Yorkshire Tennis are delighted to announce the appointment of Dave Kitchen as Head of the Team that will deliver the Yorkshire Tennis Championships.
The Yorkshire Tennis Championships are a flagship event of the annual tennis calendar, bringing together the best players in Yorkshire each August to compete to become Yorkshire Tennis Champions across many categories and age groups.
Over the last two years we have been fortunate to have a small group of volunteers led by Christine Klee (from the LTA) in 2023 and Steve Plant (Yorkshire Tennis Competitions Co-ordinator) in 2024, to help deliver the Yorkshire Tennis Championships. We thank them for their valuable contributions.
We are now very fortunate that Dave Kitchen has agreed to head this team to plan and execute the 2025 Yorkshire Tennis Championships. Dave brings a vast amount of successful experience to this role having previously run the County Championships for 13 years. During this period the tournament grew significantly and became the largest county championships in Great Britain and the first in modern times to have over 500 entries.
Dave will start in this role from December 1st 2024. He will be bringing himself up to speed in the meantime ahead of preparing plans, approaches, personnel and budget for 2025.
I’m sure that you will join us in welcoming Dave back to the Yorkshire Tennis team and offer your support in delivering the best tournament that Yorkshire can put together.
Steve Jones
Chair of Yorkshire Tennis Limited