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Tennis
The Global Game
Overview of Tennis
About Tennis
History of Lawn Tennis
The background of lawn tennis is entangled with 14th century Royal Courts, The Battle of Agincourt, Jailers, Cricket and Croquet Clubs! The original game (Real Tennis) was played on a complicated court and lawn tennis as we know it developed from an attempt to popularise the game for the masses, with the production in 1858 of kits for making a cheap court. The game was called "Sphairistike", Greek for a ball game.
Tennis Statistics
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Tennis Source
Historical Stats on the sport
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Tennis Info
ATP, WTA Rankings and Stats, as well as match stats, events.......
Rules of Tennis
Tennis Equipment
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Tennis Racket Glossary from the About Team
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American Sports Builders Association ASBA
The centralized source for information on tennis court and track guidelines for builders, manufacturers, professionals and consumers; Useful data (court size, shape.....)
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Build your own Court
If you really need to do it
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All About Tennis
Tennis information, trivia, and tips about anything related to tennis. Includes tips in buying tennis ball machine, tennis racquet, tennis apparel, .............
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Hawkeye
The ball tracking technology for help with decision making on close line calls
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Tennis Equipment tips
From Tennis Server
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Racquet Tech
One-stop location for all your equipment questions, resource needs, burning curiosities; database of string patterns, racquet selector, balance adjustment....
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Siegfried Kuebler
The man who reshaped tennis; Racket design, collector; the inventor of the "widebody" racquet, the Wilson Profile and collector of antique rackets.
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Know Your Rackets
From Racket-Technique -a guide to rackets and strings; Tennis Tackets
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Tennis String Forum
Joe's Tennis String Forum presents string evaluations of other players to help to get informed about strings.
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Sneakers development
History of shoes, with pictures
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Sneaker Academy
Athletic shoes history; a time line for 1800's
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String Forum
Authentic string evaluations of other players should help make some decisions on strings.
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Tennis Ball Machine Tips
Some basic advice on tennis ball machines
Improve at Tennis
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Photo-based Tennis lessons
Online from the About Tennis team - all the strokes and grips with related articles; Reference Information and research covering stokes and grips
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Learn and Improve
Forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, overheads, and specialty shots. Develop better strategies for singles and doubles at any level, beginner through advanced, one hand or two, these articles discuss the issues
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Mastering the two-handed backstroke
From Dummies "which one should you play? First, listen to your instincts...."
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Wikipedia
Presents the alternative grips and the players with great backhands
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The Tennis About team
Presents the pros and cons with some videos to help
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Nick Bollettieri
Tennis coach discuses the contact points for the one-hanbed stroke
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Herald Tribune
Looks at the successes with alternative approaches in the French Open 2002
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Tennis Exercises
From RCS
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Turbo-Tennis archive for improving technical skills.
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Mental exercises to improve your game
David Raney provides easy techniques and drills to improve your approach to the game.
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Tennis Mind Game
Articles on inner game, tennis for beginners and tennis tips on how to make your mind your best ally.
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Racquety Yak
Tips. message board, Live Chat
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Revolutionary Tennis
Online instruction for both tennis pros and recreational players that explains a new and easier way to improve your tennis strokes, your consistency, court coverage, and power.
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Strategic Tennis concepts
Helping you to think through and analyse your game
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Tennis 4 everyone.com
Dedicated to improving your tennis experience and your game. Got a problem with your serve? We have the easiest to follow products to help with any technical problem and free help as well. Inside Story lets you in on pro tennis in a unique experience that 'captures the soul of tennis'. Free email newsletters with the latest inside stories and tennis tips.
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TennisONE
On-line tennis lessons and information. Need to become a paid member for wider access. 'Ask the Pro' (for an annual fee).
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Tennis Skills
Nicely presented by the BBC Sport Academy, along with Masterclass and Training
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Tennis Instruction Online
From Teaching Tennis; The Game, The Basics, Different Levels, Body, Mind Spirit
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Tennis 4 You
Instructional tennis on the web
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Tennis 4 Everyone
From David Sammel who has coached seven British Davis Cup players; Totally original and exclusive content of tennis coaching analysis and tips, emerging talents, interviews, tour diaries, products and a new, paid membership area with masses of further, advanced content!
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Little Tennis
Includes a structured program of lessons and play designed to move children ages 3-10 quickly through the transitional stages of graduated equipment to full-court tennis. Teacher's resources
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Tips for teaching tennis to young beginners
From the About team; "To ensure success, use progressions, ..... start simple, small, and easy."
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Teaching tennis to younger kids
From TennisOne - philosophy and application; David Brouwer shares some of his personal philosophies on teaching 4-6 year olds as well as some warm up games and stroke games that work well for him.
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ITN International On Court Assessment Database
This website allows you to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses of your ITN On Court Assessment in relation to your International Tennis Number in the same manner as thousands of players from all around the world - essential for all International competitors
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TennisONE
On-line tennis lessons and information
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Tops in Sports
Tennis lessons and articles submitted by tennis professionals. Articles are include "how to" on all tennis strokes, strategy and tactices, drills, training, videos, and a forum for players to talk tennis
Tennis Coaching
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Tennis Lessons
The place to go to find a pro, free tennis lessons classifieds in your local area; Oct 2007 -550 coaches / clubs posts in more than 220 cities across 20 countries and growing
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Tennis 4 Everyone
From David Sammel, the former ATP tour coach and professional tennis player; information online and help to improve all aspects of your tennis: Technical, Tactical, Mental and Physical
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Expert Tennis Tips
Provides free tennis tips and advice for all levels of player. Wimbledon finalist, Chris Lewis, offers online tennis coaching and instruction, tennis equipment advice, treating tennis elbow, reviewing tennis books and magazines, and finding the best tennis resorts and online tennis stores.
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Tennis resources
From Tennis Thing; has free online information in the form or articles and tutorials and provides online coaching for paid members
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Fix Your Tennis
Randy Lynn Rutledge presents his tips for improving your tennis game
Tennis Injuries
Tennis Science and Technical info
Tennis ball bounce
A hot ball is pressurised more than a cold ball and bounces higher. At the top levels balls are placed in pressurised cans so they don't lose pressure and opened just before the game starts.
Play/Watch Tennis
Tennis Organisational bodies
International Tennis Governing Bodies
Governed by the ITF which was founded in 1913 by the national associations of 12 countries. Today the ITF is composed of the national tennis associations of 200 countries. The ITF 'circuits' provide the opportunities for players to develop for the top level tennis Pro Tours. The Circuits: Junior's, Women's, Men's and the National Team Competitions- the Ladies Fed Cup and the Mens Davis Cup.
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International Tennis Federation
News, men's, women's, juniors and seniors circuits, wheelchair, coaching, development, events, technical resources (including Faq, glossary, rules, equipment etc), Olympic and Paralympic events, Grand Slams ;Find a Player.
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National Tennis Associations
Search facility
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ITF Mens Circuit Tournament details
History, Rules, Tournaments, Players, ATP points table,
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ITF Womens Circuit
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ITF Juniors Circuit
Tennis Competitions
Professional Tennis
Professional Tennis Tournaments
In terms of importance (and Ranking points) the tournaments for individual players rank as follows: The 4 Grand Slams: Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon and The French Open The 9 Masters Series-part of the ATP (mens) Tour.
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Australian Open
Official site; tournament site, news, draws, scoreboard, livescores, schedule
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Australian Open resorces from HickokSports
Covers the background with history, champions and other resources.
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French Open
News, players, draws, scoreboard,
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French Open Overview
From Wikipedia
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French Open History, Champions etc
From HickokSports
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French Open
Stats and history from Tennis-X
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Ericsson Open
Considered the "fifth Grand Slam" tournament because it is the only other tournament with a 128-player draw
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US Open coverage by USTA
Is a great resource, with top links to tickets, membership information, points system and news.
