ITF Development Officer
The ITF’s mission is to grow, develop and promote tennis around the world, with a key focus upon increasing participation across all ages, genders, playing standards and physical abilities.
The ITF has invested more $50m into global tennis development since 2017 and this has helped finance a broad range of initiatives, predominantly in less-developed tennis nations. Key to implementing the ITF’s development strategy are 10 Development Officers, who have a wide-ranging remit but are essentially the developmental boots on the ground within a particular region.
Under the supervision of the ITF and by working closely with National and Regional Associations, Development Officers oversee the delivery of education, participation, performance, events, facilities and resources and admin.
In more practical and less corporate terms, this could well mean establishing or enhancing the ITF Junior Tennis Initiative within a particular nation, helping with the upgrade of important facilities or ensuring a promising player has the necessary support to pursue their career
Starting in January 2025, Dr. Pairin Panjasilpa assumed the role of Development Officer for the Pacific Oceania region, taking over from Gary Purcell who had been in position since September 2017.
Panjasilpa of Thailand, holds a doctorate in Sport Business Management, is a certified ITF- CHP coach and has extensive coaching experience, including as a Grand Slam Player Development Programme travelling coach.
The 35-year-old has also competed on the ITF World Tennis Tour and broken the Top 100 as a beach tennis player, while also representing Thailand in the ITF Beach Tennis World Championships as a player and coach.
