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  1. Tennis

    serving.jpg imagesize 300px caption The US Open tennis US Open is a prestigious Grand Slam tennis Grand Slam tournament. union International Tennis Federation nickname first 19 sup th sup century ... Tennis ball , tennis racquet olympic 1896 1924, 1988 present Tennis is a sport usually played between two players Types of tennis match singles or between two teams of two players each Types of tennis match doubles . Each player uses a racquet racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent s tennis court court . Tennis is an Olympic ... who can hold a racket, including people Wheelchair tennis in wheelchairs . The modern game of tennis originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century as lawn tennis which has close connections to various field lawn games as well as to the ancient game of real tennis . Up to then, tennis ... De Vere announces that he will go down to Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court Hampton Court and play tennis. As it is the Epsom Derby Derby classic horse race , nobody will be there . ref Benjamin Disraeli 1845 Sybil , chapter 1 ref After its creation, lawn tennis spread throughout the upper class English speaking population before spreading around the world. ref History of Tennis. http www.historyoftennis.net history of tennis.html ref The rules of tennis have not changed much since the 1890s. Two ..., and the adoption of the Tiebreak tennis tie break in the 1970s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point challenge system, which ... number of high level Association of Tennis Professionals ATP and Women s Tennis Association WTA tournaments. Tennis is enjoyed by millions of recreational players and is also a hugely popular worldwide spectator sport, especially the four Grand Slam tennis Grand Slam tournaments also referred ..., The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon played on grass courts, and the US Open tennis US Open ...   more details



  1. Tennis (disambiguation)

    wiktionary Tennis Tennis is a sport. Tennis may also refer to Places Tennis, Egypt Tennis, Kansas , a community near Friend, Kansas Music Tennis album Tennis album , an album by Chris Rea Tennis band , an electronic music collaboration between Douglas Benford and Ben Edwards Tennis band , a husband wife group consisting of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore Video games Tennis Atari Tennis Atari , a 1981 video game Tennis NES Tennis NES , a 1985 video game Other TENNIS Magazine Tennis shoes disambig geo ru Tennis sv Tennis olika betydelser ...   more details



  1. Rally (tennis)

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A rally in tennis is a sequence of shots within a Point tennis point . A rally starts with Serve tennis serve and return of the serve, and a sequence of shots until the point is won by one of the players. DEFAULTSORT Rally Tennis Category Tennis terminology Tennis stub nl Rally tennis ...   more details



  1. Tennis Masters

    Tennis Masters may refer to ATP World Tour Finals , a tennis tournament, formerly known as the Tennis Masters Cup ATP World Tour Masters 1000 , a series of tennis tournaments, formerly known as the Tennis Masters Series Tennis Masters video game Tennis Masters video game , for the Nintendo DS disambig ...   more details



  1. Backboard (tennis)

    Wiktionary backboard See also backboard A tennis backboard is a simple wall usually made from some kind of fiber board and located at a tennis court attached to a fence. It should have a tennis net either drawn or painted at the proper height. It is designed to allow a single person to practice by hitting a tennis ball against the wall so the ball is returned, much like a second player would return it. See also Portal Tennis DEFAULTSORT Backboard Tennis Category Tennis equipment tennis stub ...   more details



  1. Team tennis

    Unreferenced date January 2007 Team tennis refers to tennis list of tennis tournaments tournaments which consist of matches between different groups of players each competing to win the tournament for their team. It is played at the collegiate or national level in the United States, and the county level in England. See also Davis Cup men s international team tennis event Fed Cup women s international team tennis event Hopman Cup mixed international team tennis event National County League competition for Lawn Tennis Association LTA clubs in England World Team Cup mixed international team tennis event World TeamTennis professional team tennis league DEFAULTSORT Team Tennis Category Forms of tennis Tennis stub ...   more details



