Welcome to TSE: Wimbledon/US, French, Aussie Open ( Tennis )
Modern tennis evolved from the much
older ball and net games like Court Tennis, Badminton, and Squash. In
1873 Major Walter C. Wingfield invented lawn tennis and in 1877 the All
England Croquet Club at Wimbledon held the first Lawn Tennis
Championship which Spencer Grove won. Mary Ewing Outerbridge of New
York brought the game to the US in 1874, while vacationing in Bermuda,
she had met a friend of Wingfield who introduced her to the game, and
in 1881 the first US Open was held at Newport R.I. and in 1887 a
women's championship was organized ( women's tennis was introduced at
Wimbledon in 1884 ). Richard Sears won the first seven US Open
Championships.
Boris Becker Chris Evert Jimmy Connors John McEnroe
Boris Becker Chris Evert Jimmy Connors John McEnroe
In 1905 the first Australian Open was
held and won by Rodney Heath. Wimbledon discontinued play between
1915-18 because of World War 1...and the Aussie Open followed suit from
1916-18...the US Open continued to run throughout the war.
The French Open began in 1925 with René Lacoste winning the event. These four events are now commonly referred to as The Grand Slam.
During World War 2 Wimbleton and the French Open was suspended through the years 1940-45, the Aussie Open again followed suit between 1941-45, and the US Open continued unabated, as before.
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»The French Open began in 1925 with René Lacoste winning the event. These four events are now commonly referred to as The Grand Slam.
During World War 2 Wimbleton and the French Open was suspended through the years 1940-45, the Aussie Open again followed suit between 1941-45, and the US Open continued unabated, as before.
Bjorg Andre Agassi Steffi Graf Stefan Edberg
