This document summarizes tennis activities in Iran in 2016. It provides information on the history and growth of tennis in the country. Some key points include: - Iran has an active tennis federation that oversees 11 committees related to competitions, clubs, education, and national teams. - There are over 800 registered coaches and 600 junior players in the country. Iran fields national teams in Davis Cup and Fed Cup competitions. - The federation runs various development, education, and coaching programs to identify and train new players. It works to adopt International Tennis Federation (ITF) standards and systems. - Statistical data shows steady growth in the number of tournaments, players, coaches, and facilities in recent

1. Summary Report on Activities
of Tennis Federation of I. R.
Iran
2016 ATF Administrators Workshop (Bangkok, Thailand)

2. History of Tennis in Iran
 Iran is a large country in the Middle East and West Asia, between the Gulf of
Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea. It is bordered by Iraq to the west,
Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to the northwest, Turkmenistan to the northeast,
Afghanistan and Pakistan to the southeast.
 The population of Iran is about 77.45 million (2013)
 In 1959 for the first time Iran attended the Davis Cup.
 In 1972 for the First time Iran attended the Fed Cup.

3. Present situation of Tennis in Iran
 President: Mr. Majid Shayesteh
 Secretary General: Mr. Kamyar Kimiaei
 No. of Active Committees: 11 Committee as per follow:
 Competitions clubs
 Provinces  Education
 Financial  Disciplinary
 Officiating  National Teams
 Mini Tennis  Information and Statistics
 Juniors and Talent Identification (JIT Program)

4. Active National Teams of Iran
 U13 Junior (Boys and Girls)
 U14 Junior ( Boys and Girls)
 U16 Junior (Boys and Girls)
 Fed Cup Team (Group II Asia-Oceania)
 Davis Cup Team (Group II Asia-Oceania)

5. Statistical Information about growth of
Tennis in Iran
 No. of Tournament Players: 400
 No. of Junior Tournament Players: 600
 No. of active clubs: 76
 No. of registered Coaches: 851
 No. of active officials and referees: 300
 No. of standard courts around the country: about 600
 No. of Futures held in 2016:10 weeks
 No. of ITF Juniors held in 2016: 2 weeks
 No. of ATF U14 tournaments held in 2016: 4 weeks

6. Ranking Status of Iranian Players:
 U14 ATF: 34 Boys and 32 Girls
 U18 ITF: 12 boys and 17 girls
 ATP Players: 7 players

7. Tennis Officiating status of Iran
 No. of Iranian referees, officiating in different international events: 9 officials as per
follow:
 Mr. Ali Katebi, Silver Badge
 Mr. Adel Borghei, Bronze Badge
 Mr. Saman Hasani, Bronze Badge
 Mr. Ara Soukezian, White Badge
 Mr. Seyed Amir Hossein Mousavi, White badge
 Mr. Masih Salah, white badge
 Mr. Mohsen Khodaparast, White badge
 Mr. Radin Bashar, White Badge

8. Tournament & Competition Structure
1- Super League of Iran (Men and Women)
2- 1st Division Tennis League of Iran
3- 2nd Division Tennis League of Iran
4- Prize Cup (Men and women)
5- Regional Tournaments of Iran (Men and women)
6- Junior League of Iran (Boys and Girls)
7- Junior Championship of Iran (Boys and Girls)
8- Clubs Play off Competitions of Iran (Men and Women)
9- Senior Competitions (Men and Women)
10- Age group Tennis Competitions of Iran (Girls and Boys)

9. Iran’s National Coaches’ Education System
- IRITF Coaches & Education Committee
Conversion of the ITF recommended system/syllabi to the IRITF and Iran’s Ministry of Youth & Sports system
ITF Approved/Recommended Courses IRITF Qualification Levels
Coaching High Performance Players’ Course International Coaching Certificate
Coaching Advanced Players’ Course Grade 1 Coaching Certificate
Coaching Beginner to Intermediate Players’ Course Grade 2 Coaching Certificate
Play Tennis Course
Grade 3 Coaching Certificate
Note: For official assessment of participants, Level of Play, Group Lesson and Written Exam
are defined and added to the regular ITF Play Tennis Course.
Participants must also pass General Sport Science Courses covering coaching related
modules.

10. IRITF
Internatio
nal Coach
=
ITF Level 3
IRITF Grade 1 Coaches'
Course
=
ITF Level 2
IRITF Grade 2 Coaches' Course
=
ITF Level 1
IRITF Grade 3 Coaches' Course (6-7 Days)
=
ITF Play Tennis Course + 3 Exams + General Sport
Science Courses covering coaching related modules
1 Day ITN Rating Clinic
Participants must score ITN 1 to ITN 6 to be qualified to participate
in
the IRITF Grade 3 Coaches' Course

11. Statistical Information on Education
programs (2016)
 Play Tennis Courses: 9
 Level 1 Coaching Course: 1
 Level 3: 14
 7 updating Seminar has been held for the Coaches
 1 Solidarity Coaches course was held under supervision of NOC
 Organizing of the Regional Coaching Conference of West Asia is the next important
program of Committee
 More than 300 coaches has been registered for attending the Conference

12. Holding U14 and U16 Camp in Esteghlal
Tennis Academy
 The camp was held in July in Tehran with presence of Amir and Mr. Igor
 26 U14 and U16 players attended the camp

13. JTI Programs of Iran
 Committee is working based on the updated programs of ITF
 Organizing and participating in the junior training camps in Iran is the
priority of the committee
 Two JTI seminars have been held for provincial coordinators
 An agreement has been signed with Education Ministry of Iran for bilateral
cooperation toward holding the JTI programs
 Three Tennis 10s seminars have been held for the provincial coordinators
to be updated about developing programs

14. Proposal Developing Programs
 Talent Identification strategies and programs may be promoted as the basic
development strategy.
 Such as Junior Developing Programs it seems we need some Coaching
Developing Programs at ATF Level, to assess the coaching system of each
country and help them to increase their coaching abilities
 It seems we need an Assessment Program to assess the developing process of
the Asian countries based on some fundamental criteria in the line with ITF/ATF
policies and strategies. The role of ITF regional officers is important for this mean.
 Active Participation in different international and regional events that are held in
Asia, can help to increase the professional level of Tennis all around our continent.
So it is expected the member countries will attend the important events more
eagerly and with more interest.

15. Thank you and Good Luck.