Governing body
Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET)
Formerly Asociación General de Lawn Tennis, Asociación de Lawn Tennis de España, Federación Española de Tenis · Also known as Royal Spanish Tennis Federation
Importance 3 out of 5Importance rating
Spain's national tennis federation, based in Barcelona. It was founded in San Sebastián in 1909 and took its current royal name in 1957.
Key facts
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Tennis | |
| Scope | National | |
| Name | Dropped its royal title in 1931, took the name Federación Española de Tenis at the end of 1935, and regained the royal title as the Real Federación Española de Tenis in 1957 | RFET: Historia, Historia |
| Founded | 11 September 1909 in San Sebastián, as the Asociación General de Lawn Tennis | RFET: Historia, Historia, 1909 |
| Headquarters | Gran Via de Carles III 124, Barcelona, Spain | RFET: Aviso legal, Aviso legal: domicilio |
| Website | rfet.es |
Sources
- RFET: Aviso legal, Real Federación Española de Tenisrfet.esNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
- RFET: Historia, Real Federación Española de Tenisrfet.esNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)