Tennis racquet and balls on court

Tennis Racquet

  • Beginning of Tennis
    Feb 1, 1100

    Beginning of Tennis

    When tennis was first in, the French used human flesh! They decided it was a bad idea so they moved on from there.
  • French Monks  started palying tennis
    Jan 31, 1200

    French Monks started palying tennis

    Tennis was first played by the French using hands! They used a ball made from animal skin. After damaging their hands so much, they started to protect them. It then became popular in England as well.
  • The palla was invented

    The palla was invented

    The Italians are credited for this step in evolution in tennis. The pallas were made from wooden frames and strung with animal gut.
  • Wooden racquets were used.

    Wooden racquets were used.

    These racquests evolved from the pallas. The pallas had a long handle and small head but the wooden racquets had shorter handles and bigger heads. Everything else stayed the same.
  • The head racquet

    The head racquet

    Howard Head replaced the wooden frames with metal ones which increased the surface area 50%. Many professionals didn't use these racquets at first because they believed they weren't as good.
  • The graphite racquet

    The graphite racquet

    The racquets needed to be made more efficient so they used a lightweight plastic and carbon fiber. The headsurface and frame thickness were basically the only things changed.
  • Minor adjustments

    Minor adjustments

    While the main idea of a racquet is staying the same, many little modifications are being made to make them better and better. Some examples are the handle lengths, graphite composition, and others.