  1. Short tennis

    Short tennis is a format of the sport tennis . It is designed as a training game for players learning to play tennis. As such it is played on a smaller court usually a badminton court using a lower net and larger, softer ball. Ref http www.westlothianleisure.com index.cfm display page xcite sports short tennis Short Tennis West Lothian Lesiure Accessed 24 09 10 ref Short tennis has been shown to accelerate the learning of tennis, particularly in younger players. ref http www.informaworld.com smpp content db all content a779153061 The transfer of skill from short tennis to lawn tennis A. Coldwells and M. E. Hare. 1994. Ergonomics 37 1 , pp17 21 ref As such, it is recognised as a common training method by the International Tennis Federation ITF . ref http www.itftennis.com coaching publications nonitfpubs bibliography Tennis Training and Methodology Books ITFtennis.com. Accessed 24 09 10 ref In March 2009, Cleethorpes born Sean Taylor was crowned UK short tennis champion. ref http www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk sport headlines WAYNE CHASED BOXING HISTORY article 1651206 detail article.html Uk short tennis champion ref References reflist tennis stub Category Forms of tennis ...   more details



  1. World of Tennis

    World of Tennis was the International Tennis Federation International Tennis Federation s ITF official tennis annual until it was replaced by The ITF Year . It was published annually beginning in 1969 and was edited by John Barrett tennis John Barrett . ref http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi olympics2000 bbc team 856176.stm John Barrett ref Its final edition was World of Tennis 2001 , describing the ITF ... abouttheitf publications itfyear.asp ITF Year ref The list of published books World of Tennis 69 describing year 1968 World of Tennis 70 describing year 1969 288 pages, Rod Laver on cover page World of Tennis 71 describing year 1970 320 pages, Rosewall on cover page World of Tennis 72 describing year 1971 351 pages, Newcombe King Smith Goolagong on cover page World of Tennis 73 describing year 1972 352 pages, King Nastase Smith on cover page World of Tennis 74 describing year 1973 352 pages, Nastase Court on cover page World of Tennis 75 describing year 1974 352 pages, Connors on cover page World of Tennis 76 describing year 1975 352 pages, Ashe on cover page World of Tennis 1977 describing year 1976 384 pages, Borg on cover page World of Tennis 1978 describing year 1977 416 pages, Wade on cover page World of Tennis 1979 describing year 1978 416 pages, Borg on cover page World of Tennis 1980 describing year 1979 416 pages, Austin on cover page World of Tennis 1981 describing year 1980 416 pages, McEnroe on cover page World of Tennis 1982 describing year 1981 416 pages, Evert on cover page World of Tennis 1983 describing year 1982 416 pages, Connors on cover page World of Tennis 1984 describing year 1983 416 pages, Navratilova on cover page World of Tennis 1985 describing year 1984 480 pages, McEnroe on cover page World of Tennis 1986 describing year 1985 480 pages, Becker on cover page World of Tennis 1987 describing year 1986 480 pages, Lendl on cover page World of Tennis 1988 describing year 1987 512 pages, Graf on cover page World of Tennis 1989 describing year 1988 480 ...   more details



  1. Tennis Europe

    Deleted image removed Image Tenniseurope.jpg 200px right Logo of Tennis Europe Infobox Organization name Tennis Europe European Tennis Association image Tennis Europe official logo.png image border size 150px caption map msize mcaption motto formation 1976 extinction type headquarters Zur Gempenfluh ... Tennis Europe formerly known as the European Tennis Association was formed in 1976 by a group of 17 European national tennis federations as a regional governing body for the sport of tennis and under the auspices of the International Tennis Federation . It is the second largest regional tennis federation of the sport s governing body, the International Tennis Federation , in the world with 49 member states. the first largest is Confederation of African Tennis with 50 members Based in Basel ... from the ITF, such as European Tennis Championships. Tennis Europe supports, manages and sanctions around 1,000 international tennis events across the continent each year Junior Events br European Junior Championships 18 16 14&Under br European Summer Cups 18 16 14&Under br Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD 16 14&Under br Tennis Europe Nations Challenge by HEAD 12&Under br Tennis Europe Junior Tour 16 14 12&Under br Tennis Europe Junior Masters 16 14&Under br ITF Tennis Europe Development Championships ... 70 Women 40 50 60 Professional Circuits br Tennis Europe s Professional Tennis Department is the service ... from 10,000 to 100,000. Various br Tennis Europe cooperates with the ITF in the establishment the ITF Junior Circuit Calendar 18& Under and in the organisation of the European Beach Tennis Championships. External links Primarysources date February 2008 http www.tenniseurope.org Tennis Europe http www.europetennistalk.com forums Europe Tennis Talk Members of the International Tennis Federation Category Tennis organisations Category Organizations established in 1976 Category Sports governing bodies in Europe Tennis Europe eo E ropa Tenisa Asocio ...   more details



