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2026 ATP Board of Directors confirmed

Learn the player and tournament representatives on the ATP Board of Directors
December 19, 2025
Peter Staples/ATP Tour
By ATP Staff

Director positions on the ATP Board have been confirmed for the 2026 season and beyond.

Charles Humphrey Smith was elected as a Masters 1000 Tournament Board Representative for a three-year term from 2026-2028. The International Managing Director/Shanghai Juss Event has played a critical leadership role at the Rolex Shanghai Masters and for tennis in the city for almost three decades. Smith was previously the International Region Tournament Representative on the ATP Board. From 2026, he will join Gavin Forbes as a Masters 1000 Tournament Board Representative.

Nicolas Lamperin, Tournament Director of the ASB Classic in Auckland, has been elected to a three-year term as the 250 Tournament Board Representative and will serve on the Board for the first time. Herwig Straka of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna continues as the 500 Tournament Board Representative.

Warren Green will fill the International Player Board Representative position, previously held by new ATP CEO Eno Polo, through the end of 2026. The former ATP Tour player and accomplished business leader has served in several board roles, including as Vice Chair of Tennis New South Wales.

Pablo Andujar and Mark Knowles were re-elected to Player Board Representative positions, while Luben Pampoulov remains as the Europe Player Board Representative. Andujar, a four-time ATP Tour singles titlist, will continue as the At-Large Player Board Representative through 2027. Knowles, a former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, retains the Americas Player Board Representative position through 2028.

The representatives on the ATP Board for 2026 will be as follows:

  • Chairman: Andrea Gaudenzi
  • Masters 1000 Tournament Board Representative: Charles Humphrey Smith
  • Masters 1000 Tournament Board Representative: Gavin Forbes
  • 500 Tournament Board Representative: Herwig Straka
  • 250 Tournament Board Representative: Nicolas Lamperin
  • Americas Player Board Representative: Mark Knowles
  • At-Large Player Board Representative: Pablo Andujar
  • Europe Player Board Representative: Luben Pampoulov
  • International Player Board Representative: Warren Green

 

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