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4 REVIEW OF THE YEAR BY ITF PRESIDENT DAVID HAGGERTY I n many ways, 2017 was a vintage year in the tennis world. The season saw yet more Grand Slam tles for the evergreen trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, while in Davis Cup by BNP Paribas France ended a 16-year wait for a tle and USA li ed the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas trophy for the first me since 2000 a er thrilling finals in Lille and Minsk respec vely. At the ITF, 2017 also marked an important year for us as the first full year of our ITF2024 strategy. Announced at the 2016 Conference and AGM, ITF2024 is a long-term plan that will allow us to become a more efficient and effec ve organisa on and realise, together with our member Na onal Associa ons (NAs), our primary goal of developing, growing and promo ng tennis around the world. ITF 2024 is divided into eight areas of strategic priority in order to focus our a en on on our goals and guide our ac ons and decisions over the coming years. For the first me, we have divided our Annual Review into sec ons which align with these strategic priori es, as we look to measure the progress we made in all eight areas during 2017. It is important to remember, however, that we are at an early stage in the process – and that there are s ll many improvements which can and will be made over the coming months and years. Development is at the heart of our plans for the future, and nearly $8 million was spent in this area over the course of 2017. The year represented the first in a four-year strategy which will see the ITF con nue to increase our spending on tennis development ac vi es. Perhaps the most visible reminder of the success of our development work came at Roland Garros, where it was par cularly gra fying to witness Jelena Ostapenko's remarkable victory over Simona Halep to claim her first Grand Slam tle. Ostapenko is an alumnus of the touring team programme, funded by the Grand Slam Development Fund (GSDF), and she will undoubtedly be an inspira on for future touring team players. We also introduced a new interna onal team compe on for players aged 12 and under; con nued to invest in our three regional training centres; enjoyed a successful Worldwide Coaches Conference in Sofia, and – again in partnership with the GSDF – launched a new Interna onal Grand Slam Player Grants programme to support players from around the world. All of these examples underline our commitment to developing the next genera on of players, and ensuring as best we can that talented men and women will rise to the top. FOCUS CONTINUED

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