uluslararası tenis federasyonu ne demek?

Uluslararası Tenis Federasyonu (ITF), uluslararası alanda tenisin en üst düzey yönetim organıdır. Bünyesinde başta ulusal tenis federasyonları olmak üzere, bağımsız ulusal birliklerle beraber 210 kuruluş barındırmaktadır.

Tarihçe

Uluslararası Tenis Federasyonu, 1913 yılında 12 ulusal federasyonla ilk olarak Uluslararası Çim Tenis Federasyonu olarak kuruldu. 1923 yılına gelene kadar uygulanacak kurallar ve oyunlar ile ilgili yapılan tartışmalarda anlaşmalar sağlanamadı. Bu tartışmalar özellikle "dünya şampiyonasının kaldırılması" ve "ingilizce'nin resmi dil olmasına" yönelikti. Nihayet 1924 yılında ILTF Tenis Kuralları resmi olarak kabul edilerek federasyonun uluslararası yetkisi resmen tanınmış oldu. 1977 yılında ise "çim" kelimesi kaldırılarak federasyonun adı Uluslararası Tenis Federasyonu(ITF) olarak belirlendi.

Başlangıçta merkezi Paris olan federasyon, ikinci dünya savaşı nedeniyle Londra'ya taşındı. 1987 yılına kadar Wimbledon'da bulunan merkez 1998 yılında Londra'nın Roehampton bölgesine taşındı. Günümüzde merkezi yine bu bölgede bulunmaktadır.¹

Organizasyonlar

ITF, millî takımlar düzeyinde üç büyük organizasyon düzenlemektedir. Bunlar erkekler için Davis Kupası, kadınlar için Fed Kupası ve karışık takımlar için Hopman Kupası'dır. ITF, major olarak da nitelendirilen dört büyük tenis turnuvasını da yönetmektedir. Bunlara diğer adıyla Grand Slam denmektedir. Bu turnuvalar düzenleniş sırasına göre Avustralya Açık, Fransa Açık, Wimbledon ve Amerika Açık Tenis Turnuvalarıdır.

