Tennis Canada acknowledged globally to help ITF throughout key areas of tennis
5 Canadians have been acknowledged globally by appointments on the Worldwide Tennis Federation’s (ITF) 2024-25 Committees and Commissions, as introduced in December.
Over 230 representatives from 68 totally different international locations have been appointed to serve on a variety of ITF Committees, Commissions and Taskforces with the purpose of helping the ITF throughout key areas of the game.
Previous Chair of the Board of Tennis Canada Jennifer Bishop has as soon as once more been appointed to the ITF’s Davis Cup Committee. She beforehand turned the second lady in historical past to be appointed to the committee for 2022-23. Within the 2024-25 appointments, a report 35 per cent are held by ladies, marking a rise of seven.4 per cent from the earlier cycle of appointments.
“Canada continues to make super strides in tennis, as evidenced by current Billie Jean King Cup, Davis Cup and US Open victories. However with the intention to continue to grow and reaching outcomes like these, Tennis Canada has to do its half off the courtroom as properly,” mentioned Peter Kruyt, Chair of the Board of Tennis Canada. “Canada is honoured to have voices working throughout the governing physique of tennis, we are able to proceed to work towards reaching the purpose of being a number one tennis nation.”
“We’re grateful as at all times for the chance to have robust illustration on the ITF Committees and Commissions and look ahead to working with the ITF and different nationwide associations to proceed to advertise and develop the game of tennis internationally.”
Former Tennis Canada board member Jack Graham has been appointed the chair of the Constitutional Committee and also will serve on the Governance Construction Taskforce and the Growth Advisors Group. Graham was not too long ago re-elected to the ITF Board of Administrators for a sixth consecutive time period.
Peter Kruyt, present Chair of the Board of Tennis Canada, will sit on the Strategic Taskforce. Janet Petras, Tennis Canada’s Director of Excessive-Efficiency Applications & Administration, will sit on the Juniors Committee whereas Irwin Tobias, Tennis Canada’s Advisor of Masters Tennis and Occasions, has been appointed to the Masters Committee.
Members of every committee, fee and taskforce are anticipated to meet their duties throughout the ITF’s core pillars for Governance, Sport and Participation in a fashion in keeping with the ITF values of fine governance, integrity, inclusiveness, innovation, and collaboration.
“The 2024-2025 time period can be necessary for the ITF as we progress the ITF2024+4 strategic priorities, proceed with our governance reform, and drive in direction of a major improve in tennis participation,” ITF President David Haggerty mentioned. “Committees play a significant function, nearly all of members are volunteers, offering their experience and important sources to realize our targets and meet the challenges forward.”
Click on here to view the complete listing of the ITF’s 2024-25 Committees and Commissions.