  1. Soft Tennis

    Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. Like regular tennis ... to hit it back. Soft tennis differs from regular tennis in that it uses soft rubber balls instead ... , and Philippines . Since 2004 Soft tennis is introduced in Europe. Belgium , the Netherlands , Poland , Hungary , Czech Republic and Great Britain , India have active Soft tennis federations. All are members of the European Soft tennis Federation, and the International Federation JSTA. History At the end of the 19th century, tennis was introduced to Japan by a Western missionary , and was later modified ... as soft tennis. Competition Most of the rules for soft tennis are the same as those for regular tennis ... a forward player in doubles to serve.The serve plays a good role in winning of a team. Image Soft tennis court lines.jpg right The dimensions of a soft tennis court class wikitable Line Name Indication ... links http softtennis istf.org index2.htm INTERNATIONAL SOFT TENNIS FEDERATION http www.softtennisteam.nl SoftTennisteam.nl http www.softtennis.nl Netherlands Soft Tennis Federation http wbsta.weebly.com WEST BENGAL SOFT TENNIS ASSOCIATION WEST BENGAL,INDIA http www.softtennis.org.uk Uk Soft Tennis Association http estf.org European Soft Tennis Federation http www.softtennis.org.tw Chinese Taipei Taiwan Soft Tennis Association http softtennis.sport.org.cn Chinese Soft Tennis Association http www.jsta.or.jp Japan Soft Tennis Association http softtennis.sports.or.kr Korea Soft Tennis Association http web.archive.org web 20091027090830 http geocities.com Colosseum Midfield 3988 Soft Tennis Association of Malaysia http www.sstf.org.uk Scottish Soft Tennis Federation http www.softtenis.cz Czech Soft Tennis Union http www.softtennis.de German Soft Tennis Association http szoft.extra.hu Hungarian Soft Tennis Association http www.softtennis.nl Netherlands Soft Tennis Federation http www.softtenis.sk Soft Tennis Association of Slovakia http www.soft tennis.ch Swiss Soft Tennis Association http ...   more details



  1. Tennis Wales

    File Tenis Cymru, Caerdydd .JPG right thumb center Welsh National Tennis Centre, br East Moors, Cardiff br Tennis Wales base center Portal Tennis Tennis Wales lang cy Tenis Cymru is the national Governing bodies of sports in Wales governing body for tennis in Wales . It is part of the United Kingdom British tennis governing body, the Lawn Tennis Association . ref name CC 1 cite web url http www.sportwales.org.uk about us how we can help working in partnership national governing bodies of sport ngb websites.aspx title NGB websites About us Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru publisher Sport Wales year 2010 accessdate 22  January  2011 work Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru website ref ref name Tenis 1 cite web url http www.tennis.wales.org aboutus.htm title Tennis Wales the governing body for tennis in wales publisher LTA year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 21 work Tennis Wales Tenis Cymru website ref Tennis Wales has 98 affiliated clubs, who have just under 12,000 members between them. Tennis Wales organises junior, open and veterans tournaments, including local and regional leagues&mdash North Wales and South Wales &mdash and county teams. ref name Tenis 1 ref name Tenis 2 cite web url http www.tennis.wales.org title Tennis Wales publisher LTA year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 21 work Tennis Wales Tenis Cymru website ref Tennis Wales is based at the Welsh National Tennis Centre , East Moors, Cardiff , and has a regional office in Wrexham . ref name Tenis 1 Notes Reflist colwidth 30em External links http www.tennis.wales.org Official website of Tennis Wales Wales topics Governing bodies of sports in Wales Category Sports governing bodies in Wales Category Tennis in Wales Category Tennis organisations Wales Wales sport stub Wales org stub Tennis stub ...   more details



