Taylor Selected to ITF Wheelchair Council

Following the conclusion of a formal election process, the ITF is pleased to confirm that Nick Taylor of Wichita, Kansas, has been elected as a member of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Player Council. 

The Player Council will represent the interests of players who compete in ITF competitions and help advise and make recommendations to the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Committee on issues of concern to players. The elected members will individually represent players within their own specified division, ranking band and geographical world region.

Taylor is a 11-time grandslam champion, winning seven U.S. Open titles and four Australian Opens. He’s also represented the U.S. in every World Team Cup (the wheel chair equivalent of the Davis Cup) since 2000. Taylor is also the tournament director for the Wichita TEnnis Open, which a USTA Pro Circuit event. 

The Council will meet up to three times per year, details of which will be published on the ITF website in due course. Further details of the Council’s activity will also be communicated to the wheelchair tennis community.