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List Of Tennis Players Career Achievements
This is a list of records and achievements of professional tennis players. Men Andre Agassi Boris Becker Björn Borg Jimmy Connors Jim Courier Novak Djokovic Stefan Edberg Roger Federer Rod Laver Ivan Lendl John McEnroe Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Ilie Năstase Andy Roddick Ken Rosewall Pete Sampras Guillermo Vilas Mats Wilander Michael Chang Lleyton Hewitt Goran Ivanišević Bob and Mike Bryan Women Evonne Goolagong Cawley Margaret Court Chris Evert Steffi Graf Justine Henin Martina Hingis Martina Navratilova Monica Seles Maria Sharapova Serena Williams Venus Williams Billie Jean King See also * All-time tennis records – Men's singles * All-time tennis records – Women's singles * Open Era tennis records – Men's singles * Open Era tennis records – Women's singles * ATP Tour records * WTA Tour records * List of Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
