Our Committees and Commissions exist to deal with specific areas of the game
The ITF has established Committees and Commissions to which the ITF Board of Directors may delegate part of their work. These Committees and Commissions comprise members of the ITF Board of Directors and other suitably qualified individuals.
The duties of each Committee and Commission are derived from the ITF Constitution and they shall fulfil their duties in a manner that is consistent with the ITF values of good governance, integrity and trust, inclusiveness, innovation, ambition and collaboration.
Discover the roles and duties of each below, or find out who sits on each committee and commission at the foot of this page.
Find out who sits on each of the ITF's Committees and Commissions in the document below
Davis Cup Committee
The Davis Cup Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Professional Tennis Events Department. The objectives of the Professional Tennis Events Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Committee are (as they pertain specifically to the Davis Cup):
The duties of the Committee are as set out in the Davis Cup Regulations, namely:
Billie Jean King Cup Committee
The Billie Jean King Cup Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Professional Tennis Events Department. The objectives of the Professional Tennis Events Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Committee are (as they pertain specifically to the Billie Jean King Cup):
The duties of the Committee are as set out in the Billie Jean King Cup Regulations, namely:
Olympic Committee
The Olympic Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Professional Tennis Events Department. The objectives of the Professional Tennis Events Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Committee are:
The duties of the Committee shall be as set out in the Regulations of the Olympic Tennis Event, namely:
Juniors Committee
The Juniors Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Professional Tennis Department. The objectives of the Professional Tennis Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Committee are:
The duties of the Committee are as set out in the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Regulations and Junior Team Competition Regulations, namely
Masters Committee
The ITF Masters Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the ITF Masters Department. The objectives of the Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Committee are:
The duties of the Committee are as set out in the Masters Regulations, namely:
Wheelchair Committee
The Wheelchair Tennis Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the ITF Professional Tennis Department. The objectives of the ITF Professional Tennis Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Committee are:
The duties of the Committee are:
ITF World Tennis Tour Committee
The ITF World Tennis Tour Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the ITF Professional Tennis Department. The objectives of the ITF Professional Tennis Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Committee are:
The duties of the Committee are:
Constitutional Committee
The Constitutional Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Integrity Department, and plays a role in protecting the integrity of tennis through oversight of the ITF governance structure and its key competitions.
The over-riding duty of the Committee shall be to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on the Constitution of the ITF. Specifically, the duties shall be to:
Rules of Tennis Committee
The Rules of Tennis Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Integrity Department. In the context of the ITF’s role as guardian of the Rules of Tennis, the Committee plays a role in protecting the integrity of tennis. The objective(s) of the Integrity Department that lie(s) within the scope of the oversight of this Committee are:
The over-riding duty of the Committee shall be to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on the Rules of Tennis. The scope of the Committee includes the rules of Wheelchair Tennis and Beach Tennis, both of which are incorporated in the Rules. Specifically, the duties shall be to:
Beach Tennis Committee
The Beach Tennis Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the ITF Professional Tennis Department. The objectives of the ITF Professional Tennis Department that lie within the scope of the game are:
The duties of the Committee are as set out in the ITF Beach Tennis Regulations, namely:
Advantage All Committee
The Advantage All Committee is comprised of a Chair and Members. The objectives of the Advantage All Committee are to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on the development and implementation of the ITF Advantage All strategy to promote equal opportunities for girls and women to participate in tennis and the leadership of the sport, in pursuit of the principle of equality of men and women.
The duties of the Committee are as set out in the ITF Constitution, namely:
Coaches Commission
In the context of the ITF’s responsibility for developing the game of Tennis, the Coaches Commission is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Development Department, and plays a role in all matters regarding to tennis coaching.
The objectives of the Development Department that lie within the scope of the oversight of the Commission are:
The over-riding duty of the Commission shall be to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on all matters related to tennis coaching. Specifically, the duties shall be, in relation to tennis coaching, to:
Sports Science and Medicine Commission
In the context of the ITF’s role as guardian of the Rules of Tennis, the Sports Science and Medicine Commission is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Integrity Department, and plays a role in protecting the integrity of tennis. The objective of the Integrity Department that lies within the scope of the oversight of the Commission is:
The over-riding duty of the Commission shall be to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on all questions of a medical and scientific nature concerning the game of tennis and wheelchair tennis. Specifically, the duties shall be to:
Technical Commission
In the context of the ITF’s role as guardian of the Rules of Tennis (Rules), the Technical Commission is comprised of a Chair and Members and is administered by the Integrity Department, and plays a role in protecting the integrity of tennis. The objective of the Integrity Department that lies within the scope of the oversight of the Commission is:
The over-riding duty of the Commission shall be to advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on all technical questions concerning the game of tennis and wheelchair tennis. Specifically, the duties shall be to: