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PEREZ ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE COSAT President Camilo Perez Lopez Moreira was one of five new individual members to be elected to the IOC during the IOC Session in Buenos Aires in October. The Paraguayan-native was a successful junior tennis player before becoming involved in tennis administration. Over the last 15 years, Perez has held positions at the Paraguayan Tennis Association, the Paraguayan Olympic Committee and COSAT, culminating in being named President of all three organisations. He has been President of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee since 2011 and has held the position of COSAT President since 2013. "It is the biggest achievement of my career. I feel very excited, very happy to have made it and above all very committed to this great challenge. I hope to help the growth and strength of the Olympic movement in the world and above all in my country and Latin America," said Perez. ITF President David Haggerty added: "The ITF is delighted that Camilo has been elected to the IOC. Throughout his career Camilo has worked in sport and it is great news for tennis that he will now bring his skills and experience to the Olympic movement in an even more impactful way." Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals will return to the shores of the United States for the first time in a generation after Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida was confirmed as the new host venue. The tournaments were last held in the United States in Tucson, Arizona in 1994, but will be staged at the USTA campus at Lake Nona for the next three years from 2019 after the venue was ratified by the ITF Board. Budapest has been the host city of the two competitions since 2016. It will be the first time that Lake Nona will stage the two events, while it will only be the second occasion, after Tucson, that the United States has played host to the Finals. The ITF Board has also confirmed that the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals will be held in Prostejov in the Czech Republic for the next two years from 2019. Prostejov has hosted the tournament on its clay courts since 1999. Prior to 1999, the competition had always been held in Japan since its inception in 1991. Lake Nona to host Junior Davis and Fed Cup Finals The ITF was saddened to learn of the death of Lucy Hopman, who passed away at the age of 98, in late August. Hopman was the widow of Australian tennis great Harry Hopman, in whose honour the mixed team tournament, the Hopman Cup, was named. Lucy Hopman strove after her husband's death in 1985 to preserve his memory, and, with the founding of the annual Hopman Cup tournament in his honour in 1989, she travelled to Perth, Australia for 26 consecutive years, earning herself the informal title 'Queen of the Cup'. Lucy married Harry, a three-time Davis Cup champion as a player and 16-time champion as captain of the Australian team, in 1971. Harry had moved to the United States of America to become a professional tennis instructor, and they spent the early 1970s on Long Island. It was there that Harry oversaw the early training of John McEnroe, Vitas Gerulaitis, and Mary Carillo at the Port Washington Tennis Academy. In 1975, the Hopmans moved to the Gulf Coast of Florida, where Lucy put her organisational skills to good use helping to manage the Harry Hopman International Tennis program. After Harry's death in 1985, his tennis camp relocated to the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, and Lucy took up her three-decade quest to keep his name and legacy alive. ITF President David Haggerty said: "It was with great sadness that we learnt of Lucy Hopman's passing. With her husband Harry she provided so much to the sport of tennis. Her involvement and support for the Hopman Cup will never be forgotten by the people of Perth or tennis fans around the world." Lucy Hopman is survived by her son Richard, three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Former tennis player Todd Reid sadly passed away aged just 34 in October. Reid, who won the 2002 Wimbledon boys' singles title, reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 105 in 2004, during a year that saw him record his best Grand Slam result – a third round finish at the Australian Open, where he fell to Roger Federer. He also recorded impressive victories over then World No. 9 and Roland Garros champion Gaston Gaudio and runner-up Martin Verkerk during that season. By virtue of his form, he was also called up for Australia's Davis Cup team for their 2004 World Group play-off against Morocco. Reid, a former graduate of the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, was forced to put his tennis career on hold from 2005 due to injuries and illness. Reid is survived by his mother Sandra, father Bob and sisters Tara and Renee. LUCY HOPMAN TODD REID O B I T U A R Y ITFWorld // WINTER 2018 41

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