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US Open - Vistors
From the About Team for those looking to attend the tournament.
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US Open and the NYC Tourist
Provides a photo tour of the US Open
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US Open Scoreboard
From the official site
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U.S. Open
Official site, with results, news, photos, and information from the 2000 US Open tournament. Also includes information on purchasing tickets and a seating chart for Arthur Ashe Stadium
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Wimbledon Tennis 2009
2009 Wimbledon tennis championships - schedules, dates, tickets, results, draws, 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships, champions,
ATP, WTA rankings, singles, doubles, mixed, players list, men, women, winners, trophy, photos, images.
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Wimbledon Tennis Championships
The Official server; seeding, results, webcams, commentary, etc.
Masters Series
The Masters 1000 consists of a group of nine annual tournaments that form the second-highest echelon in men's tennis. Each event is worth 1000 ranking points.
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Masters Series
From Wikipedia: Consisting of the ATP Tour's nine premier events with tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg , Toronto/Montreal, Cincinnati, Paris and Madrid
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Monte Carlo Masters
ATP World Tour
Challenger Tour
- a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments that allow players to win enough ranking points to earn an entry into an ATP World Tour-level main draw or qualifying draw Details from Wikipedia
ATP Champions Tour
with our legends of tennis
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ATP Champions Tour
12 events around the world, between March and December involving past heroes of the sport including sporting legends such as Boris Becker, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Goran Ivanisevic, Pat Cash and Thomas Muster. News, players, results
Womens Professional Tennis
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Women's Tennis Association WTA
Official Site; scores, news, tournaments, rankings, players, videos
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The WTA Tournament Schedule
Calendar of events
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WTA -Women's Professional Tennis
The world's premier professional tennis for women; news, results, , tournaments, rankings, newsletter (Notes and Netcords)
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Overview of the WTA
from Wikipedia; history, tournament categories, ranking points
Federation Cup
The Fed Cup is the ITF's top tournament for Women. 16 elite teams compete in two groups (World Group and World Group II), with first round ties early in the year followed by semi finals in July and Finals in September. World Group selection is via 3 Zonal competitions (America, Asia / Oceania, and Europe / Africa) For more details see Wikipedia and the official site
Davis Cup
Davis Cup. Since 1900, Nations have competed each year for the Davis Cup. Currently hundreds of Nations compete to belong to an elite World Group of 16, 8 of which are seeded by the Davis Cup Committee - the premier International team event in men's tennis, attracting the top athletes in the sport. Games are arranged on a home and away basis leading to the World Group Final in December. Below this elite group, countries compete in 4 levels within 3 zonal groups. See also Wikipedia
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Official Site of Davis Cup
News, round by round details, schedule, results, teams, players, Ranking, backgroup, history, winners...
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Davis Cup
From Tennis-X with schedule, records and useful stats
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Davis Cup Overview
from Wikipedia
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Davis Cup History
A summary from HickOkSports
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USA Coverage of the Davis Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament in Perth, Western Australia in early January for mixed teams. and consists of a game for each partner and a mixed doubles match
Amateur Tennis
Amateur Tennis
The ratio of Amateur to Professional tennnis players is a very large figure, yet the number of websites is heavily in favour of the Professional players. At the Global level there are no Amateur bodies - please check each country under Play/Watch to find Amateur information. Here we expect only to provide a few articles on the position of the Amateur.
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Amateur Tennis: Not for Amateurs
From Amateur Tennis Information."The word "amateur," when used in reference to most sports, does not mean less skilled; rather, it is a label for a specific division of players that do not receive money for their competitions.
