Supriya Chatterjee, Nagpur based ITF White Badge tennis official has been selected to officiate at the forthcoming Wimbledon Championships 2019 to be held at London, United Kingdom.
Officials of Nagpur District Hardcourt Tennis Association, MSLTA and all tennis-playing academies of Nagpur welcomed the good news. Ms Supriya Chatterjee will be leaving for London in June 2019 and is likely to officiate as line umpire and chair umpire in various tennis tournaments that are part of Wimbledon 2019.
Ms Chatterjee had earlier officiated at various State level and All-India Ranking (AITA) tennis tournaments, and few times outside the country. Last winter she was invited to officiate at Australian Open preliminaries held in China.
Ms Supriya is the daughter of veteran coach Santosh Chatterjee, who has been a coach for last four decades, and worked at C P Club, Gondwana Club and Ladies Club.
It is the first time such a opportunity has come to its citizen. She is a HR Manager at city based IT company Persistent Systems Ltd.