Pakistan Tennis Federation
پاکستان ٹینس فیڈریشن
SportTennis
JurisdictionNational
Membership15
AbbreviationPTF
Founded1947 (1947)
AffiliationInternational Tennis Federation
Regional affiliationAsian Tennis Federation
HeadquartersIslamabad
LocationDilawar Abbas Pakistan Tennis Complex
PresidentSalim Saifullah Khan
SecretaryGul Rehman
Official website
paktenfed.com.pk
Pakistan

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]

Salim Saifullah Khan is the current president of the Federation,[3][4] while Gul Rehman is the secretary general.[5][6]

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.[7]

International and national affiliations

Affiliated bodies

The following bodies are affiliated with the Federation:[12]

Headquarters

The head office is located at the Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad.[13][14] Its construction began during the tenure of former Munir Peerzada, who was the PTF Secretary from 1991 to 1995. He acquired 9.5 acres (76 kanals) of land from the Capital Development Authority on a 99-year lease. It was renamed to Dilawar Abbas Pakistan Tennis Complex, after the former two-time PTF President,[15] in 2009.[16]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan Tennis Federation - Greek Travel Pages". www.gtp.gr. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. ^ Constitution of PTF Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "ATF elects Salim Saifullah as VP". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  4. ^ "Salim Saifullah Khan elected ATF Board of Directors member". The Nation. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. ^ "USA's Mujtaba and Taylor lift ITF Pakistan Int'l Juniors Tennis titles". The Nation. 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  6. ^ "PTF chief condoles with Col Gul". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  7. ^ "About Us | Pakistan Tennis Federation". Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  8. ^ "National and Regional Tennis Member Associations | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  9. ^ "Home < Asian Tennis Federation – ATF official website – New Delhi".
  10. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". www.sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  11. ^ "Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  12. ^ "Affiliated Units". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  13. ^ PTF Location Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today
  14. ^ "Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  15. ^ "SNGPL BoD Chairman Syed Dilawar Abbas passes away". Daily Times. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  16. ^ "Tennis: Name of the game". DAWN.COM. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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