Governing body
Japan Tennis Association (JTA)
Formerly Nihon Teikyū Kyōkai (日本庭球協会) · Also known as 日本テニス協会
Importance 3 out of 5Importance rating
Japan's national tennis federation, based in Tokyo. It grew out of a tennis association formed in 1922 and became a public-interest foundation in 2012.
Key facts
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Tennis | |
| Scope | National | |
| Founded | 1922, as its predecessor the Nihon Teikyū Kyōkai (日本庭球協会); reorganised as the Japan Tennis Association foundation in 1980 | JTA: 日本テニス協会の歴史 (History of the JTA), 日本テニス協会の歴史 |
| Headquarters | Japan Sport Olympic Square, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | JTA: 本協会について (About the JTA), Address on the About the JTA page |
| Website | jta-tennis.or.jp |
Sources
- JTA: 日本テニス協会の歴史 (History of the JTA), Japan Tennis Associationjta-tennis.or.jpNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
- JTA: 本協会について (About the JTA), Japan Tennis Associationjta-tennis.or.jpNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)