Tennis in the United States

Tennis was first played in the United States in 1881 when the National Lawn Tennis Association was founded. In order to organize all tennis activities in the country. The first major tennis tournament was called the US Open Championship.

Tennis in the United States
CountryUnited States
Governing bodyUnited States Tennis Association[1]
National team(s)United States Olympics team
National competitions
International competitions

History

The first tennis clubs formed in the United States were in the 1880s.[2] Mary Outerbridge introduced the sport to the United States after allegedly seeing the sport being played in Bermuda and demonstrated to people in 1884. Soon tennis clubs were established across the country amongst the upper classes.

Althea Gibson was the first African American women to win the US open[3]

Governing Board

United States Tennis Association was national board for tennis in the United States. The organisation original name was the National Lawn Tennis Association this was changed to its current name in 1975.[4][5][6][7][8] They are responsible for the promotion and development of tennis athletes in the United States.

US Open

The US Open is considered one of the 4 major Grand Slam tennis tournaments.[9][10][11][12]

Popularity

Tennis is still a popular sport to watch on television in the United States.[13]

Men's tennis

American male tennis players used to be amongst the best in the world and produced many Grand slam winners for much of the 20th century. The number of male tennis inside ATP rankings has declined since the 21st century.[14][15]

Women's tennis
Main article: Women's tennis in the United States

In 1887 the Philadelphia Cricket Club, hosted a National singles Championship. In 1888 a women's tennis tournament was soon set up.

The United States has produced many grand slam winners.[16]

References
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  2. MacDonald, Geoff (28 August 2011). "The Genteel Origins of Tennis and the Serve". Retrieved 11 March 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. "The story of Althea Gibson: the first African-American to win the US Open". The Independent. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. Corbett, Merlisa Lawrence. "Why Is American Tennis Dying?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. Rhoden, William C. (9 September 2012). "To Excel in Tennis, United States Should Look to High Schools". Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. Hahn, Steven; Hahn, Declan (9 September 2011). "The Surprising Reason for the Decline of American Tennis". Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via The New Republic.
  7. Morales, Miguel. "American Tennis Isn't Dying But It Does Need Help". Forbes. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. Heitner, