ITF Wheelchair Tennis Player Council: Nominations and Elections
The current term for the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Player Council comes to an end on 31 December 2022 and the process for nominating members for the next Player Council will begin on 21 October.
Established in 2018, the purpose of the Player Council is:
- To represent the interests of all players across all divisions, rankings and world regions involved in ITF Wheelchair Tennis Competitions
- To advise and make recommendations to the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Committee on all issues of concern to players including but not limited to the ITF Rules and Regulations.
Elections for the second and currrent term of the Player Council were held in 2020. The timeline of the nomination and election process for the new term can be found on the table below:
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Timeline |
Process |
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Mon 24 Oct |
Nomination period opens |
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Mon 7 Nov |
Nomination period closes |
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Mon 14 Nov |
Election period opens |
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Mon 21 Nov |
Election period closes |
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Fri 25 Nov |
Announcement of results to Players |
The Player Council, which will be appointed for a period of two years from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024, will be administered by the ITF and will consist of:
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7 |
Current Players |
A Current Player is defined as having a 2022 IPIN membership and a current ITF wheelchair tennis ranking |
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1 |
Former Player |
A Former Player is defined as a player who has not competed in any ITF sanctioned tournaments in the last two (2) years and/or has officially retired with the ITF. They must have previously competed in one or more of the Paralympics, BNP Paribas World Team Cup, UNIQLO Doubles Masters or NEC Singles Masters |
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1 |
Coach |
A Coach is defined as holding a national coaching qualification, and must have coached or be coaching a player within the top 100 men or top 50 Women or Quads on the ITF Singles Ranking |
The current Player Council consists of the following members, with Lucy Shuker as Chair:
| Name | Category | Gender | Region | Division |
| Maikel Scheffers | Current Player | Male | Europe | Men's |
| Ben Weekes | Current Player | Male | Asia/Oceania | Men's |
| Najwa Awane | Current Player | Female | Africa | Women's |
| Lucy Shuker (Chair) | Current Player | Female | Europe | Women's |
| Charlotte Fairbank | Current Player | Female | Europe | Women's |
| Nicholas Taylor | Current Player | Male | North America | Quad |
| Sam Schroder | Current Player | Male | Europe | Quad |
| Karin Korb | Former Player | Female | North America | |
| Jason Harnett | Coach | Male | North America |
The ITF will share the Player Council Terms of Reference, Nomination Forms and Voting details in due course.
In order to receive communication regarding the Player Council Elections, players must maintain an active IPIN subscription and update their e-mail address linked to their IPIN account.
If you have any questions on this process, please don’t hesitate to contact the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Department on wheelchair@itftennis.com.