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British tennis has seen a positive surge in the past year with more women and children participating in the sport than ever before.
The LTA has announced that adult participation in tennis increased by 43 per cent on the previous year in 2022.
The number of adults that reported they had played tennis went from 3.3 million to 4.7 million to mark the highest total recorded since 2017.
The LTA added that over three-and-a-half million children played tennis in 2022, while women's participation grew 34 per cent last year, in a sport where 41 per cent of adult tennis players are female.
LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd said: "We are delighted with these figures and the fact that more and more people are choosing tennis. At the LTA our vision is tennis opened up, and we've worked hard to put solid foundations in place to make tennis more accessible.
"We have a fantastic network of coaches, volunteers, clubs and park courts - and we're investing in all of these to make it as easy as possible for people to get involved."
Lloyd continued: "We're also committed to making our sport more inclusive and ensuring it appeals to a wider demographic through specially tailored initiatives.