An individual / team (a pair) game played with a small rubberized ball and with a racquet in hand, played over a rectangular field with a net in the centre. Played by both men and women.

LENGTH : 78 feet singles and doubles for both sex; WIDTH : 27 feet for singles, 36 feet for doubles for both sex. It is called Court. NET: 3 1/2 feet above the ground at the ends 3 feet at the centre above the ground.

Earlier white balls were used. From 1986 yellow (lemon) colored balls are used. A rubberized ball with fur covered. Diameter - 6.35 to 6.67 cms Weight - 56.7 to 58.5 gms.

1) 27 to 27.5 inches for seniors. 2) 21 to 26 inches for juniors. 3) 9 to 12 ounces in weight in unstrung condition. 4) 80 to 137 square inches - Head size. The playing part of the racquet will be in oval shape (near round shape).

4 serves make a game and 6 games makes a set. Normally played for 5 sets for men and three for women. Scores: 0 (Love) to 15, 15 to 30, 30 to 40 and 40 to game. 6 games make a set. A player can win a set with a minimum difference of two games.

ACE: A service landing correctly and the opponent fails/unable to attend it is called so. This term is also used in other service oriented games as well.
ALLEY: Area of the court between the singles and doubles side lines - often called the Tramlines.
ATP: Association of Tennis Players.
BACK HAND : A stroke - right handed player playing the ball that comes to his left side and directing it to the opponent court and vice versa with a left hander.
BAGEL: A set win by 6-0.
BASE LINE : The line at the farthest end of the court indicating the end of the playing area.
BLOCK: To defensively play the shot with less back swing, usually while returning a service.
BREAK: To win a game as the receiving player or team, thereby breaking the service advantage of the opponent. Also called "Service Break".
BREAK POINT : Score of 30-40 in which the 40 is the receiver's score and win of this point gives a game win, though he is not the server.
BYE : A common team in all sports. A player/team advancing to the next stage without playing a match.
CHIP: Blocking a shot with under spin.
COURT : The playing area. Common to badminton, volleyball, etc.
DEAD NET : When a player's shot, hitting the net and falling on the receiver's court for a point.
DEEP: A shot landing near the base line.
DOUBLE FAULT : Server making two consecutive faults in service.
DEUCE : Score at 40-40 is called so. Server/receiver both winning a point at this stage is called Advantage to the player concerned. Winning a point again by the same player completes the game or else the process continues, till won by any of the two/team.
DROP SHOT : A shot played with soft hand, just enough to sail over the shot.
FAULT : A server failing to place the ball in the correct area of play.
FORE HAND : Hitting a ball from behind the body, with the racquet hand facing the ball. The opposite of this is back hand.
GAME POINT : A team/player needing just that point to win a game.
FIRST SERVE : The first of two services allowed.
GOLDEN SET : A set won without losing a point.
GOLDEN SLAM: Winning grand slams and Olympic Gold in the same year.
GRAND SLAM : Winning Wimbledon + US Open + French Open + Australian Open in the same year.
GROUND STROKE : A fore hand or backhand stroke executed after one bounce on the court.
HALF VOLLEY : A volley shot made after a short bounce.
LET : A science that touches the net and lands in the server's court, the service is void and the server gets a retake of that serve.
LOB : Hitting a ball sufficiently high above the net sometimes over the head of opponent.
LOVE GAME : A game won without the opponent scoring a point.
MATCH POINT : Needing one more point to win a match.
OUT : Ball landing outside the playing area.
RALLY : A series of return hits between players. A common term in badminton, volley ball, table tennis etc., mostly in singles/doubles games only.
SERVE : Hitting the ball to the opponent's court, directly to begin a point common to Badminton, Volleyball, Table tennis. Only thing to be ensure is that the ball lands in the opponent's court.
SECOND SERVE : Second of Final service of a player at the beginning of a point.
SERVICE GAME : The player/team winning the game in their own service.
SMASH: A powerful overhead shot taking a steep course into the opponent's area.
SET : The first to win 6 games, with a difference of two games from the other.
TIE BREAKER : A method of deciding the winner of a set when the score is 6 games each and played over 12 service points and the player wins the game (which may be in any order of a set), with a difference of two points. It was introduced by James Wallen in 1965.
VOLLEY : A method of stroking the ball before it bounces.
WALK OVER : A common terminology for an unopposed victory like Bye. It is a general term used in all fields wherever a person wins without any opponent.
WILD CARD: A common terminology where a player/team is allowed to play in a tournament without adequate ranking or has not registered in time for the tournament.

1881: Rules Standardised and competitive Tennis began.
1887: First Wimbledon Championship began.
1924: Comprehensive rules of the game framed and continues to be in force even today.
1970: Tie Breaker system introduced.
1986: Yellow color balls introduced.

(1) DAVIS CUP : Started in 1900. The tournament is a brainchild of Dwight F. Davis, who not only designed the tournament format and also donated the cup. It is for men only and played between countries on a "Knock Out" basis. The cup was designed by Roland Rowdes.
(2) FEDERATION CUP : Started from 1963. Played in the format of Davis Cup for women only.
(3) HOPMAN CUP : Started from 1989. Played only for mixed doubles (Men & Women), every year in January in Perth, Australia. Named after Harry Hopman, a player and a coach of Australia. Played at "Burswood Dome" since it's beginning.
(4) AUSTRALIAN OPEN : One of the major tournament started from 1905 and held in January every year, conducted by Tennis Australia. It was earlier played Kooyong Park, a grass court and now played at Flinders Park. The male winners are awarded Norman Brookes Cup and the female winners are awarded Daphne Ackhurst Cup.
(5) FRENCH OPEN : Started from 1925, conducted by French Tennis Association. Held in May every year. It is a clay court called Rolland Garros.
(6) WIMBLEDON: Started in 1877, and held in June & July Every year. Oldest and prestigious tournament.
(7) U.S.OPEN: Started from in 1881 at club leven and became open era in 1968 and held in August/September every year. Played at Flushing Meadow in New York. The only grand slam tournament that is decided on tie-braker basis.

