Pakistan Tennis Federation

Pakistan Tennis Federation PTF
Sport	Tennis
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

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]

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)

Europe (TE)

Central America (COTECC)

South America (COSAT)

Oceania (OTF)

North America

Former members

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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