Tennis Europe Board & Committees
Tennis Europe is run by its Board of Management, which consists of a President, three Vice-Presidents and 5 other elected members. The Board is elected for a four-year period by the Annual General Meeting of the Association. The Board of Management then appoints members to the Committees in charge of the various areas.
A new President and Board of Management was elected in Slovenia on 23rd March 2024 and will serve until the 2028 Annual General Meeting:
President
Henrik Thorsøe Pedersen (DEN) | Contact ✉️
Board of Management
Florence Alix-Gravellier (FRA) - Vice President
Nikolina Babic (CRO)
Milos Karadzic (MNE)
Avi Perets (ISR)
Sandi Procter (GBR) - Vice President
Raimondo Ricci Bitti (ITA)
Csilla Suto (HUN)
Cem Tinaz (TUR) - Vice President
Roles
Honorary Treasurer: Raimondo Ricci Bitti
Development Committee: Cem Tinaz
Gender Equality Committee: Florence Alix-Gravellier and supported by Avi Perets
Junior Tennis Committee: Sandi Procter
Professional Tennis Committee: Milos Karadzic and supported by Avi Perets
Stakeholder Engagement Task Force: Cem Tinaz
Senior Tennis Responsible Board Member: Csilla Suto
Committees
The composition of each committee is as follows:
Development Committee
Chair: Cem Tinaz (TUR)
Klaus Bardeli (ALB), Gevork Karamanoukian (ARM), Petar Barbaros (CRO), Pantelis Neos (CYP), Katerina Kramperova (CZE), Aleksander Jürgens (EST), Teemu Purho (FIN), Pascal Piriou (FRA), Phil Veasey (GBR), Alexis Zitrides (GRE), Ofek Blauer (ISR), Giorgio Di Palermo (ITA), Shkelzen Domi (KOS), Irina Kuzmina Rimsa (LAT), Natalia Belibova (MDA), Aslak Paulsen (NOR), Piotr Unierzyski (POL), Alina Cercel Tecsor (ROU), Merve Gültekinler Sadi (TUR), Maryna Ibraimova (UKR).
Gender Equality Committee
Chair: Florence Alix-Gravellier (FRA), supported by Avi Perets (ISR)
Lusine Gasparyan (ARM), Sabira Abdullayeva (AZE), Elena Tsingova-Atanasova (BUL), Olga Simunovic (CRO), Henrik Maris (DEN), Antti Aine (FIN), Marine Piriou (FRA), Jo-Anne Downing (GBR), Vasileia Arvanitidou (GRE), Michal Raanan (ISR), Virigina Di Caterino (ITA), Blerina Mati (KOS), Virginija Paliukaite (LTU), Mariette Verbruggen (NED), Franck Fog (NOR), Daria Sulgostowska (POL), Neuza Silva (POR), Katarina Obranovic O’Dell (SLO), Ayşenur Durmuş (TUR)
Junior Tennis Committee
Chair: Sandi Procter (GBR)
Marion Maruska (AUT), Magdalena Maleeva (BUL), Suzana Knezevic (CRO), Jan Stoces (CZE), Martin Ravnholt (DEN), Märten Tamla (EST), Roope Kailaheimo (FIN), Vincent Bonnetain (FRA), Emiliano Zanon (GEO), Mirco Westphal (GER), Hollie Milligan (GBR), Spyridon Doulgerakis (GRE), Eszter Serfozo (HUN), Tomer Dank (ISR), Rita Grande (ITA), Patrick Kemps (NED), Cezar Johansson (NOR), Dariusz Saletra (POL), Pedro Lobao (POR), Eugen Ganescu (ROU), Vladimir Habas (SVK), Marko Por (SLO), Niklas Fjeldstad (SWE), Mark Brunner (SUI), Alaattin Bora Gerçeker (TUR).
Pro Tennis Committee
Chair: Milos Karadzic (MNE), supported by Avi Perets (ISR)
Yordan Bozhinov (BUL), Iva Majoli (CRO), Demetris Leontis (CYP), Allar Hint (EST), Francois Pareau (FRA), Jan Hanelt (GER), Kirsty Thompson (GBR), Dimitros Pappas (GRE), Moran Lavi Dagan (ISR), Pietro Pennisi (ITA), Edgars Rauza (LAT), Robert van der Drift (NED), Svein Are Lapstun (NOR), Rafal Helbik (POL), Rui Machado (POR), Gabriel Moraru (ROU), Tea Starc (SLO), Bengt Helmersson (SWE), Giuseppe Canova (SUI), Gallip Özgür Ergüden (TUR), Oleksandr Kulyk (UKR)
Governance
Ethics Commission
Spyridoula Akrivouli (GRE), Manel Albiac Cruxent (ESP), Daria Solenik (FRA), Vincent Ven (SUI)
Discliplinary Commission
Julien Deux (FRA), Sarah Emerson (IRL), Dr. iur. Beat Krähenmann (SUI), Polina Tšernjak (EST)
Honorary Officers
Tennis Europe also has a number of Honorary Officers, all of whom have made outstanding contributions to the organisation during their time in office. A complete list can be found here.