ITF AGM held in Cancun, Mexico

ITF AGM held in Cancun, Mexico – New Board of Directors Elected with New Voting System used

1. Rafael Westrupp ( Brazil ) 344
2. Brian Hainline ( United States of America ) 336
3. Lionel Ollinger ( France ) 336
4. Salma Guizani ( Tunisia ) 334 – Returned
5. Bulat Utemuratov ( Kazakhstan ) 333 – Returned
6. Jack Graham ( Canada ) 330 – Returned
7. Nao Kawatei ( Japan ) 300 – Returned
8. Philip Mok ( Hongkong ) 299
9. Roger Davids ( Netherlands ) 292
10. David Rawlinson ( Great Britain ) 249
11. Dietloff von Arnim ( Germany ) 222
12. Carlos Bravo ( Costa Rica ) 218 – Returned
13. Asa Hedin ( Sweden ) 217
14. Jordi de Winne ( Spain ) 213

28 candidates stood for election for the Board. The 14 elected Board members received the highest number of recorded votes by delegates in a secret ballot, while also meeting the geographical representation criteria specified in the constitution of the International Tennis Federation.

In alignment with the goals of Advantage All – the ITF’s programme for equality & inclusion to increase the number of women represented at the highest levels of leadership, 07 women stood for Board election in 2023 – compared to 04 in 2019. 02 women were elected.

The voting procedure for the Presidential & Board elections has been approved 7 overseen by the independent Election Panel (a sub-group of the independent Ethics Commission), with electronic voting procedures implemented for the first time.

President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka, Suresh Subramaniam was again not successful in winning enough votes to get into the prestigious Board of Directors of ITF. There was recognition for another Sri Lankan Tennis Official. President, Sri Lanka Tennis Association received a Service Award from the ITF for his services rendered to the sport from 2012 to 2022 during this AGM.