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It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris , France on 1 March 1913 . In 1924 it became the officially recognised organisation with authority to control lawn tennis throughout the world, with official 'ILTF Rules of Tennis'. In 1977 it dropped the word 'lawn' from its title, recognising that most tennis was not played on Grass . Originally based in Paris, it moved to Roehampton in south-west London , UK during World War II , where it has remained. Its official annual is '' The ITF Year '', describing the activities of the ITF over last 12 months. This replaced '' World Of Tennis ''. FUNCTION The ITF operates the three major national team competitions in the sport, the , the French Open , Wimbledon , and the US Open . While the ATP Tour and WTA Tour control most other high-level professional tournaments, the ITF also organizes the lowest tier tournaments in the world of professional tennis. On the men's side, this is known as the ITF Men's Circuit , consisting of one-week tournaments called "Futures". The ITF also ran four-week Satellite Tournaments of roughly the same quality level, but they were discontinued after the 2006 season. Virtually every male professional player started by playing on the ITF Men's Circuit . The ITF is responsible for maintaining an international under-18 junior circuit for boys and girls. =ITF World Champions= SENIORS JUNIORS
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