The ATF works closely with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and supports its member associations through the implementation of a wide range of programs.

The member associations of the ATF are[2] China Hong Kong Japan South Korea Macau Mongolia North Korea Chinese Taipei Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Timor Leste Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Bahrain Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan The board of directors is the elected group of members from national tennis bodies of Asian nations.

Besides a couple of Asian nations like India, China and Japan who have produced some world class players, tennis does not have a very long and fruitful history.

But we've really seen in the last couple of years that mindset changing, in China in particular", said Ben Slack, Tennis Australia's head of international business.

The Women's Tennis Association announced in 2017 that it has signed a 10-year deal to move its finals tournament to Shenzhen, a dynamic city in China south, starting from next year.