ITF Dünya Şampiyonları

Sıralamalar ITF verilerine göredir.²

Üst Düzey

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Yıl</th> <th>Tek erkekler</th> <th>Tek kadınlar</th> <th>Çift erkekler</th> <th>Çift kadınlar</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1978</td> <td><a href="Björn_Borg" title="wikilink">Björn Borg</a></td> <td><a href="Chris_Evert" title="wikilink">Chris Evert</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1979</td> <td><a href="Martina_Navrátilová" title="wikilink">Martina Navrátilová</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1980</td> <td>Chris Evert-Lloyd</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1981</td> <td><a href="John_McEnroe" title="wikilink">John McEnroe</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1982</td> <td><a href="Jimmy_Connors" title="wikilink">Jimmy Connors</a></td> <td>Martina Navratilova</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1983</td> <td><a href="John_McEnroe" title="wikilink">John McEnroe</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1984</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1985</td> <td><a href="Ivan_Lendl" title="wikilink">Ivan Lendl</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1986</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1987</td> <td><a href="Steffi_Graf" title="wikilink">Steffi Graf</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1988</td> <td><a href="Mats_Wilander" title="wikilink">Mats Wilander</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1989</td> <td><a href="Boris_Becker" title="wikilink">Boris Becker</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1990</td> <td><a href="Ivan_Lendl" title="wikilink">Ivan Lendl</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1991</td> <td><a href="Stefan_Edberg" title="wikilink">Stefan Edberg</a></td> <td><a href="Monica_Seles" title="wikilink">Monica Seles</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1992</td> <td><a href="Jim_Courier" title="wikilink">Jim Courier</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1993</td> <td><a href="Pete_Sampras" title="wikilink">Pete Sampras</a></td> <td>Steffi Graf</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1994</td> <td> <a href="Arantxa_Sánchez_Vicario" title="wikilink">Arantxa Sánchez Vicario</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1995</td> <td>Steffi Graf</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1996</td> <td><a href="Todd_Woodbridge" title="wikilink">Todd Woodbridge</a> & <a href="Mark_Woodforde" title="wikilink">Mark Woodforde</a></td> <td>Lindsay Davenport & <a href="Mary_Joe_Fernández" title="wikilink">Mary Joe Fernández</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1997</td> <td><a href="Martina_Hingis" title="wikilink">Martina Hingis</a></td> <td>Lindsay Davenport & <a href="Jana_Novotná" title="wikilink">Jana Novotná</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1998</td> <td><a href="Lindsay_Davenport" title="wikilink">Lindsay Davenport</a></td> <td><a href="Jacco_Eltingh" title="wikilink">Jacco Eltingh</a> & <a href="Paul_Haarhuis" title="wikilink">Paul Haarhuis</a></td> <td>Lindsay Davenport & <a href="Natasha_Zvereva" title="wikilink">Natasha Zvereva</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1999</td> <td><a href="Andre_Agassi" title="wikilink">Andre Agassi</a></td> <td>Martina Hingis</td> <td><a href="Mahesh_Bhupathi" title="wikilink">Mahesh Bhupathi</a> & <a href="Leander_Paes" title="wikilink">Leander Paes</a></td> <td>Martina Hingis & <a href="Anna_Kournikova" title="wikilink">Anna Kournikova</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="Gustavo_Kuerten" title="wikilink">Gustavo Kuerten</a></td> <td>Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde</td> <td><a href="Julie_Halard-Decugis" title="wikilink">Julie Halard-Decugis</a> & <a href="Ai_Sugiyama" title="wikilink">Ai Sugiyama</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2001</td> <td><a href="Lleyton_Hewitt" title="wikilink">Lleyton Hewitt</a></td> <td><a href="Jennifer_Capriati" title="wikilink">Jennifer Capriati</a></td> <td><a href="Jonas_Björkman" title="wikilink">Jonas Björkman</a> & Todd Woodbridge</td> <td><a href="Lisa_Raymond" title="wikilink">Lisa Raymond</a> & <a href="Rennae_Stubbs" title="wikilink">Rennae Stubbs</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="Serena_Williams" title="wikilink">Serena Williams</a></td> <td><a href="Daniel_Nestor" title="wikilink">Daniel Nestor</a> & <a href="Mark_Knowles" title="wikilink">Mark Knowles</a></td> <td>Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suárez</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="Andy_Roddick" title="wikilink">Andy Roddick</a></td> <td><a href="Justine_Henin-Hardenne" title="wikilink">Justine Henin-Hardenne</a></td> <td><a href="Bob_Bryan" title="wikilink">Bob Bryan</a> & <a href="Mike_Bryan" title="wikilink">Mike Bryan</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="Roger_Federer" title="wikilink">Roger Federer</a></td> <td><a href="Anastasia_Myskina" title="wikilink">Anastasia Myskina</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="Kim_Clijsters" title="wikilink">Kim Clijsters</a></td> <td>Lisa Raymond & <a href="Samantha_Stosur" title="wikilink">Samantha Stosur</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2006</td> <td>Justine Henin</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2007</td> <td><a href="Cara_Black" title="wikilink">Cara Black</a> & <a href="Liezel_Huber" title="wikilink">Liezel Huber</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="Rafael_Nadal" title="wikilink">Rafael Nadal</a></td> <td><a href="Jelena_Janković" title="wikilink">Jelena Janković</a></td> <td>Daniel Nestor & <a href="Nenad_Zimonjić" title="wikilink">Nenad Zimonjić</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2009</td> <td><a href="Roger_Federer" title="wikilink">Roger Federer</a></td> <td>Serena Williams</td> <td>Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan</td> <td>Serena Williams & <a href="Venus_Williams" title="wikilink">Venus Williams</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2010</td> <td>Rafael Nadal</td> <td><a href="Caroline_Wozniacki" title="wikilink">Caroline Wozniacki</a></td> <td><a href="Gisela_Dulko" title="wikilink">Gisela Dulko</a> & <a href="Flavia_Pennetta" title="wikilink">Flavia Pennetta</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2011</td> <td><a href="Novak_Đoković" title="wikilink">Novak Đoković</a></td> <td><a href="Petra_Kvitová" title="wikilink">Petra Kvitová</a></td> <td><a href="Květa_Peschke" title="wikilink">Květa Peschke</a> & <a href="Katarina_Srebotnik" title="wikilink">Katarina Srebotnik</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="Serena_Williams" title="wikilink">Serena Williams</a></td> <td><a href="Sara_Errani" title="wikilink">Sara Errani</a> & <a href="Roberta_Vinci" title="wikilink">Roberta Vinci</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Gençler

