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The Tennis Association of South Africa (TASA) was a non-racial tennis organisation formed on 23 June 1979 in Actonville, Benoni then Transvaal under the banner of South African Council on Sport (SACOS).

History
It was formed after the dissolution of Southern Africa Lawn Tennis Union (SALTU) and amalgamation of various Black tennis bodies from various provinces.

Past Affiliate Members
Boland Tennis Union Border Tennis Union Central Orange Free State Tennis Association Griqualand West Tennis Union Eastern Province Tennis Union Far Northern Transvaal Tennis Association Services Tennis Union South Eastern Transvaal Tennis Association Southern Natal Tennis Union South Western Transvaal Tennis Union Victoria East Tennis Union Western Province Tennis Union

Open
Boland Open Southern Natal Sugar Open Transvaal Tennis Board (TTB) Open TASA National Open Championship Western Province Open

Junior
TASA Junior Tournament School Tournament

Interprovincial Tournament
TASA Inter-provincial Tournament

Past Sport Administrators
AE Fortuin (President: 1979 - dissolution 1993) MN Pather Don Kali Colin Clarke Stanley Gumede Yusuf Waja David Samaai John Majola Ebrahim Osman Dennis Smith Mohamed Sheik Adv. CS Ntloko Adv. Kenneth Mthiyane SC Prof. Paulus Zulu Japhta Mahanjane Dr. Dennis Brown Myron Fynn ML Balwanth

Men
Hussein Mahomedy Cavin Bergman Raymond Anthony Marcelino Winlock Hassan Mahomedy Alvyn Solomon Hoosen Bobat Duane Field Eugen Petersen Jappie Klassen Conway Field Andre Nicolaai Naveenn Singh Glen Samaai Carlisle Sampson Brett Field Richman Mahlangu Sanele Zondi Malik Cassim Shariat Bennett Cain Mashego Rowan Fynn Mahomed Asvat Emmanuel Ngema

Women
Pascalina Katu Charmaine Carolisen Loretta Adams Gene Bowler Vera du Plessis Portia Peters Reyana Abrahams Fiona Samaai Jackie van Staade Cindy Mbatha Pumla Xotyeni Pongwana

Major Sponsors
Coca-Cola Dunlop

Coaching Clinics
Tennis development was initiated by in-house coaches David Samaai, Cavan Bergman and Williams.

Dissolution
After the disbanding of anti-apartheid political organisation by the apartheid government in the early 1990s. The policy of SACOS and its underlining bodies of "all or nothing" had to be modified.

Also See

 * South African Tennis Union
 * Tennis Federation of South Africa