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National governing body of tennis in Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Italian Tennis and Padel Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel, FITP since 2023; formerly Italian: Federazione Italiana Tennis, FIT) is the national governing body for the tennis sport in Italy.
Sport | Tennis |
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Jurisdiction | Italy |
Abbreviation | FITP |
Founded | 1910 |
Affiliation | ITF |
Headquarters | Rome |
Location | Italy |
President | Angelo Binaghi[1] |
Official website | |
www |
The FITP, originally Federazione Italiana Lawn Tennis (FILT), was born in Florence in 1910 with just 26 affiliated clubs.[3]
In 2022, the FIT decided to extend its activities to padel, beach tennis, and pickleball, as of January 2023.
Tournament | Runner-up | Team | Non-playing captain |
---|---|---|---|
ATP Cup | 2021 | Matteo Berrettini Fabio Fognini Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori |
Vincenzo Santopadre[4] |
Tournament | Runner-up | Team | Non-playing captain |
---|---|---|---|
United Cup | 2023 | Matteo Berrettini Martina Trevisan Lorenzo Musetti Lucia Bronzetti Andrea Vavassori Camilla Rosatello Marco Bortolotti |
Vincenzo Santopadre[5] |
Here are the 110 years of presidents of the Italian Tennis Federation.[3]
The federation also has a satellite television channel, SuperTennis.[6]
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