Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel
Rome, Italy
What's new at Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel
2 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Luciano Darderi #23 ATP
- Andrea Pellegrino #144 ATP
The Italian tennis and padel federation, based in Rome. It is not one training place: it picks juniors for its provincial, regional and national centres (boys at Tirrenia, girls at Formia) and runs seven summer centres where kids 6 to 15 stay for a week.
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 11, 2026.
- FITP summer centres (Centri Estivi FITP): kids and juniors 6 to 15, a week living at one of 7 federal summer centres
- Junior player card (Tessera FITP): kids and juniors under 16 playing at Italian clubs
- Provincial training days (Centri di Aggregazione e Formazione Provinciali, CAP): kids 8 to 10 picked by federation scouts
- Regional training centres (Centri Periferici di Allenamento, CPA): juniors 11 to 16 called up by federal coaches
- Summer federal training (Centri Tecnici Periferici Estivi, CTPE): juniors under 16 already in the regional centres
- Tennis at school (Racchette in Classe): kids from nursery to secondary school, through their school and a partner club
- Student-athlete school plan (Progetto Didattico Studente/Atleta): school + tennis: ranked juniors under 14 to 18 at Italian upper secondary schools
- National junior camps (Raduni Tecnici Nazionali): juniors 12 to 16 picked by the federation, by birth year
- Adult player card (Tessera FITP over 16): adults and players over 16
- Gold membership (Tesserato Gold): adults and juniors who already hold a FITP card
Deals and codes
- Davis Cup, Italy v South Korea (Nov 25): €40 tickets for under-18s at federal tennis schools
- Davis Cup Final 8: 20% off tickets for player-card holders
- Next Gen ATP Finals: 20% off for card holders, 30% with a SportPay account
- Tennis at school: 1,000 grants of €250 for talented children
- First card after Sep 1 can run to Dec 31, 2027 with 20% off both years
- Free SuperTennis+ app with any FITP card
The facts
- Founded: 1910 (in Florence, with 26 clubs)
- Federal tennis schools: 2,048 (at the end of 2024)
- Under-18s in those schools: 147,297 (at Dec 31, 2024)
- Summer-centre kids: 5,549 (in 2025, across the federal summer centres)
- Provincial training centres: 105 (the first step of the federal junior pathway)
- Billie Jean King Cup titles: 6 (the latest in 2025)
- Boarding: Summer centres only
- School on site: No, a school plan with state schools
- From age: 6 at summer centres
- Adults: Player and Gold cards
- Visits: Not stated
- Locations: 7 summer centres, 2 national
- How to get in: Juniors are picked, not enrolled: scouts choose kids 8 to 10 for provincial days, then regional, summer and national centres (boys Tirrenia, girls Formia); summer centres and cards are open to all
Coaches
- Michelangelo Dell'Edera, Head of the ISF and the under-16 sector
- Filippo Volandri, Davis Cup captain, head of the men's sector
- Tathiana Garbin, Billie Jean King Cup captain
- Germano Di Mauro, Coordinator of the girls' under-16 sector
- Massimo Nicolini, Federal coach, Serramazzoni summer centre head
- Vittorio Magnelli, Head of the women's sector at Formia
- Luca Sbrascini, Coordinator of the boys' under-16 sector
- Nicola Fantone, Under-16 special projects
- Cristian Vinco, Under-16 boys' coach, U14 girls' world-title captain
- Massimo Valeri, Under-16 boys' coach, Lazio
Tournaments they host
- Italian junior championships. U11 to U15 in late summer; U16 in December at Tirrenia and Formia
- Tennis Trophy FITP Kinder Joy of Moving. 112 stages in 17 regions for ages 9 to 16, final in Rome in August
- Junior Next Gen Italia. national circuit for under-10, 12 and 14, 2026 calendar on their site
- Road to Bologna finals. Nov 23-29, 2026, under-9, 11 and 13
- Davis Cup Final 8. Bologna, Nov 24-29, 2026
- Next Gen ATP Finals. Reggio Calabria, Dec 9-13, 2026, best under-20 men
- Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Rome every May; 2026 qualifying on May 4 and 5
Where it is
Stadio Olimpico, 00135 Roma RM, Italy.
Nearest airport: Rome Ciampino (CIA), 19 km
Also in Italy
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- Circolo Magistrati della Corte dei Conti 3 km, Rome. 2 pros raised, best Matteo Berrettini #43 ATP
- Tennis Club Parioli 4 km, Rome. 2 pros raised, best Flavio Cobolli #6 ATP
- Club Nomentano 8 km, Rome. 1 pro raised, best Jacopo Vasami #385 ATP
- Eur Sporting Club 13 km, Rome. 2 pros raised, best Massimo Giunta #365 ATP
- Circolo Oasi di Pace 13 km, Rome. 1 pro raised, best Francesca Pace #283 WTA
- Tennis Training School 114 km, Foligno. 2 pros raised, best Pierluigi Basile #514 ATP
- Junior Tennis Perugia 130 km, Perugia. 1 pro raised, best Francesco Passaro #146 ATP
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