Tennis South Africa (TSA) is the national governing body for the sport of
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. It is a not-for-profit organization, which "invests its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels and to raise funds for and on behalf of tennis players and the game of tennis within the Republic of South Africa". The TSA is affiliated to both
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ...
and
Confederation of African Tennis
Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) (french: Confédération Africaine de tennis ) is the continental Sports governing body, governing body of tennis in Africa. It is the non-profit private organization based in Tunis and affiliated with Intern ...
. The association was created to standardise rules and regulations and to promote and develop the growth of tennis in South Africa.
Affiliate members
This is a list of
provincial affiliated members of TSA, according to the constitution of TSA the affiliation of members has to be revised after fixed interval of period.
*Boland Tennis Association
*Border Tennis Association
Tennis Eastern Province*Eden Tennis Association
*Free State Tennis Association
Gauteng Central Tennis Association*Gauteng East Tennis Association
*Gauteng North Tennis Association
KwaZulu Natal Tennis Association*Limpopo Tennis Association
*Mpumalanga Tennis Association
*Northern Cape Tennis Association
*North West Tennis Association
Western Province Tennis
Board members
The board of the association comprises not less than nine and not more than twelve members; as described by the constitution of association. The board should at all time comprise at least 50% of members representing previously
disadvantaged communities. The board members appointed for the term of three years. The current board members of the association are:
See also
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South Africa Davis Cup team
The South Africa men's national tennis team represents South Africa in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis South Africa.
South Africa won the Davis Cup in 1974 by default as India withdrew from the finals as a protest a ...
*
South Africa Fed Cup team
The South Africa Billie Jean King Cup team represents South Africa in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the South African Tennis Association. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II.
History
South ...
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South Africa at the Hopman Cup
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Women's tennis in South Africa Women's tennis in South Africa has historically been played primarily by English-speaking whites, with lower adoption rates by other groups of women in the country. International ties existed early with an Australian team touring in 1928. South Afri ...
References
External links
Tennis South Africa
{{National Members of the International Tennis Federation
National members of the Confederation of African Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
Tennis in South Africa
Sports organizations established in 2000
Organisations based in Pretoria
2000 establishments in South Africa