14 December 2022 | Tennis Victoria

The Kooyong Foundation has been helping young Australian tennis players thrive for over 20 years.

Names which include Marc Polmans, Fed Cup representatives Sally Peers & Destanee Aiava, NCAA Champion for the Florida Gators Belinda Woolcock and Tokyo 2020 Bronze Medallist John Peers. The second Kooyong Foundation Pro Am held in December was a chance to celebrate the program that has developed many tennis stars across their journey.

On Monday December 5, 14 teams corporate teams had a team made up of 4 or 5 , plus a Professional player, plus a Kooyong Foundation scholarship player to play in the second Kooyong Foundation Pro Am.

The day included 14 well-known professional players:

Sam Groth

Sam Stosur

Paul Mcnamee

Nicole Bradtke

Richard Fromberg

Greg Jones

Marc Polmans

Omar Jasika

Jeremy Taylor

Belinda Woolcock

Arina Rodionova

Andrew Whittington

Luke Saville

Sally Peers

Other notables to play in the event were Chris Judd and James Tomkins.

At the end of play it was Property Investor Portal with professional player Luke Saville defeating Global Chinese Tennis Association with professional player Paul McNamee in the Grand Final.

The Pro Am acts as a major fundraiser for the Kooyong Foundation which goes towards supporting up and coming tennis players on their tennis journey, plus various events the Foundation runs and sponsors throughout the year.

For more information on the Kooyong Foundation visit: www.kooyong.com.au/kooyong-foundation