The International Lawn Tennis Club of
the Czech Republic
(hereinafter “the IC”)
IC of the Czech Republic was
founded in 1933, as the fifth IC in the world. Historically oldest IC
established already in 1924 has Great Britain.
The IC’s ideals are believed to be of such values that the development
and maintenance of their standards in any country should be the concern
of all those interested in the fine tradition of the tennis game. The
ways to achieve such purpose were the object of a first exchange of
views in Paris in 1946 between members of some ICs. Then on July 22nd,
1947, at a meeting of representatives of all existing ICs, i.e., Great
Britain, France, U.S.A, The Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Sweden and
Belgium, was unanimously recommended that the maintenance of IC ideals
everywhere should be entrusted to a “Council of the ICs” composed of
representatives of all the existing ICs.
Prior to formation of any new International Club the approval of this
Council must be obtained. The function of the Council will be carried on
by an executive committee composed of representatives of the three
oldest ICs, Great Britain, France and the U.S.A., and of three other ICs,
in accordance with the seniority of their formation and in rotation,
shall be elected for a period of one year.
After the Second World War the IC in our country was abolished. From
1994 there were efforts made by the Council to re-establish this
prestige club in the Czech Republic. First attempts to re-instate the IC
in our country were made in 1995 when a friendly match between the
members of the IC of Great Britain and the members of the I.CLTK Prague
was organized.
But only from December 1998, when Helena Sukova got involved, the more
intensive work started towards this re-instatement in Prague. At the end
we were successful in creating the Rules of our IC, which are agreed on
and comply with the Council’s orders in Great Britain as well as with
the current regulations for forming new tennis clubs in the Czech
Republic. The IC of the Czech Republic was welcomed back onto the
Council of the ICs as a re-established Member during the 51st Annual
General Meeting of the Council of International Lawn Tennis Clubs held
at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, on Tuesday
29 June 1999. There are now as many as 42 countries registered with
their IC affiliated into the Council of the ICs. Our President Helena
Sukova was a Co-opted member of the Executive Committee of the Council
of the ICs from January 2001 till June 2008.
Additional Information:
1. IC was affiliated to the Council of the ICs on 29.6. 1999
2. IC was affiliated to the Czech Tennis Association on 9.9. 1999
3. Bank account details of the IC of the Czech Republic:
Ceska
Sporitelna, a.s.
Sokolovska 1,
180 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic
account
number: 212080399 / 0800
account name:
International Lawn Tennis Club Ceske republiky
4. http://www.iltc.cz/
5. Postal correspondence:
International Lawn Tennis Club of the Czech Republic
Vilímovská 1476/33, Dejvice
160 00 Praha 6
6. Contact person: Mr. Frantisek
Stejskal; e-mail:
stejskal7(at)gmail.com
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