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The All India Tennis Association (AITA) was established in:

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Answer: Option C — 1920

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The All India Tennis Association (AITA) was founded in 1920 as the national governing body for tennis in India. It is one of the oldest national sports bodies in the country.

Role of the AITA:

  • It is affiliated with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Asian Tennis Federation.
  • It selects and manages India's Davis Cup (men's) and Billie Jean King Cup (women's) teams.
  • It conducts national championships, ranking tournaments and junior development programmes.
  • Its headquarters is in New Delhi.

India in the Davis Cup:

  • India has reached the Davis Cup final three times: in 1966 (lost to Australia), 1974 and 1987 (lost to Sweden).
  • In 1974, India refused to play the final against South Africa in protest against South Africa's apartheid policy, and South Africa was awarded the title.
  • Famous Indian Davis Cup players include Ramanathan Krishnan, the Amritraj brothers (Vijay and Anand), Ramesh Krishnan, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.
  • Leander Paes holds the world record for the most doubles wins in Davis Cup history (45).

Indian tennis milestones:

  • Ramanathan Krishnan: Wimbledon junior champion in 1954 and semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1961.
  • Mahesh Bhupathi: India's first Grand Slam title (1997 French Open mixed doubles).
  • Leander Paes: Olympic bronze in 1996 (Atlanta).
  • Sania Mirza: first Indian woman to win a WTA title (Hyderabad, 2005) and a Grand Slam title (2009).
  • Rohan Bopanna: became the oldest man to reach world number one in doubles in 2024.

Other national sports federations and their founding years:

  • All India Tennis Association: 1920.
  • Indian Hockey Federation: 1925.
  • Indian Olympic Association: 1927.
  • Board of Control for Cricket in India: 1928.
  • Badminton Association of India: 1934.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗1928 is the year the BCCI was formed.
  • ✗1934 is the year the Badminton Association of India was formed.
  • ✗1950 is the year the Basketball Federation of India was formed.

Quick tip

Remember: All India Tennis Association = 1920 (headquarters New Delhi); India's Davis Cup finals = 1966, 1974 (refused to play South Africa) and 1987; BCCI = 1928; BAI = 1934.

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