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In 1920, the All India Lawn Tennis Association (AILTA) came into being at Lahore and the constitution of the Association was framed. Samuel Perry O'Donnell, an Indian Civil Service officer, was elected the first president at the first AGM of AILTA was held at the Town Hall at Delhi.
The AILTA gained strength as a number of state associations were affiliated and India started participating in the Davis Cup. The Association was renamed All India Tennis Association (AITA) in the early 1980s. The AITA is headquartered at the R. K. Khanna Tennis Stadium in New Delhi and is the central governing body for tennis in India.
