Italian Tennis and Padel Federation explained

Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel
Abbrev:FITP
Sport: Tennis
Jurisdiction:Italy
Aff:ITF
Headquarters:Rome
President:Angelo Binaghi[1]
Url:www.fitp.it

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.

History

The FITP, originally Federazione Italiana Lawn Tennis (FILT), was born in Florence in 1910 with just 26 affiliated clubs.[2]

In 2022, the FIT decided to extend its activities to padel, beach tennis, and pickleball, as of January 2023.

Davis and Fed Cup

TournamentWinsTeamsNon-playing captain
align=center rowspan=2Davis Cup1976Adriano Panatta
Corrado Barazzutti
Paolo Bertolucci
Tonino Zugarelli
Nicola Pietrangeli
2023Jannik Sinner
Lorenzo Musetti
Lorenzo Sonego
Matteo Arnaldi
Simone Bolelli
Filippo Volandri
Fed CupFrancesca Schiavone
Flavia Pennetta
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Corrado Barazzutti

United Cup

Presidents

Here are the 110 years of presidents of the Italian Tennis Federation.[2]

Broadcast

The federation also has a satellite television channel, SuperTennis.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Federazione Organizzazione - Presidente. federtennis.it. it. 8 February 2021.
  2. News: 110 ANNI DI PRESIDENTI FIT. federtennis.it. it. 9 February 2021.
  3. News: L'ATP Cup mi affascina. Matteo giocherà sul veloce indoor a marzo. Anche Vincenzo Santopadre, nell’occasione capitano del team azzurro, non vede l’ora di iniziare. supertennis.tv. it. 30 January 2021. 9 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Will Bonding Lead To Brilliance For Team Italy At The United Cup? . ATP Tour . 8 January 2023 . 27 December 2022.
  5. News: SuperTennis - Chi siamo. supertennis.tv. it. 8 February 2021.