Governing body
Deutscher Tennis Bund (DTB)
Formerly Deutscher Lawn Tennis Bund · Also known as German Tennis Federation
Importance 3 out of 5Importance rating
Germany's national tennis federation, based at the Rothenbaum stadium in Hamburg. Working with 17 regional member associations, it describes itself as the largest tennis federation in the world, with about 1.4 million members in nearly 9,000 clubs.
Key facts
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Tennis | |
| Scope | National | |
| Name | Founded as the Deutscher Lawn Tennis Bund in 1902; re-founded under the name Deutscher Tennis Bund the year after the 1948 German championships | DTB: Geschichte, Geschichte: 'Ab 1945' |
| Founded | 19 May 1902 in Berlin, as the Deutscher Lawn Tennis Bund; re-founded as the Deutscher Tennis Bund after the Second World War | DTB: Geschichte, Geschichte: 1902 and 'Ab 1945' |
| Headquarters | Stadion am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany | DTB: Über uns, Über uns: Hauptsitz |
| Members | About 1.4 million members in almost 9,000 clubs, through 17 regional associations | DTB: Über uns, Über uns |
| Website | tennis.de |
Sources
- DTB: Geschichte, Deutscher Tennis Bundtennis.deNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
- DTB: Über uns, Deutscher Tennis Bundtennis.deNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)