Britain at forefront of global rise in tennis participation
Data from the ITF shows Great Britain is at the forefront of this global rise in participation and has the highest percentage of population playing tennis of any of the 199 nations who contributed to the ITF report.
Over the 5-year period from 2019-2023 LTA data showed adult annual participation (adults playing at least once a year) in Britain grew by 44% to around 5.6m people (10% of the population), with children’s annual participation growing to 3,6m, some 40% of the population, over the same period.
The recent ITF report ranks Britain no 1 on this measure above other Grand Slam nations, the USA, France and Australia, and major European tennis nations, such as Spain and Germany.
Ensuring the game remains healthy and popular at grass-roots level is an important part of the LTA’s role as the national governing body for tennis. The LTA’s vision is to open tennis up by making it welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring.
