The Chinese Tennis Association (CTA) (Chinese: 中国网球协会) is the national governing body

Sport governing body

A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...

 of tennis in China

Tennis in China

Tennis in China is a rapidly growing sport that has received much private and public support, and has today become firmly entrenched in the Chinese consciousness as one of the most popular. Tennis is now the third-most popular sport on television in China, behind Association football and basketball...

. It is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. It is a cooperative member of the All-China Sports Federation

All-China Sports Federation

The All-China Sports Federation is a national non-governmental, non-profit sports organization in China. It oversees a wide array of sports associations in the country....

. The CTA is an independent legal person and it is recognized by China Olympic Committee. The CTA is the only legal organization that represents China in world tennis organizations, including the International Tennis Federation

International Tennis Federation

The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...

 and Asian Tennis Federation

Asian Tennis Federation

The Asian Tennis Federation is a non-profit organization affiliated with the International Tennis Federation. It is a continental body of national tennis associations of Asian countries. The ATF's main objectives are to raise the standard of Asian tennis and to popularize tennis sport among the...

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History

The CTA was founded in 1953.

Its highest organ of power is the CTA National Congress, and the secretariat is in charge of the administration work.

Committees

There are nine special committees under the CTA.

• Coaches Commission
• Referees/Judges Commission
• Junior and Youth Development Commission
• Scientific Research Commission
• Press and Publicity Commission
• Marketing, Management & Development Commission
• Professionalization and Specialization Commission
• Amateur Activities Commission
• Disciplines & Arbitration Commission

Headquarters

The headquarters of CTA is in the Chinese capital Beijing

Beijing

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Its new home is the Olympic Green Tennis Centre

Olympic Green Tennis Centre

The Olympic Green Tennis Center or Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court , is a tennis centre located in the Olympic Green. It opened on 1 October 2007...

, which was used in the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing