Philippe Chatrier Award

Philippe Chatrier Award
Awarded for	Significant contributions to tennis both on and off the court; Long and outstanding service to the game
Location	London
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	ITF
First award	1996;29 years ago (1996)
Website	Philippe Chatrier Award

The Philippe Chatrier Award is an annual International Tennis Federation (ITF) award for long and outstanding service to the game of tennis. It is the ITF's highest honour.

Background

The ITF is the governing body of tennis. It introduced the award in 1996 to recognise individuals or organisations considered to have made outstanding contributions to tennis globally, both on and off the court. ^[1]

The award is named after the former French tennis player Philippe Chatrier, who was President of the governing body between 1977-1991. ^[2]

Announced in advance, the award is presented to the recipient at the annual ITF World Champions' Dinner held in London during Wimbledon. Prior to 2023, the dinner was held in Paris during the French Open. ^[3]

List of recipients

ITF Chatrier Award Recipients ^[4]

Year	Recipient	Role
1996	Stefan Edberg	Player, coach, noted for sportsmanship
1997	Chris Evert	Player, coach, tv commentator, former Women's Tennis Association president
1998	Rod Laver	Player dominance, 'the rocket', bridged gap into Open Era [5]
1999	Nicola Pietrangeli	Player, contributions to Italian tennis
2000	Juan Antonio Samaranch	International Olympic Committee President [6]
2001	NEC	Sponsor of the ITF Wheelchair tennis Tour from 1992-present [7]
2002	Jack Kramer	Player, promoter, 'father of open tennis' [8]
2003	Billie Jean King	Player, pioneer in women's rights and LGBTQ rights [9]
2004	Yannick Noah	Player, philanthropist, singer [10]
2005	Tony Trabert	Player, coach, broadcaster, former ITF president [11]
2006	Margaret Court	Player, mentor [12]
2007	John McEnroe	Player, tv commentator, public personality [13]
2008	Neale Fraser	Player, Davis cup captain for Australia [14]
2009	Martina Navratilova	Player, tv personality, activist for women's and gay rights [15]
2010	Gustavo Kuerten	Player, philanthropist, tennis ambassador particularly in Brazil [16]
2011	Guy Forget	Player; support of and team captain of France for Davis Cup and Fed Cup (now Billie Jean King Cup| [17]
2012	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	Player, Fed Cup and Olympic ambassador [18]
2013	All England Lawn Tennis Club	Wimbledon host [19]
2014	Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde	Doubles partners, coaches, commentators, administrators and mentors [20]
2015	Mary Carillo	TV analyst, philanthropist (former Chairwoman USTA Foundation) [21]
2016	Brad Parks	Founder of Wheelchair tennis' [22]
2017	Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez	Doubles partners, opened Sánchez-Casal Tennis Academy [23]
2018	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Player, advocate for women's tennis and [[Aboriginal Australians] [24]
2019	Gabriela Sabatini	Player, roles with UNICEF, UNESCO, the Special Olympics and the Youth Olympic Games [25]
2020	Manolo Santana and Fred Stolle	Players, coaches, contributors to development in respective countries [26]
2022	Stan Smith	Player, coach, partnership with Adidas [27]
2023	Justine Henin	Player, coach [28]
2024	Esther Vergeer	Wheelchair tennis player, disability advocate [29]

References

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