Board of Directors
Chairman
Player Representatives
Luben Pampoulov
Tournament Representatives
Andrea Gaudenzi | ATP Chairman

Andrea Gaudenzi

Chairman

London, United Kingdom

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.

ATP Involvement
Gaudenzi was the unanimous choice of the ATP Board of Directors, appointed as ATP Chairman for a four-year term beginning 2020. Most recently, Gaudenzi was instrumental in his role on the Board of ATP Media, leading the successful restructuring of the business which serves as the broadcast arm of the ATP Tour.
Pablo Andujar

Pablo Andujar

Player Representative

Valencia, Spain
Pablo Andujar is a professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles Pepperstone ATP Ranking of No. 32 in 2015 and owns a 4-5 record in ATP Tour finals with all nine finals on clay and three of four titles in Morocco. Andujar won his most recent title at 2018 Marrakech as No. 355, becoming the second-lowest-ranked champion since ATP Tour was established in 1990. 2023 will mark Andujar’s final season as a professional player.
ATP Involvement
ATP Player Advisory Council member (2021-22). Player Representative on ATP Board member from 2023.
Mark Knowles | ATP Board of Directors

Mark Knowles

Player Representative

Nassau, Bahamas

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.

ATP Involvement
Knowles began a three-year term as Americas Player Representative from January 2020. He was an ATP Player Council member from 2002-04 and served as Vice President.
Luben Pampoulov

Luben Pampoulov

Player Representative

Paris, France

Luben Pampoulov is a former ATP and collegiate player who led UCLA as its No. 1 player and team captain to win the 2005 NCAA Championship. After completing his Bachelor's Degree in International Economics and Finance at UCLA, Luben began his career in venture capital. Luben is the co-founder and Partner at GSV and has led multiple investments, including in Spotify, Coursera, Snap, Lyft, Photomath and Dropbox.

ATP Involvement
Pampoulov began his role as Player Representative for the European Region in July 2023.
Eno Polo

Eno Polo

Player Representative

London, United Kingdom

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.

ATP Involvement
Polo began his role as Player Representative for the International Region on 1 January 2021.
Forbes

Gavin Forbes

Tournament Representative

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gavin Forbes was elected in November 2008. The Senior Vice President of International Management Group (IMG), Forbes has been involved with tennis throughout his life. His father, Gordon, played professional tennis. Forbes is based out of the IMG headquarters in Cleveland.
ATP Involvement
American representative on Board of Directors since January 2009.
Herwig Straka

Herwig Straka

Tournament Representative

Vienna, Austria

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.

ATP Involvement
Straka has a long-lasting history in tennis, running successful events on all levels of the ATP (ATP Tour, ATP Champions Tour, ATP Challenger Tour) and ITF (Davis Cup). He is currently the tournament director of the ATP 500 event in Vienna. Straka has been serving on several boards in men’s tennis, among others as a member of the ATP Tournament Council since 2010.
Christer Hult

Christer Hult

Tournament Representative

Gothenburg, Sweden
After founding his own business, Pr Event, in 1999, Christer Hult has overseen multiple editions of ATP and WTA events in both Stockholm and Bastad, Sweden, over more than 20 years.  From 2008 to 2017, Hult served as Executive Director at Lagardere Sports across a period in which the business diversified into golf through the operation of the Scandinavian Masters, a European Tour event.
ATP Involvement
Hult is the Tournament Director of the ATP 250 Swedish Open in Bastad, a position he has held since 2000. Under his leadership, the Swedish Open received the ATP 250 Tournament of the Year award for 11 consecutive years (2002-2012). Hult served on the ATP Tournament Advisory Council from 2016-2022.
Chris Kermode

Chris Kermode

Tournament Representative

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Chris Kermode has been involved in tennis for more than 30 years, first as a player, followed by several senior positions in the sport’s administration. He is also the current Executive Chair of the Professional Triathletes Association.
ATP Involvement
Kermode has a long history with ATP, most notably serving as ATP Executive Chairman & President from 2014-2019. He has held several positions at ATP Tour events, previously serving as Managing Director of the Nitto ATP Finals and Tournament Director of the Cinch Championships at Queen’s Club. Since January 2020, Kermode has been an Executive Advisor and official representative of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.