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The Tennis Amateur at bay
By Stephen Wallis Merrihew. "Strangely enough the sport that has provided the stiffest controversy over the amateur-professional status in modern times is and always has been one of the freest from professionalism. There is no recognized professional tennis, in the sense that there is recognized professional golf and cricket, sports which, while chiefly amateur, nevertheless frankly turn a professional side to the public."
School Tennis
Tennis Players
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Your Park Tennis
About Anna Kournikova, Jelena Dokic, Maria Sharapova: photos, wallpapers, news, statistics, results, biography, skins, grand slams, rankings
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Roy Emmerson
Highlights of his career
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ATP Players
Profile, activity, points breakdown etc
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Anna Kournikova
Official site, photos, news, facta, multimedia, links
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Andy Roddick
Official Site; news, facts, schedule, etc
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Andy Roddick
Official site. Profile, pictures, schedule, news archive
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Roddick Online
Also very comprehensive
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Greg Rusedski
Unofficial site; news, pictures or information on Greg.
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Rafael Nadal
Biography, career and records. Also Rafael Nadal pictures, videos and news.
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Monica Seles
Photos, news, results, schedule, head-to-head tournament results
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Steffi Graf
The original website, news, gallery
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Tim Henman World
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Murray's World
Fan site dedicated to British tennis player Andy Murray. Includes news, biography, career results, rankings, message board, and images.
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Women Professional Players
from WTA
Tennis News
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Bella Online Tennis
"The Voice of Women", covers beginners tennis, camps, instruction, equipment, players, tournaments and more...
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Fox Sports-Tennis
Provides news, photos, features, Rankings
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Infoplease Tennis
Easy-to-search, one-stop source of historic stats, bios and results
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News Now - Tennis
News feed; online media monitoring of world tennis at all levels
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Tennis Magazine
For all the tennis news
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World Wide Web Tennis Server
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USA Today
has Federation Cup coverage
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SkySports
Tennis coverage from Sky Sports
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BBC Sport
CBS Sportsline,Espn, Sporting Life,
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SkySports
has worldwide tennis news
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Eurosport Tennis
Live Tennis; news and calendars for ATP, WTP, Team Cups, Grand Slams,
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The Tennis Channel
A television-based multimedia destination dedicated to tennis and the healthy, active lifestyle that surrounds it - live tournaments, news, one-on-one interviews, game analysis and skills instruction, giving viewers an all-access pass, with inside looks, behind-the-scenes coverage and a perspective this close to the action. The network canvasses the tours and trends of all racquet sports, including squash, badminton, racquetball, table tennis and paddle tennis.
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Tennis Center 101
one stop tennis news and updates
Tennis Live scores
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Latest Results
From ScoreResult.com
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Results from Tennis
Complete tennis results, schedule and statistics from all tournaments. Players profile with individual statistics. Compare players, preview tennis games
Tennis Portals
Tennis Forums
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Global Tennis Forum
A new forum designed for tennis enthusiasts all over the world. With many new features never seen on a forum before and a cozy atmosphere to spend time.
Commercial aspects of Tennis
Tennis Tickets
Tennis Merchandise & Memorabilia
Variations of Tennis
Tennis in Europe
Play/Watch Tennis in Europe
Tennis Organisational bodies in Europe
Tennis in France
Play/Watch Tennis in France
Tennis Competitions in France
Tennis in Sweden
Overview of Tennis in Sweden
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tennisen.se
Here you can find tennis rules, tennis forum, history about tennis, tennis dictionary and more - all in Swedish
Tennis in United Kingdom
Overview of Tennis in the United Kingdom
Tennis Equipment in the United Kingdom
Improve at Tennis in the United Kingdom
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Get Into Tennis
Cliff Richards recommends tennis to children to provide an interest, a chance to succeed, an opportunity to meet new friends and a healthy and active lifestyle;
Play/Watch Tennis in the United Kingdom
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BBC Sport Tennis
UK and World tennis information, UK tournament results, news, archived information, rankings, tours, The Opens, rules, skills
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Essential Guide to British Tennis
News on the British teams and tournaments - Davis cup,
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GB Tennis Girls
"To improve professional women's tennis in Britain by providing a support system for all players"; player zone, articles, event calendar, find a partner, message board, resource centre.
