Steve Simon, president of the WTA, will step down from his position

The president of the WTA, Steve Simon He will leave his position soon, but will remain with the organization as CEO.

Simon, speaking to the British BBC, announced that he will leave his position when a successor is chosen, but will continue with the WTA as executive president, which is carried out “management“,”integrity“and”organizational interest strategies”.

Simon’s management was questioned after the latter WTA Finalstouched on Cancun. The venue was announced a few weeks before and the organization of the event was a disaster, with the courts not finished when the tennis players arrived, problems with their quality, as well as the difficult weather conditions that disturbed many battles.

Players like it Aryna Sabalenka They made sure they felt disrespected in this tournament and like legends Martina Navratilova They called for a change in the direction of the WTA.

“This past summer I spoke to the WTA board and said that if the WTA wants to stay at the forefront of women’s sports, we need to review our entire organizational structure. So it’s not tied to what happened in Cancun or the fact that they haven’t been the easiest yearsSimon said.

“I think our preference is that we find a female candidate.. I think it makes sense. “This is the best long-term thing for the organization,” he added.

The WTA is gone 30 million euros in the last two fiscal years, hit by the pandemic and Simon’s decision not to play in China until the whereabouts of tennis player Shuai Peng, who accused a senior Chinese government official of sexual misconduct that abuse.

However, in April, the WTA announced that the tournaments would return to the Asian country and this is what happened in the second part of the season.