International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world
tennis, made up of 202 national tennis associations.
It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in
Paris, France on 1 March 1913. In 1924 it became the officially recognised organisation with authority to control lawn tennis throughout the world, with official 'ILTF Rules of Tennis'. In 1977 it dropped the word 'lawn' from its title, recognising that most tennis was not played on
grass.
Originally based in Paris, it moved to Roehampton in south-west
London, UK during
World War II, where it has remained.
Encyclopedia
The
International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world
tennis, made up of 202 national tennis associations.
It was established as the
International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in
Paris, France on 1 March 1913. In 1924 it became the officially recognised organisation with authority to control lawn tennis throughout the world, with official 'ILTF Rules of Tennis'. In 1977 it dropped the word 'lawn' from its title, recognising that most tennis was not played on
grass.
Originally based in Paris, it moved to Roehampton in south-west
London, UK during
World War II, where it has remained.
The ITF operates the two major national team competitions in the sport, the
Davis Cup for men and the
Fed Cup for women.
Its official annual is The ITF Year, describing the activities of the ITF over last 12 months. This replaced World of Tennis.
ITF World Champions