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UK tennis club links
A complete directory of lawn tennis club websites in the UK and Republic of Ireland, whether affiliated to their national associations or not. You should find your club here!
Tennis Organisational bodies in the United Kingdom
Tennis Portals in the United Kingdom
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British Tennis
A useful collection of information; search for UK tennis clubs, news, tournaments, players.. and much more
Tennis in England
Overview of Tennis in England
Play/Watch Tennis in England
Tennis Events in England
Wimbledon
Starting as an amateur event in 1887, with 22 entries, the Lawn Tennis Championships at The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, has grown to one of the major events on the Tennis circuit.
Tennis News in England
Commercial aspects of Tennis in England
Tennis Sports betting in England
Wimbledon Betting
Away from the courts, Wimbledon fortnight has become a annual flurry of betting. Britain's legal off-course betting allows anyone over 18 to have a wager on the matches.
Tennis in North America
Overview of Tennis in North America
Tennis Equipment in North America
Play/Watch Tennis in North America
Tennis Competitions in North America
Professional Tennis in North America
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Advanta World Tean Tennis
WTT is tennis like you've never seen it, featuring the biggest names in the world playing together in an innovative co-ed team format that offers exciting possibilities for players, fans, communities and sponsors.
Tennis in USA
Overview of Tennis in the USA
History of Tennis in the USA
Tennis Statistics in the USA
Improve at Tennis in the USA
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Tennis Summer Camps
Overnight tennis camps and tennis day camps for boys and girls in the United States and Canada. These programs range from camps with a broad range of activities to programs that focus strictly on tennis.
Play/Watch Tennis in the USA
Tennis Organisational bodies in the USA
Tennis Competitions in the USA
Professional Tennis in the USA
The US Open
The US Open was once known as the U.S. National Championships and was as a men's singles tournament. The first in match in 1881 wasn't for money of fame, it was held purely for entertainment purposes. The US Open as we know it today arose when the five major championships were consolidated in 1968. The first modern day US Open was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y. It has since moved to Flushing Meadows and has emerged into the richest professional tennis event in the world. The prize money is always the largest in professional sports. In recent years the purse surpassed the $17 million mark. More US Open History US Open History Quiz, US Open History The US Open Official Site provides all the information of the event including seedings, player profiles, order of play, interviews, etc.
Amateur Tennis in the USA
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels
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The United States Tennis Association
The USTA looks after the grass roots players as well as the professionals. See Leagues and Tournaments, Player Development, Play Now, Parents, Get Involved.
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United States Amateur Tennis
Overview from Wikipedia
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USTA Adult Senior Tournaments
- provides an opportunity for our nationally ranked senior and super senior tennis players to represent the USA and the USTA annually in ITF World Cup Team Competition.
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USTA Flex Leagues
- specifically designed to help you fit tennis into your busy life! You decide whether to play singles or doubles at whatever time is convenient for you. Find a league.
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USTA League Tennis
- the country’s largest recreational tennis league, helping more than 295,000 players nationwide get on the court, enjoy and improve their game
College Tennis in the USA
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Inter Collegiate Tennis Association
The ITA is governing body of college tennis, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College; events, rankings, coaches, players
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ITA National Championships
The ITA organises National championships for 10 different groups, including wheelchair
Tennis News in the USA
Tennis Portals in the USA
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Event Chaser
has a Tennis channel, aiming to give visitor advice to Tennis tournaments in the US
Tennis in Oceania
Tennis in Australia
Play/Watch Tennis in Australia
Tennis Organisational bodies in Australia
Tennis Competitions in Australia
Tennis News in Australia
Tennis in New Zealand
Play/Watch Tennis in New Zealand
Tennis News in New Zealand
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