  1. Tennis Australia

    Primary sources date January 2007 Infobox sport governing body name Tennis Australia logo Tennis Australia.png logosize 150px sport Tennis abbrev TA founded 1904 aff affdate region regionyear location Melbourne Park , Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria president Stephen Healy ref name news.smh cite web url http news.smh.com.au breaking news sport healy elected tennis australia president 20100419 snuy.html title Healy elected Tennis Australia president accessdate 2011 02 07 ref ref name heraldsun cite web url http www.heraldsun.com.au sport paul mcnamee defeated in ballot for tennis australia presidency story e6frf9if 1225855333589 title Paul McNamee defeated in ballot for Tennis Australia presidency accessdate 2011 02 07 ref chairman chiefexec secretary coach womenscoach replaced prevfounded url http www.tennis.com.au countryflag Australia Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of Tennis in Australia . The organisation exists to promote tennis and conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team . Tennis was established in Australia from around 1877, but it was not until 1904, in preparation for the Davis Cup, that the sport began to organise, with the founding of Tennis Australia s predecessor, the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association . The organisation is based in Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria , at Melbourne Park . References reflist External links http www.tennis.com.au Tennis Australia Category Tennis organisations Category Tennis in Australia Category Sports governing bodies in Australia tennis stub Members of the International Tennis Federation fr Tennis Australia ...   more details



  1. Tennis News

    Tennis News is a news source for the sport of tennis . History It has been owned and operated for nearly 20 years by Bob Larson tennis Bob Larson and reports daily and hourly on the state of the game, the pro players and the industry. It features no editorial only hard news. Larson spends all day on the phone with tennis industry insiders and packaged up tennis. He also goes to the US Open tennis US Open and Indian Wells Masters where he has a second home every year. At the US Open, Larson has a bench that he sits at all day long bumping into people and getting scoops. Other Properties Daily Tennis is the daily emailed tipsheet that goes out to the tennis industry insiders. Juniortennisnews.com is the main source of tennis news for junior tennis players in the US. College News is an emailed daily newsletter to college coaches and players and tennis celebs is a weekly emailed newsletter highlighting celebrity oriented tennis news. Tennis Person of the Year Award Tennis News awards the tennis industries annual Person of the Year Award. The award was started in 2005 and is named The Bellamy after its first recipient Steve Bellamy the founder of The Tennis Channel . Winners include 2005 Steve Bellamy founder of The Tennis Channel 2006 Peter Burwash founder of PBI International 2007 Arlen Kantarian former CEO of the USTA 2008 Nick Bolletieri founder of Bolletieri Academy After receiving the award, Bellamy promptly left The Tennis Channel to start The Ski Channel . External links http www.superbtennis.com Official website Category Tennis media ...   more details



  1. Dirty Tennis

    orphan date August 2010 Dirty Tennis is a short comedy about playing dirty in order to win at tennis. It stars Dick Van Patten , Bruce Jenner and Nicollette Sheridan . It was written by James Van Patten and directed by Jonathan Baker and George Bloom . The short comedy was released on VHS in 1989 . External links imdb title id 0305435 title Dirty Tennis amg movie id 210524 title Dirty Tennis rotten tomatoes id dirty tennis title Dirty Tennis Category Short films comedy stub ...   more details



