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Anti-Doping Programme was granted included those of the UK and Canada. From the samples collected under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme in 2013, four Anti-Doping rule violations were reported, sanctions for which ranged between a reprimand and a ban of two years. Two decisions were appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In accordance with the requirements of the WADA Code, all decisions were published on the ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme website, www.itftennis.com/anti-doping. A range of educational materials were provided by the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme in 2013. These included the annual wallet card, which contains a range of information relating to the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, and several presentations to players. ANTI-DOPING INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY The ITF continued in its role as manager and enforcer of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme on behalf of professional tennis at all events covered under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme in 2013. These events included Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, Grand Slam tournaments, ATP and WTA-sanctioned events and Pro Circuit events. The Tennis Anti-Doping Programme remains fully compliant with the WADA Code. In 2013, a total of 2,752 samples were collected under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. These included 1,545 samples collected from men (56 per cent of the total) and 1,207 samples (44 per cent) collected from women. In-competition testing was conducted on five continents under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, and comprised 2,159 samples collected at In addition to the provision of a capable and robust technology infrastructure that supports the operations of the ITF and the day-to-day activities of its staff, the ICT department also has responsibility for creating and delivering a wide range of information management systems. These systems enable the effective collection, processing, use, and distribution of the essential information that the ITF, its partners, and stakeholders rely upon. With an ongoing commitment to put more of our information and services online, as well as expanding and improving the quality of our existing portfolio of websites, 2013 saw the introduction of new websites and important new website features. A completely new version of the Tennis iCoach website was created by our in- house development team giving subscribers access to a comprehensive library of high quality instructional videos, seminar presentations, and training guides. They form a unique information resource for elite level tennis coaches while also offering accessible coaching material to assist players, parents and educators. The ITF's main website benefitted from the addition of detailed order of play listings and comprehensive live scoring from Pro Circuit tournaments. These major new features were introduced to meet growing expectations for the provision of real-time data from our events. The demand for access to this additional depth of content 64 events. Both urine and blood samples were collected, and almost all samples were taken with no advance notice to the athlete. Out-of-competition testing, including that based on the 'whereabouts' provided by members of the International Registered Testing Pool resulted in a total of 593 out-of-competition samples being collected (representing 22 per cent of all samples). Blood samples represented 30 per cent of all samples collected under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme in 2013. In addition, the Athlete Biological Passport was introduced into the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. The ITF cooperated with National Anti- Doping Organisations (NADOs) to increase the scope of testing of tennis players. NADOs to which permission to conduct testing at events under the jurisdiction of the Tennis was clearly shown by the 30 per cent increase in visitor traffic to itftennis.com following the launch of these new services. Our official Davis Cup and Fed Cup websites also saw strong growth in visitor numbers over the course of the year as we focused on improving the levels of user interaction and engagement – particularly through the expanded integration of social media within our sites. We developed a range of new tools and website features that offer more immediate access to the essential news, match updates and important event information, as well as linking directly into the huge volume of user generated content and comment generated by our international events. As mobile devices increasingly become the predominant means by which our web content is consumed, we have continued to improve the Davis Cup and Fed Cup smartphone apps during the year and enhanced the mobile optimised versions of our websites. The need to deliver our websites and services across such a diverse range of web-enabled devices, from phones to smart TVs, presents a significant challenge, but is one that we are embracing as we strive to improve the reach of all our events. 2013 Testing Summary In-competition testing (urine) Total Specimens Male Specimens Female Specimens Total 1795 1020 775 In-competition testing (blood) Total Specimens Male Specimens Female Specimens Total 364 218 146 Out-of-competition testing (urine) Total Specimens Male Specimens Female Specimens Total 144 81 63 Out-of-competition testing (blood) Total Specimens Male Specimens Female Specimens Total 449 226 223 Total testing (in- and out-of-competition, urine and blood) Total Specimens Male Specimens Female Specimens Total 2752 1545 1207 30 SCIENCE & TECHNICAL: ANTI-DOPING FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 31 With an ongoing commitment to put more of our information and services online, 2013 saw the introduction of new websites and important new website features. In-competition testing was conducted on five continents and comprised 2,159 samples collected at 64 events.

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