Svenska Tennisförbundet (SvTF)

The tennis federation in Sweden · Swedish Tennis Association

SvTF is Sweden's national governing body for tennis, made up of the clubs ('föreningar') admitted as its members, organised regionally, and it promotes and coordinates Swedish tennis internationally. It runs the national competition calendar, entries, player profiles, results and statistics through a 'Tävling Online' system and the third-party Matchi platform (matchi.tv/matchi.se), sanctioned tournaments, the World Tennis Number rating, and rules/regulations for competing. Founded 26 November 1906.

Getting a licence

A licence is needed to play official tennis competitions in Sweden.

A 'tävlingslicens' (competition licence) is required to play in sanctioned tournaments; it includes accident insurance. Obtained via the federation's 'börja tävla' (start competing) page; price was not shown on the pages checked.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

Tennis clubs in Sweden → 17 clubs Where to buy a tennis racket in Sweden → 11 shops sell tennis equipment in Sweden: specialist shops, sports chains and online stores.

The other racket-sport federations in Sweden

Padel · SPF Pickleball · SvPF Squash · Svenska Squashförbundet Badminton · Svenska Badmintonförbundet Table tennis · SBTF

The tennis federation in other countries

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