  1. Outline of tennis

    for an alphabetical glossary of tennis terms glossary of tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players Types of tennis match singles or between two teams of two players each Types of tennis match doubles . Each player uses a specialized racquet Tennis racquet that is strung to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent s tennis court court . The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tennis Nature of tennis Main article Tennis Tennis can be described as all of the following Physical exercise Exercise &ndash ... sport &ndash Types of tennis Types of tennis matches main Types of tennis match Standard ... basis. Singles matches do not include the part of the tennis court called the alley . Doubles ... player is much better than the other two. Types of tennis games Main Tennis games Besides standard tennis , other forms of tennis include Games to practice skills for singles matches One Ball ... skills for doubles matches Team Doubles tennis Team Doubles &ndash All Position Doubles tennis All Position Doubles &ndash King of the Court Doubles tennis King of the Court Doubles &ndash Rush N Crush tennis Rush N Crush &ndash Triples tennis Triples &ndash Monkey in the Middle tennis Monkey in the Middle &ndash Deep Desperation tennis Deep Desperation &ndash Wipe Out tennis Wipe Out &ndash Around the World tennis Around the World &ndash Touch the Curtain tennis Touch the Curtain &ndash Equipment used in the game main Tennis technology Tennis ball &ndash hollow rubber ball approximately 6.7 ... play tennis balls can be any color. Tennis racquet &ndash Tennis court &ndash There are four types of tennis court Clay court &ndash Grass court &ndash Hard court &ndash Carpet court &ndash The parts of a tennis court include Ad court &ndash short for advantage court , it is the left side of the receiving ... of a tennis court. Deuce court &ndash right side of the receiving team, the left side of the opponent ...   more details



  1. Activision Tennis

    Refimprove date March 2010 Infobox VG title Activision Tennis image Image Activision Tennis Coverart.png Activision Tennis developer Activision publisher Activision series designer Alan Miller game designer Alan Miller engine released 1981 genre Sports game Sports modes ratings platforms Atari 2600 media Cartridge electronics Cartridge requirements input Joystick Activision Tennis is a 1981 in video gaming 1981 Atari 2600 video game by Activision . ref cite news title Tennis Review url http gamefreaks365.com review.php?artid 1767 publisher Game Freaks 365 accessdate 2010 07 04 ref It was one of a series of sports games by Activision, which also included 1980 in video gaming 1980 s Activision Boxing . Activision Tennis was game design designed by Activision co founder, Alan Miller game designer Alan Miller . Gameplay Activision Tennis is played for one set of games, in which the first player to win six games won the competition, unlike real life tennis , where competitors have to win, at least, two out of three six game sets. One of the players on the screen appears in pink the other one in blue . Most of tennis rules applied to this game, except that there are no out of bounds shots. Shots that hit the lines were always considered inbound shots. Due to technical limitations low resolution , the tennis ball appears as a block instead of a sphere. Legacy Both Activision Tennis and Activision Boxing have been re released in specially made video controllers, which usually contain packs of five or six games each. The game is also available through Microsoft s Game Room service for the Xbox 360. References reflist External links moby game id tennis name Tennis Category 1981 video games Category Activision games Category Atari 2600 games Category Tennis video games atari console stub tennis videogame stub activision stub de Activision Tennis ...   more details



  1. Super Tennis

    This page is not about the Sega Master System game Super Tennis . Infobox VG title Super Tennis image Image SupertennisSNES boxart.jpg 250px Super Tennis caption Box art of Super Tennis developer Tokyo Shoseki publisher Nintendo designer released 1991 genre Sports game Sports modes Single player video game Single player br Multiplayer video game Multiplayer platforms Super Nintendo Entertainment System Super NES media 4 megabit ROM cartridge Cartridge Super Tennis is a 1991 in video gaming 1991 tennis video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Super NES . The game itself features three different modes, Singles mode, in which the player can compete against a human or chosen computer opponent, doubles mode, in which he and a human team mate can face the cpu, or he can each pair with a CPU opponent, or even one player can pair with a CPU opponent to face two other computer opponents. Finally, Circuit mode, featuring a wide range of tours the player must battle through each tournament to earn himself ranking points and aim to finish number one in the rankings. There are four minor tournaments and four major tournaments, each taking place on a different surface, Hard, Lawn or Clay. External links http www.superdupertennis.co.uk SuperDuperTennis fan site and annual convention moby game id super tennis name Super Tennis http www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk review 197 super tennis.php Super Tennis Review from Mean Machines Mean Machines Archive http www.kresten.net supertennis Super Tennis SNES fan site, information and facts about the game http stonline.cl.tc Super Tennis Online fan site with an online circuit Tennis videogame stub Category 1991 video games Category Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Category Super Nintendo Entertainment System only games Category Tennis video games es Super Tennis fr Super Tennis sv Super Tennis ...   more details



