PRESS RELEASE
22 September 2015
ITF to elect new President at 2015 ITF AGM
The ITF will elect its new President at the 2015 ITF Annual General Meeting in Santiago, Chile on Friday 25 September. The AGM programme
will be hosted by the Chilean Tennis Federation at the Santiago Marriott Hotel on 23-25 September, with
over 280 delegates, partners and staff from National Associations, Regional Associations, Foundation Members and Recognised Organisations.
The following four candidates are standing for the position of ITF President for a four-year term from 2015-19. The new President will replace outgoing ITF President Francesco
Ricci Bitti, who has decided to step down after 16 years in office.
David Haggerty (USA)
Anil Khanna (IND)
Juan Margets Lobato (ESP)
Rene Stammbach (SUI)
Elections will also be held for the new ITF Board of Directors for a four-year term from 2015-19. The following 26 candidates are standing for 13 positions on the Board:
Katrina Adams (USA)
* Tarak Cherif (TUN)
Martin Corrie (GBR)
Goran Djokovic (SRB)
* Sergio Elias (CHI)
Ismail El Shafei (EGY)
Jose Luis Escanuela Romana (ESP)
Luisanna Fodde (ITA)
Rodolfo Garcia Muriel (MEX)
Bernard Giudicelli (FRA)
* Jack Graham (CAN)
* David Haggerty (USA)
* Stephen Healy (AUS)
* Anil Khanna (IND)
Ulrich Klaus (GER)
Thomas Koenigsfeldt (DEN)
Jorge Lacerda da Rosa (BRA)
Celia Patrick (NZL)
Aleksei Selivanenko (RUS)
* Rene Stammbach (SUI)
Predrag Stojcevic (CRO)
Marina Tauber (MDA)
Stefan Tzvetkov (BUL)
Ayda Uluc (TUR)
Bulat Utemuratov (KAZ)
Karin van Bijsterveld (NED)
* Incumbent Board Member
The Draw for the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas will be held during the AGM
at the Santiago Marriott Hotel
on Wednesday 23 September at 19:00 local time (22:00 GMT). At Friday’s AGM, nations will also vote on the introduction of fifth set tiebreaks in Davis Cup starting
in 2016.
Ahead of the formal AGM, Regional Association meetings will be held on Wednesday, while Key Issues sessions
will take place on Thursday. Awards for Services to the Game will also be presented during the week.
The ITF is the world governing body of tennis and beach tennis, responsible for the rules of both sports and maintaining the integrity of tennis.
The ITF is the owner and rightsholder of the two largest annual international team competitions in sport, Davis Cup by BNP Paribas and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, and manages the Olympic Tennis Event on behalf of the IOC. The ITF’s highly regarded Tennis Development
Department oversees the development of tennis worldwide and, through its Science and Technical Department, monitors both equipment and technology. Its Officiating Department oversees the education and advancement of officials worldwide. The ITF organises over
1,000 weeks of men’s and women’s professional tournaments on the ITF Pro Circuit and manages the ITF Junior Circuit and team competitions, the ITF Beach Tennis Tour, the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ITF Seniors Circuit. The ITF also manages the Tennis
Anti-Doping Programme on behalf of the sport and is a partner in the Tennis Integrity Unit. Visit
www.itftennis.com,
www.twitter.com/ITF_Tennis,
www.Facebook.com/InternationalTennisFederation
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