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Integration of Wheelchair Tennis Into the ITF

Abstract

This presentation will give an overview of the level of integration of wheelchair tennis into the International Tennis Federation. The ITF was the first International Federation to establish such a union with the disability element of the sport. Wheelchair tennis has come along way in a short period of time since Brad Parks started playing in 1976. Wheelchair Tennis is now established in all four Grand Slams and is one of the flagship events at the Paralympic Games. The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour has grown from 11 tournaments in 1992 to more than 150 today.

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Wheelchair tennis

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Mark

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Bullock

Curriculum vitae

Mark holds an Economics degree from the University of Nottingham (1989) and an MSc in Recreation Management from Loughborough University (1991) in the UK. He was Athletic Union President at the University of Nottingham from 1989 – 1990. He worked as Tennis Development Officer for the City of Nottingham Tennis Centre from 1991 - 1995 before moving to the Welsh National Tennis Centre in Cardiff to perform the same role. In 1997 he returned to the City of Nottingham Tennis Centre as General Manager, a role he performed until joining the ITF in 2001. He is the former coach to the Great Britain Men's Wheelchair Tennis team. He attended 4 Invacare World Team Cups and the 1996 Paralympic Games. He was the personal coach of Jayant Mistry, the former British No. 1, for a number of years. He also worked with wheelchair athlete Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson at the 1996 Olympic Games.

As Manager Mark is responsible for all aspects of the sport from development through to the Paralympic Games. He has undertaken workshops, clinics, attended tournaments and spoken at conferences in more than 50 countries.

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