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International Tennis FederationOverview
USTA Annual Meeting | March 2012 Carlsbad, CA, USA
The International Tennis FederationHistory• Founded in 1913 as International Lawn Tennis Association
• 12 member nations attended the first meeting deciding the 15 nations that would became the inaugural members, undersigning the minutes and accepting the voting status:
Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Present• The ITF has 210 member nations
– 145 Full members / 65 Associate members
• Six regional associations– USA and Canada are the only two nations not part of a Regional Association
Mission Statement
The Mission of the International Tennis Federation is to foster the growth and development of the sport of Tennis worldwide on a professional, non-professional and grass roots basis together with 210 member nations
ITF Key Functions
- Governing Body
- Service Organisation
ITF StructureITF AGM
ITF Board of Directors
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ITF OrganisationITF AGM
ITF Board of Directors
President
Executive Vice President/ COO
Presidential & Communications
ProfessionalScience & Technical
Development CommercialFinance &
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NB: Portfolio performance not included
Operating Income & Expenditure
Finance
• Not for profit organisation
• Reserves Policy - to enable ITF to operate for one financial year without any income
• 2011 Results – US$ 1,100 million surplus
• 2012 Budget – US$ 330,000 surplus
Overview
• Governance
To preserve the integrity and independence of tennis as a sport and to make and amend the rules of the game
• Development
To further develop and promote the game worldwide at all levels and without discrimination in order to expand the participation in our sport
• Competition
To protect, serve and enhance our flagship competitions and maintain their priority positions in the sport
Main Objectives
Main Activities• Governance
– Administration & Regulations/ Officiating / Science & technical / Anti-doping / Integrity Unit
• Development
– Junior Tennis / Senior Tennis / Wheelchair Tennis / ITF Development Programme / Marketing the Game
• Competition
– Davis Cup by BNP Paribas / Fed Cup by BNP Paribas / Olympic Tennis / ITF Pro Circuits / Beach Tennis
Governance• Administration & Regulations
– Rules of Tennis
– Membership Services
– ICT & Administration Services
– Special Projects (IPIN, Data projects)
Governance• Administration & Regulations
– IPIN Positive Outlook• 2007: 12,913 (Pro IPIN only)
• 2008: 21,931 (+Junior IPIN)
• 2009: 22,871
• 2010: 33,768 (+Wheelchair & Tennis Europe IPIN)
• 2011: 48,700 (+ Seniors IPIN)
• Administration & Regulations
– Marketing of the Game
• Play and Stay campaign
• Tennis10s launched in 2009 (rules in effect January 2012)
• Adult Tennis Xpress will be launched in 2012
• Team Identification for Davis Cup and Fed Cup
• Davis Cup Advertising campaign
Governance
Governance• Officiating
– Certification of Officials
• Worldwide certified International Officials – 1,341 (white to gold)
• US – 147 (white to gold)
– ITF Officiating Schools
• No of Schools in 2011 - 7
• No of Schools in US since 2008 - 5
– Introduction of on-line training
Governance• Science & Technical
– Ball Approval – approximately 300 brands annually
– Court Classification and Recognition
– Rackets - benchmark and monitor power
– Strings – spin-generating capacity
– Shoe/surface interaction – performance and safety
– Automated line-calling systems - introduction
Governance• Tennis Anti-Doping Programme
– Tennis Anti-Doping Programme started in late 80s
– ITF has managed centralised Anti-Doping Programme since 2007 on behalf of ATP and WTA
– Fully compliant with WADA Code
– 2,166 samples collected in 2011, including EPO and hGH analysis
– Player education through cartoons, Web site; wallet card; 24-hour information hotline
– WADA Code review process stared in Jan 2012
Governance• Tennis Integrity Unit
– Investigation / Reaction / Intelligence gathering / Education
• Tennis Anti-Corruption Code updated for 2012
• Participation in IOC Conference / Working Group to develop co-operation with:
– Governments
– Betting companies
• 3 completed cases, 2 players banned for life
• 1,000 players completed on-line education
Development• Junior Tennis
– ITF Junior Circuit• Over 390 tournaments in 120 countries / USA – 16• Circuit started in 1977 with 9 events in 6 countries
– Junior Davis Cup & Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas – 1985• Record entries with in 2011 with 189 teams from 104 countries• USA Champions –
– Junior Davis Cup – 1999/ 2008– Junior Fed Cup – 2008
