The Botswana Tennis Association (BoTA) is the national governing body for the sport of
tennis
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in
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
. Botswana is ranked in the top 15 nations in African tennis. The BoTA is affiliated to both
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ...
and
Confederation of African Tennis
Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) () is the continental governing body of tennis in Africa. It is the non-profit private organization based in Tunis and affiliated with International Tennis Federation. The main aim of the CAT is to regulate ...
.
History
Botswana competed in its first Fed Cup in 1995. Their best result was fourth place in its Group II pool in 2002 and 2003. Tapiwa Marobela has recorded the highest number of wins for the Botswana Fed Cup team, six wins from 13 singles matches and two wins from 11 doubles matches between 2001 and 2004, before she attended Florida State University from 2004 to 2008. Botswana competed in its first Davis Cup in
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
. Botswana Tennis Association also participated in
2014 African Youth Games
The 2nd African Youth Games took place in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports. Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only Afr ...
held in
Gaborone, Botswana.
There are thirteen tennis clubs affiliated to the association. The association collaborates with such institutions as Botswana Integrated Sports Association (Body for Secondary Schools’ sports), Botswana Premier League Sports Association (body for tertiary institutions’ sports, primary schools), etc.
Davis Cup
Botswana Davis Cup team qualified in February 2005 for Group III after being relegated in 2002 from Group III where they had been for two years.
Human resources
* Coaches
Fifteen (15) ITF Level I coaches have been trained through the cooperation between the ITF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
* Officials
The association has one ITF Level II (White Badge) umpire and over forty Level I umpires.
* Other volunteers include sports physicians who are called occasionally to assist at selected events, particularly international competitions.
See also
*
Sport in Botswana
*
Botswana National Sports Council
References
External links
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National members of the Confederation of African Tennis
Tennis
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Tennis in Botswana
Tennis governing bodies