Pakistan Tennis Federation

Pakistan Tennis Federation

Sport	Tennis
Abbreviation	PTF
Founded	1947 (1947)
Affiliation	International Tennis Federation
Regional affiliation	Asian Tennis Federation
Headquarters	Islamabad
Location	PTF Tennis Complex
President	Salim Saifullah Khan
Secretary	Khalid
Official website
ptf.com.pk

Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is the governing body of tennis in Pakistan. It has played a vital role in the development of domestic, national and international tennis in Pakistan, producing a number of young talented players. It also governs teams such as the Pakistan Fed Cup team and the Pakistan Davis Cup team.^[1][2]

History

In 1947, the All Pakistan Lawn Tennis Association was formed after Pakistan gained independence from the United Kingdom. The Association later changed its name to the Pakistan Tennis Federation.^[3] Election of Pakistan Tennis Federation held on 12 December 2014 and governing bodies elected newly President of Pakistan Tennis Federation Salim Saifullah Khan, who is former Senator/Federal Minister and Chairman Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

International and national affiliations

• Pakistan Olympic Association^[4]
• Pakistan Sports Board^[5]
• Asian Tennis Federation^[6]
• International Tennis Federation (ITF)^[7]

Affiliated Units

The following bodies are affiliated with federation:^[8]

• Sindh Tennis Association
• Punjab Lawn Tennis Association
• Islamabad Tennis Association
• Balochistan Tennis Association
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tennis Association
• Pakistan Senior Tennis Association
• Higher Education Commission
• Pakistan Air Force
• Pakistan NAVY
• Pakistan Army
• WAPDA
• Pakistan International airline
• Pakistan Ordinance Factory
• International Club of Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways

Location

The head office is located at the Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.^[9]

See also

• Tennis in Pakistan
• Pakistan Davis Cup team
• Pakistan Fed Cup team

External links

• Official Website

References

National members of the International Tennis Federation
Africa (CAT)	North Africa ALG EGY LBA MTN MAR TUN West Africa BEN BUR CPV CIV DJI GAM GHA GBS GUI KM LBR MLI NIG NGR SEN SLE TOG Central Africa CMR CAF CGO COD GAB GEQ East Africa BDI ERI ETH KEN RWA SEY SOM SUD TAN UGA South Africa ANG BOT LES MAD MAW MRI MOZ NAM RSA SWZ ZAM ZIM
Asia (ATF)	AFG BRN BAN BHU BRU CAM CHN TPE HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ PRK KOR KUW KGZ LAO LIB MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMA PAK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI SYR TJK THA TKM UAE UZB VIE YEM
Europe (TE)	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BLR BEL BIH BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN EST ESP FIN FRA MKD GEO GBR GER GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LTU LUX LIE MLT MDA MON MNE NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SMR SRB SVK SLO SWE SUI TUR UKR
Central America (COTECC)	ARU BAH BAR BIZ BER BES CRC CUB CUW DOM ESA GRN GUA HAI HON JAM MEX NCA PAN PUR LCA VIN SUR TTO ISV
South America (COSAT)	ARG BOL BRA COL CHI ECU PAR PER URU VEN
Oceania (OTF)	ASA AUS COK FIJ GUM KIR MHL FSM NRU NZL NFK NMI PLW PNG SAM SOL TGA TUV VAN
North America	CAN USA
Former members	Yugoslav (YUG) Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
Major events: Olympics Grand Slam

Sports governing bodies in Pakistan (PAK)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Skating Skiing
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Baseball Billiard sports Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Tug of war Wushu
Paralympic and Disabled	Pakistan Blind Cricket Council
Others Sports	Australian Rules Football Bodybuilding Ball hockey Darts Fishing Fistball Ju-Jitsu Kabaddi
Pakistan Olympic Association = National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan = Pakistan Sports Board

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