1998
In June of 1998, coinciding with the playing of the IOC President Cup in the Royal Leopold Club of Brussels, a meeting of the coaches in charge of the Tennis Schools of the participating clubs was organized. Those who were in attendance provided a presentation of their respective schools, explaining organizational aspects and the objectives and expectations they hoped to achieve. It proved to be an interesting interchange of experiences that everyone deemed to be very positive.

1999
In September of 1999, parallel to the competition that was being held in Barcelona, a Bridge Tournament was organized in which the teams from the Cumberland LTC, Royal Leopold Club, T.C. Milano A.Bonacossa and RCTB-1899 participated. After two days of competition, the final victory went to the Royal Leopold Club, who won over the rest of the participants by a narrow margin of points.

In October of the same year, an exposition under the name "Tennis through the Centenary Clubs" was held, with objects and photographs provided by the clubs who at that time belonged to the CTC. Present at the inauguration was the President of the CIO, Mr. Juan A. Samaranch, who conversed with those attending and inquired about the history of the exhibiting clubs.

2001
In November of 2001 the CTC, in collaboration with the RCTB-1899, organized the "Ist Forum of Tennis School Coaches" in the installations of the Spanish club. The two days of presentations were attended by more than twenty persons, many of them from the different clubs of the CTC. The seven papers that were presented were highly relevant and gave rise to lively discussion, which served to bring to light the concern of the clubs in respect to their Tennis Schools, insofar as all aspects of training and formation are concerned, as well as social, sportive, competition, etc.

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Having completed play of the eight editions of the IOC President Cup, the Committee of Management of the CTC is considering a new competition for 2005 in which all clubs affiliated with the CTC would be able to participate. The project is to be presented for approval to the AGM, which will take place on the 20th of November 2004 in the Olympic Museum of Lausanne.

2005
The AGM was held on 19 November 2005 in the Olympic Museum of Lausanne where, among other points on the agenda, the admission of ten new clubs was approved: Club de Tenis Valencia (Valencia, España), Circolo de Tennis Bologna (Bologna, Italia), Royal King’s park Tennis Club (Perth, Australia), Berkeley Tennis Club (Berkeley, California, USA), Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (Toronto, Canada), Nordstrand Tennisklubb (Oslo, Norway), Carrickmines Lawn Tennis Club (Dublin, Ireland), Real Club de Tenis San Sebastian (San Sebastian, España), The Edgbaston Priory Club (Birmingham, UK) y Le Touquet Tennis Club (Le Toquet, France).
The election of the new Committee of Management was also carried out, with the following composition:
Mr. Juan M. Tintoré – R.C.T. Barcelona-1899
Mr. Wolfgang Hofer – LTTC Rotweiss Berlin
Mr. Jürgen Buttkus – T.C.de Genève
Mr. Lars Myhrman – Kungliga L.T.K.
Mr. Maurizio Suardi – T.C.Milano A.Bonacossa
Mr. Petr Simunek – I Cesky L.T.K.
Mr. Declan Heavey – Fitzwilliam L.T.C.
Mr. Theodore Sperry – Int.Tennis Hall of Fame
Mr. Bernard Dupouy – Villa Primrose Bordeaux

Appointed: Mr. Juan M. Tintoré (President), Mr. Jürgen Buttkus (Treasurer), Mr. Yves Bourquin (Auditor) and Mr. Carlos Mercé (Secretary).

2006
Coinciding with the 10th Anniversary of its foundation, the CTC held its 2006 Annual General Meeting on the 18th of November 2006 at the Olympic Museum of Lausanne, headquarters of the Association.

Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, the driving force behind the CTC in 1996 and Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee, was present at the Meeting. During the Meeting, Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch was named Honorary Life President of the CTC, and he was presented with a commemorative plaque. The Olympic Museum also received a plaque, having hosted the meetings of the CTC for the past 10 years. The Tennis Club Parioli (Rome, Italy), the Sopot Tennis Club (Sopot, Poland) and the Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena (Santander, Spain) were admitted as members.

2007

The 2007 Annual General Meeting of the Centenary Tennis Club was held this past 17 November at the Olympic Museum of Lausanne.
The CTC has its headquarters established at the Olympic Museum due to the express wishes of the then President of the International Olympic Committee Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch and is the place where Assemblies and other relevant functions are held.
It should be mentioned that the admission of four notably important clubs was approved at this recent Assembly: The Queen’s Club (London, UK), California Tennis Club (San Francisco, USA), Tennis Club Napoli (Naples, Italy) and the Winchester Tennis & Squash Club (Winchester, UK), institutions which will undoubtedly help in the expansion and recognition of the CTC. The organization of competitions in 2008 was another of the subjects which was commented upon, with the hopes of increasing the number of participating clubs.
After the work session a luncheon was held in the Restaurant of the Olympic Museum, which the members present in the Assembly attended.
From these lines we should like to express our sincere thanks to the personnel of the Olympic Museum for their collaboration and for the facilities provided for the staging of the program for the Assembly.

 
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