Mr Shamil
TARPISHCHEV

State Central Institute for Physical Culture, Moscow (Russian Federation), Doctor of Philosophical Science, Plekhanov Academy, Candidate of Pedagogical Science

President of the Russian Tennis Federation; tennis coach (team captain and head coach) for the USSR and Russia, coach of the Davis Cup Team (1974-1992) and (1996-); Coach of the Fed Cup team (1978- 1980) and (2000-2014); Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation on physical culture and sport matters (1992-1994) and to the Mayor of Moscow (1997-2010); Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ”Kremlin Cup” international tennis tournament (1997-); President of the “Russian Tennis Federation” (2002-); Member of the Sports Council under the President of the Russian Federation

Tennis, football, ice-hockey

Winner of several international tournaments; member of the national Russian tennis team; member of the Davis Cup Team; seven-time winner as Captain of Davis Cup and Fed Cup national teams

Chairman of the State Committee of Physical Culture and Tourism (1994-1996); Chairman of the Coordination Committee of Physical Culture and Sport under the President of the Russian Federation (1994- 1996); Member (1994-) then Chairman of the Russian National Olympic Committee Executive Board; President of the All Russia Tennis Association (1999-) and of the Russian Tennis Federation; Member of the Council of Sport under the President of the Russian Federation (2002-)

Author and co-author of more than 20 books on tennis history and tennis tactics

Recipient of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) medal for the development of tennis; Elected Best Coach 2003 of SLAVA nominations of sport; Davis Cup (winner of Davis Cup Championship 2002); awarded medal “For Merits for the Fatherland, 2nd Degree” (2004); Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation from the President of the Russian Federation for dedicated effort to ensure the selection of and awarding to the city of Sochi the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2007); Order “For Merits for the Fatherland, 4th and 3rd degrees” (2008); Order of Friendship, the Order of Honour, Honorary Citizen of the Republic of Mordovia and Tatarstan

Member of the following Commissions: Radio and Television (1995- 1999), Sport and Environment (2006-2015), Athletes’ Entourage (2014-2015; 2015-2022); Olympism 365 (2023-)