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. Australian Open: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Doubles Mixed: Doubles French Open: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Doubles Mixed: Doubles Wimbledon: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Doubles Mixed: Doubles US Open: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Doubles Mixed: Doubles Olympic Games: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Doubles Defunct Events: Men: Indoor Singles Indoor Doubles Women: Indoor Singles Mixed: Doubles Indoor Doubles Men: Davis Cup Men: World Team Cup Women: Fed Cup Mixed: Hopman Cup Men: Masters Cup: Singles Doubles Women: WTA Tour Championships: Singles Doubles Men: ATP Tour Tournaments: Masters Series: Cincinnati Indian Wells Key Biscayne Madrid Monte-Carlo Montréal Paris Roma Shanghai Toronto Major Tournaments: Acapulco Bangkok Barcelona Basel Beijing Costa do Sauípe Doha Dubai Estoril Halle Hamburg Indianapolis London Los Angeles Lyon Marseille Memphis Moskva New Haven Rotterdam St.-Peterburg Stockholm Stuttgart Tokyo Washington Wien Defunct: Kitzbühel Long Island Mexico City Stuttgart Tokyo Women: WTA Tour Tournaments: Premier Series: Beijing Berlin Charleston Dubai Cincinnati Eastbourne Indian Wells Key Biscayne Los Angeles Madrid Montréal Moskva New Haven Roma Stanford Stuttgart Sydney Tokyo Toronto Major Tournaments: Amelia Island Linz Luxembourg Paris Defunct: Antwerpen Atlanta Bangalore Doha Filderstadt Oakland San Diego Warszawa Zürich Pan American Games: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Doubles Defunct Events: Men: Teams Women: Teams Mixed: Doubles Asian Games: Men: Singles Doubles Teams Women: Singles Doubles Teams Mixed: Doubles All Africa Games: Men: Singles Doubles Teams Women: Singles Doubles Teams Universiade: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Doubles Mixed: Doubles Defunct Events: Women: Wightman Cup Intercalated Games: Men: Singles Doubles Women: Singles Mixed: Doubles