tennis
HISTORY
Also known as
Lawn tennis
Origin of name: The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis". The reason why is because tennis was first played on plain grass hence the name "LAWN tennis" However now, you can play on real tennis fields or any place you want, not just grass.
Invented by:
Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume ("game of the palm"), which evolved into real tennis, and became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style. In the rule of Henry Viii's reign, the real tennis was there using a real tennis racquet.
Organization😘
Highest international body
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
United States body:
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
USA Pro Level Association:
United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA)
Local Organizations:
Community Tennis Association (CTA)
College that offers sports
UCSB – Women and Men Tennis
BASICS:
Objective: Two players (or teams of doubles) hit the ball across the net into each others half of the court without them being able to return it. Tennis (also known as lawn tennis when played outside on grass) is a popular indoor and outdoor game.
5 basic rules:
number of players:
There are two types. Singles and doubles. In singles, you play by yourself but in doubles, you play with a teammate.
Scoring system
Game scoring is the most confusing but simple. First person to win 4 points wins the game. If you tie at 4 you must win by 2, no matter how long it takes. The terminology for tennis game scoring goes like this:Point 0 is called Love, Point 1 is called 15,
Point 2 is called 30, Point 3 is called 40, Point 4 a game is over Unless it is tied. Tied games are called Deuce. Winning by one is called Ad. When calling the score you say the servers score first.
Surface/court/field of play:
A tennis match can be played by either one player on each side – a singles match – or two players on each side – a doubles match. The rectangular shaped court has a base line (at the back), service areas (two spaces just over the net in which a successful serve must land in) and two tram lines down either side. A singles match will mean you use the inner side tram line and a doubles match will mean you use the outer tram line.
A court can be played on four main surfaces including grass, clay, hard surface and carpet. Each tournament will choose one surface type and stick without throughout. All that is required in terms of equipment is a stringed racket each and a tennis ball.
The court is in a rectangle shape. There are two types of courts which are doubles court and singles court. The court for doubles is 36 ft. wide by 78 ft. long and the width of the net is also 36 ft. and it is 3 ft. tall. The court for singles is 27 ft. wide by 78 ft. long and the net is 27 ft. wide and the height is 3 ft. tall.
Also known as
Lawn tennis
Origin of name: The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as "lawn tennis". The reason why is because tennis was first played on plain grass hence the name "LAWN tennis" However now, you can play on real tennis fields or any place you want, not just grass.
Invented by:
Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume ("game of the palm"), which evolved into real tennis, and became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style. In the rule of Henry Viii's reign, the real tennis was there using a real tennis racquet.
Organization😘
Highest international body
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
United States body:
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
USA Pro Level Association:
United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA)
Local Organizations:
Community Tennis Association (CTA)
College that offers sports
UCSB – Women and Men Tennis
BASICS:
Objective: Two players (or teams of doubles) hit the ball across the net into each others half of the court without them being able to return it. Tennis (also known as lawn tennis when played outside on grass) is a popular indoor and outdoor game.
5 basic rules:
- If a player touches the net, distracts his opponent or impedes in anyway then they automatically lose the point.
- The ball can hit any part of the line for the point to be called in, outside the line and the ball is out.
- The balls in a tennis match are changed for new balls every 6 games
- A player loses a point if they fail to return the ball in either the correct areas on the court, hits the net and doesn’t go into opponent’s area or fails to return the ball before it bounces twice in their half.
- The game starts with a coin toss to determine which player must serve first and which side they want to serve from.
number of players:
There are two types. Singles and doubles. In singles, you play by yourself but in doubles, you play with a teammate.
Scoring system
Game scoring is the most confusing but simple. First person to win 4 points wins the game. If you tie at 4 you must win by 2, no matter how long it takes. The terminology for tennis game scoring goes like this:Point 0 is called Love, Point 1 is called 15,
Point 2 is called 30, Point 3 is called 40, Point 4 a game is over Unless it is tied. Tied games are called Deuce. Winning by one is called Ad. When calling the score you say the servers score first.
Surface/court/field of play:
A tennis match can be played by either one player on each side – a singles match – or two players on each side – a doubles match. The rectangular shaped court has a base line (at the back), service areas (two spaces just over the net in which a successful serve must land in) and two tram lines down either side. A singles match will mean you use the inner side tram line and a doubles match will mean you use the outer tram line.
A court can be played on four main surfaces including grass, clay, hard surface and carpet. Each tournament will choose one surface type and stick without throughout. All that is required in terms of equipment is a stringed racket each and a tennis ball.
The court is in a rectangle shape. There are two types of courts which are doubles court and singles court. The court for doubles is 36 ft. wide by 78 ft. long and the width of the net is also 36 ft. and it is 3 ft. tall. The court for singles is 27 ft. wide by 78 ft. long and the net is 27 ft. wide and the height is 3 ft. tall.