Tennis Ethics Commission | ITF
Ethics Our Commitment to Integrity

The ITF Ethics Commission was formed in 2019 to uphold the organisation's commitment to integrity, governance and transparency. It defines, reviews and enforces the framework of ethical principles outlined in the ITF Code of Ethics. 

If you wish to contact the Ethics Commission or raise a complaint or concern, you can do so by contacting the Ethics Commission using the following email address: commission@itf-ethics.com


Commission members
The Chair and members of the Commission are drawn from outside tennis' stakeholders, ensuring independence, and are appointed for a four-year term

Chair Sandra Osborne

Sandra Osborne KC is President of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc, Chair of the ITF’s Ethics Commission and its Election and Eligibility Panel, Honorary Legal Adviser to the Commonwealth Games Federation and Chair of the CGF’s Governance and Integrity Committee. She is a member of the Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commission of the International Olympic Committee, and the Legal Commissions of the Association of National Olympic Committees and Panam Sports. She also Chairs the Juridical Commission of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees. Professionally, Sandra is a King’s Counsel of Barbados and Chartered Governance Professional with over 40 years’ experience.

  • Jack Anderson
    Jack Anderson
  • Tanja Haug
    Tanja Haug
  • David Howman
    David Howman
  • Urvasi Naidoo
    Urvasi Naidoo
  • Donald Rukare
    Donald Rukare
  • Jean Nicolau
    Jean Nicolau
ITF Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics applies to the ITF President, the Board of Directors, all Committee, Commission and Taskforce members, and the Chief Operating Officer. During an election year, the candidates are also bound by the Code, and the election-specific Candidate Rules. Download the code in English, French or Spanish below (amends/updates from the 2022 code are underlined in the below documents)

Resources and Statements

All resources, statements and decisions released by the ITF Ethics Commission are available to download below


Election Panel
The Election Panel is responsible for ensuring that the ITF Presidential and Board of Directors elections, which take place every four years, are conducted fairly and with integrity. Ms Osborne, Mr Howman and Ms Naidoo form the panel


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