The Russian Tennis Federation () is the national governing body for tennis in Russia. It was founded in 1989 as the All-Russia Tennis Association and reorganized under its current name in 2002. The federation serves as the successor to the Tennis Federation of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) (1959âÂÂ1989) and the Tennis Federation of the Soviet Union (1959âÂÂ93), which was previously known as the All-Union Tennis Section (1929âÂÂ1959).
Arthur Davydovich McPherson (1870âÂÂ1919), a native of Petersburg, was the founder and president of the first All-Russia Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs (est. 1908), the forerunner of today's Russian Tennis Federation. In 1903 he organized the first St. Petersburg tennis championship, and four years later he set up the first national tournament. By 1913 the Russian championship was on the international tour and the game was thriving.
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended the Russian Tennis Federation. In addition, Tennis Europe suspended the federation's membership. Teams representing Russia were therefore ineligible to compete at all Tennis Europe events (including Winter & Summer Cups, European Beach Tennis, and Senior Club Championships). All Tennis Europe events in Russia were suspended, including the European Junior Tennis Championships (16 & Under) in Moscow, and delegates from Russia were not eligible to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Tennis Europe.
(successor to the Tennis Federation of the RSFSR since 1990, to the Tennis Federation of the USSR since 1993)
(consists of 73 Regional federations)