Philippe Chatrier Award Explained

Philippe Chatrier Award
Awarded For:	Major global tennis award
Location:	Paris
Country:	France
Presenter:	ITF
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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

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

Notes and References

1. News: Gillen . Nancy . Santana and Stolle receive ITF Philippe Chatrier Award . 15 July 2020 . Inside the Games . 1 April 2020.
2. News: Gillen . Nancy . Santana and Stolle receive ITF Philippe Chatrier Award . 15 July 2020 . Inside the Games . 1 April 2020.
3. Web site: World Champions Dinner. 2013. ITF. 20 December 2013.
4. News: International Tennis Federation Chatrier Award . 15 July 2020 . The ITF Website.