ITWA is headed by a board of experience, dedicated tennis writers from around the globe. Board members bios give you a glimpse into their tennis writing experience. Read about the credentials of the ITWA Board.

CO-PRESIDENTS

Sebastian Fest (GER) was born in Buenos Aires, has covered tennis for the last 15 years and is based in Madrid as the Chief Sports Editor for the German News Agency's (DPA) Spanish service.

Marco Keller (SUI) played tennis for one year at William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Miss. (USA) and joined the Swiss wire service Sportinformation in 1997. He specializes in tennis and ice hockey, but also has covered America’s Cup sailing, beach volleyball and football and will lead SI’s Olympic coverage.

BOARD MEMBERS

Chris Bowers (GBR) is a freelance writer and broadcaster who has covered the tennis circuit for various media since 1992. He also runs Tennis Radio Network, a tennis media services company with three other journalists. Since 2006 he has been ITWA treasurer.

Bonnie D. Ford (USA) covers tennis and Olympic sports for ESPN.com. She has specialized in international sport since 1994 and previously worked for several U.S. newspapers including the Chicago Tribune. Her husband Bob Ford is a sports columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Sandra Harwitt (USA) is a freelance writer who has worked for The New York Times, The Miami Herald, ESPN.com, Associated Press, Reuters and Tennis Magazine. A past co-president of the U.S. Tennis Writers' Association, she also serves on the Joint International Media Commission.

Francisco Moreira (BRA) has covered tennis for Brazilian media outlets since 1985, including all four Grand Slams, and in 2009 covered Roland Garros for the 25th consecutive year. He writes for newspapers and websites and is a commentator for BandSports.

Paul Newman (GBR) has worked for national newspapers in the United Kingdom for 30 years. He was Sports Editor of The Independent from 1991 to 2004, when he became Chief Sports Feature Writer. He has been the newspaper’s Tennis Correspondent since 2006.

Linda Pearce (AUS) has been the chief tennis writer for The Age, Melbourne, since 1998. She has covered 35 grand slam tournaments, four Davis Cup finals and two Olympic Games.

Cécile Soler (FRA) is a staff sports writer for Le Figaro and has been covering tennis for fifteen years. She has been an ITWA board member for four years.