What are the international tennis tournaments?
The Davis Cup is the name of the world men’s team tennis tournament. This event started in 1900 and was founded by American D.F. Davis. Held every year-once. The competition system is to draw lots to determine the home and away teams. The home team has the right to choose the venue and type of venue. Every match between the two teams is based on a five-match win-of-three system, and all five matches are played. In a match after the winner has been decided, a three-set two-win system can be adopted.
The Confederations Cup is the name of the world women’s tennis team competition. This tournament was founded in 1963 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the International Tennis Federation. Held once a year.
It was listed as one of the eight major events at the first Athens Olympic Games in Greece in 1896. In 1984, tennis was listed as a performance event for the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games. Tennis was listed as an official event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
The French Open was founded in 1891 and starts at the end of May every year. The venue was the Roland Garros tennis court in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
The Wimbledon Championship was founded in 1877 and starts at the end of June every year. The venue is Wimbledon in the west suburbs of London. The ground type of the playing field is grass.
The first US Open was held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA in 1881, and the ground type was hard. Held from the end of August to the beginning of September each year, it was moved to New York in 1915 and was listed as one of the four major Opens in 1968.
