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List of active gold-badge female tennis umpires Name Nation Year Notes Alison Hughes (née Lang): Great Britain: 2003 ITF umpire; referee since 1989. Officiated the women's singles final at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, as well as the women's singles final at the 5 Grand Slam tournaments, including the 2016 US Open women's singles Final, the 2017 Australian Open women's singles final, the ...
When a Canadian tennis reporter Tom Tebbutt surveyed a number of tennis journalists at the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals, the majority voted Lahyani as the best Chair Umpire. [3] Lahyani is particularly known for a very distinctive way he often announces the score, toning it up or down depending on the score.
A line umpire stands at a ready position, focusing on his assigned line. The line umpire (or line judge) "calls all shots relating to the assigned lines." [6] Line umpires work on court as part of a team of between one and nine line umpires. Each line umpire is assigned to one line or, in the case of a short-handed crew, a position in a system.
Kader Nouni (born 23 February 1976) is a French tennis umpire. He works primarily for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and has officiated six major finals. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) certified him as a gold badge umpire in 2007. Known for his baritone voice, Nouni is sometimes called the "Barry White of tennis".
Marc Polmans was disqualified from the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday 3 October for striking the umpire in the face with a tennis ball on match point. The Australian, who is ranked 140th in the world ...
Ali Nili (Persian: علی نیلی, born 26 May 1978) is an Iranian-American tennis official who has a gold badge chair umpire certified by the International Tennis Federation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2008, he became the first Asian tennis chair umpire to attain the esteemed Gold Badge chair umpire certification (one of 26 in the world), certified ...
U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe was fined a total of $120,000 — but will not be suspended — for cursing repeatedly at a chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters last month.
This article lists the professional tennis players who reached the highest ranking among their compatriots during the Open Era.The rankings used are ATP rankings for men (since 23 August 1973 for singles, and 1 March 1976 for doubles) and WTA rankings for women (since 3 November 1975 for singles, and 4 September 1984 for doubles).