Listed are current and past tennis chair umpires who hold or have held a gold badge International Tennis Federation (ITF) rating. Gold badge umpires typically officiate Grand Slam, ATP Tour and WTA Tour matches. The list includes only those who hold or have held a gold badge as a chair umpire, and not those who hold or have held a similar badge in refereeing or chief umpiring. The year, where included, indicates when the umpire obtained their respective gold badge status.
There are three levels of training sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation. After officiating at non-pro events, a chair umpire may enter the "Level 1" program in order to gain a green badge. This is taught in French and/or Spanish and is specifically aimed at officiating in South and Central America and Africa. "Level 2" schools are only taught in English and are for umpires who have already shown proficiency at ITF Pro Circuit events, Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties, and ATP and WTA sanctioned events. It is here that an umpire would receive a white badge. Those chair umpires who pass a "Level 3" school start as a Bronze Badge and can be promoted to Silver and then to Gold following a review of their work rate and performance in the annual review conducted by the ITF, ATP and WTA.
Active
Men
+List of active gold-badge male tennis umpiresNameNationYear Notes Adel NourEgypt2017 ATP umpire. Arnaud GabasFrance2022 ATP umpire; Officiated the 2026 French Open women's singles final. He received a ball shot during a Davis Cup match from Shapovalov which led the player to be defaulted and him to have eye surgery. France2009 ITF umpire; Officiated the 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, the 2023 French Open men's singles final, the 2026 French Open men's singles final, the 2010 and 2022 French Open women's singles final, the 2017 Wimbledon men's singles final, the 2020 and 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Final, the 2021 US Open men's singles final, and the 2024 Olympic Games Men's singles final (Umpire Golden Slam). As a regional officer (Africa) at ITF. Fergus MurphyIreland2000 Senior ATP umpire; officiated the 2023 Wimbledon men's singles final and the 2017 Wimbledon men's doubles final between Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo vs Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić Greg AllensworthUSA ATP umpire; Officiated the 2023 US Open men's singles final and the 2026 US Open women's singles final. Had a controversial call on a match-point in a round of 16 match between Draper and Auger-Aliassime in the 2024 Cincinnati ATP. Gianluca MoscarellaItaly2010 ITF and WTA umpire. After being suspended during the 2019 Firenze Challenger due to an unprofessional dialog with a player and insinuations to a ball-girl, he was given authorization to return officiating on women matches on 25 April 2022, although the allegations are clearly shown in a video. James KeothavongGreat Britain2010 ITF umpire; Officiated the 2014, 2018 and 2024 Wimbledon men's singles final, 2016 and 2021 Wimbledon women's singles final, the 2017 and 2019 Australian Open men's singles final, the 2018 French Open women's singles final and the 2022 French Open men's singles final, the 2024 US Open women's singles final, and the 2025 US Open men's singles final. Also officiated 2019 Fed Cup Final. Brother of Anne Keothavong. John BlomAustralia2012 ITF umpire; Officiated the 2013, 2022 and 2026 Australian Open men's singles final and the 2016 Australian Open women's singles final. Kader NouniFrance2006 WTA umpire; Officiated the 2012 and the 2013 WTA Finals finals, the 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2021 French Open women's singles finals, and the 2018 Wimbledon women's singles final. Manuel AbsoluFrance2024 Manuel MessinaItaly/San Marino ATP umpire. Mohamed El JennatiMorocco ATP umpire. Mohamed LahyaniSweden/Morocco1997 Senior ATP umpire; Officiated the longest match in pro tennis history: the Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, the 2013 Wimbledon Men's final and the 2008, 2010 and 2013 ATP World Tour Finals finals'.Incorrectly called not-up in favour of Alcaraz in his match against Draper in Indian Wells 2025. He then used the newly installed V.A.R.to rectify the call, calling a let and then incorrectly changing it, due to the player's complaint, in favour of Draper. Nico HelwerthGermany2017 ITF umpire; Officiated the 2021 Australian Open men's singles final, the 2022 US Open men's singles final and the 2024 French Open women's singles final Pierre BacchiFrance2015 WTA umpire. Officiated 2021 French Open women's singles semifinal between Barbora Krejcikova and Maria Sakkari, with a controversial ball mark inspection on a match point for Krejcikova. Renaud LichtensteinFrance2015 ATP umpire; Officiated the 2017 French Open women's singles final, the 2019 French Open men's singles final, the 2022 Wimbledon men's singles final and the 2024 French Open men's singles final. He also officiated the singles final of the ATP Finals 2020 and 2025.Richard HaighGreat Britain2021 ATP umpire; Officiated the 2019 Wimbledon men's doubles final and 2022 Wimbledon women's singles semi final. Officiated the 2023 Wimbledon men's singles semifinal match between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic with a controversial hindrance call against Djokovic. Robert BalmforthGreat Britain2025 ITF umpire; Officiated the 2026 Wimbledon women's singles final. Timo JanzenGermany2021 Tom SweeneyAustralia2022 Grand Slam and Olympic chair umpire. Officiated the 2023 and 2026 Australian Open women's singles final.
