| Tennis trivia will show that it was a sport that was | | | | game is an appropriate playing surface, a net, two |
| developed mostly in the eighteen hundreds. Although | | | | rackets, balls, and to mark out the outlines of the court. |
| there are a few similar sports that were being | | | | There are two sets of lines on each court; with the |
| developed by different people, the current game as | | | | smaller representing the boundary for a singles match |
| we know it was created by Major Walter Clopton | | | | and the larger boundary for a doubles match. |
| Wingfield. He invented the game while playing at the All | | | | The four tournaments mentioned previously are known |
| England Croquet Club. The club has expanded to | | | | as the Grand Slam events. Over the years, there |
| include the name Tennis in its name since then, and is | | | | have been certain players who have dominated at |
| now home to the most prestigious and important tennis | | | | those events for many years. The male player with |
| event in the professional game, Wimbledon. | | | | the most grand slam wins of all time is Roger Federer, |
| A Tennis quiz shows that in addition to Wimbledon | | | | still can active player, with 15. Pete Sampras is next |
| there are three other events which are considered the | | | | with 14, and he is also the winner of the most |
| most important tournaments for professional players | | | | Wimbledon titles. Other players like Jimmy Connor, |
| of the game to win. They all also have early roots, and | | | | John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, and Rafael Nadal are |
| are the US Open, the French Open, and the Australian | | | | famous men's players. |
| Open. The fact that the major tournaments are all held | | | | Female players who have dominated the sport include |
| in four different countries is a major testament to how | | | | Margaret Court and Steffi Graf, with 24 and 22 grand |
| popular the game was and how it quickly spread | | | | slam titles respectively. Currently, the most dominating |
| throughout the world in its early years. | | | | women playing the sport are the Williams sisters, who |
| Tennis trivia will show that the game is a simple one in | | | | have been able to win consistently in both solo and |
| essence. Although many of the tournaments are now | | | | doubles play. Serena Williams has won 12 Grand Slam |
| played on artificial tournaments, Wimbledon is still | | | | events to date while her sister Venus has won 7. |
| played on grass. Essentially, all one needs to play the | | | | |