Norges Tennis

What Norges Tennis does

Norges Tennis- og Padelforbund (NTPF) is Norway's national governing body for tennis and padel, operating as a nonprofit organization under the umbrella of Norges Idrettsforbund (Norwegian Sports Federation). Headquartered at Eikenga 4 in Oslo, the federation governs competitive structures, player development, club support, and national team representation across Norway. Its primary stakeholders are affiliated member clubs (Medlemsklubber), individual participants in youth (Tennis Kids og Teens), para-athletic (Paraidrett), and elite (Toppidrett og Landslag) programs, with Davis Cup hosting representing a flagship elite event. The federation is led by Ansvarlig redaktør (Responsible editor) Per Graversen, and operates within the Norwegian sports governance framework rather than as a commercial enterprise.

NTPF's product and service portfolio spans structured player development (Spillerguiden, a level-based progression system covering Rødt/Oransje through Grønt/Gult stages), club support (Aktiv klubb), youth and para-athletic programs, tournament and licensing administration, coach/official education, and facility (anlegg) development support. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are implied to derive from member club affiliations, individual memberships, støtteordninger (support/funding arrangements), and likely public funding routed through Norges Idrettsforbund. Pricing is contact-based rather than transparently listed, consistent with the federation's nonprofit organizational structure.

In June 2026, NTPF launched Tennis & Padel TV, a national streaming platform developed in partnership with MyGame to broadcast both elite-level competitions and grassroots tennis and padel activities across Norway. This represents the federation's most significant recent digital infrastructure investment, establishing a direct-to-audience content distribution channel. The federation also announced hosting a Davis Cup Norway vs. China match in Trondheim, with tickets sold via Ticketmaster, and ran the Tenniskids sommerfestival 2026 youth festival. Marketing and audience reach are executed primarily through the tennisogpadel.no website, the Medlemsskriv member newsletter, and the new streaming platform — all owned channels targeting the Norwegian tennis and padel community.

Name

Norges Tennis

Legal name

Norges Tennis- og Padelforbund

Website

https://tennis.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Norges Tennis- og Padelforbund (NTPF) is the Norwegian national governing body for tennis and padel, operating as a nonprofit federation under Norges Idrettsforbund. It serves affiliated member clubs, youth players, para-athletes, and elite national teams across Norway through tournaments, licensing, player development programs, and a national streaming platform (Tennis & Padel TV).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAFAC

National Governing Bodies (NGBs)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

SECONDARYMPAKACAH

Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

Keywords

• National sports federation
• Tennis governance
• Padel federation
• Player development program
• Sports broadcasting platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Norges Tennis- og Padelforbund (NTPF) is Norway's national sports federation governing tennis and padel, organizing official tournaments, licensing competitive players, providing coaching and official education courses, running youth (Tennis Kids og Teens) and para-sport (Paraidrett) development programs, supporting member clubs through the Aktiv klubb program, managing the national tennis team (including Davis Cup), and distributing federation content through the Tennis & Padel TV streaming platform built with MyGame.

