Then , the game was introduced into the French palace and soon got popular in the royals . So it was also called royal tennis(court tennis , real tennis). The name “Tennis” comes from the French word “Tennez” （用手丢来丢去）.
Pop Tennis Stars
Andy Roddick
4.LiNa
Main achievements of Li Na
•The first Chinese player who got the singles title during the WTA tour. •The first top ten player in China. •The first tennis player from Asia who won the Grand Slam. •One French Open champion , one Australian Open champion and two Australian Open runnerup. •The highest ranking of Asian tennis player. •She has got 8 singles titles of WTA. •One WTA annual finals runner-up.
• ATP(Association of Tennis Professional) was organized in 1972 by 60 professional tennis sportsmen.
• WTA(Women's Tennis Association) was established in 1973. • Headquarters—— St. Petersburg in Florida
Start Month March March April May May August August Tournament Name BNP Paribas Open Sony Ericsson Open Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rogers Cup Western & Southern Financial Group Masters & Women's Open Shanghai Masters 1000 presented by Rolex BNP Paribas Masters City Indian Wells Miami Monte-Carlo Madrid Rome Montreal, Toronto Cincinnati Surfa Opening ce Hard Hard Clay Clay Clay Hard Hard Outdoors Outdoors Outdoors Outdoors Outdoors Outdoors Outdoors
Well-know Events —Grand Slam
•Australian Open •French Open
•Wimbledon •US Open
• Established in 1905 • Held in Melbourne • The last two weeks in January evry year • Hard court • Cup for men: Norman Brookes Cup （诺曼-布鲁克斯杯 ） • Cup for women: Daphne Akhurst Cup
2.Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai
• First held in 2002 • Total award: US$4,450,000 • The cup:
Hale Waihona Puke 3.Li Ting and Sun Tiantian
• In 2004,they won the women's doubles championship in the Greece Olympic Games , working a miracle.
Tennis
By Sichuan University
Contents
•A Short Introduction •Origin And Development •Equipment •Court •Tennis Association •Well-know Events •Chinese Tennis Achievements •Pop Tennis Stars •Terms
Tennis court
Clay
Hard
Grass
Carpet
Tennis Association
Association
ITF
ATP
WTA
• ITF(International Tennis Federation)was established in Paris in 1913. • 191 members now • Language—— English,French,Spanish
（达芙妮-艾克哈里斯特纪念杯 ）
• Established in 1891 • Held in May to June each year • Clay court • Cup for men: • Mousquetaires Cup （火枪手杯） • Cup for women: • Suzanne Lenglen Cup （苏珊-朗格朗杯）
• The first match was held in 1881. • Late August to early September each year • Hard court • The cups have no constant names.
Well-know Events—Masters 1000
Tennis court
• Singles line • Doubles line • Additional clear space • Net
Tennis court of different surface
Name Clay Description Examples are red clay and green clay . Clay courts normally have a slower paced ball and a fairly true bounce with more spin. Examples are acrylic , asphalt, and concrete. Hardcourts typically have a faster-paced ball with a very true bounce. Used at Wimbledon. Grass courts usually have a faster-paced ball, and a more erratic bounce. Wimbledon has slowed its courts over the years.
In 1873, Winfield , a British , moved this ancient game onto the outdoor lawn(lawn tennis , outdoor tennis).
Therefore, Winfield was regarded as the founder of modern tennis.
• Born in Hubei in 1982 • University : Huazhong University of Science and Technology • Nickname: 娜姐，娜美丽，圣母，给力娜，中国一姐 • World ranking:2 • Husband : Jiang Shan • Coach : Carlos Rodrigues
A short introduction
Tennis , a graceful and competitive sport , as the world’s 2nd most common ball game nowadays , was bred in France , born in England , widely performed and reached a peak in the USA , and finally got prevalent worldwide.
Equipment
• Racquets 1. Composition of hitting area 2. Frame of the hitting area 3. No energy source 4. No communication
• Balls Tennis balls are of hollow rubber with a felt coating.
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Established in 1877 Held in June to July each yaer Lawn court Cup for men: Challenger Cup（挑战者杯） Dish for women: Venus Rosewater Dish （玫瑰露水盘）
Hard
Grass
Carpet Any form of removable court covering, including carpeting and artificial turf. The bounce can be higher or lower than a hard court.