In October 2019, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) published its first global report on tennis, based on data collected in 195 nations. The publication, analyzing figures from 2017, stated that there were about 87 million tennis players globally. As of the survey period, China registered the highest figure, as roughly 22.5 percent of all tennis players came from this country. The United States and India followed in the list, recording 20.7 percent and 9.2 percent respectively of all tennis players in the world.
Share of tennis players worldwide in 2017, by country
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.
*14 countries: Republic of Korea, Czechia, Austria, Sweden, New Zealand, Poland, Belgium, Colombia, Hong Kong/China, Indonesia, Hungary, Israel, Portugal, Finland.
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International Tennis Federation. (October 1, 2019). Share of tennis players worldwide in 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110235/tennis-players-by-country/
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Share of tennis players worldwide in 2017, by country [Graph], International Tennis Federation, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110235/tennis-players-by-country/