Which of these events happened first?

Tennis started having their court surfaces as clay.

What does Jeu de Paume mean?

Game of the hand, Game of the palm

What did Althea Gibson do that was influential?

Made more opportunities for African Americans/women to play at tournaments.

What does ITF stand for?2

International Tennis Federation

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The History of Tennis

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1
Who won the first US Open championship?
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
Althea Gibson
2
Who is considered the best tennis coach of all time?
Rick Macci
Li Na
Jimmy Connors
Arthur Ashe
3
When did Wimbledon begin its first tournament?
July 9th, 1877
July 8th 1887
July 9th 1887
July 8th 1888
4
Which of these events happened first?
An electronic review of umpiring was used.
Wimbledon allowed professionals to play in their tournament.
The Women's Tennis Association was founded.
Tennis started having their court surfaces as clay.
5
Today, men and women compete for equal prize money.
True
False
6
What does Jeu de Paume mean?
Game of the ball
Game of the arm
Game of the hand
Game of the palm
7
What did Althea Gibson do that was influential?
Her rivalry with Arthur Ashe sparked interest in tennis across the world.
Spoke out against the racial segregation going on in Africa at the time.
She runs the Gibson Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida.
Made more opportunities for African Americans/women to play at tournaments.
8
What is the biggest stadium at the US Open?
The Grandstand Stadium
The Louis Armstrong Stadium
El Goated Pengu Stadium
The Arthur Ashe Stadium
9
Which of these did I consider one of the most influential players in tennis history?
Jimmy Connors
John Mcenroe
Rafeal Nadal
Maud Watson
10
What does ITF stand for?2
International Table Federation
International Tennis Federation
Insitute Tennis Federation
Institute of Tennis Federals
11
What did Billie Jean King do that was influential?
She stood up for women by playing the battle of the sexes vs. Bobby Riggs.
She spoke out against domestic violence.
All of the Above.
She influenced young girls to play tennis.
12
Who created most of the rules tennis uses today?
Dr. William Jones
Dr. Harry Jones
Dr. Henry Jones
Gilgamesh
13
When did the US National Championship become known as the US Open?
1938
1948
1968
1958
14
There are 4 Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
False
True
15
Spheristici is the Latin name for ball games.
False
True

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