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Yıl</th> <th>Tekler 1978-2003</th> <th>Çiftler 1982-2003</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>Genç erkekler</td> <td>Genç kızlar</td> <td>Genç erkekler</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1978</td> <td><a href="Ivan_Lendl" title="wikilink">Ivan Lendl</a></td> <td><a href="Hana_Mandlíková" title="wikilink">Hana Mandlíková</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1979</td> <td><a href="Raúl_Viver" title="wikilink">Raúl Viver</a></td> <td><a href="Mary-Lou_Daniels" title="wikilink">Mary-Lou Piatek</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1980</td> <td><a href="Thierry_Tulasne" title="wikilink">Thierry Tulasne</a></td> <td><a href="Susan_Mascarin" title="wikilink">Susan Mascarin</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1981</td> <td><a href="Pat_Cash" title="wikilink">Pat Cash</a></td> <td><a href="Zina_Garrison" title="wikilink">Zina Garrison</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1982</td> <td><a href="Guy_Forget" title="wikilink">Guy Forget</a></td> <td><a href="Gretchen_Rush" title="wikilink">Gretchen Rush</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1983</td> <td><a href="Stefan_Edberg" title="wikilink">Stefan Edberg</a></td> <td><a href="Pascale_Paradis" title="wikilink">Pascale Paradis</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1984</td> <td><a href="Mark_Kratzmann" title="wikilink">Mark Kratzmann</a></td> <td><a href="Gabriela_Sabatini" title="wikilink">Gabriela Sabatini</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1985</td> <td><a href="Claudio_Pistolesi" title="wikilink">Claudio Pistolesi</a></td> <td><a href="Laura_Garrone" title="wikilink">Laura Garrone</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1986</td> <td><a href="Javier_Sánchez" title="wikilink">Javier Sánchez</a></td> <td><a href="Patricia_Tarabini" title="wikilink">Patricia Tarabini</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1987</td> <td><a href="Jason_Stoltenberg" title="wikilink">Jason Stoltenberg</a></td> <td><a href="Natasha_Zvereva" title="wikilink">Natasha Zvereva</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1988</td> <td><a href="Nicolas_Pereira" title="wikilink">Nicolas Pereira</a></td> <td><a href="Cristina_Tessi" title="wikilink">Cristina Tessi</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1989</td> <td><a href="Nicklas_Kulti" title="wikilink">Nicklas Kulti</a></td> <td><a href="Florencia_Labat" title="wikilink">Florencia Labat</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1990</td> <td><a href="Andrea_Gaudenzi" title="wikilink">Andrea Gaudenzi</a></td> <td><a href="Karina_Habšudová" title="wikilink">Karina Habšudová</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1991</td> <td><a href="Thomas_Enqvist" title="wikilink">Thomas Enqvist</a></td> <td><a href="Zdeňka_Málková" title="wikilink">Zdeňka Málková</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1992</td> <td><a href="Brian_Dunn_(tennis)" title="wikilink">Brian Dunn</a></td> <td><a href="Rossana_de_los_Ríos" title="wikilink">Rossana de los Ríos</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1993</td> <td><a href="Marcelo_Ríos" title="wikilink">Marcelo Ríos</a></td> <td><a href="Nino_Louarsabishvili" title="wikilink">Nino Louarsabishvili</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1994</td> <td><a href="Federico_Browne" title="wikilink">Federico Browne</a></td> <td><a href="Martina_Hingis" title="wikilink">Martina Hingis</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1995</td> <td><a