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What They Do The International Tennis Federation (ITF) Established in 1913 with agreement from 12 national associations, the activities of the International Lawn Tennis Federation were disrupted by the advent of the Great War and it wasn’t until 1923 that they took over the rules of the game. Currently 205 national associations are affiliated to the ITF (they dropped ‘Lawn’ from their title in 1977) and remain responsible for administering and regulating the game internationally including technical specifications for the court, rackets and balls as well as certification of tennis officials and enforcing the anti-doping programme with the ATP and WTA. In addition they administer international competitions like the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup, tennis at the Olympics and the equivalent events in wheelchair tennis, plus events for both seniors and juniors. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) To bring some clarity to the then new sport of Lawn Tennis, 60 clubs agreed to establish a governing body for the sport in 1888. The group included the All England Club and William Renshaw, already six times Wimbledon champion, was elected as the first President. The continuous growth of the game both in Great Britain and around the world necessitated, in 1913, the foundation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation whose responsibility was to oversee the international aspect of the game and to take over the rule-making from the LTA. Since then the LTA has been in the business of promoting the sport in and around Britain. One of its first priorities (in 1920) was to help the All England Club construct its present headquarters at Church Road, Wimbledon. Besides Wimbledon, the LTA currently supports top level international events at Birmingham, Queen’s, Eastbourne, and the O2 Arena as well as events at a lower level, the Pro-Series and the British Tour plus junior events. The ATP World Tour (formerly the Association of Tennis Professionals - ATP) In 1972, the leading male professionals joined forces to create the Association of Tennis Professional with the goal of changing the game for the better. One of the first initiatives was to establish a computer ranking system to analyse player performances as a means to determine entries to tournaments. This was launched in 1973. At the time the men’s professional game was administered by the Men’s Tennis Council made up of representatives from the ILTF, the ATP and tournament directors from around the world. This was disbanded in 1989 when the ATP decided the players needed to control their sport and announced their intentions at a press conference at the 1988 US Open in the car park of Flushing Meadows revealing the problems which existed in the professional game. One of their answers was to establish their own professional tour, the ATP Tour which in 2010, is celebrating its 21 st anniversary. In 1997 they established the ATP Senior Tour of Champions. They have also been instrumental in introducing rule changes to enhance the fans experience like eliminating five set finals and replacing the third set in doubles with Champions Tiebreaks, as well as replacing the ad rule with a sudden death point on deuce. This year they have implemented tournament tiers to make it easier for the public to understand what points the players are competing for, namely ATP World Tour at Masters level 1000, Tour level 500 and 250. For the record, Grand Slam events are 2000. The WTA Tour (formerly the Women’s Tennis Association - WTA) In 1970, led by Billie Jean King, the women rebelled against officialdom and their reduced prize money levels in comparison to the men, by setting up the Virginia Slims Tour but it wasn’t until 1973 that the actual Women’s Tennis Association Players’ Association was established to unite all the women’s professional tournaments under one banner. This decision was reached at the Gloucester Hotel in London a week before Wimbledon. One of the association’s main objectives was to obtain equality in prize money levels with their male counterparts at the Grand Slams which the US Open agreed to immediately. In 1995 the WTA merged with the Women’s Tennis Council to form the WTA Tour and in 2001 the Australian Open agreed to equal prize money which was then matched by Roand Garros and Wimbledon in 2007, the year that the association also started experimenting with on-court coaching while announcing a shorter season, a more fan friendly approach and introducing heavier penalties for player withdrawals from events. The Tennis Industry Association UK (TIA) The TIA UK was founded in 1998 and its mission is to promote, foster and protect industry growth and vitality in the UK, as well as to provide commercial benefits to tennis businesses while supporting the LTA’s efforts to promote the sport at all levels. Members range from multi-million pound corporations to individual entrepreneurs, all of whom care and depend on the future of the game, and currently number over 65 tennis businesses and over 135 individual Tennis Racquet Specialists. 12
LONDON TENNIS SHOW SUPPORTED BY With a successful track record in delivering consumer sports events the Golf Show Group is moving into tennis... The London Tennis Show now runs alongside the popular London Golf Show – which launched in 2005 – and provides the ideal platform to promote your products at a consumer event where people are looking to spend. With a mix of interactive features and all the latest products from across the tennis spectrum the London Tennis Show is set to go from strength to strength with the full backing of the Lawn Tennis Association, Tennis Industry Association and Tennis Foundation. Organisers of the London Golf Show, NEC Golf Show, London Tennis Show and the London Golf & Tennis Show13
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