Italian Tennis and Padel Federation

Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel
Sport Tennis
JurisdictionItaly
AbbreviationFITP
Founded1910 (1910)
AffiliationITF
HeadquartersRome
Location Italy
PresidentAngelo Binaghi[1]
Official website
www.fitp.it
Filippo Volandri, the current non-playing captain of Italy Davis Cup team.[2]
Old FIT logo used until 2022

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.[3]

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
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 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013 Francesca Schiavone
Flavia Pennetta
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 		Corrado Barazzutti

ATP Cup

Tournament Runner-up Team Non-playing captain
ATP Cup 2021 Matteo Berrettini
Fabio Fognini
Simone Bolelli
Andrea Vavassori 		Vincenzo Santopadre[4]

United Cup

Tournament Runner-up Team Non-playing captain
United Cup 2023 Matteo Berrettini
Martina Trevisan
Lorenzo Musetti
Lucia Bronzetti
Andrea Vavassori
Camilla Rosatello
Marco Bortolotti 		Vincenzo Santopadre[5]

Presidents

Here are the 110 years of presidents of the Italian Tennis Federation.[3]

  • 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: Angelo Binaghi [it]

Broadcast

The federation also has a satellite television channel, SuperTennis.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Federazione Organizzazione - Presidente" (in Italian). federtennis.it. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Filippo Volandri replaces Corrado Barazzutti as Italy's Davis Cup captain". espn.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "110 ANNI DI PRESIDENTI FIT" (in Italian). federtennis.it. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ "L'ATP Cup mi affascina. Matteo giocherà sul veloce indoor a marzo" (in Italian). supertennis.tv. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021. Anche Vincenzo Santopadre, nell'occasione capitano del team azzurro, non vede l'ora di iniziare
  5. ^ "Will Bonding Lead To Brilliance For Team Italy At The United Cup?". ATP Tour. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "SuperTennis - Chi siamo" (in Italian). supertennis.tv. Retrieved 8 February 2021.