Women
+List of active gold-badge female tennis umpiresNameNationYear Notes Alison Hughes (née Lang)Great Britain2003 ITF umpire; referee since 1989. Officiated the women's singles final at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, as well as the women's singles final at the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, including the 2016 US Open women's singles Final, the 2017 Australian Open women's singles final, the 2018 US Open men's singles final and the 2019 US Open women's singles final, 2021 Australian Open Women's final, and the 2025 Wimbledon men's singles final. ("Umpire Golden Slam") Umpired all four of the women's doubles of the Grand Slams. She officiated the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Men Singles Final Match. She became the first woman to do this. France2017 Third woman in French history to hold a gold badge in chair umpiring., and believed to be the first woman to sign a full-time contract on the ATP Tour's elite team of umpires as of 2019. Officiated the 2017 French Open women's doubles final, the 2019 French Open women's singles final, the 2021 French Open men's singles Final, the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles final, the 2022 French Open men's doubles final, and the 2024 Australian Open men's singles final. First Woman to Umpire an ATP 500 Final. Chaired the 2020 US Open match where Djokovic was defaulted. Cecilia AlbertiItaly2021 Eva Asderaki-Moore (née Asderaki)Greece2007 ITF umpire; Officiated the 2011 US Open women's singles final, the 2011 WTA Finals final, the 2015 and 2024 US Open men's singles final, the 2017, 2023 US Open women's singles final, the 2017 Wimbledon women's singles final, the 2019 Australian Open, US Open Mixed Doubles final, the 2020 Australian Open women's singles final, the 2022 French Open Women's Doubles final, the 2023 French Open Women's singles final, the 2025 French Open Men's singles final, and the 2026 Wimbledon men's singles final. She failed to call a double bounce in the 2025 Australian Open quarter final match between Swiatek and Navarro. Juan (Jennifer) ZhangChina2012 WTA umpire; Officiated the 2016 WTA Finals final. First woman in Chinese history to hold a gold badge in chair umpiring. Julie Kjendlie Norway2015 WTA umpire; Officiated the 2018 and 2019 WTA Finals Doubles final.Katarzyna Radwan-ChoPoland2021ITF Umpire; First Polish Gold Badge Umpire Kelly Rask (née Thomson)Great Britain2022 Officiated the 2018 and 2021 Wimbledon women's doubles final and 2019, 2022 and 2023 Wimbledon women's singles semi finals. Officiated the 2024 Wimbledon women's singles final. Louise Azemar Engzell (née Engzell)Sweden2006 ITF umpire; Officiated the women's singles final at the 2012 Olympics, the 2011 and 2020 French Open women's singles final, the 2012 and 2022 US Open women's singles final, the 2019 and 2025 Australian Open women's singles final, the 2020 Australian Open men's doubles Final, the 2020 US Open men's singles final, the 2023 Australian Open men's singles final, and the 2023 Wimbledon women's singles final (Umpire Golden Slam). Marija ČičakCroatia2011 WTA umpire; Officiated the 2014 Wimbledon women's singles final, the 2015 US Open Women's final, the women's singles final at the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2018 Wimbledon men's singles semifinal between Kevin Anderson and John Isner (the second longest singles tennis match). Umpired Wimbledon women's doubles final 2017. Officiated the 2021 men's singles final at Wimbledon, becoming the first woman to do so. Marijana VeljovićSerbia2015 ITF umpire; Officiated the 2018 Australian Open women's singles final, the 2019 Wimbledon Championships women's singles final, the 2021 US Open Women's singles final, the 2025 French Open women's singles final, the 2025 US Open women's singles final, the 2026 US Open men's singles final, and the Fed Cup Final 2019. She officiated the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Women Singles Final Match. Officiated the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Final. In 2022 she officiated the Australian Open women's singles final. Marta MrozinskaPoland2024 Miriam BleyGermany2019 WTA umpire; First German Gold Badge Female Umpire. Officiated at the 2022 WTA finals in Fort Worth, the 2023 Wimbledon women's singles semi final, and the 2025 Wimbledon women's singles final. Paula Vieira SouzaBrazil2017 WTA umpire; First South American Gold Badge Female Umpire.
Former
+List of former gold-badge tennis umpiresNameNationYearNotes Adel ArefTunisia2004 Retired in 2008, later worked as director of marketing for Qatar Tennis Federation, PR director for BeIN Sports, director of cabinet of the president at Paris Saint-Germain football club and from 2023 managed Ons Jabeur. Ali NiliUSA (formerly Iran)2008 ATP umpire and supervisor; Officiated the 2015 Wimbledon men's singles final and the 2016 and 2019 US Open men's singles final. ATP Supervisor. Andreas EgliSwitzerland ITF Grand Slam Supervisor. Supervisor of Australian Open, Roland Garros, The Championship Wimbledon, US Open. As a supervisor, he was involved as a consultant in the decision to disqualify Novak Djokovic in the 2020 US Open. Anne Lasserre UllrichFrance First French woman to chair men's matches at Grand Slams. Bertie BowronGreat Britain Bruno RebeuhFrance1989 Obtained his international certification in 1988 and became one of the first 6 professional tennis umpires in 1989 (first professional Chair umpire in France). Officiated on 10 consecutive French Open Finals (1989-1998), including Chang-Edberg in 1989, 2 Australian Open Finals (1991), 2 Olympic finals (1992, 2000), and 10 Davis Cup Finals. He retired from Officiating in 2001. Brazil1990 Former ATP umpire (retired in 2024); Officiated the 2006 and 2008 US Open men's singles final, the 2011 Wimbledon men's singles final and the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals final. During the Wawrinka-Cobolli first-round match in Shanghai 2024, he made an error in counting when Wawrinka was serving in the third set second game, calling 0-30 instead of 15-all, that went unnoticed and led Cobolli to break Wawrinka's serve and eventually win the match.