A word or term borrowed from Gulf used in Tennis from 1933. It is winning US, French, Australian and Wimbledon in the same year. If a person wins all these four in different years, it is called "Career Grand Slam".

Australian Open - January; French Open - May; Wimbledon - June/July; U.S.Open - August / September.

John Donald Budge - USA - 1938.

Ramanathan Krishnan (Father) - 1954 Ramesh Krishnan (Son) - 1976.

Ramathan Krishnan - Wimbledon - 1960.

Anastasia Myskina 2004 French open

Althea Gibson, 1956 - USA.

Rolex.

Sardar Nihal Singh in 1908.

John Austin & Tracy Austin - 1980 The only pair to do so.

Mavreen Catherine Connolly - 1953

Men: Challenge Trophies - Two, One donated by King George V and the other by the All England Club. Women: Venus Rose Water Dish Trophy.

Bjorn Borg from 176 to 1980.

1. Fabrice Santoro & Arnand Clement - 6 hours and 33 minutes - 2004 French Open. 2. John McEnroe & Mats Wilander - 6 hours and 22 minutes.(see Q.No.63 for the latest record)

Rod Laver of Australia.

U.S. Open.

Spharistike. The word "Tennis" is derived from the French word "Tenetz" meaning "to hold".

John McEnroe - 1990 Australian Open for swearing at the umpire while playing against Mikael Pernfors.

They are alone called with the prefix of Miss/Mrs. While men are not.

Refers to Italian Open, Wimbledon and French Open.

02.05.2007 - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played an exhibition match with one side of the court in clay and the other side in grass. This match was called the "Battle of Surfaces".

Steffei Graff is the only one to win all the grand slam and also Olympic in the same year in 1988.

Sergei Brugeira Vs Thiery Champion - Three sets of 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 in 1993 in the French Open II round.

Salad Bowl.

1974 - India reached the finals and were to play South Africa. But forfeited it because of South Africa's apartheid policy and did not play.

C. Ramasamy.

New Port, Rhodes Island.

Aarongi Park, London.

Men's Singles: Nicholas Mahout(France) Vs John Isner (USA) First round of Wimbledon 2010 - 11 Hrs and 5 mts. 183 Games. Finally John Isner won.
Women's Singles: Vicky Nelson (USA) Vs Jean Hepner (USA) lasted 6 Hrs and 31 mts.
Doubles Men: Lucas Arnold/David Nalbandian (Argentina) defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin (Russia) in 6 hrs and 20 mts.

By Andy Roddick - 246.2 kmph against Paradorn Srichapan.

Rockampton, England.

Guillermo Vilas

Monica Seles - by Gunther Parche in 1993 (30.04.1993) when she was playing at the Hamburg Open.

SW 19.

A computer generated method of observing the course of a ball. Introduced in tennis in the Miami Masters, ATP Circuit tournament in 2006 March. Also used in Cricket, especially for LBW decisions.

Don Budge 1938 - (1937 Wimbledon to 1938 US Championship - 6 major titles continuously)

He was popularly known as "Voice of Tennis" for his brilliance in commenting.

He is the only player to win over the opponent in straight sets score of 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 against Thiery Champion - French Open - 1993. (see Q.37)

Dilip Bose - 1950 - Seeded No.15.

Justin Henin Hardene - Belgium.

Mats Wilander

Mens Singles Australian Open.

Leytton Hewitt.

US Open

Pineapple

Martina Navrotilova.

She won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles, all three of them on the same day.

183 games - 11Hrs and 5 mts - Wimbledon 2010.

The roof of Rod Laver and Vodafone courts in Melbourne, Australia are covered with retractable roofs made of steel from this plant.

Alessio Di Mauro, italy

Madalena Maleeva

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain.

It refers to winning singles, doubles and mixed doubles at all the four grand slams, not necessarily to be in the same year.

Doris Hart, Margaret Court, Martina Navrotilova - all from USA.

John Isner (USA) defeated Nicolas Mahut in 11 Hrs and 5 mts involving 183 games spread over three days in Wimbledon 2010 (June).

Peter Korda - Czeck Republic.

Ken Rosewall, Australia, 37 years, 2 months, 1972.

John and Tracy Austin 1980 .....

Anna Kournikova of Russia.

B. Nehru 1905

Andre Agassi, USA

Bill Teldon USA - 11 times, a record.

Bjorn Borg, Sweden - 33 times.

He is a Member of Parliament from the Canary Islands, Spain.

John Albert Kramer (Jack Kramer), along with Donald Dell, Cliff Drysdale, USA in 1972.

Bjorn Borg - 33 matches between 1973 to 1980.

Roy Emerson, Australia.

Goran Ivanisevic - 2000 - Samsung Open at Brighton, England, as he had smashed and broke all his racquets.

Anastasia Myskina

90 out of 93 matches in 1982. 86 out of 87 matches in 1983

Arantxa Sanches Vicario, Spain

13. Ten linesman, one for the net, one for the foot fault, and one umpire seated at an elevated chair.