The Tennis Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Jeremy Dier as the Tournament Director of the Invacare World Team Cup.
Often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis, the Invacare World Team Cup is taking place at Nottingham Tennis Centre from 27th July to 2nd August.
Dier brings a wealth of experience to the event having worked on ATP World Tour events such as the million dollar event in Battersea Park and the Samsung event in Brighton.
Dier was also Head of the Tennis Client Division (Europe and Africa) for IMG whose clients included Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, Pat Cash, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.
The Invacare World Team Cup will immediately follow the British Open international wheelchair event also being staged in Nottingham, and will focus two weeks of world class wheelchair tennis in the Midlands.
“It is a great honour for us to be hosting the Invacare World Team Cup this year and we wanted to ensure that we continue to develop, grow and promote wheelchair tennis in Great Britain,” said Sue Mappin, Tennis Foundation Executive Director.
“Having the world’s number one ranked Quad player, Peter Norfolk, is inspirational to many of our up-and-coming players and with 2012 just around the corner I wanted to ensure that we brought in the right expertise to run this important event on the wheelchair tennis tour calendar.”
Dier added: ”I am delighted to have the opportunity to work on this event and to help ensure that the event is given the profile it deserves. Participation in wheelchair tennis is growing year on year and the dedication of the players taking part demands that the event is organised and promoted to the highest possible standard.”