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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) was born in 1913 in Paris and is today the world governing body of tennis.

Since the establishment of the ITF Technical Department in 1997, the profile of tennis science and technology has been raised through the encouragement of research in the areas of tennis equipment, tennis facilities and the way in which the tennis player is affected by development in these areas.

The ITF Court Pace Classification Programme has been developed to assist purchasers of tennis surface products to determine the type and speed of surface most suited to their requirements. The ITF classifies surfaces into five categories according to court pace:

• Category 1 (slow)
• Category 2 (medium-slow)
• Category 3 (medium)
• Category 4 (medium-fast)
• Category 5 (fast)

The ITF Court Pace Rating (CPR) measures the effect of ball-surface interaction. This concept includes: friction, which primarily determines the reduction in the horizontal component of post-impact ball velocity; and vertical restitution, which determines the time between successive bounces.

Mondo has currently 4 ITF classified products which fufill the ITF requirements and pertain to the above categories:

• Mondoturf NSF 66 11 R (ITF category Medium-Fast) - expiry date 26^th February 2012
• Mondoturf NSF 66 15 (ITF category Medium) - expiry date 26^th October 2013
• Sportflex (ITF category Slow) – expiry date 26^th October 2013
• Mondocourt (ITF category Fast) - expiry date 11^th May 2012

All ITF Classified tennis surface products are valid for 3 years, whilst the classifications of individual courts tested on-site are valid for 1 year.

The ITF (International Tennis Federation) was born in 1913 in Paris and is today the world governing body of tennis. The objective of the ITF is to further grow and develop the sport worldwide, to develop the game at all levels, at all ages, for both able-bodied and disabled men and women, to make amend and uphold the rules of the game, to promote the International Team Championships and competitions of the ITF, to preserve the integrity and independence of tennis as a sport, and to perform all without discrimination on grounds of color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age, sex or religion.

The ITF has 205 member National Associations. Member nations come from every continent, and each association is involved in organizing tennis and promoting the interests of the game. The ITF also has six Regional Associations based geographically, which work within their regions and continents to assist the development and co-ordination of tennis.