US EditionITF to change name to World Tennis in bid for 'clearer identity'
- The International Tennis Federation will change its name to 'World Tennis' starting in 2026, as ratified by member national tennis associations during a meeting.
- The name change aims to provide a clearer identity relevant to players, fans, partners, and stakeholders worldwide, according to the ITF.
- ITF President David Haggerty stated that 'World Tennis better reflects who we are today; the global governing body and guardian of tennis.'
- The organization was originally founded as the International Lawn Tennis Federation in 1913 and became the International Tennis Federation in 1977.
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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced today that it will change its name to "World Tennis" from 2026.
Since 2026, the organization known as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has been officially named World Tennis. According to a statement, a "overpowering majority" of the representatives of the national associations voted for the renaming at the annual meeting of the ITF. The organization was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation in Paris and bears its current name since 1977. One of the seven leading institutions i…
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ITF to change name to World Tennis in bid for 'clearer identity'
The International Tennis Federation will change its name to “World Tennis” as of 2026. The switch was ratified Thursday member national tennis associations voting at the governing body’s annual general meeting.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will change its name in 2026 to become World Tennis.
The ITF will be renamed World Tennis from 1 January 2026, following a vote at the ITF Annual General Meeting on Thursday.
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