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In tennis, an official is a person who ensures that a match or tournament is conducted according to the International Tennis Federation Rules of Tennis and other competition regulations. [ 2 ] At the highest levels of the sport, a team of up to eleven officials may be on court at any given time. [ 3 ]
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 ...
Richard Wertheim (c. 1923 —September 15, 1983) was an American tennis linesman who suffered a fatal injury on September 10, 1983, during a match at the 1983 US Open. [1] He was injured when Stefan Edberg sent an errant serve directly into his groin. [2] Wertheim was sitting in a chair and officiating at the center line.
Mohamed Lahyani (born 27 June 1966) is a Swedish tennis umpire. He is a Gold Badge Chair Umpire certified by the Association of Tennis Professionals. [1] He is noted for presiding over the longest match in professional tennis history at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.
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".
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Carlos Ramos (born 1972) [1] is a Portuguese tennis umpire. [2] Ramos, a gold badge chair umpire certified by the International Tennis Federation, [3] is one of only two persons to have chair umpired a singles finals match in all four of the Grand Slam tournaments, the other being Alison Hughes. [2]