Tennis Europe
Regional federation of national tennis organizations in Europe
- Basel, Switzerland
Membership
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]
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]
Ivo Kaderka was elected as President until 2024 at elections in September 2021.[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 (480 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
Seniors' events [13]
European Tournaments, part of ITF European Seniors Circuit
European Senior Championships (all official age categories)
European Senior Opens (indoor and outdoor; all official age categories)
European Seniors' 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 Junior Circuit Calendar (18 & Under) and in the organisation of the European Beach Tennis Championships.[15]
Results
- European Junior Championships 14 & Under : Since 1976 [16]
- European Junior Championships 16 & Under : Since 1976 [17]
- European Junior Championships 18 & Under : Since 1976 [18]
- Rankings and Tournaments: Since 2009 [19][20]
- European Masters Championships [21][22]
References
- ^ "Sport Business – New name for European Tennis Association". Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ^ a b "Advantage Tennis Europe – Brochure". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "About Tennis Europe". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Kosovo becomes 50th member of Tennis Europe". 28 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Francesco Ricci Bitti". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Tennis Europe elects President Ivo Kaderka". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Tennis Europe appoints new CEO". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Tennis Europe statement on Russia and Belarus". Tennis Europe. 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tennis Europe". www.tenniseurope.org.
- ^ "Tennis Europe Events". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Tennis Europe junior tour". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Tennis Europe". www.tenniseurope.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Tennis Europe senior circuit". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "Tennis Europe pro circuit". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ "European beach tennis". Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/16401/
- ^ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/17153/
- ^ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/17154/
- ^ https://te.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/ranking.aspx?rid=79&_gl=1*1p34wt6*_ga*OTI3NDA4NjIyLjE3MTA2MTM0Mzg.*_ga_B0TEVJ6L9M*MTcxMDYxMzQzNy4xLjEuMTcxMDYxNTE4MS4wLjAuMA..
- ^ https://te.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/tournaments.aspx?id=39076
- ^ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/22849/European-Masters-Championships
- ^ https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/38473/European-Senior-Championships-Archive
External links
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