Philippe Chatrier Award
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| Philippe Chatrier Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Major global tennis award |
| Location | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | ITF |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Website | www |
The Philippe Chatrier Award is an annual International Tennis Federation (ITF) award. It was introduced 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 the ITF's highest honour and is named after the former French tennis player Philippe Chatrier, who was President of the governing body between 1977-1991.[2]
The recipient receives the award at the ITF World Champions' Dinner, which takes place annually in Paris during the French Open.[3]
List of recipients
[edit]Below is a full list of previous recipients of the award:-[4]
- 1996:
Stefan Edberg - 1997:
Chris Evert - 1998:
Rod Laver - 1999:
Nicola Pietrangeli - 2000:
Juan Antonio Samaranch - 2001:
NEC - 2002: Jack Kramer
- 2003: Billie Jean King
- 2004:
Yannick Noah - 2005: Tony Trabert
- 2006: Margaret Court
- 2007: John McEnroe
- 2008: Neale Fraser
- 2009: Martina Navratilova
- 2010:
Gustavo Kuerten - 2011: Guy Forget
- 2012: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- 2013:
All England Lawn Tennis Club - 2014: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde
- 2015: Mary Carillo
- 2016: Brad Parks
- 2017: Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez
- 2018: Evonne Goolagong Cawley
- 2019:
Gabriela Sabatini - 2020: Manolo Santana and Fred Stolle
- 2022: Stan Smith
- 2023:
Justine Henin
References
[edit]- ^ Gillen, Nancy (1 April 2020). "Santana and Stolle receive ITF Philippe Chatrier Award". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (1 April 2020). "Santana and Stolle receive ITF Philippe Chatrier Award". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "World Champions Dinner". ITF. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "International Tennis Federation Chatrier Award". The ITF Website. Retrieved 15 July 2020.