[2] It is the world's largest regional association of the sport's governing body, the International Tennis Federation, with 50 member states in 2015.

[3][4] Based in Basel, Switzerland, the organisation takes an active role in all aspects of the European game, executing tasks delegated by the ITF, and also by organizing a number of competitions and events independently from the ITF, such as European Tennis Championships.

[2] Francesco Ricci Bitti was President of Tennis Europe from 1993 to 1999.

[7][8] Teams representing Russia and Belarus were therefore ineligible to compete at all Tennis Europe events (including Winter & Summer Cups, European Beach Tennis, and Senior Club Championships).

[8] Tennis Europe supports, manages, and sanctions over 1,200 international tennis events across the continent each year:[9] European Tennis Championships Junior events [10] Tennis Europe Junior Tour (Around 500 individual events for players aged 16/14/12 & Under) These include some of the sport's best-known and most prestigious tournaments for players of these age groups, including Les Petits As (FRA) and Avvenire (ITA).