World Tennis
governing body of international tennis, formerly known as the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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Summary
World Tennis is an international sport governing body[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of international sport governing body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,179 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Global Association of International Sports Federations[3], Association of Summer Olympic International Federations[4]
- Country: United Kingdom[5]
- Instance of: tennis association[6]
- Headquarters location: London[7]
- Commons category: World Tennis[8]
- Inception: March 1, 1912[9]
- Sport: tennis[10]
- Official website: http://www.itftennis.com/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:International Tennis Federation[12]
- Topic has template: Template:International Tennis Federation[13]
- Main Wikidata property: P599[14], P4299[15], P6841[16], P8618[17]
- Short name: ITF[18]
- Owner of: ITF website[19], FedCup website[20]
- Operating area: worldwide[21]
- Member category: Category:National members of the International Tennis Federation[22]
- Charter URL: https://www.itftennis.com/media/2431/the-constitution-of-the-itf-english-2022.pdf[23]
- Social media followers: 42,037[24], 39,069[25], 35,300[26], 51,629[27], 40,800[28], 57,100[29], 50,800[30], 65,200[31], 75,000[32], 86,900[33], 121,000[34], 134,000[35]
- P14536: 350926[36]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for World Tennis include Billie Jean King Cup[37], a world championship[38], founded in 1963[39].
Why It Matters
World Tennis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Billie Jean King Cup[37], a world championship[38], founded in 1963[39].