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Distinguished Service Awards Winners

The Tennis Canada Distinguished Service Awards are presented to members of the tennis family who have made a positive impact on the game and have had a minimum of five years involvement at the national, provincial or community level.

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2025 Distinguished Service Award Recipients

Tennis Canada is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Distinguished Service Awards, which celebrate the commitment, leadership and outstanding contributions of individuals who have helped grow and promote tennis across the country.

Congratulations to all recipients on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for your invaluable contribution to tennis in Canada.

2025 DSA Recipients

Rick Bertozzi, ON

2025 DSA Recipients

Jacques Bordeleau, QC

2025 DSA Recipients

Jacques Brunelle, QC

2025 DSA Recipients

Arnaud Jousselin, QC

2025 DSA Recipients

Henri Lecluyse, QC

2025 DSA Recipients

Francis Nantel-Chaput, QC

2025 DSA Recipients

Rico Policarpo, AB

2025 DSA Recipients

Louis Sebert, NT

2025 DSA Recipients

Danielle Smith, ON

2025 DSA Recipients

Chris Zelyas, AB

2025

Chris Zelyas, AB
Rico Policarpo, AB
Louis Sebert, NT
Francis Nantel-Chaput, QC
Jacques Bordeleau, QC
Henri Lecluyse, QC
Arnaud Jousselin, QC
Jacques Brunelle, QC
Danielle Smith, ON
Rick Bertozzi, ON

2024

Michael Bennett, AB
Joan Bevington
Simon Burden
Gary Caron
Nick Coutts
Jerrold Diamond
Fondation Famille Leblanc, QC
Al Fowler
Gerry Gieni
Phil Johnson, ON
Lillian Lam, BC
Leo Liendo
Andréanne Martin, QC
James Mendonca
National Tennis School Inc.
Justine Poirier
Ricky Twynam
Sonja Zibin

2023

Thuy Cao
Doug Carter
Vincent Cliché
Michel D’Aoust
Richard Dulac
Diana Jacobs
Jean-François Manibal
Brian Panovka
Norman Rothsching
John St.Louis
Arthur Wolf

2022

Jeffrey Spiers, AB
Russ Sluchinski, AB
Hollyburn Country Club, BC
Roger Skillings, BC
Anita Pushpanathan, NL
Derrick Rowe, NL
Mary Anne MacDonald, NS
Dennis Bevington, NWT
Jeannie Scott, NWT
Phil Stoops, ON
Harry Roettele, ON
Arleigh Fysh, ON
Jamie Grieve, ON
Ron Moore, ON
Cynthia Irvine, ON
Vicky Robinson, ON
Ari Novick, ON
Ron Turenne, ON
Bob Gollaher, PEI
Rejean Genois, QC
Coleman Bonny, QC
J. Wayne Richmond, USA

2021

Danny Da Costa, AB
Patrick Thomas, AB
Phil Dacre, BC
Gerald Bishop, NL
Shelley Flemming, NS
Marijke Nel, NS
Richard Daitch, NWT
Tamara Jovic, NWT
Shirley Zhang, NWT
All Canadian Sports Management, ON
Bernard Assouad, ON
Leigh Bradwell, ON
Jack Fairs, ON
Tom Kern, ON
Debbie Kirkwood, ON
Connie Pillo, ON
Louis Vachon, QC
Etienne Gergeron, QC
Maggie Jacobs, QC
Eric Lauzon, QC
John LeBoutillier, QC
Abigail Zheng Liu, QC
Paul Feraro, SK
Blair Schlosser, SK

2019

Jennifer Bellaire, ON
Scott Fraser, ON
Cynamon Family, ON
Hibberd Family, ON
Scott Moore, ON
Granovsky Family, ON
Rudi Platter Lindt & Sprungli (Canada), ON
John Crabb, AB
Nikola Jovic, NWT,
Jean Delisle, QC
Alain Faucher, QC
Jean-Guy Bouffard, QC
Jean-Paul Blais, QC

2018

Nancy Taylor, NFLD
OTA, ON
Tony Eames, ON
Dennis Huss, ON
Anne-Marie & D’Amico Family, ON
Lambton Golf and Tennis Club, ON
Peter Jensen and Laura McCain, ON
Donald F. Hunter Charitable Foundation, ON
David Job, ON
Stan Hannaford, ON
In Memory of Jean MacPherson, NS
David Clark, NB
Francois Castonguay, Uniprix, QC
John Henley, NFLD
Ted Misztela and Jamie Power, NS
Jamie and Nicole Bagnell, NS
Slavica Jovic, NWT
Hart Pollack, MN
Gerry Goldberg, QC
Diane Giard, Banque Nationale, QC
Lynn Jeanniot, Banque Nationale, QC
Jean Laporte, Rogers Communications, QC
Sylvain Roy, Rogers Communications, QC
Fadel Chbihna , Rogers Communications, QC
Hector MacKay-Dunn, BC
Petr and Tom Pospisil, BC
John McMurch, BC