  1. Inside Tennis

    Inside Tennis is a sports magazine that covers news from the world of tennis . It is published 10 times a year monthly March through October and bi monthly November through February in Northern California , Southern California , Nevada , and Atlanta . History Inside Tennis has been in print since 1981 and has been available online since 2004. ref http www.insidetennis.com about ref References reflist Category Tennis magazines sport mag stub ...   more details



  1. 1994 in tennis

    In 1994 in Tennis Pete Sampras dominates the year on the men s side, winning the Australian Open and The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon as well as three Super 9 events now known as the ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells , Miami Masters Miami and Rome Masters Rome . That Rome title would become the biggest clay court title of Sampras career, given his struggles at the French Open. Andre Agassi wins the U.S. Open tennis U.S. Open and Sergi Bruguera stuns the world to win the French Open . Andrei Medvedev wins both Hamburg Masters Hamburg and Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo , while Agassi wins Canada Masters Canada and Paris Masters Paris . Michael Chang wins Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati and Boris Becker wins Madrid Masters Madrid . Years in tennis 1994 in tennis DEFAULTSORT 1994 In Tennis Category 1994 in tennis Tennis competition stub ...   more details



  1. Everybody's Tennis

    Infobox VG title Everybody s Tennis image File Everybody s Tennis 300x424.jpg developer Clap Hanz publisher designer engine released vgrelease JP September 16, 2006 NA July 17, 2007 EU April 13, 2007 genre Sports game Sports modes ratings Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB E platforms PlayStation 2 requirements Everybody s Tennis Minna no Tennis in Japan, Hot Shots Tennis in North America is the first spin off game in the Everybody s Tennis series released for PlayStation 2. It was released on September 16, 2006 in Japan , April 13, 2007 in Europe and July 17, 2007 in the United States . Everybody s Tennis is the first, and so far only, spin off to the EG series, obviously being a tennis game instead of golf. It was released on September 14, 2006 in Japan, April 13, 2007 in Europe, and July 17, 2007 in North America for the PlayStation 2. The game has 14 characters, 5 umpires, and 11 tennis courts. There are 3 different modes to choose from, which are Challenge Mode, Tennis with Everybody, and Training Mode. In Challenge, you play against computer controlled opponents in order to unlock stuff like alternate costumes for characters and more courts to play on. In Tennis with Everybody, you can play matches with 1 to 4 players. The training mode lets you practice positioning and timing shots. You can choose from service, volley, smash and general practices in this mode. Few of the characters .... Alternate titles Minna no Tennis Japanese title Hot Shots Tennis North American title Everybody s Tennis European title Everybody s Tennis Portable 2010 Main article Everybody s Tennis Portable br At E3 2009 a PlayStation Portable version of Everybody s Tennis was revealed. It was released on February ... Portable. Everybody s Golf video games Tennis videogame stub Category 2006 video games Category Tennis video games Category PlayStation 2 games Category PlayStation 2 only games Category Sony Computer Entertainment games it Everybody s Tennis ja ...   more details



  1. Paddle tennis

    Unreferenced date July 2009 distinguish Padel tennis Paddle tennis is a game adapted from tennis and played for over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller and has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is played with a solid paddle as opposed to a strung racquet , and a depressurized tennis ball is used along with an underhand serve. The same court is used for both singles and doubles, with doubles being the dominant form of play. The smaller court size adds a strong emphasis and advantage to net play and creates a fast and reaction based game. History Paddle tennis traces its roots back over a hundred years to its development by an Episcopal minister, Frank Peer Beal, in lower Manhattan . Wanting to create recreational activities for neighborhood children, he got ... in 1915. The first tournament was held in 1922, and the United States Paddle Tennis Associated was formed the following year. By 1941, paddle tennis was being played in almost 500 American cities ... and an underhanded serve. Similar sports The first is Platform tennis . Platform tennis was invented ... is Padel tennis . Padel tennis or just Padel is very popular in Europe and Latin America . Padel Tennis was invented in 1969 in Acapulco, Mexico by Enrique Corcuera. Rules The court Paddle tennis courts are constructed of the same materials as tennis courts, or can also be placed on hard beach sand .... The ball and paddle The ball used is a standard tennis ball with its internal pressure reduced so ... Serve must be underhand. Only one serve is allowed, no second serves as in tennis. br Score Scoring method is the same as in tennis. Matches are best of three sets. br Ball Tennis ball with reduced ... tennis External links http www.theuspta.com United States Paddle Tennis Association USPTA DEFAULTSORT Paddle Tennis Category Racquet sports Category Forms of tennis it Paddle tennis nl Paddle tennis sv Paddle tennis ...   more details



