-
modern form of
tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th
century as
lawn tennis. It had
close connections to
various field (
lawn)
games such...
- The All
England Lawn Tennis and
Croquet Club (AELTC), also
known as the All
England Club,
based at
Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private...
- The
Lawn Tennis ****ociation (LTA) is the
national governing body of
tennis in
Great Britain, the
Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man
founded in 1888....
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racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis,
invented in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, now
commonly known simply as
tennis, is the
direct descendant of...
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lawn tennis was pla****. In 1920 the word 'National' was
dropped from the organization's name,
making the
abbreviation USLTA. In 1975, the word "
Lawn"...
- 1904. In 1904, it
operated as the
Lawn Tennis ****ociation of Australasia. However, the name was
changed to the
Lawn Tennis ****ociation of
Australia in 1906...
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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum (WLTM) is the
largest tennis museum in the world.[citation needed] The
museum was
inaugurated at The
Championships centenary...
- and
Swiss ****ociations. They
subsequently formed the
International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF),
holding their first meeting in 1913,
joined by the...
- game of
tennis (also
called "
lawn tennis") is derived. It is also
known as
court tennis in the
United States,
royal tennis in
England and Australia, and...
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early 1870s,
lawn tennis arose in
Britain through the
pioneering efforts of
Walter Clopton Wingfield and
Harry Gem,
often using Victorian lawns laid out for...