Team tennis is a

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...

which consist of matches between different groups of players each competing to win the tournament for their team. The format is usually an altered version of the professionally played

World TeamTennis World TeamTennis (WTT) was a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973. The league's season normally took place in the summer months. Players from the ATP and WTA would ...

format; consisting of both Men's and Women's matches with Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

By country

It is played at the collegiate or national level in the United States. The United States Tennis Association promotes junior team tennis and USTA League Tennis. The

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...

organizes competitions such as the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship and NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship. Many regions have their own "city-based" or "area-based" for example; the CASHS tennis team teams (often backed by a professional player) with a National Championship in the US. In the United Kingdom, team tennis is played through schools and clubs from local to national levels. The

Lawn Tennis Association The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man founded in 1888. The LTA promotes all levels of lawn tennis. The organization believes tennis can provide ...

have an 'AEGON Team Tennis Series' where several thousands of teams compete.

List of adult team tennis tournaments

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Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...

– men's national teams * Billie Jean King Cup – women's national teams * United Cup – mixed national teams * Laver Cup – men's Team Europe vs Team World * Hopman Cup – mixed national teams Abolished * International Premier Tennis League – mixed Asia-Pacific franchises * Champions Tennis League – mixed Indian franchises * Odisha Tennis Premier League – mixed Indian franchises *

– mixed North American franchises * ATP Cup - men's national teams * Wightman Cup – women's United States vs Great Britain *

World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The inaugural edition of the tournament was contested in 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica and was called the Nations Cup. No tourname ...

– men's national teams

References

Forms of tennis {{Tennis-stub

By country

List of adult team tennis tournaments

See also

References