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Tournament Representatives |

Andrea Gaudenzi
Chairman
Andrea Gaudenzi began serving as ATP Chairman on 1 January 2020. Following a highly accomplished professional career on the ATP Tour during which he won three titles and reached a career-high Ranking of 18, Gaudenzi obtained a law degree from the University of Bologna, Italy, followed by a Master of Business Administration at the International University of Monaco where he graduated with honours. The Italian brings a wealth of experience across a wide range of sectors including sports marketing, entertainment, data, technology and media. He has held leadership positions at several start-up entertainment, tech and gaming businesses in London, including Musixmatch and Soldo, as well as serving on the Board of ATP Media.

Pablo Andujar
Player Representative

Nick Basing
Player Representative
Basing has operated across various consumer industries for over 35 years, specifically in leisure, entertainment and sport. Most recently, he served as Chairman of Ten Entertainment Group plc, a leading UK leisure group. Basing was also on the Board of Directors of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and The Championships, Wimbledon, for six years. He has worked for various private equity firms in both executive and non-executive roles over the past 10 years and is a founding operating partner of bd-capital, a European mid-market growth equity investor. An active entrepreneur and advisor on emerging tech-related ventures, Basing also has extensive experience of corporate governance, having previously sat on numerous Boards of publicly quoted companies. He is a member of the AELTC and the Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona, and spends his time between London and Barcelona.

Mark Knowles
Player Representative
Mark Knowles, an ATP Board member from 2020, is a former World No. 1 doubles player. During his 20 years on the ATP Tour, the Bahamian won 55 doubles titles, finished as the No. 1 doubles team in 2002 and '04 alongside long-time partner Daniel Nestor, and individually held down the No. 1 ATP Doubles Ranking for a total of 65 weeks. Knowles also played at UCLA from 1990-92 and represented the Bahamas in the Olympics five times. Since his retirement at the 2012 US Open, Knowles has worked for the Tennis Channel, providing on-air commentary and analysis.

Eno Polo
Player Representative
Former Kenyan Davis Cup player Eno Polo was born and raised in Kenya to Italian and French parents. After completing high school in Kenya he attended university in Texas, USA. After playing professional tennis on the ATP circuit for four years, he moved into a 14-year professional career at Nike followed by roles at Juventus F.C., Havaianas, and Seven Global, a joint venture with David Beckham.

Gavin Forbes
Tournament Representative

Herwig Straka
Tournament Representative
Herwig Straka was elected in November 2018. After studying law and business in Austria, he started his career in banking in New York before he turned to tennis. In 1991 he founded the e|motion group, an event and live marketing company, which owns and promotes sporting events in different areas (tennis, golf, football, mountain-biking). He is also actively involved in athlete management, including tennis players like former World No. 1 Thomas Muster.

Christer Hult
Tournament Representative
