
Tennis Canada issues update on five-year gender equity plan
The positive affect of Canada’s Billie Jean King Cup win in 2023 can already be seen in tennis registration numbers across the country.
Tennis Canada issued an impact report ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday that shows it has made significant strides in the first two years of its five-year plan to improve gender equality in the sport. That includes 50 per cent of the participants in Tennis Canada’s under-12 program identifying as girls, up from 35 per cent in 2022.
“When your women have success, it inspires more girls to pick up a racket,” said Eva Havaris, Tennis Canada’s senior vice president of tennis development and partnerships. “Our women winning the Billie Jean King Cup and then, we as the national federation with our provincial and territorial tennis associations, we did a coast-to-coast-to-coast tour to celebrate that win and that achievement.
“We took the trophy around the country, we also ran activations, competitions, invited girls that are in the sport to come and celebrate — and to participate.”