The Philippe Chatrier Award is an annual World Tennis award for long and outstanding service to the game of tennis.
Background World Tennis 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.
The award is named after the former French tennis player Philippe Chatrier, who was President of the governing body between 1977–1991.
Announced in advance, the award is presented to the recipient at the annual World Tennis Champions' Dinner held in London during Wimbledon. Prior to 2023, the dinner was held in Paris during the French Open.
List of recipients
+ Chatrier Award Recipients 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 1999 Nicola Pietrangeli Player, contributions to Italian tennis 2000 Juan Antonio Samaranch International Olympic Committee President 2001 NEC Sponsor of the Wheelchair Tennis Tour since 1992 2002 Jack Kramer Player, promoter, 'father of open tennis' 2003 Billie Jean King Player, pioneer in women's rights and LGBTQ rights 2004 Yannick Noah Player, philanthropist, singer 2005 Tony Trabert Player, coach, broadcaster, former ITF president 2006 Margaret Court Player, mentor 2007 John McEnroe Player, TV commentator, public personality 2008 Neale Fraser Player, Davis Cup captain for Australia 2009 Martina Navratilova Player, TV personality, activist for women's and gay rights 2010 Gustavo Kuerten Player, philanthropist, tennis ambassador particularly in Brazil 2011 Guy Forget Player; support of and team captain of France for Davis Cup and Fed Cup (now Billie Jean King Cup 2012 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Player, Fed Cup and Olympic ambassador 2013 All England Lawn Tennis Club Wimbledon host 2014 Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde Doubles partners, coaches, commentators, administrators and mentors 2015 Mary Carillo TV analyst, philanthropist (former Chairwoman USTA Foundation) 2016 Brad Parks Founder of wheelchair tennis 2017 Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez Doubles partners, opened Sánchez-Casal Tennis Academy 2018 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Player, advocate for women's tennis and Aboriginal Australians 2019 Gabriela Sabatini Player, roles with UNICEF, UNESCO, the Special Olympics and the Youth Olympic Games 2020 Manolo Santana and Fred Stolle Players, coaches, contributors to development in respective countries 2022 Stan Smith Player, coach, partnership with Adidas 2023 Justine Henin Player, coach 2024 Esther Vergeer Wheelchair tennis player, disability advocate 2025 Thomas Bach Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee
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