Tennis Canada wins ITF award for promoting gender equality

Tennis Canada has won the International Tennis Federation's Gold Advantage All Award for its initiatives to promote gender equality in the sport. A rainbow is seen as spectators wait for a rain delay to end at the 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Thursday, Aug.10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Tennis Canada has won the International Tennis Federation's Gold Advantage All Award for its initiatives to promote gender equality in the sport.

This year, the organization appointed former WTA player Val茅rie T茅treault as tournament director of the Montreal 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Bank Open.

T茅treault is the only woman to serve as the tournament director of an ATP 1000 event.

Additionally, Tennis Canada announced earlier this year that the 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Bank Open will award equal prize money at its men's and women's events starting in 2027.

Tennis Canada said in a release that its board of directors is near full gender parity, and the leadership team has achieved full parity.

The tennis federations of Australia (silver) and New Zealand (bronze) were also honoured by the ITF.

This report by 香港六合彩挂牌资料 was first published Oct. 4, 2023.

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