Tennis Europe

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Tennis Europe (European Tennis Federation)
Formation1975;49 years ago (1975)
HeadquartersZur Gempenfluh 36, Basel CH 4059, Switzerland
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50 national associations
Website www.tenniseurope.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Tennis Europe (formerly known as the European Tennis Association ) [1] was formed in Rome, Italy on 31 May 1975 by a group of 17 European national tennis federations as a regional governing body for the sport of tennis and under the auspices of the International Tennis Federation. [2] It is the world's largest regional association of the sport's governing body, the International Tennis Federation, with 50 member states in 2015. [3] [4]

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Based in Basel, Switzerland, the organisation takes an active role in all aspects of the European game, executing tasks delegated by the ITF, and also by organizing a number of competitions and events independently from the ITF, such as European Tennis Championships. [2]

Francesco Ricci Bitti was President of Tennis Europe from 1993 to 1999. [5]

Henrik Thorsøe Pedersen was elected as President until 2028 at elections in March 2024. [6] The Chief Executive Officer is Thomas Hammerl. [7]

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tennis Europe suspended from membership both the Russian Tennis Federation and the Belarus Tennis Federation. [8] [9] Teams representing Russia and Belarus were therefore ineligible to compete at all Tennis Europe events (including Winter & Summer Cups, European Beach Tennis, and Senior Club Championships). [9] All Tennis Europe events in Russia and Belarus were suspended, including the European Junior Tennis Championships (16 & Under) in Moscow, and delegates from both countries were not eligible to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Tennis Europe. [9]

Membership

Events

Tennis Europe supports, manages, and sanctions over 1,200 international tennis events across the continent each year: [10]

European Tennis Championships

Junior events [11]
Tennis Europe Junior Tour (Around 500 individual events for players aged 16/14/12 & Under)
These include some of the sport's best-known and most prestigious tournaments for players of these age groups, including Les Petits As (FRA) and Avvenire (ITA).

Source: [12]

European Junior Tennis Championships (18/16/14 & Under)
Tennis Europe Summer Cups (18/16/14 & Under)
Tennis Europe Summer Cups by Dunlop (12 & Under)
Tennis Europe Winter Cups by Dunlop (16/14 & Under)
Tennis Europe Junior Masters (16/14 & Under)
ITF/Tennis Europe Development Championships (14 & Under)
12 & Under Festival

Senior Tennis events [13]
European Masters Championships (all official age categories)
European Masters Clubs Championships (Men 35/40/45/55/60/65/70 Women 40/50/60)

Professional circuits
Tennis Europe's Professional Tennis Department is the service point for all European Men's and Women's Tournaments of the ITF World Tennis Tour, incorporating Men's professional events of $15,000 or $25,000 in prize money, as well as Women's events ranging from $15,000 to $100,000. [14]

The Professional Tennis Department is in charge of over 600 events in Europe each year, comprising a total prize money fund of around $12,000,000.

Various
Tennis Europe cooperates with the ITF in the establishment the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors Calendar (18 & Under) and in the organisation of the European Beach Tennis Championships. [15]

Results

  1. European Junior Championships 14 & Under : Since 1976 [16]
  2. European Junior Championships 16 & Under : Since 1976 [17]
  3. European Junior Championships 18 & Under : Since 1976 [18]
  4. Rankings and Tournaments: Since 2009 [19] [20]
  5. European Masters Championships [21] [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sport Business – New name for European Tennis Association". Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  2. 1 2 "Advantage Tennis Europe – Brochure" . Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  3. ↑ "About Tennis Europe" . Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  4. ↑ "Kosovo becomes 50th member of Tennis Europe". 28 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Francesco Ricci Bitti". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Henrik Thorsøe Pedersen elected Tennis Europe President". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Tennis Europe appoints new CEO". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  8. ↑ "Tennis Europe statement on Russia and Belarus". Tennis Europe. 1 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "Tennis Europe". www.tenniseurope.org.
  10. ↑ "Tennis Europe Events" . Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  11. ↑ "Tennis Europe junior tour" . Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  12. ↑ "Tennis Europe". www.tenniseurope.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  13. ↑ "Tennis Europe senior circuit" . Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  14. ↑ "Tennis Europe pro circuit" . Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  15. ↑ "European beach tennis" . Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  16. ↑ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/16401/
  17. ↑ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/17153/
  18. ↑ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/17154/
  19. ↑ https://te.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/ranking.aspx?rid=79&_gl=1*1p34wt6*_ga*OTI3NDA4NjIyLjE3MTA2MTM0Mzg.*_ga_B0TEVJ6L9M*MTcxMDYxMzQzNy4xLjEuMTcxMDYxNTE4MS4wLjAuMA..
  20. ↑ https://te.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/tournaments.aspx?id=39076
  21. ↑ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/22849/European-Masters-Championships
  22. ↑ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/38473/European-Senior-Championships-Archive
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