href="Mariano_Zabaleta" title="wikilink">Mariano Zabaleta</a></td> <td><a href="Anna_Kournikova" title="wikilink">Anna Kournikova</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1996</td> <td><a href="Sébastien_Grosjean" title="wikilink">Sébastien Grosjean</a></td> <td><a href="Amélie_Mauresmo" title="wikilink">Amélie Mauresmo</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1997</td> <td><a href="Arnaud_Di_Pasquale" title="wikilink">Arnaud Di Pasquale</a></td> <td><a href="Cara_Black" title="wikilink">Cara Black</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>1998</td> <td><a href="Roger_Federer" title="wikilink">Roger Federer</a></td> <td><a href="Jelena_Dokić" title="wikilink">Jelena Dokić</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>1999</td> <td><a href="Kristian_Pless" title="wikilink">Kristian Pless</a></td> <td><a href="Lina_Krasnoroutskaya" title="wikilink">Lina Krasnoroutskaya</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="Andy_Roddick" title="wikilink">Andy Roddick</a></td> <td><a href="María_Emilia_Salerni" title="wikilink">María Emilia Salerni</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2001</td> <td><a href="Gilles_Müller" title="wikilink">Gilles Müller</a></td> <td><a href="Svetlana_Kuznetsova" title="wikilink">Svetlana Kuznetsova</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="Richard_Gasquet" title="wikilink">Richard Gasquet</a></td> <td><a href="Barbora_Strýcová" title="wikilink">Barbora Strýcová</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="Marcos_Baghdatis" title="wikilink">Marcos Baghdatis</a></td> <td><a href="Kirsten_Flipkens" title="wikilink">Kirsten Flipkens</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>Karışık sıralama 2004-Günümüz</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>Yıl</td> <td>Genç erkekler</td> <td>Genç Kızlar</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="Gaël_Monfils" title="wikilink">Gaël Monfils</a></td> <td><a href="Michaëlla_Krajicek" title="wikilink">Michaëlla Krajicek</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="Donald_Young_(tennis_player)" title="wikilink">Donald Young</a></td> <td><a href="Viktoriya_Azarenka" title="wikilink">Viktoriya Azarenka</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="Thiemo_de_Bakker" title="wikilink">Thiemo de Bakker</a></td> <td><a href="Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova" title="wikilink">Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2007</td> <td><a href="Ričardas_Berankis" title="wikilink">Ričardas Berankis</a></td> <td><a href="Urszula_Radwańska" title="wikilink">Urszula Radwańska</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="Yang_Tsung-hua" title="wikilink">Yang Tsung-hua</a></td> <td><a href="Noppawan_Lertcheewakarn" title="wikilink">Noppawan Lertcheewakarn</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2009</td> <td><a href="Daniel_Berta" title="wikilink">Daniel Berta</a></td> <td><a href="Kristina_Mladenovic" title="wikilink">Kristina Mladenovic</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="Juan_Sebastián_Gómez" title="wikilink">Juan Sebastián Gómez</a></td> <td><a href="Daria_Gavrilova" title="wikilink">Daria Gavrilova</a></td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>2011</td> <td><a href="Jiří_Veselý" title="wikilink">Jiří Veselý</a></td> <td><a href="Irina_Khromacheva" title="wikilink">Irina Khromacheva</a></td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="Filip_Peliwo" title="wikilink">Filip Peliwo</a></td> <td><a href="Taylor_Townsend_(tennis)" title="wikilink">Taylor Townsend</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>