Sandi Procter appointed LTA President from 2023
Sandi Procter has been appointed LTA President and will serve a three-year term from 2023, the national governing body for tennis in Great Britain announced on Thursday.
Currently the LTA Deputy President, Procter will succeed serving LTA President David Rawlinson, whose term ends in December.
Procter is a member of the ITF Advantage All Leadership Programme, which aims to empower and inspire more women to achieve leadership positions at national, regional and ITF Board level.
More than 100 women who currently hold senior Regional and National Association/Committee positions have participated in the programme, which allows participants to access a series of insightful webinars on leadership topics, led by key figures from the world of tennis and beyond, as well as connect with others through a Women in Leadership Networking Group.
A former PE teacher turned tennis coach and Manager of the Bromley Tennis Centre, which was US Open champion Emma Raducanu’s training base during her tenure, Procter has a long history of volunteering within the sport. She has served on the LTA Board since the beginning of 2017, firstly as a Council-elected Non-Executive Director and more recently as Deputy President.
“I’m very honoured and excited to take on the role and become the next LTA President,” said Procter. “I’ve always loved my involvement in tennis and can’t wait to have the opportunity to engage with the team and the wider community of volunteers so that together we can continue to open up tennis.”
Procter previously represented Kent on the LTA Council and still sits on the Kent LTA Board, having been involved in a range of tennis activities and projects in the county for over 25 years. Procter also serves on the Tennis Europe Development Committee and the ITF Olympic Committee.
“I would like to add my congratulations to Sandi on her election as the next LTA President,” said current president Rawlinson. “It is a huge privilege to hold this office, and one which is respected in the tennis world both at home and by International Federations.
“Having worked with Sandi, as my deputy, for the last three years, I know she will be fully committed and when I step down on 31 December the LTA will be in safe hands."
The ITF Advantage All strategy sets out the ITF’s ambition for tennis to become an ‘equal advantage’ sport. It aims to drive a meaningful increase in female representation at board, committee, commission levels, at a national, regional and international level, through initiatives that actively encourage women to take up leadership roles. To find out more about Advantage All, click here.