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

Tournament	Wins	Teams	Non-playing captain
align=center rowspan=2	Davis Cup	1976	Adriano Panatta Corrado Barazzutti Paolo Bertolucci Tonino Zugarelli	Nicola Pietrangeli
2023	Jannik Sinner Lorenzo Musetti Lorenzo Sonego Matteo Arnaldi Simone Bolelli	Filippo Volandri
Fed Cup		Francesca 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]

• 1910: Marquess Piero Antinori
• 1913 - 1927: Beppe Croce
• 1928: Augusto Turati
• 1929 - 1938: Alessandro Lessona
• 1939: Attilio Fontan
• 1940 - 1941: Erberto Vasellia
• 1943: Giorgio de' Stefani (Regent Presidential Committee)
• 1944: Riccardo Sabbadini (Regent CONI)
• 1949 - 1956: Aldo Tolusso
• 1958 - 1969: Giorgio de' Stefani
• 1969 - 1973: Luigi Orsini
• 1973 - 1976: Giorgio Neri
• 1976 - 1988: Paolo Galgani
• 1988 - 1989: Mario Pescante (Commissary)
• 1989 - 1998: Paolo Galgani
• 1998 - 2000: Francesco Ricci Bitti
• 2000: Gianguido Sacchi Morsiani (Commissary)
• 2000: Luigi Tronchetti Provera (Commissary)
• from 2001:

Broadcast

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

See also

• Tennis in Italy
• Italy Davis Cup team
• Italy Fed Cup team

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.