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PTR & FMT sign partnership
Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is pleased to announce a ground-
breaking partnership with the Mexican Tennis Federation (FMT). As part of a multi-year agreement,
PTR will be responsible for all education and certification in Mexico. PTR will conduct all Levels of
PTR education in Mexico, which will include certification workshops (Level I through 5) and Con-
tinuing Education courses. PTR and FMT will collaborate on an annual Symposium located at the
PTR Mexico Headquarters in Guadalajara.
“It’s an incredible opportunity for PTR to work and partner with a Federation that has such a long
tradition in tennis as the FMT. We will be unveiling our revised education and certification pathway
there and look forward to helping raise the bar of coach education in Mexico,” said PTR Interna-
tional Director, Iñaki Balzola. “We look forward to contributing to the growth and development of
tennis in Mexico for many years to come.”
“To work with the Professional Tennis Registry allows us to have a certification valid internationally.
We are sure that this union between FMT and PTR will bring great benefits to everyone who plays
tennis in Mexico,” said Jorge Olaya, Executive Director of the Mexican Federation.
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis coaching professionals with more than 15,700
members in 125 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of
any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teachers and
coaches around the world in order to grow the game.
Photo (l-r): Stefan Tzvetkov,
ITF and PTR Board Member;
Dan Santorum, PTR CEO;
Antonio Flores, President of
Mexican Federation; Mary
Pierce, ITF and PTR Board
Member; Iñaki Balzola, PTR
International Director; Lucy
Garvin, PTR Board Member
Amazon Considers
Live-Streaming Tennis
Internet giant Amazon is considering
livestreaming pro tennis, according to London's
Daily Mail. It was reported during Wimbledon
that Amazon is looking at the ATP Masters
1000 tournaments, whose contract with
Sky Sports expires in 2018.
The newspaper said Amazon representatives
were at Wimbledon making contacts
ahead of a potential bid to stream all major
tournaments below the Grand Slams on
the Amazon Prime subscription platform.
Amazon already has a deal with the National
Football League to stream a package of 10
Thursday night games in 2017.