– World Junior Tennis Finals - 1991• Record entries in 2011 with 202 teams from 113 countries• USA Champions -
– Boys – 2002/2003/2008 – Girls – 1992/2007/2008/2009/2010
Development• Junior Tennis
– Education• Online Junior Tennis Schools in 6 languages / Arabic next
• Player Forums held annually in every region & at ITF Junior Team Finals / Wimbledon
– Youth Olympic Games• 2010 - Singapore• 2014 – Nanjing, China
Development• Seniors Tennis
– ITF Seniors Circuit
• Increased number of tournaments in 2012 – 298 from more than 65 countries
• 288 tournaments in 2011
• All USTA National Championships form part of ITF Senior Circuit at Grade 2 level in 2012
• USA has won 97 seniors cups and 111 super-seniors cups
– Digitalisation of ITF Seniors Circuit started in January 2012
• Over 16,000 players have signed up
– 13,300 signed up within the free registration period by the end of October 2011
Development• Multisport and Regional Games
– ITF actively involved in organisation:
• Technical specifications
• Officials appointments
• Qualification systems
• Assistance to Organising Committees
Development• Wheelchair Tennis
– Well established wheelchair tennis events at Grand Slams
– 2011 - 173 tournaments
• 13 in USA
– 2012 – 175 tournaments
• 13 in USA
Development• ITF Development Programme Activities
– Development Budget worldwide in 2012 of US$ 2,441,000
– Grand Slam Development Fund in 2012 of US$ 1, 670,000
Total US$ 4, 111,000
• Development Officers
• Junior Tennis Initiative
• Coaches Education
• Player Training / Touring Teams
• Training Centres / Equipment
• Travel Grants / Facility Grants
Development• Expenditure by Region
35.83%
18.28%
11.95%
11.63%
13.13%9.18%
Africa Asia Europe South America Central America and Caribbean Pacific Oceania
Competition• ITF Events – organisation
– Davis Cup by BNP Paribas
– Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
– Olympic Tennis
– ITF Pro Circuit• ITF Men’s Circuit• ITF Women’s Circuit
– Beach Tennis• Rules / Calendar / Ranking
ITF role in the tennis calendar
GRANDSLAMS
DAVIS CUPFED CUP
HOPMAN CUP
OLYMPIC GAMES
ITF PRO CIRCUIT
ITF JUNIOR, SENIOR & WHEELCHAIR CIRCUITS
ASSOCIATEDITF Official Tennis Championships
OWNED AND ADMINISTEREDITF Official Team Championships
MANAGED ON BEHALF OF IOC
SOME EVENTS OWNED BYNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & ITF REPRESENTED
ON CHALLENGER COMMITTEE
ITF REPRESENTED ON BOARD; SOME EVENTS OWNED BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
SANCTIONED AND ADMINISTERED
SANCTIONED AND ADMINISTERED
ITF ROLE
WTA
ATP TOUR & CHALLENGERS
Tennis events 2011 - individual competition
GRAND SLAMS
ITF WOMEN’S CIRCUIT
ITF MEN’S CIRCUIT
ITF WHEELCHAIR CIRCUIT
ITF SENIORS CIRCUIT
ITF JUNIOR CIRCUIT
4 EVENTS IN 4 COUNTRIES
53 EVENTS IN 32 COUNTRIES
63 EVENTS IN 32 COUNTRIES & 150 EVENTS IN 44 COUNTRIES
505 EVENTS IN 66 COUNTRIES
522 EVENTS IN 66 COUNTRIES
173 EVENTS IN 45 COUNTRIES
288 EVENTS IN 64 COUNTRIES
390 EVENTS IN 120 COUNTRIES
ATP TOUR &CHALLENGERS
WTA
Tennis events 2011 – team competitions
2008 OLYMPIC GAMES
FED CUPBY BNP PARIBAS
DAVIS CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
SUPER-SENIORS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
SENIORS WORLD TEAMCHAMPIONSHIPS
INVACARE WORLD TEAM CUP (WHEELCHAIR)
WORLD JUNIOR TENNIS
JUNIOR DAVIS CUP/FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS
48 COMPETING NATIONS
81 NATIONS
121 NATIONS
27 NATIONS (148TEAMS)
25 NATIONS (115 TEAMS)
34 NATIONS (64 TEAMS)
113 NATIONS (202 TEAMS)
104 NATIONS (189TEAMS)
History
- Davis Cup began in 1900 as a competition between USA and Great Britain. It is now the world’s largest annual international team competition in sport, with 123 nations entered in 2012
- The 2012 final will be the 100th final in Davis Cup
- USA has won the title 32 times
- Fed Cup was launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ITF. It is now the world’s largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 90 nations entered in 2012
- 2013 marks the 50th year of Fed Cup
- USA has won the title 17 times
Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
2012
- Davis Cup- Increase in prize money of 2%
- Further expansion of ITF-financed Electronic-line calling to include 1st Round ties as well
- Fed Cup- Increase in prize money of 3%
- Further expansion of ITF-financed Electronic-line calling to include World Group 1st Round and Play-Offs
Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
Challenges
- Calendar
- Player participation
- Alternative formats
Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas
Olympic Tennis EventHistory- Tennis was one of the original nine Olympic sports at the first Modern
Olympiad held in Athens in 1896.
