.H. The Raja of Perlis, H.R.H. The Sultan of Perak, H.R.H The Sultan of Kedah, H.R.H The Sultan of Terengganu and The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. The Rulers were all avid and prominent tennis player who started playing tennis during their college days at home and abroad. They in turn encouraged the ordinary public to participate and play with them in tournaments.

For more information, please visit www.ltam.org.my

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