Product overview

Norges Tennis- og Padelforbund (NTPF) is Norway's national governing body for tennis and padel. The organization operates as a federation managing competitive structures, player development, and club support rather than a traditional technology product company. Key offerings include Tennis & Padel TV (a streaming platform developed with MyGame for broadcasting tennis and padel content), the Spillerguiden player progression system with defined skill levels, youth programs (Tennis Kids og Teens), para-athletic programs, and club development support. The organization also coordinates tournaments, licensing, education courses, facilities, and elite athlete/team programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tennis & Padel TV A national streaming platform developed in partnership with MyGame for broadcasting tennis and padel content, covering both elite-level competitions and grassroots participation events across Norway. The platform provides nationwide accessibility to federation content.
• Spillerguiden (Player Guide) Structured player development system with defined skill levels (Nivå 1 and Nivå 2) guiding players from beginner through intermediate stages. Nivå 1 covers Grunnleggende ferdigheter (Red and Orange), and Nivå 2 covers Mestring og læring av basisferdigheter (Green and beginning Yellow).
• Tennis Kids og Teens Youth tennis development program targeting children and teenagers, promoting participation and skill development through age-appropriate training methods aligned with the Spillerguiden progression system.
• Tennis Kids Sommerfestival Annual summer festival for young tennis players featuring organized activities, training sessions, and competitions under the Tennis Kids youth program.
• Paraidrett (Para Sports) Para sports program for athletes with disabilities, promoting inclusive participation in tennis and padel through dedicated programs and specialized support.
• Aktiv klubb (Active Club) Club development program and Klubbveileder (club guide) that helps member clubs develop and maintain active, sustainable tennis and padel operations across Norway.
• Turneringer og lisenser (Tournaments and Licensing) Federation-coordinated tournament organization and competitive player licensing services for clubs and players participating in official national tennis and padel competitions.
• Utdanning og kurs (Education and Courses) Education and certification courses for coaches, officials, and administrators within the Norwegian tennis and padel community, supporting professional development across the federation's network.

Quantifiable outcome

• National streaming coverage through Tennis & Padel TV making elite and grassroots tennis accessible to audiences nationwide

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MyGamecoreTechnology or Integration · 11 June 2026Strategic partnership with MyGame to launch Tennis & Padel TV, a national streaming platform for tennis and padel content. The platform aims to make both elite-level competitions and grassroots participation accessible to audiences across Norway. This represents a core digital infrastructure investment for the federation.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Norges Badmintonforbund: Norwegian Badminton Federation, another racket-sport NIF member federation. Comparable as a small national federation for a racket sport, sharing member-club and tournament structures analogous to NTPF's tennis and padel operations.
• Norges Håndballforbund: Norwegian Handball Federation, another mid-sized NIF member federation. Comparable as a national federation managing clubs, licensing, and elite programs in a non-winter team sport, providing a benchmark for federation operating models within the same Norwegian ecosystem.
• Norges Idrettsforbund: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports — the parent umbrella under which NTPF operates. Allocates public funding, sets governance standards, and represents NTPF internationally, making it the closest institutional analog rather than a competitor.
• Norges Fotballforbund: Largest Norwegian sports federation governing football. Operates under the same NIF umbrella and shares comparable structural features (member clubs, regional divisions, elite and youth pathways) but serves a much larger participant base and revenue pool.

Direct peers

• Deutscher Tennis Bund: German national tennis federation, the largest tennis NGB in continental Europe. Operates the same NGB functions — tournaments, licensing, Davis Cup, club support, youth pathways — at much greater scale, making it a useful structural and operational benchmark.
• Svenska Tennisförbundet: Swedish national tennis federation with the same NGB role over tennis (and increasingly padel) in Sweden. Highly comparable in scope, structure, member-club network, and youth/national team programs, differing mainly in market size.
• Dansk Tennis Forbund: Danish national tennis federation governing tennis and padel in Denmark. Closely comparable as a small Nordic NGB managing tournaments, player licensing, club support, Davis Cup/Billie Jean King Cup representation, and youth pathways.
• Suomen Tennisliitto: Finnish national tennis association governing tennis and padel in Finland. Comparable Nordic NGB with similar functions around tournaments, licensing, club development, national teams, and grassroots participation programs.
• Svenska Padelförbundet: Swedish national padel federation governing competitive padel in Sweden. Comparable to NTPF's padel-specific responsibilities in organizing tournaments, licensing, and national team programs in the same Nordic market where padel is rapidly growing.

Broad incumbents

• International Tennis Federation: Global governing body for tennis that sanctions international events and sets the rules NTPF implements nationally. Not a direct competitor but the upstream regulator NTPF reports into for Davis Cup, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and player licensing standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/norgestennisforbund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/norgestennisforbund

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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