Beach Tennis in Manipur

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Overview

Origin: 1970s Italy
Category: Racquet
Olympic discipline: No
Paralympic discipline: No
Central pathway: None recorded
Athlete profiles on SportSupport: 0

Governance and status

Each field below is shown only where we hold a source for it; anything else reads “Not currently verified” rather than a guess. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition is granted year by year, so it is only ever shown with the year it applies to. Last reviewed: September 2026.

Indian governing/organising body: All India Beach Tennis Association
Ministry recognition: Not currently verified
International federation: Not currently verified
Khelo India inclusion: Not currently verified
TOPS eligibility: Not currently verified
Olympic status: Not on the Olympic programme
Paralympic status: Not a Paralympic discipline

Beach Tennis is listed on SportSupport in the racquet category. Its recorded origin is 1970s Italy. It is not on the Olympic programme. We list All India Beach Tennis Association as the Indian governing/organising body for the sport.

Beach Tennis does not appear on the official Khelo India Games discipline list, and we hold no verified central pathway or current-year Ministry recognition record for it, so we make no Khelo India, TOPS, National Sports Development Fund or pension claim. Whatever competition exists is run by clubs, akharas, private promoters or state-level bodies. (Checked against Sports Authority of India / Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports — Discipline wise Participation in all editions of Khelo India Games (19th Edition).)

Scholarships & Funding

Central, state and private scholarships available for beach tennis athletes in India.

No central scholarship pathway
We hold no verified central pathway for beach tennis and no current-year Ministry recognition record for a national body, so we make no Khelo India, TOPS or National Sports Development Fund claim for it.

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Indian Players

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Rules

Beach tennis is played on a sand court the size of a beach volleyball court (16m x 8m) with a net at 1.7m, almost always as doubles. The ball must be volleyed — it may never touch the sand, so there is no bounce and every rally is played out of the air. Service is underarm or overarm but must be struck without a bounce, and only one serve is allowed: a fault loses the point outright, and a serve touching the net and landing in is a let. Scoring follows tennis with no-advantage games (a single deciding point at 40-40) and matches played over two sets with a tiebreak; players do not switch sides within a point and there is no doubles service box, the whole opposing court being live. Touching the net, catching the ball or letting it land in your own court ends the rally.

Authoritative rulebook: All India Beach Tennis Association.

Positions

Typical roles across racquet sports. These are category-level descriptions, not a sourced beach tennis squad list.

Singles
One-on-one match — the standard individual format for ranking events.
Doubles
Two-a-side format with different court coverage and serve/return patterns.
Mixed doubles
One male and one female partner — a distinct discipline at multi-sport meets.

Equipment

Standard kit and infrastructure required to train and compete in beach tennis at a federation-recognised event.

Solid, strung-less perforated paddle racket (max 50cm long, 30cm wide)
Depressurised beach tennis ball (stage 2, slower than a standard tennis ball)
16m x 8m sand court with net at 1.7m height
Bare feet or sand socks
Cap, sunglasses and sunscreen for outdoor play
Portable net system and boundary lines for informal or beach setups

Governing/organising body

Body listed on SportSupport

All India Beach Tennis Association

All India Beach Tennis Association is the body we list as the Indian governing/organising body for Beach Tennis. We hold no sourced detail on its domestic calendar, selection norms or state structure, and no current-year Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition record for it.

Origin: 1970s Italy
Olympic: No
Paralympic: No
Category: Racquet

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Major Indian Events

Domestic competitions we hold a source for in beach tennis.

Amateur India Beach Tennis Federation
Beach tennis in India is organized by the Amateur India Beach Tennis Federation, affiliated to the International Federation Beach Tennis (IFBT). The sport is still in a genuinely early stage of development — players Unnat and Vishwajeet, who helped establish it in India, describe competing in national championships and roughly 7-8 IFBT categories, while noting in an interview that India 'doesn't have great facilities for Beach Tennis yet.'

International Events

Continental and world-level competitions we hold a source for in beach tennis.

ITF Beach Tennis Tour / IFBT Championships
Indian players have travelled to compete at IFBT-sanctioned events, part of a global tour that has grown to around 200 events across 37 countries since its 2008 launch. The sport is most established in Italy, Brazil and Spain, and is also administered internationally through the ITF alongside traditional tennis.

Leagues

No dedicated professional league is currently catalogued for beach tennis. The national championship under All India Beach Tennis Association remains the top domestic competition.

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International Players

Globally recognised beach tennis athletes to know outside India.

The international federation for beach tennis maintains the current world ranking — check the federation site for the up-to-date top names.

Career Options

Ways to build a career in beach tennis — on the field, on the sidelines and behind the scenes.

Beach tennis remains a genuinely grassroots sport in India, largely built by self-organizing enthusiasts rather than institutional infrastructure — practitioners have described travelling between locations to find places to play rather than relying on dedicated venues
The sport's low entry barrier (adapted rackets, existing beach/volleyball-court spaces) offers a realistic starting point for players from other racquet sports
Playing pathway currently runs through the Amateur India Beach Tennis Federation and direct participation in IFBT-sanctioned international events

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Related academies

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FAQs

Common questions about beach tennis in India.

Who governs Beach Tennis in India?▾

We list All India Beach Tennis Association as the Indian governing/organising body for Beach Tennis, and state associations affiliated to it run age-group and state-level competition. We hold no current-year Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recognition record for it, so this is not a statement that it is currently a recognised national sports federation — recognition is granted year by year.

Is Beach Tennis an Olympic sport?▾

No, Beach Tennis is not on the Olympic programme.

What government schemes support Beach Tennis athletes?▾

TOPS does not apply, as Beach Tennis is outside the Olympic programme. State-government cash awards or sports-quota employment can apply where a state notifies the discipline, which varies by state. Beach Tennis does not appear on the official Khelo India Games discipline list, so we make no Khelo India claim for it.

Beach Tennis in every state & UT

Dedicated pages for Beach Tennis in each Indian state and Union Territory — academies, schemes, athletes and how to start.