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 5 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, and 2021 Australian Open Women's final. ("Umpire Golden Slam") Umpired all four of the women's doubles of the Grand Slams. [30] 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. [40] Clarin (31 March 1998). "Gumy promises a victory against the number one of the world" . Retrieved 26 June 2022. I've not always acted in the way I would want on the tennis court. I'm certainly not claiming to be an angel. I'm not perfect myself. One evening in Rome, I stood courtside as Lahyani umpired a match between Dominic Thiem and Fabio Fognini. By the second set, he was enjoying himself: whether it was a raised palm to calm the swelling crowd or a pointed finger to indicate the ball was long, he seemed to have every element under his control. After one contentious service line call, I spotted Lahyani giving an affirming look to one of his line judges, who smiled and nodded in response.

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. [4] 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 [11] Find sources: "Umpire"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( March 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Any umpire can mess up, but the best ones don’t dwell on it. “If you think about a mistake, another one will come. And another one,” Bernardes told me. The umpire chairs are made by Edwards, a sports equipment company founded in 1884, which has been supplying Wimbledon with umpire chairs, tennis nets, ball-stopping netting and all sorts for more than 100 years. Moreover, they must remain professional throughout the match and be able to maintain impartiality – even if one player is favourite over the other.

ATP full-time umpire. Officiated the 2019 Wimbledon men's singles final. He was fired by the ATP for breaking the official's code of conduct in August 2019. [50] [51] [52]

ATP umpire; 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. [6] [7]

Maria to retire from chair umpire role". itftennis.com. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017 . Retrieved 10 January 2018. Even if you can’t persuade the boss to create an Office Umpire, you can still take a bit of Wimbledon to the office. We’ve reimagined common tennis terms and applied them to the world of work. Love Richard Ings (Australia). Richard defaulted Robert Seguso in a match versus Andre Agassi at the 1989 Indian Wells ATP Tournament. [92] Novak Djokovic as the Hawk-Eye system rules a shot out at Wimbledon 2013. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

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Some umpires, even great ones, can seem robotic or humourless in the chair. Lahyani is more of a showman. On big points, he’ll add ominous emphasis to the score: “fifteen-FORTY”. He has umpired every men’s world No 1 since the 90s, and describes his officiating skills as a gift from God (“because I do it naturally”). Paulo Pereira (Brazil). Paulo obtained a degree in civil engineering before moving full-time into the officiating world. [90] Rudy Berger (Germany). Rudy worked in the Ministry of Justice in former West-Germany before becoming a full-time official. [94] Deceased in 2007. [95]