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  • 8 - The ITF, ATP and WTA and the Governance of Global Tennis

  • from Part 2 - Regulatory
  • Edited by Ilias Bantekas, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Marko Begović, Molde University College
  • Book:
    Professional Tennis and Transnational Law
    Published online:
    07 August 2025
    Print publication:
    21 August 2025, pp 170-189
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    The chapter examines the governance structure of global tennis. It shows the existence of three distinct entities, the ITF, WTA and ATP, all endowed with distinct yet inter-related subject matters. All are potentially in conflict, but there is a great deal of synergy involved. The same is true among these three transnational tennis entities and national federations. The chapter shows that each entity has assumed the aegis of particular tennis tournaments, while the ITF is considered as possessing overall control over the development of the game (outside the professional circuit), including doping and corruption, and is the designated sport governing body responsible for organizing tennis at the Olympics. The chapter examines the particular governance structures of all three tennis entities and briefly sets out the role of players’ councils. The chapter goes on to explore commercialization, corruption and financial governance challenges.