In the 12th to 13th centuries, tennis originated in France. At the time it was a kind of “play in the palm”.
In 1873, under the inspiration of badminton, the British Major Winfield further improved the early tennis play and proposed a set of play that was closer to modern tennis.
In 1877, the All England Cricket Club held its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon. In the same year, the first Wimbledon Tennis Open was held in London.
After 1878, lawn tennis was introduced to Canada, Sri Lanka, Japan, Australia, South Africa and even the world.
In 1881, the United States Lawn Tennis Association was established. In the same year, the first US Open was held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
In 1891, the first French Open was held in the stadium of Roland Garros in the west of Paris.
In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece.
At the end of the 19th century, modern tennis formally took shape, and soon became popular in Europe and the United States, becoming a ball game loved and appreciated by the masses.
In the mid 1890s, the world tennis sport entered an important stage of development. Many countries and regions have successively established tennis associations and held regular competitions.
In 1900, the Davis Cup Tennis Open was held in Boston, USA.
In 1905, the Australian Open kicked off in Melbourne.
On March 1, 1913, representatives of the tennis associations of 12 countries including the United Kingdom, France, and Australia held a meeting in Paris and established the International Tennis Federation, headquartered in London.
In 1984, at the Los Angeles Olympics, tennis was re-listed as an Olympic event.
At the Seoul Olympics in 1988, tennis was again listed as an official event.
