Dendy Park Tennis Club is one of the leading tennis clubs in Victoria and Australia, one of the largest all clay court facilities in the southern hemisphere, and the big club in City of Bayside. The President and Committee of volunteers work closely with Tennis Australia, Tennis Victoria and City of Bayside to provide a quality environment for the enjoyment of tennis. The President and Committee ensure full compliance with Consumer Affairs Victoria requirements, including financial reporting. Improvement of the condition of our courts, the Clubhouse, grounds and services to members are our top priorities. The ethos and focus of the Club can be summed up as: 1. Participation 2. Competition 3. Junior Development 4. Community Our strategic objectives for the Club include: 1. The continuing enjoyment of competition and social tennis in a quality Club environment 2. Establish and grow Dendy Park Tennis Academy with Club Professional Dean Ellis 3. Field a Woman’s Premier League team in 2017 4. Establish a Men’s Premier League team funded by sponsorship in the long term 5. Maintain a the strength of the Club's competition teams in open and junior ranks Dendy Park was originally established as Elsternwick Tennis Club in the early 20th century and in 1970 relocated to its current site at Dendy Park Brighton East. The Annual Club Championships, which date back to the 1930s, provide an opportunity for Club members to compete in a variety of graded singles and doubles events, and trophies are awarded each year to the best performed man and woman in the Tennis Victoria Pennant competition. Notable Club Championship Open Men's Singles winners include former Wimbledon Champion and Australian Davis Cup Captain Neale Fraser, Australian Davis Cup player Alan Stone and Australian Junior Champion Will Coghlan. LTAV Men's A Grade Premiers 1948, 1968, 1970, 1974 LTAV Woman's A Grade Premiers 1946, 1947, 1964, 1972 Tennis Victoria Men's State Grade Premiers 1997 Tennis Victoria Woman's State Grade Premiers 2002, 2003 Australian Davis Cup Representatives and Elsternwick and/or Dendy Park Tennis Club Members Frank Sedgman, Rex Hartwig, Ashley Cooper, Neale Fraser, Alan Stone Australian Federation Cup Representatives and Elsternwick and/or Dendy Park Tennis Club Members Lesley Bowrey, Alicia Molik President Elsternwick Tennis Club T.H. White 1930-1956 W.H. Connolly 1957-1959 E.G. Thompson 1960-1964 K.W. Howard 1965-1970 Dendy Park Lawn Tennis Club K.W. Howard 1970-1979 C.L. Brunskill 1980-1985 R.V. Pedder 1986-1991 Dendy Park Tennis Club Inc. B.K. Taylor 1992-1994 C.L. Brunskill 1995-1997 Mrs D Gissing 1998 S.K. Kennett 1999-2001 K.W. Howard 2002-2010 T.F. O'Shannassy 2011-