Fédération Tunisienne de Tennis
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| Sport | Tennis Beach tennis Wheelchair tennis |
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| Abbreviation | (FTT) |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Affiliation | International Tennis Federation (ITF) |
| Regional affiliation | Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) |
| Sub-regional affiliation | Arab Tennis Federation (ATF) |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| President |  Salma Mouelhi |
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The Fédération Tunisienne de Tennis (French: Fédération Tunisienne de Tennis) (FTT) (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية لكرة المضرب), is the national Tennis association in Tunisia. FTT organizes team tennis within Tunisia and represents Tunisian tennis internationally. The federation is a member of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) and the Arab Tennis Federation (ATF). The president of FTT is Salma Mouelhi.
In 2013 Tunisian tennis player Malek Jaziri was embroiled in a controversial political incident, when he withdrew from a tournament rather than play an Israeli player.[1] In the October 2013 Tashkent Challenger, tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he was slated to play Israeli Amir Weintraub in the quarterfinals.[2] But the Tunisian tennis federation ordered Jaziri by email to withdraw from the match, and he did so.[2][1]
Weintraub said that Jaziri was "a good friend," and that "he really wanted to play."[2] Israel Tennis Association CEO Shlomo Glickstein said: "It is sad to me that these kinds of things still happen. I feel bad for the athletes who find themselves embroiled in such situations, which end up hurting their careers.”[2]
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) found that the Tunisian Tennis Federation breached the ITF constitution by ordering him not to compete. The organization barred Tunisia from competing in the 2014 Davis Cup.[3] ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti said: "There is no room for prejudice of any kind in sport or in society. The ITF Board decided to send a strong message to the Tunisian Tennis Federation that this kind of action will not be tolerated by any of our members."[3]
Board members
[edit]The new federal office of the FTT mandate 2016-2020 composed by:[4]
| Name | Position |
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| Salma Mouelhi |
President |
| Fakher Baraket |
Member |
| Houda Barouni |
Member |
| Abdelkarim Boughaba |
Member |
| Bassem Ben Hassen |
Member |
| Abdelaziz Boubaker |
Member |
| Amel Hachini |
Member |
| Sonia Dammak |
Member |
| Mondher Bouzgarrou |
Member |
| Walid Gritli |
Member |
| Seif Ismail |
Member |
| Ayoub Khedhir |
Member |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tunisia's Malek Jaziri forced to withdraw from match against an Israeli". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. October 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Sinai, Allon. "Sela into final, Weintraub out in semis amid turmoil". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ a b "Tunisia suspended from Davis Cup over Malek Jaziri order". Sky Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Bureau". ftt.tn. Retrieved 20 May 2022..
External links
[edit]- Site officiel de la FTT (in French)
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