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MTSZ — Magyar Tenisz Szövetség

Hungary’s national tennis federation, which dates its founding general assembly to 7 April 1907 and has used the name Magyar Tenisz Szövetség since 1942; its members are clubs and other sports organisations.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
FoundedFounding general assembly on 7 April 1907, per the MTSZ[5]
Current nameMagyar Tenisz Szövetség since 22 March 1942, per the MTSZ[5]
Address1037 Budapest, Mikoviny u. 6. (address for membership applications)[6]
International federationITF: named as Magyar Tenisz Szovetseg in the ITF’s 2024 AGM minutes; Hungary is listed among the ITF’s Class B members[2][1]

What is the MTSZ?

The Magyar Tenisz Szövetség (MTSZ) is the national tennis federation of Hungary.[3] It runs the site huntennis.hu and a separate competition portal, the MTSZ versenyzóna.[3] The ITF’s 2024 AGM minutes list it under its Hungarian name.[2]

What does the MTSZ govern or do?

The MTSZ publishes national rankings, a competition calendar, its resolutions and regulations, and rules on playing licences and transfers (“Játékengedély, átigazolás”).[3][4] Its committees include a referees’ professional and ethics committee, a coach-education committee, disciplinary and disciplinary-appeals committees, a committee for players with disabilities, a club committee, a women’s committee and an athletes’ committee, alongside the board (Elnökség) and supervisory body.[4]

When was the MTSZ founded and where is it based?

The MTSZ history page dates its founding general assembly to the morning of 7 April 1907, called at the Budapest Skating Club’s hall in the City Park, and states that the assembly adopted the draft statutes unchanged.[5] It records that on 22 March 1942, at the 35th annual general assembly, “megváltoztatták a szövetség elnevezését, és ekkor lett MAGYAR TENISZ SZÖVETSÉG a hivatalos név”.[5] Membership applications go to its general secretary at 1037 Budapest, Mikoviny u. 6.[6]

How is the MTSZ recognised?

ITF. The draft minutes of the International Tennis Federation’s 2024 Conference and Annual General Meeting, held in Hong Kong, China, on 10–11 October 2024, list “Magyar Tenisz Szovetseg” (HUN) among the Class B member associations in attendance.[2] The ITF’s 2026 membership and share register lists Hungary under “Class B Members with voting rights”.[1]

History. The MTSZ states that on 17 March 1909 the MOLSZ joined the British tennis association, and that in 1913 Hungary was represented in the Fédération Internationale de Lawn Tennis, with one vote, as an independent state.[5]

What does the MTSZ organise?

The MTSZ publishes its 2026 competition calendar (“Az MTSZ 2026. évi versenynaptára”).[7] The calendar is filtered by category — adult, age-group, amateur, team championship (“Csapatbajnokság”), Kinder Kupa, Play+Stay, school sport (Diákolimpia and Iskolatenisz) and senior tennis — and each entry names the host club and venue, such as the U12–U14 Mesterverseny in Budapest on 28 November 2026.[7]

Who are its members?

The MTSZ states that membership is open only to sports organisations that take part in the competition system of tennis (“kizárólag a tenisz sportág versenyrendszerében részt vevő sportszervezet”).[6] It names sports clubs, sports schools, sports businesses and foundations that develop youth training as the kinds of organisation that can join, with applications sent to the general secretary.[6]

References

  1. ITF — 2026 ITF Membership and Share Register. Accessed 2026-10-14.
  2. ITF — Draft Minutes, 2024 ITF Conference and Annual General Meeting (Hong Kong, China, 10–11 October 2024). Accessed 2026-10-14.
  3. Magyar Tenisz Szövetség — Home. Accessed 2026-10-14.
  4. Magyar Tenisz Szövetség — Elnökség, bizottságok. Accessed 2026-10-14.
  5. Magyar Tenisz Szövetség — A szövetség története. Accessed 2026-10-14.
  6. Magyar Tenisz Szövetség — Szövetségi tagok. Accessed 2026-10-14.
  7. Magyar Tenisz Szövetség — Versenynaptár. Accessed 2026-10-14.