Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond (KNLTB)
The pickleball federation in the Netherlands · Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association (KNLTB)
Pickleball in the Netherlands is run by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond (KNLTB), the same royal federation as tennis and padel, through a dedicated brand/site (nlpickleball.nl, also using the pickleball.nl domain as a partner). KNLTB and the earlier grassroots body Pickleball Holland signed a cooperation agreement in November 2022; from January 2025 KNLTB became the official federation for pickleball in the Netherlands, succeeding that partnership. Growth has been rapid: from roughly 500 players in 2022 to over 3,000 by late 2025, playable at around 40 KNLTB locations with about 30 active pickleball groups nationwide. KNLTB organises a Dutch national championship (NK Pickleball) and fields a Netherlands national team at the EPF European Championship (winning two gold and one bronze medal at the 2026 edition in Italy), and has struck partnerships with equipment/venue partners (Dunlop, Picklemat, Pickleball.nl).
Getting a licence
Not confirmed pickleball-specifically; KNLTB's equivalent structure for its other racket sports (tennis, padel) requires a KNLTB federation number ('bondsnummer'), obtained automatically via an affiliated club or by buying a standalone 'KNLTB Spelerspas', to enter ranked competition - pickleball players likely follow the same club/bondsnummer route via nlpickleball.nl's 'Wedstrijden spelen' section, but no pickleball-specific fee or licence page was read to confirm this.
Competitions and rankings
This federation also governs: Tennis, Padel.
Other bodies: Pickleball Holland.
From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.
The other racket-sport federations in the Netherlands
The pickleball federation in other countries
United Kingdom · PBE
United States · USAP
Spain · RFET
France · FFT
Italy · FITP
Germany · DPV
Belgium · TPPWB
Portugal · PTPICKLE
Sweden · SvPF
Denmark · DTF
Ireland · PI
Saudi Arabia · SFA
Qatar
Kuwait
Egypt
Canada · PC
Mexico · FEMEXPB
Argentina · AAP
Australia · PA
India · IPA
Philippines · PPF
Malaysia · MPA
Singapore · SPA