Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association

The Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond) (KNLTB) is the national governing body of tennis in the Netherlands. It was constituted in 1899 in Amsterdam by 15 Dutch tennis associations as the Dutch Lawn Tennis Association and received the description "royal" upon its 40th birthday.[1]

Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association
(Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond)
SportTennis
AbbreviationKNLTB
Founded5 June 1899[1]
AffiliationInternational Tennis Federation
Affiliation date1913 (founding member)
Regional affiliationTennis Europe
PresidentRolf Thung[2]
ReplacedNederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond
Official website
www.knltb.nl

See also

References

  1. "Geschiedenis van de KNLTB". Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  2. "Bondsbestuur". Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Association (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
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