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ITF World Tennis Tour Player Panels

The ITF has established player panels on the ITF World Tennis Tour to provide a forum for players to have their say on how the Tour is run

There are two ITF World Tennis Tour player panels – a women’s tennis panel chaired by Mary Pierce and a men’s tennis panel chaired by Mark Woodforde. There are up to seven playing members and a coach on each panel. Members of the panels are elected by their fellow players. 

To ensure broad geographical representation, there is a limit of two players per region on both the women's tennis panel and the men’s tennis panel. There is also a limit on the number of players in the highest-ranking band on each tour’s panel (a maximum of three players with WTA rankings No. 151-300 in either singles or doubles for the women’s tennis panel; a maximum of two players with ATP rankings of No. 351-500 in either singles or doubles for the men’s tennis panel).

Advising the committee
Advising the committee

Player members vote, where voting is required, but ultimately advise and make recommendations to the ITF World Tennis Tour Committee, which in turn reports to the ITF Board of Directors. 

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CURRENT ELECTED PLAYER MEMBERS (2026-2027)

The current elected player members will serve a term until the end of the 2027 season, when the next elections will take place. The panel will meet at least two times per year, but it is normally more frequent.

Discover more about the current elected player panel members below. 

 

Women's Panel
  • Angella Okutoyi (KEN)
    Angella Okutoyi (KEN)
  • Yuliana Lizarazo (COL)
    Yuliana Lizarazo (COL)
  • Natalia Fehr (SUI)
    Natalia Fehr (SUI)
  • Simion Oana Georgeta (ROU)
    Simion Oana Georgeta (ROU)
  • Saumya Vig (IND)
    Saumya Vig (IND)
  • Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi (IND)
    Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi (IND)
  • Clervie Ngounoue (USA)
    Clervie Ngounoue (USA)
  • Chair: Mary Pierce
    Chair: Mary Pierce
Men's Panel
  • Parth Aggarwal (IND)
    Parth Aggarwal (IND)
  • Stefan Cooper (GBR)
    Stefan Cooper (GBR)
  • Ammar Faleh Alhogbani (KSA)
    Ammar Faleh Alhogbani (KSA)
  • Alec Beckley (RSA)
    Alec Beckley (RSA)
  • Anton Chekhov
    Anton Chekhov
  • Chair: Mark Woodforde
    Chair: Mark Woodforde

ROLL OF HONOUR: PLAYER MEMBERS

A list of all Men and Women that have served on the player panels and helped to shape the World Tennis Tour since 2020.

There have been so many positive changes that have come out of [the Player Panels]. Some things that maybe could have been done before, but weren't brought to light because there wasn't a Panel. I think it's serving the tennis community really well

Courtney Lock

Perrin: 'Up until now, we didn't have that voice'
Perrin: 'Up until now, we didn't have that voice'

Courtney Lock and Conny Perrin give insight into why the ITF World Tennis Tour men's and women's Player Panels have been so beneficial for the sport

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