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What's new at Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel

• Olivia Conticello plays the Tennis Europe Junior Masters, Oct 21-24 Oct 7, 2026
  Italy's only player at the U14 and U16 finals in Monte-Carlo; she is no. 3 in the U14 race.
• Road to Bologna finals for U9, U11 and U13, Nov 23-29 Oct 6, 2026
  Held near Bologna during the Davis Cup Final 8; school pupils get free entry and €1 tickets via federal schools.
• First Italian racket-sports championship in Bologna, Nov 26-29 Sep 29, 2026
  Pairs over 16 with a 2026 competitive card; entries close Nov 15.
• Next Gen ATP Finals in Reggio Calabria, Dec 9-13, 2026 Sep 25, 2026
  Best under-20 men at PalaCalafiore; ticket discounts for FITP card holders.
• Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna, Nov 24-29, 2026 Sep 24, 2026
  Italy, the holders, play South Korea on Nov 25 at Bologna Fiere Arena.
• Student-athlete school plan: apply Sep 18 to Nov 6 Sep 16, 2026
  For ranked under-14, 16 and 18 players at upper secondary schools.
• Under-16 Italian championships in December at Tirrenia and Formia Sep 7, 2026
  The U11 to U15 titles were played in late summer.
• Kinder Trophy finals played in Rome Aug 27, 2026
  The final of the circuit for boys and girls aged 9 to 16 ended on Aug 27.
• Italy's girls win their first under-14 world team title Aug 19, 2026
  Captain Cristian Vinco; players Conticello, Luchetti and Lanza.
• Summer centre bookings opened for 2026 Dec 18, 2025
  7 sites, 41 weeks from mid-June to mid-August; national camps at Castel di Sangro for kids born 2010 to 2015.
• New under-10 regional cup and 2026 junior plan Oct 6, 2025
  First U10 Coppa delle Regioni, final Dec 28-30, 2025 at Formia.
• 2,048 federal tennis schools and 147,297 under-18 pupils Mar 16, 2025
  Their own figures at Dec 31, 2024; girls now 36% of juniors.

Programmes at Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel

• FITP summer centres (Centri Estivi FITP)
• Junior player card (Tessera FITP)
• Provincial training days (Centri di Aggregazione e Formazione Provinciali, CAP)
• Regional training centres (Centri Periferici di Allenamento, CPA)
• Summer federal training (Centri Tecnici Periferici Estivi, CTPE)
• Tennis at school (Racchette in Classe)
• Student-athlete school plan (Progetto Didattico Studente/Atleta)
• National junior camps (Raduni Tecnici Nazionali)
• Adult player card (Tessera FITP over 16)
• Gold membership (Tesserato Gold)

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