Tennis Europe
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Tennis Europe was formed in 1976 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
. It is the second largest regional tennis federation of the sport's governing body, the International Tennis Federation
, in the world with 49 member states.
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.
Tennis Europe supports, manages and sanctions around 1,000 international tennis events across the continent each year:
Junior Events
European Junior Championships (18/16/14&Under)
European Summer Cups (18/16/14&Under)
Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD (16/14&Under)
Tennis Europe Nations Challenge by HEAD (12&Under)
Tennis Europe Junior Tour (16/14/12&Under)
Tennis Europe Junior Masters (16/14&Under)
ITF/Tennis Europe Development Championships (14/16)
Seniors' Events
European Tournaments, part of ITF European Seniors Circuit
European Seniors' Indoor Championships (all official age categories)
European Seniors' Outdoor Championships (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 Pro Circuits, incorporating Men's Futures events ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 in prize money, as well as Women's Circuit events ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
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.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
federations as a regional governing body for the sport of tennis and under the auspices of 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...
. It is the second largest regional tennis federation of the sport's governing body, 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...
, in the world with 49 member states.
Based in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, 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.
Tennis Europe supports, manages and sanctions around 1,000 international tennis events across the continent each year:
Junior Events
European Junior Championships (18/16/14&Under)
European Summer Cups (18/16/14&Under)
Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD (16/14&Under)
Tennis Europe Nations Challenge by HEAD (12&Under)
Tennis Europe Junior Tour (16/14/12&Under)
Tennis Europe Junior Masters (16/14&Under)
ITF/Tennis Europe Development Championships (14/16)
Seniors' Events
European Tournaments, part of ITF European Seniors Circuit
European Seniors' Indoor Championships (all official age categories)
European Seniors' Outdoor Championships (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 Pro Circuits, incorporating Men's Futures events ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 in prize money, as well as Women's Circuit events ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
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.