Japan Tennis Association

Japan Tennis Association
SportTennis
Abbreviation(JTA)
Founded1922
AffiliationInternational Tennis Federation
Affiliation dateMarch 12, 1923 (1923-03-12)
Regional affiliationAsian Tennis Federation
HeadquartersNational Federations[1]
Location1-1-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku 150-8050 Tokyo[1]
PresidentSuzuki Hiroshi
ChairmanMorita Masaaki
CEOWatanabe Yasuzi
Official website
jta-tennis.or.jp
Japan

Japan Tennis Association (JTA; Japanese: 日本テニス協会) is the governing body for professional and amateur tennis in Japan. Founded in 1922 and recognized by International Lawn Tennis Federation (now International Tennis Federation) in 1923, it is one of the oldest organized sport organizations in Asia.[2]

Japan Tennis Association operates all of the Japanese national representative tennis sides, including the Japan Davis Cup team, the Japan Fed Cup team, the Japan Hopman Cup team and youth sides as well. JTA is also responsible for organizing and hosting tennis tournaments within Japan and scheduling the home international fixtures.

  1. ^ a b "Directory- Japan Tennis Association". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  2. ^ "Japanese tennis history". Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2011-02-19.