Tennis

Tennis has it's roots in the French game 'Jeu de Paume', which was played indoors. In the 18th century the English played this game on short mowed grass ('Lawn Tennis'). In 1877 the rules of tennis had been established by Major Wingfield in England, and the game spread through Europe and the USA in the following decades. The International Tennis Federation was founded in 1913. There are 4 major pro championships every year, the so called Grand Slam tournaments: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. For more info see Wikipedia. Australian Open: M:Singles M:Doubles W:Singles W:Doubles Mix:Doubles French Open: M:Singles M:Doubles W:Singles W:Doubles Mix:Doubles Wimbledon: M:Singles M:Doubles W:Singles W:Doubles Mix:Doubles US Open: M:Singles M:Doubles W:Singles W:Doubles Mix:Doubles Olympic Games: M:Singles M:Doubles W:Singles W:Doubles Mix:Doubles Defunct Events: M:Indoor Singles M:Indoor Doubles W:Indoor Singles Mix:Indoor Doubles Men: Davis Cup Women: Fed Cup Mixed: Hopman Cup Men: World Team Cup ATP Tour Finals: Singles Doubles Defunct Event: WCT Finals WTA Tour Championships: Singles Doubles ATP Tour Tournaments: Masters Series: Cincinnati Indian Wells Madrid Miami Monte-Carlo Montréal Paris Roma Shanghai Toronto Major Tournaments: Acapulco Atlanta Bangkok Barcelona Basel Beijing Brisbane Buenos Aires Delray Beach Doha Dubai Estoril Halle Hamburg Houston Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Marseille Memphis Montpellier Moskva Rotterdam St.-Peterburg San Jose São Paulo Stockholm Stuttgart Sydney Tokyo Valencia Washington Wien Winston-Salem Defunct Tournaments: Antwerpen Costa do Sauípe Indianapolis Johannesburg Kitzbühel London Long Island Lyon Mexico City Milano New Haven New York Orlando Philadelphia Stuttgart Sydney Tokyo WTA Tour Tournaments: Premier Series: Beijing Brisbane Bruxelles Charleston Cincinnati Doha Dubai Eastbourne Indian Wells Madrid Miami Montréal Moskva New Haven Paris Roma San Diego Stanford Stuttgart Sydney Tokyo Toronto Major Tournaments: Linz Luxembourg Defunct Tournaments: Amelia Island Antwerpen Atlanta Bangalore Berlin Filderstadt Hyderabad Los Angeles Oakland Ponte Vedra Beach Warszawa Zürich Pan American Games: Asian Games: All Africa Games: Commonwealth Games: Universiade: Defunct Events: