He created the sport based on the ancient indoor tennis or the game called primitive tennis. According to most tennis historians, most of the rules of modern tennis came from this, because winfield borrowed many elements from these two sports and also learned some technical rules of French Royal Tennis. ?
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1877, the first Wimbledon tournament was held in Wimbledon, London, England, which was the earliest match in modern tennis history. With the establishment of 19 13 International Tennis Federation, tennis has been widely developed in the world. On May 2 188 1, the National Lawn Tennis League (now the American Tennis League) was established to standardize the rules and competition system. The US National Men's Singles Championship, now the US Open, was first held at 188 1 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. 1887 national women's singles championship. Tennis is also very popular in France (French Open 189 1). World-famous tennis tournaments include Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open and French Open. Today, these four events are called grand slams. The rules of lawn tennis have not changed for 80 years, but in 1900, James van Alen made an important change: in 1900, the famous annual Davis Cup Tennis Open was held between national teams. 1926, businessman C.C. Pyle established the first professional tennis tour, and the players were composed of American and French tennis players. The most commendable early professional tennis players were Yiqi Yao Richards of the United States and Suzanne Lenglen of France. When a player becomes a professional player, he/she can't take part in amateur competitions. From 65438 to 0968, this system was abandoned due to commercial pressure, so it entered a new era, that is, all players can participate in all events, and top players can make a living by playing tennis.