The ITF is launching a new initiative to certify coaches through the ITF certification programme, with the aim of increasing the number of qualified tennis…

It’s no secret that technological advances have changed the way that many sports are played, watched and coached, and the International Tennis Federation is working to…

The ITF’s Women in Tennis ebook, featuring contributions from women working in different areas across the game, on subjects such as coaching, officiating and competitive…

Welcome to the latest instalment of Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune’s blog. The 17-year-old won his maiden Junior Grand Slam title in 2019 and is focusing…

The ITF and one of the largest global retailers of tennis equipment, Tennis-Point, have announced a partnership that will see Tennis-Point become the ITF’s Official…

The International Tennis Federation has announced that ITF World Tennis Tour will resume from 17 August for both men’s and women’s events*, and both will…

The ITF’s Beach Tennis Global Development Programme has received overwhelming support from National Associations across six continents. The programme, which was launched in 2019 thanks…

The ITF has published revised qualification dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tennis Event and Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Event, after both Games were moved to…

A new electronic line-calling system, FlightScope Line Calling System, has met the criteria set by a committee comprising representatives of the ITF, ATP, WTA and…

It would probably be fair to claim that mental health provision in sport has improved in recent years. But for Gary Bloom, a UK-based sports…

Former world No. 1 Garbine Muguruza took part in a mentoring session with some of the best junior players in the world last week. Here…

The ITF is to announce further stakeholder support programmes including help for players ranked 501-700: The ITF is in the process of finalising a range of…

The International Tennis Federation has extended the suspension of all ITF tournaments through to July 31, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All ITF…

The seven tennis stakeholders (the ITF, ATP, WTA, Tennis Australia, Federation Francaise de Tennis, All England Club and United States Tennis Association) have issued the…

The International Tennis Federation has today announced the creation of the ITF World Tennis Tour Player Panel for athletes competing on the men’s and women’s…

The ITF is working hard to continue to oversee and maintain the global infrastructure of our sport during this unprecedented time. Protecting the health and…

The role of aerobic and anaerobic endurance is particularly influential in clay court tennis and yet further pronounced among baseline players and those with energetically…

During the enforced suspension of play due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ITFtennis.com takes a look at the importance of flexibility and how you can improve…

s one member of a doubles team allowed to play alone against their opponents? Can players use a racket with broken strings? And what happens…

With players around the globe being kept away from the court by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ITFtennis.com takes a look at how you can be…

Today’s announcements by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and LTA to cancel The Championships, Wimbledon, and the UK grass court season respectively, include the…

To assist the 164,000 tennis coaches globally during this time of uncertainty, the ITF is making more resources on its ITF Academy platform available for free for…

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until 2021 due to the global coronavirus outbreak, the IOC and organisers of Tokyo 2020…

Following the extended suspension of professional tennis until 13 July 2020, the ITF World Tennis Ranking is being frozen in line with the ATP and…

After careful consideration and in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ITF has postponed the ITF World Tennis Tour until Monday 8 June 2020.…

Former world No.1 Andy Murray has urged tennis to address the imbalance in coaching roles for women on International Women’s Day, insisting that “the best…

A host of nations in the Asia/Oceania region boosted their hopes of lifting team competition silverware during 2020 after navigating ITF World Junior Tennis and…

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis with immediate effect. The 32-year-old Russian, one of just 10 women in history to complete…

Defending champion Elise Mertens is one of the players contesting their first-round matches on Sunday at the Qatar Total Open 2020. ORDER OF PLAY CENTRE…

With hundreds of ITF tournaments staged all across the globe each year, it may be easy to overlook the impact just one event may have…

Novak Djokovic has his eighth Australian Open title and his 17th Grand Slam crown, but he has never won this way before. He has produced one-sided…

She never doubted herself, and made believers of them all. With nerves of steel and a tennis acumen that belies her 21 years, Sofia Kenin…

Discover more about the latest emerging talents on the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors with our Ones to Watch feature, presented by IMG Academy. This…

Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune enjoyed a stunning season in 2019, winning a maiden Junior Grand Slam at Roland Garros and lifting silverware at the season-ending…

The ITF World Tennis Tour hosted a record number of higher tier women’s tournaments in 2019 in a season of milestones.    With 1099 tournaments taking place across the…

As a demonstration of support for the Australian Open and the Australian people impacted by the current bushfires, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the international…

Learn more about when Level 1, 2 and 3 ITF Officiating Schools are taking place with our annual calendar.  Please note that you can only…

The winter edition of the International Tennis Federation’s official magazine, ITFWorld, has been published online and can be read here.   The latest issue includes profiles of those players who were named…

Major project will create a robust integrity infrastructure paving the way for removal of in-play scoring data at World Tennis Tour $15k events    Removal of live data was a key recommendation of the Independent Review Panel…

Dreams and ambitions were realised as Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina and American Robin Montgomery claimed singles silverware in the 18 and under age category…

Find out more about the latest emerging talents on the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors with our Ones to Watch feature, presented by IMG Academy. …

Sadness, a fear of the unknown and excitement is how Dominika Cibulkova characterised her retirement from professional tennis, although there remained an underlying acceptance that…

Rafael Nadal described Spain’s Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals triumph as the perfect end to the season for the team, who endured a tough…

Over the past two weeks, Nicholas Ionel and Ganna Poznikhirenko contested the men’s and women’s finals in both singles and doubles in M15 and W15…

Men’s professional tennis on the ITF World Tennis Tour returned to the Central American country of El Salvador after a three-year absence. This return follows…