Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
The tennis federation in the United Kingdom
The LTA is the national governing body for tennis in Great Britain, registered as a limited company, and also runs LTA Padel. It organises the competitive structure end to end: the World Tennis Number rating and ranking system, British Tennis Players rankings, Barclays Local Tennis Leagues, national and regional tournaments through its 'Find a competition' portal, and Great Britain's Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams. Delivery is local: the site lists roles for coaches, volunteers, officials and activators and separate sections for club, park and school venues across Britain, including in Scotland and Wales.
Getting a licence
A licence is needed to play official tennis competitions in the United Kingdom.
Players join via LTA Advantage, the LTA's online individual membership scheme (lta.org.uk/advantage), and get a World Tennis Number/rating from playing rated matches rather than buying a per-match licence; pricing was not shown on the pages checked (they render via JavaScript).
Competitions and rankings
This federation also governs: Padel.
From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.
The other racket-sport federations in the United Kingdom
The tennis federation in other countries
Morocco · FRMT
United States · USTA
Spain · RFET
France · FFT
Italy · FITP
Germany · DTB
Netherlands · KNLTB
Belgium · KBTB / RBTF
Portugal · FPT
Sweden · SvTF
Denmark · DTF
Ireland · TI
United Arab Emirates · UAETF
Saudi Arabia · STF
Qatar · QTF
Kuwait · KTF
Egypt · ETF
Canada · TC
Mexico · FMT
Argentina · AAT
Australia · TA
India · AITA
Philippines · PHILTA
Malaysia · LTAM
Singapore · STA