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First recorded women's tournament In 1879 the first women's tournament was played in Dublin and won by May Langrishe.
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First tennis tournament for men It was in Newport, Rhode Island 1881 the first tennis tournament for men was held. It was called U.S. National Championships and only players from clubs who were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were allowed to participate.
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Wimbledon grows The first Wimbledon tournament in 1881 had only 22 male participants compared to 149 male participants in 2013.
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Wimbledon for women In 1884 the first Wimbledon tournament was played with women as well. Maud Watson from England won the tournament.
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Tennis in the Olympics Tennis was one of the Olympics sports in the first Olympic game in 1896, Athens. The goldmedalist was John Boland from Great Britain.
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27 aces vs 29 double faults Having a good serve is one of the most important things in tennis. Gerald Patterson served 27 aces meanwhile his opponent Jack Hawkes served 29 double faults. Guess won the game? Yes, Gerald Patterson.
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Bunny started new trends Bunny Austin, USA was the first tennis player who walked in on the tenniscourt wearing shorts instead of pants.
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Tennis goes live In 1937 the first championship was broadcasted on the radio.
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Creator of Grand Slam In 1958 the American tennis player Don Budge created the Grand Slam. He swept all four major tennis championships (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) in one calender year.
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Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon Althea Gibson was the first colored athlete of either gender to compete in the Wimbledon championships in 1951.
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Hall of fame In 1954 the International Tennis Hall of Fame was founded by Jimmy Van Alen. The ITHOF is a non-profit museum located in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Tennis is for everyone When tennis first started it was only for the people who had a high status in the society. In 1967 it became a sport open for everyone.
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First Grand Slam French Open became the first Grand Slam tournament of Tennis Open Era in 1968.
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Wheelchair tennis Brad Parks was 18 years old when he suffered from a disabling injury. After his accident he started to experiment with tennis as a method of therapy, and in 1976 wheelchair tennis was born.
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Tennis racket standards In 1977 the the racket standards was determined by the International Tennis Federation. The maximum size for a tennis racket would be 29 1/2 inches long with a head frame not longer than 15 1/2 inches by 12 1/2 inches.
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Bomb threat The final between Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors got called off. During the second set the police got an anonymous phone call who ordered evacuation of the Ahoy Sports Hall. The one who called claimed that a bomb had been placed close to the center court. The match got cancelled and fortunaly there was no bomb.
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43 minutes is all it takes 43 minutes was all it took for Pam Shriver to defeat Betsy Nagelsen in the final of the Edgbastan Cup in 1985.
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Yellow tennis balls In 1986 the yellow tennis balls were used in championships, mainly to make them more visable for the audience watching tennis on TV.
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Beginning to play on clay courts In 1989 Sweden establish the clay court. Rafael Nadal is knows as the "King" of clay court tournaments.
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Sets Wimbledon record Czech Rebublican Martina Navratilova sets a Wimbledon record in 1994 when she played her 266th career match and passed Billie Jean King's record of 265.
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20-match loses in a row Vince Spadea was named as the "World's biggest loser" when he broke his ATP record of 20-match loses in a row in the first round of Wimbledon.
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Served 46 aces In Wimbledon 2003 Mark Philippoussis served 46 aces during a tennis match.
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[Handcuffed herself to the net](<a href='http://www.tennisgrandstand.com/tag/on-this-day-in-tennis-history/)' During the match between Rafael Nadal and Ivan Navarro in Barcelona Open something happened that no one would have suspect. A women ran onto the court and handcuffed herself to the net post. The security guards cut the handcuffs and escorted the women off the court. The reason why, nobody knows.
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Intruder runs onto court During the final in French Open between Roger Federer and Robin Soderling a man named "Jimmy Jump" climed over the courtside wall and ran up to Federer. He had a flag of Barcelona's football team and a red hat he tried to put on Federer's head. Security guards catched him and took him out of the arena.
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54 250 Wimbledon is one of the worlds most prestigeous tennis tournamnets. In 2010 54 250 tennis balls were used.
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John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut Thursday the 24th of June 2010 John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in a match that lasted 11 hours, 5 minutes and was spread over three days.
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156 mph The Croatian Ivo karlovic broke the world record in the fastest serve in Davis Cup in 2011. The serve measured 156 mph.
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[ >Roger Federer sets world record](<a href='http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/tennis/career.html) Number 6 ranked tennis pro Roger Federer holds the world record for most won Grand Slams titles. He has won 4 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 7 Wimbledon and 5 US Open.
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ITF 100 years The International Tennis Federation (ITF) was founded the 1st of March 1913 and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2013. The ITF has the responsibilities of:
- Administering and regulating the game
- Organising international competitions
- Structuring the game
- Developing the game
- Promoting the game
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Top Tennis Players Maria Sharapova from Russia, ranked number 2 in the world earns 29 million dollar a year. This makes her the highest paid female athlete.
