The Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand (LTAT) ( th, ลอนเทนนิสสมาคมแห่งประเทศไทย) is the national

governing body A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...

of tennis in

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, formed in 1926 it is one of the oldest organised sports governing body in Thailand. The main aims of the organisation is to develop international level tennis players, improve the infrastructure for tennis and to popularise it in Thailand.

History

Tennis was introduced in Thailand by Europeans. First

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who played this game were students came back from Europe after their study.

Royal family of Thailand The Chakri dynasty ( th, ราชวงศ์ จักรี, , , ) is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand, the head of the house is the king, who is head of state. The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the ...

played the major role in the starting development of tennis in Thailand. In 1926 king

Prajadhipok Prajadhipok ( th, ประชาธิปก, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and ...

founded the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand at Saralom Garden. Official regulation of organisation was started from April 15, 1927 after the meeting of 12 association- Amusement association, railways association Lampang association, Silom association, Warrant association, Chiengmai Gyms association, Songkla association, Military association and Phuket association. The decision was made to settle the regulation of Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand as supreme governing body of tennis in Thailand.

Venue

The association's main venue and headquarters since 2007 is also known as the National Tennis Development Centre, and is located within the

Muang Thong Thani Muang Thong Thani ( th, เมืองทองธานี 'golden city') is a large real estate development in Pak Kret, a northern suburb city of Bangkok, in Thailand's Nonthaburi Province. It was mainly developed from the late 1980s by the ...

neighbourhood in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province. It comprises eleven hard courts, including one seated stadium.

References

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