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| Formation | 1976 |
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| Type | Sports – Tennis, Children's Charity |
| Headquarters | Ramat HaSharon, Tel Aviv District, Israel |
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Israel Tennis Centers ("ITC"; Hebrew: המרכז לטניס בישראל) is the largest social service agency for children in Israel,[citation needed] serving more than a half million children and their families since its first center opened in Ramat Hasharon in 1976. With 16 centers across Israel, primarily in underprivileged communities, the not-for-profit Centers use tennis to promote the social, physical, and psychological well being of their students (through other programs such as their Life Skills program).[1] Another of its goals is the development of coaches (such as Oded Yaakov), and building and maintaining courts and facilities at the highest levels.[2]
The ITC is the physical home of the Israel Children's Centers, Israel's largest social service agency for children. The Israel Children's Centers serve 10,000 children every week through a variety of programs that address development and social needs, including coexistence programs for Arab and Jewish children and customized programs for a variety of disabilities.[3][4][5]
The ITC has to date produced the following top-30 players: Andy Ram (career-high doubles ranking of No. 5); Yoni Erlich (doubles ranking of No. 5); Shahar Pe'er (doubles ranking of No. 14 and singles ranking of No. 11); Anna Smashnova (singles ranking of No. 15); Amos Mansdorf (singles ranking of No. 18); Shlomo Glickstein (singles ranking of No. 22 in 1982; No. 28 in doubles); Dudi Sela (singles ranking of No. 29 in 2009), and Harel Levy (singles ranking of No. 30 in 2001).
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- ^ The News: Israel Tennis group plans Family Fun Day, 8 March 1993
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "ITC Web Site, English". Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ ITC Programs[dead link]
- ^ "Israel Children's Centres website". Israelchildren.ca. Archived from the original on July 21, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2010.