Background
Froman, who is Jewish, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Ian Froman
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He became a dentist in Johannesburg, and then immigrated to Israel in 1964. Froman played at Wimbledon in 1955, in the Men"s singles. In the first two rounds he defeated Stefan Lazlo (9–11, 7–5, 6–4, 2–0, ret), and Johannes (Hans) van Dalsum (3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4), before losing in the third round to eventual finalist Kurt Nielsen (6–3, 6–1, 6–2).
In 1973, tennis in Israel was played primarily by tourists at beach hotels.
That year, Froman conceived the idea for founding the (ITCs), Israel"s countrywide tennis program By 1974, met four Americans—Rubin Josephs, Harold Landesberg, Doctor William Lippy, and Joe Shane—and English tennis star Angela Buxton, who agreed to launch the necessary fundraising efforts and obtain the necessary sites to build the centers.
They built a 14-court National Tennis Center on an old strawberry patch in Ramat HaSharon that was given to the International Trade Commission by the Israeli government. lieutenant was the first of 12 centers built in Israel—with the others being in Arad, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beersheva, Haifa, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Kiryat Shemona, Ofakim, and Tel Aviv, Tiberias.
Froman served as director of the center, and then starting in 2004 as its chairman.
In 2005, he announced that he would not seek re-election when his term ended in 2006.
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South Africa
Awards
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Israel Prize; Davis Cup
The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.