2017

Michael McLoughlin
Nicole Norbert
Jacques Hrisset
Tom and Cara Nicolopoulos
Alan Brown
Mamdouh Shoukri
Gary Brewer
Deb Orange

2016

Jan Heck, ON
Albert Fong, ON
Dr. Robert Gordon, ON
Ron Ghitter, AB
Glen Scott, AB
Holly Tawse, BC
Beverley & John Moore, ON

2015

Jean-François Dupuis, QC
Lisette Couillard, QC
Tamasha Grant, ON
Robert Murray, ON

2014

Bud & Lee Dobson, BC

2013

Andrea Rabzak, ON
Jimmy Wong, ON

2012

Harry Greenan, ON
Jack Hurley, NL
Blackmore Tennis Club, ON
Michel Lecavalier, ON
The Granite Club, ON
Tennis-mag, QC

2011

Jeff McCarrol, Ontario
Suzanne Dussault, Quebec
Nancy McFadyen, Ontario
Coulter Wright, Ontario
Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, Ontario
Jacques Rinfret, Quebec
Claude Laperrière, Quebec
Casey Curtis, Ontario

2010

Raymonde Babin, Québec
Christiane Bergevin, Québec
Nancy Connolly, Prince Edward Island
Jean-Claude Doré, Québec
Brian Floyd, Ontario
Dean Gillis, British Columbia
Fran Hurcomb, Northwest Territories
Lois Ker, British Columbia
Gus Morhart, Ontario
Doug Rawson, Britith Columbia
Wanda Restivo, Ontario
Claude Rousseau, Québec
Murray and Roda Rubin, Ontario

2009

Agnes Kern, ON
Chokyu Family, BC
Don Axell
John Roy, QC
Mike & Nicole Tevlin, ON
Nash Vuletic, BC
Vital Link Ice Cream & Event Marketing Inc., ON
Wayne Elderton, BC

2008

Bill Serbin, MB
Don Goodwin, ON
Floyd Hill, BC
Guy O’Byrne, BC
Internationaux juniors Banque Nationale, QC
Jean-François Manibal, QC
Jim Lahey, QC
Mercedes Canada National Bank, QC
Robert Jackson, NB
Rogers Communications, QC
Rolland Godin, QC
Sue Vail, ON
Suzanne Brenton, BC

2007

BC Decker, ON
Bonnie Carrington, ON
Brenda Dowling, SK
Dennis Lindsay, ON
Ernie Winter, BC
Gail Hamamoto Doré, BC
Gerald Regan, NS
Gillian Shea, AB
Gordon and Barbara Hughes, NS
Jessie Smalley, ON
Ken Hecker, BC
Marlene Nobrega, ON
Michael Clarfield, ON
Michel Cantin, QC
Norm Christie, BC
Ottawa Tennis Community Centre, ON
Pam Olley, ON
Roger Raymond, QC
Scotiabank, ON
Shannon Andersen, ON
Stephen Stewart, NS
Sue Gilbertson, AB
Tom Poulton, BC

2006

2004

Anne Marie Hudak, ON
Francois Giguere, QC
Frank Peter, ON
Harold Doerr, ON
Laurent Valiquette, QC
Patrick Hudak, ON

2003

Bill Crothers, ON
Charles Dore, BC
Denis Crotty, QC
Eric Cardinall Jr., BC
Geoffrey Carnell, NF
Louise Langston, QC
Pat Runge, BC
The Star Phoenix, SK
Tony Collings, ON

2002

Irwin Tobias, ON
Jack Pedlar, BC
Jean Perron, QC
Kay Faye Wilson, BC
Lawrence Fitzsimmon, QC
Moose Jaw Times Herald, SK
Quebec Wheelchair Sports Association, QC
Queensway Audi Volkswagen, ON

2001

Alan Webster, BC
Bruce Cates, NWT
Dieter Wolff, ON
Ed Gladstone, BC
Hal Pallister, MB
Marcel Sirois, QC
Terry Redvers, ON
Vlasta Brankovsky, ON

2000

Bill Cairns, NB
Cheryl Miller, BC
Erica Gilbert, ON
Gerry Labies, MB
Jim Macken, BC
John Leicester, SK
Ray Gallagher, NF
Steve Stevens, ON

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