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Development
The ITF awards grants
to na ons to build new
na onal training centres,
extend exis ng centres
and maintain facili es.
In 2023, seven na ons –
Bhutan, Cuba, Georgia,
Guatemala, Malaysia,
Moldova and Turkmenistan
– were awarded grants
to upgrade their tennis
facili es. Malta, Georgia
and the Federated States
of Micronesia completed
projects enabled by previous
grants. In the case of
Micronesia, the comple on
of two resurfaced courts
was a significant milestone,
coming a er three years of
pandemic-related delays.
We have a na onal
training centre recogni on
programme, offering ered
recogni on at Gold, Silver,
Bronze and White levels.
Recogni on from the ITF is
important because it provides
a formal audit of a Na onal
Associa on's facili es,
which can be used to a ract
addi onal investment from
government agencies,
Na onal Olympic Commi ees
and private sponsors.
Lithuania's facili es achieved
Silver recogni on in 2023,
and Qatar's were recognized
at Bronze level. Interest
from our member na ons
in this programme con nues
to grow since we introduced
the White level in 2022.
FACILITIES
