Federaţia Română de Tenis
Encyclopedia
The Romanian Tennis Federation (FRT) (Romanian
: Federaţia Română de Tenis) is the governing body of tennis
in Romania
. It is based in Bucharest
and its current president is former Romanian tennis player Ruxandra Dragomir
.
It also organizes the Romania Davis Cup team
and the Romania Fed Cup team
.
The federation was formed in 1912 and became a member of the International Tennis Federation
(ITF) in the same year.
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
: Federaţia Română de Tenis) is the governing body of tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is based in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
and its current president is former Romanian tennis player Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world...
.
It also organizes the Romania Davis Cup team
Romania Davis Cup team
The Romania Davis Cup team represents Romania in Davis Cup tennis competition , being governed by the Romanian Tennis Federation and currently competes in the 2011 Davis Cup World Group.Romania has finished as runners-up three times...
and the Romania Fed Cup team
Romania Fed Cup team
The Romania Fed Cup team represents Romania in Fed Cup tennis competition, being governed by the Federaţia Română de Tenis and currently competes in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
.
The federation was formed in 1912 and became a member of the International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
(ITF) in the same year.