  1. Tennis Canada

    Infobox Sport governing body assocname Tennis Canada abbrev TC logo tenniscanada.jpg sport Tennis category image caption jurisdiction National founded Start date 1890 aff affdate region regionyear headquarters ... url http www.lovemeansnothing.ca about tennis canada contact us title Make Contact accessdate 2011 02 ... coach womenscoach key staff operating income sponsor Sport Canada , International Tennis Federation year closed replaced prevfounded url lovemeansnothing.ca countryflag Canada Tennis Canada is the national governing body of tennis within Canada. It works together with the provincial associations to organize tournaments and rules. Tennis Canada also host one ATP Masters Series tournament Canada ... and the Canada Fed Cup team . Tennis Canada was formed in 1890 and is a full member of the International Tennis Federation . Tennis Canada operates under the auspices of Sport Canada , and is a member .... Tennis Canada s event management team is directly responsible for all national and international ... organizes the Rogers Cup tennis Rogers Cup tournaments, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event and a Sony ... about tennis canada tennis canada overview title Tennis Canada Overview accessdate 2011 02 15 ref Rogers Rankings Tennis Canada, in partnership with the Provincial Tennis Associations ... Tennis Federation for over twenty five years. The Rogers Rankings allows all competitors to compare ... in national, provincial and international tournaments sanctioned by the Tennis Canada ranking committee. Player points are used to compute a national and provincial ranking. To ensure accuracy, Tennis ... are designed and developed by http www.computan.com Computan Ltd . a tennis savvy software development company that has worked with provincial tennis associations for a number of years. Computan specializes ... reflist External links http www.tenniscanada.com Tennis Canada Category Tennis in Canada Category Tennis organisations Category Organizations established in 1890 Category 1890 establishments tennis ...   more details



  1. Wheelchair tennis

    thumb Wimbledon Men s Wheelchair doubles Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted ..., but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis they use specially designed wheelchair .... ref Cite web author International Tennis Federation title Rules of Wheelchair Tennis url http www.itftennis.com ... sports and also played at Grand Slam tennis Grand Slam s. There are three categories Men, Ladies ... hold rackets taped to the hand and use electric powered wheelchairs. History Wheelchair tennis got ... wheelchair tennis. ref Cite web author International Tennis Federation title About Wheelchair Tennis ... Summer Paralympics in Barcelona that wheelchair tennis acquired the status of a full fledged ... to the introduction of this sport to Grand Slams of pedestrian tennis. Major Tournaments International tournaments are organized by International Tennis Federation as a NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour. In wheelchair tennis there are four top ranked major tournaments called Super Series SS Australian ..., they have NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters singles event and Camozzi Doubles Masters tournaments ..., Wimbledon Wimbledon , French Open Roland Garros , and US Open tennis US Open have each created wheelchair tennis category. It is also played at Paralympic Games and FESPIC games as well. Each year Wheelchair Tennis Masters are held for single and double. The top eight men and women ... Tennis News and Resources http www.itftennis.com wheelchair International Tennis Federation Wheelchair Tennis http www.wheelchairtennis amsterdam.com masters indexen.htm NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters http www.usta.com PlayNow Wheelchair.aspx United States Tennis Association Wheelchair Tennis http www.tennisfoundation.org.uk disabilitytennis Wheelchair Tennis Tennis Foundation Great Britain Wheelchair Tennis http www.bbc.co.uk gloucestershire content articles 2007 05 29 wheelchair tennis champions feature.shtml BBC Gloucestershire feature on the 2007 National Wheelchair Tennis Championships ...   more details