- Only Men’s Singles and Doubles was played and Ireland’s John Boland became the first Olympic tennis champion winning Gold in both events
- In 1900 in Paris, Women’s tennis was introduced and Great Britain's Charlotte Cooper become the first woman ever to win an Olympic medal in any sport
- Mixed doubles was also played but not Women’s Doubles which was not introduced until 1920
- In 1924 at the Paris Games the USA took all 5 Gold medals on offer – Men’s Singles & Doubles, Women’s Singles & Doubles and Mixed Doubles
- Tennis left the Olympic movement following the 1924 Games and only returned at the 1984 Los Angeles Games as a demonstration sport becoming a full sport again at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
- London 2012 OTE to be held at Wimbledon
- Ranking points agreements signed by ATP and WTA Tours
- Qualification Systems finalised and released
- Mixed Doubles reintroduced for first time since Tennis returned to Olympic Games
- 2012 Olympic Tennis Event Regulations published
- International and National Officiating Teams appointed
- Paralympic Tennis Event to be held at Eton Manor- Test Event – 3-6 May 2012
Olympic Tennis Event
Pro Circuit 2011
- Women’s Tournaments Worldwide- Number of Tournaments – 505- Prize Money Range - $10,000 to $100,00- Total Prize Money - $11,205,000
- Men’s Tournaments Worldwide- Number of Tournaments – 522 - Prize Money Range $10,000 & $15,000- Total Prize Money – 6,105,000
- USA- Men: 31 Tournaments- Women: 41 Tournaments
Professional Tennis
Pro Circuit
- Significant growth of Circuit calendar in 2011- Number of Tournaments - 1027 ▲ by 10% from 2010- Total prize money ▲ by 8%
- USA- Men: 31 Tournaments ▲ by 3%; Total prize money ▲ by 1.5%- Women: 41 Tournaments ▲ by 2.5%; Total prize money ▲ by <1%
- 2012 calendar- No significant change in total number of tournaments in first six months- BUT: some high prize money Women’s events cancelled
Professional Tennis
Pro Circuit
- Live scoring & data aggregation- Live scoring on public view – potential for revenue sharing
- Launch of new database & website- Improved efficiency, communication and promotion of Circuit
- Key Issues / Future Projects- Ongoing discussion about minimum staging requirements (Men’s Circuit)- Review and continued improvement of organisational standards- Player education (including integrity)
- ITF Women’s Circuit – Year-end Championship- Further research into level of interest amongst Nations
Professional Tennis
Beach Tennis
- Continued significant growth of ITF Beach Tennis Tour in 2011- Tournaments ▲ by 90%; total prize money ▲ by 65%- 91 tournaments; $271,000 prize money; 19 nations
- World Championships- Bulgaria – first time outside Italy
- Development and promotion- Promotional tools – DVDs, Enewsletters- Coaches Education Programme- ICT Support – new database and website
- Inclusion in SportAccord World Beach Games (2013)
Professional Tennis
AGM2012 AGM
- 11-13 July 2012 (week after Wimbledon) – Copenhagen, Denmark
- New Format introduced in 2011
- Breakout groups
- Tennis Event
International Tennis FederationOverview
USTA Annual Meeting | March 2012 Carlsbad, CA, USA
