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Organisations

Beach tennis: organisations

Who sets the rules for beach tennis, internationally and nationally.

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RacketWiki EditorsVerified 25 October 20267 sources

Organisations

World governing body

World Tennis (formerly the International Tennis Federation)
The world governing body for tennis, wheelchair tennis and beach tennis, now presenting itself as World Tennis (formerly the International Tennis Federation, ITF). It writes the Rules of Tennis and runs the Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup and the ITF tours.

Europe

Fédération française de tennis (formerly the Fédération française de lawn tennis)
France's national tennis federation, which also governs padel, beach tennis, pickleball, para tennis and courte paume (real tennis) and runs Roland-Garros. It began in 1888 as a lawn tennis commission and took its current name in 1976.
Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel (formerly the Federazione Italiana Tennis)
Italy's national federation for tennis, padel and beach tennis (with pickleball as an experimental discipline), based in Rome. Founded in Florence in 1910, it was the Federazione Italiana Tennis (FIT) until it added padel to its name from 1 January 2023.
Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond (formerly the Nederlandsche Lawn Tennis Bond)
The Netherlands' national tennis federation, which also governs padel, pickleball and beach tennis. Founded in Amsterdam in 1899, it has represented padel since 2016 and took over all padel activity when the Nederlandse Padelbond merged into it on 1 July 2020.

Sources

  1. World Tennis (ITF) website, World Tennis (formerly the International Tennis Federation)itftennis.comOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)
  2. FFT: Mentions légales et CGU, Fédération française de tennisfft.frNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  3. FFT: Qui sommes-nous ?, Fédération française de tennisfft.frNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  4. KNLTB: Contact, Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bondknltb.nlNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  5. KNLTB: Historie, Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bondknltb.nlNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  6. La FIT cambia nome: è nata la Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel, Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padelfitp.itNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
  7. Statuto della Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel, Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padelfitp.itNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)