International Tennis Federation facts for kids
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| Formation | 1 March 1913 |
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| Type | Federation of national associations |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
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Membership
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211 national associations |
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Official language
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English |
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President
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David Haggerty |
| Website | www.itftennis.com |
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national associations, and as of 2016, is affiliated with 211 national tennis associations and six regional associations.
The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis.
The ITF organizes annual team competitions for men (Davis Cup), women (Fed Cup), and mixed teams (Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. The ITF sanctions the Grand Slam tennis tournaments as well as circuits which span age ranges (junior, professional men and women, and seniors) as well as disciplines (wheelchair tennis; beach tennis). In addition to these circuits, the ITF also maintains rankings for juniors, seniors, wheelchair and beach tennis.
Images for kids
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Vincent Richards, Bill Tilden and Bill Johnston at the 1922 Davis Cup
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Petra Kvitová, a member of the winning Czech Republic Fed Cup Team in 2011
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Victoria Azarenka, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Filip Peliwo, ITF Junior World Champion 2012, during the 2012 Junior US Open
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Aniek van Koot at the 2015 US Open
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Beach tennis match
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2009 ITF World Champion trophies awarded to Roger Federer and Serena Williams
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See also
In Spanish: Federación Internacional de Tenis para niños