  1. Mario's Tennis

    distinguish Mario Tennis Infobox VG title Mario s Tennis image Image Mario s Tennis.jpg developer Nintendo Research & Development 1 Nintendo R&D1 , TOSE publisher Nintendo designer engine released vgrelease JP July 21, 1995 NA August 1995 ref http www.gamefaqs.com portable vboy data 563919.html Release data , GameFAQs.com ref genre Sports game Sports modes Single player ratings vgratings ESRB K A platforms Virtual Boy media cartridge electronics 4 Megabit cartridge requirements input nihongo Mario s Tennis , Mariozu Tenisu is a game for Nintendo s Virtual Boy video game console. Also known by its working title Mario s Dream Tennis , it was the console s pack in game in North America. The game features eight famous characters from the Mario series Mario series. Although a two player function was announced, it was not implemented since the cable required to link two Virtual Boy units was never released. Due to the Virtual Boy s poor sales in North America, Mario s Tennis did not become as popular as the other games in the Mario Tennis series Mario Tennis series . Rules Image Mario s Tennis screenshot.png thumb 250px right Mario prepares to serve screenshot taken from an emulator without 3D display 3d glasses Mario s Tennis supports singles Player V.S. CPU or doubles Player & CPU v.s. CPU & CPU. Regular 1 Match and Tournament 3 Matches play are available, with easy, normal, or hard difficulties. Wikipedia Books Mario titles See also List of Virtual Boy games References reflist 2 External links http www.nintendo.co.jp n09 vue p vmtj index.html Official Nintendo Japan Mario s Tennis site GameFAQs id 563919 moby game id marios tennis name Mario s Tennis Mario sports games Category 1995 video games Category Virtual Boy games Category Mario sports games Category Nintendo Research & Development 1 games Category Tennis video games Category Mario Universe games Nintendo stub Tennis videogame stub es Mario s Tennis fr Mario s Tennis nl Mario s Tennis pt Mario s Tennis ...   more details



  1. Tennis Ireland

    Tennis Ireland http www.tennisireland.ie is the governing body for Tennis for the whole of Ireland with responsibilities for clubs and competitions. Tennis Ireland is divided into four Branches corresponding to the four Provinces of Ireland with its national headquarters located on the campus of Dublin City University Image Bundesarchiv Bild 102 13555, Davis Pokal, Gottfried von Cramm und Rogers.jpg thumb right Gottfried von Cramm Germany and C.S. Rogers Ireland at a 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge Europe Zone Davis Cup match, June, 1932 in Berlin Competitions Ireland Davis Cup team Davis Cup Ireland Fed Cup team Fed Cup Famous winners of the Irish Open Image Billy Jean Moffitt.jpg thumb right Billy Jean Moffitt later King at the Irish Open at Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin in the 1960s Expand list date August 2008 Ladies Lottie Dod 1887 Blanche Bingley Hillyard 1888, 1894, 1897 Elizabeth Ryan 1919 1921, 1923 Jadwiga J drzejowska 1932 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1934 Helen Wills Moody 1938 Alice Marble 1939 Louise Brough Clapp 1946 Maureen Connolly Brinker 1952, 1954 Angela Mortimer 1953 Ann Haydon Jones 1961 Billie Jean King 1963, 1969 Maria Bueno 1964, 1965 Margaret Court 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973 Virginia Wade 1970 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1972 Men s Allan Davidson 1945 Rod Laver 1962 Greg Rusedski 1993, 1994, 1996 Andy Murray 1998 Clubs Claremont Railway Tennis Club See also Portal Tennis Sport in Ireland Irish Open tennis Irish Open External links http www.theshelbourneirishopen.ie index.html The Shelbourne Irish Open http www.tennisireland.ie Tennis Ireland http www.ulstertennis.co.uk general index.html Tennis Ireland Ulster Branch http www.fedcup.com ranking current.asp Fed Cup Current Rankings IrishSport Members of the International Tennis Federation Category Tennis organisations Category Tennis in Ireland Category Sports governing bodies in Ireland Ireland sport stub Tennis stub ...   more details




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