History Of Tennis
Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume (meaning palm); it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand. Paume evolved into jeu de paume and rackets were used. The game spread and evolved in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
Games of racket and ball (including real tennis in Great Britain, royal tennis in Australia, and court tennis in the United States, all of which are the same game and played indoors) originated from a 12th and 13th century French handball game called jeu de paume (game of the palm). In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called sphairistikè, from which modern outdoor tennis evolved. - Encyclopedia Britannica.
Tennis Info
Tennis is one of the most popular sports around the world for
both watching and playing.
Science
Here you will find lots of interesting information about the
science of tennis, about fitness and fitness testing for tennis, and the physics and psychology of tennis.
Playing tennis
Also here are profiles of players and tournaments, and some
information about tennis technique. Also, a guide to scoring in tennis.
Tennis Records and Statistics
TITLES IN OPEN ERA
1 J. Connors 109
2 I. Lendl 94
3 J. McEnroe 77
4 P. Sampras 64
5 B. Borg 62
5 G. Vilas 62
7 R.Federer 61
8 A. Agassi 60
9 I. Nastase 57
10 B. Becker 49
11 R. Laver 47
12 T. Muster 44
13 S. Edberg 41
14 S. Smith 39
15 R.Nadal 36
16 M. Chang 34
17 A. Ashe 33
18 M. Wilander 33
OPEN ERA MATCH WINS
(600 or more)
1 J. Connors 1222
2 I. Lendl 1070
3 G. Vilas 920
4 A. Agassi 870
5 J. McEnroe 867
6 S. Edberg 806
7 P. Sampras 762
8 I. Nastase 724
9 B. Becker 713
10 R. Federer 678
11 M. Chang 661
12 T. Muster 626
13 S. Smith 615
14 A. Ashe 613
PLAYERS TO WIN PLAYERS TO WIN ALL FOUR SLAMS
(career slam)
THE GRAND SLAM
Andre Agassi
Don Budge 1938 Roy Emerson
Don Budge
Rod Laver 1962, 1969 Rod Laver Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Fred Perry
LOWEST RANKED GRAND SLAM FINALISTS
Open Era
Rank Player Event Result
No.212 Mark Edmondson 1976 Australian Open Champion
No.188 John Marks 1978 Australian Open Runner-up
No.125 Goran Ivanisevic 2001 Wimbledon Champion
No.100 Andrei Medvedev 1999 Roland Garros Runner-up
No.91 Chris Lewis 1983 Wimbledon Runner-up
No.86 Marat Safin 2004 Australian Open Runner-up
No.66 Gustavo Kuerten 1997 Roland Garros Champion
ALL LEFTY GRAND SLAM FINALS
Open Era
1998 Australian Petr Korda d. Marcelo Rios
1984 Wimbledon John McEnroe d. Jimmy Connors
1982 Wimbledon Jimmy Connors d. John McEnroe
1977 U.S. Open Guillermo Vilas d. Jimmy Connors
1977 Australian (Jan.) Roscoe Tanner d. Guillermo Vilas
1975 U.S. Open Manuel Orantes d. Jimmy Connors
1969 U.S. Open Rod Laver d. Tony Roche
1968 Wimbledon Rod Laver d. Tony Roche
Most games lost en route to a Grand Slam final
Open Era
Player Games
Lost Event Eventual
Finish
Marat Safin 129 2004 Australian Open Runner-up
Goran
Ivanisevic 116 1998 Wimbledon Runner-up
Chris Lewis 115 1983 Wimbledon Runner-up
Goran
Ivanisevic 114 2001 Wimbledon Champion
Steve Denton 114 1981 Australian Open Runner-up
Australian
1960 - Rod Laver d. Neale Fraser 57 36 63 86 86 -- Saved 1 M.P.
1947 - Dinny Pails d. John Bromwich 46 64 36 75 86 -- Saved 1 M.P.
1927 - Gerald Patterson d. John Hawkes 36 64 36 18-16 63 -- Saved 5 M.P.
Roland Garros
2004 - Gaston Gaudio d. Guillermo Coria 06 36 64 61 86 -- Saved 2 M.P.
1934 - Gottfried von Cramm d. Jack Crawford 64 79 36 75 63 -- Saved 1 M.P.
1927 - Rene Lacoste d. Bill Tilden 64 46 57 63 11-9 -- Saved 2 M.P.
Wimbledon (not including the Challenge round)
1948 - Bob Falkenburg d. John Bromwich 75 06 62 36 75 -- Saved 3 M.P.
1927 - Henri Cochet d. Jean Borotra 46 46 63 64 75 -- Saved 6 M.P.
United States
1936 - Fred Perry d. Don Budge 26 62 86 16 10-8 -- Saved 2 M.P.
GRAND SLAM SWEEPERS
At the 2003 Australian Open, Serena Williams became the
ninth woman all-time to have won each of the four Grand
Slam singles titles at some point in their careers, and
only the fifth to hold all four majors at once. Here are
the nine women to have achieved a Career Grand Slam of some form:
Calendar-year Grand Slams
Maureen Connolly (USA) - 1953
Margaret Court (AUS) - 1970
Steffi Graf (GER) - 1988
Non calendar-year Grand Slams
Martina Navratilova (USA) - 1983 Wimbledon / US / Australian & 1984 Roland Garros
Steffi Graf (GER) - 1993 Roland Garros / Wimbledon / US / 1994 Australian
Serena Williams (USA) - 2002 Roland Garros / Wimbledon / US / 2003 Australian
Career Grand Slams (year indicates first victory)
Doris Hart (USA) - 1949 Australian / 1950 Roland Garros / 1951 Wimbledon / 1954 US
Shirley Fry (USA) - 1957 Australian / 1951 Roland Garros / 1956 Wimbledon / 1956 US
Billie Jean King (USA) - 1968 Australian / 1972 Roland Garros / 1966 Wimbledon / 1967 US
Chris Evert (USA) - 1982 Australian / 1974 Roland Garros / 1974 Wimbledon / 1975 US
Martina Navratilova (USA) - 1981 Australian / 1982 Roland Garros / 1978 Wimbledon / 1983 US
Oldest Winners of a Title
Billie Jean King, 39 yrs, 7 mos, 23 days (1983 Birmingham)
Martina Navratilova, 37 yrs, 4 mos, 2 days (1994 Paris Indoors)
Margaret Court, 34 yrs, 4 mos, 26 days (1976 Melbourne)
Youngest Winners of a Title
Tracy Austin, 14 yrs, 28 days (1977 Portand)
Andrea Jaeger, 14 yrs, 7 mos, 14 days (1980 Las Vegas)
Kathy Rinaldi, 14 yrs, 6 mos, 24 days (1981 Kyoto)
Longest Winning Streaks
Martina Navratilova, 74, 1984
Steffi Graf, 66, 1989-90
Navratilova, 58, 1986-87
Court, 57, 1972-73
Evert, 55, 1974
Navratilova, 54, 1983-84
