Voting open for ITF Wheelchair Player Council
Nominations have been received for the next cohort of players, ex-players and coaches to form the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Player Council, with voting open until December 3.
The purpose of this Player Council is to:
- represent the interests of all players across all divisions, rankings and world regions involved in ITF Wheelchair Tennis Competitions
- 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.
The two-year tenure of the first council comes to an end on 31 December 2020.
Player Council nominations are now in for the following roles:
7 Current Players
A Current Player is defined as having a 2020 IPIN membership and a current ITF wheelchair tennis ranking
Najwa Awane (MAR), women's world No.59
Lhaj Boukartacha (MAR), men's world No.60
Mariappan Durai (IND), men's world No.267
Petter Edstrom (SWE), quad world No.42
Charlotte Fairbank (FRA), women's world No.39
Shaban Warioba Matano (KEN), women's world No.571
Maikel Scheffers (NED), men's world No.14
Sam Schroder (NED), quad world No.3
Lucy Shuker (GBR), women's world No.11
Nick Taylor (USA), quad world No.16
Zanete Vasaraudze-Gailite (LAT), women's world No.104
Ben Weekes (AUS), men's world No.41
1 Former Player
A Former Player is defined as a player who has not competed in any ITF sanctioned tournaments in the last two 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
Karin Korb (USA) - sole nominee, automatically elected
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 in the ITF Singles Ranking
Jason Harnett (USA)
Kobi Wiener (ISR)
The Player Council must include at least one current player from each division; at least two current players of each gender; at least one player from each international region (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia/Oceania); and at least one player from the following ranking ranges at the start of the election period: 1-10, 11-40, and 41+.
Nominations & Election timetable
Nominations open: Monday 9 November
Nominations close: Monday 23 November
Voting opens: Thursday 26 November
Voting closes: Thursday 3 December
Announcement of Player Council: Friday 11 December
In order for players to receive details of the Council elections, including the voting system, as a matter of priority please ensure contact details (i.e. email address) in your IPIN account are up to date.
If you have any questions on this process, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at wheelchair@itftennis.com