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| Sport |  Tennis (incl.  Beach tennis) |
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| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | RTF |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Luzhnetskaya Naberezhnaya, Moscow |
| President | Shamil Tarpishchev |
| Replaced | Tennis Federation of the RSFSR / Tennis Federation of the USSR |
| (founded) | 1959 |
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The Russian Tennis Federation (‹See Tfd›Russian: Федерация тенниса России) is the national governing body for tennis in Russia. It was founded in 1989 as the All-Russian Tennis Association and reorganized under its current name in 2002.[1] The federation serves as the successor to the Tennis Federation of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) (1959-1989) and the Tennis Federation of the Soviet Union (1959-93), which was previously known as the All-Union Tennis Section (1929-1959).
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended the Russian Tennis Federation.[2] In addition, Tennis Europe suspended the federation's membership.[3] Teams representing Russia were therefore ineligible to compete at all Tennis Europe events (including Winter & Summer Cups, European Beach Tennis, and Senior Club Championships).[3] All Tennis Europe events in Russia were suspended, including the European Junior Tennis Championships (16 & Under) in Moscow, and delegates from Russia were not eligible to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Tennis Europe.[3]
- ^ "Charter". Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Russia-Ukraine War: Sporting bodies come down heavy on Russia". cnbctv18.com. Associated Press. 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tennis Europe statement on Russia and Belarus". Tennis Europe. 1 March 2022.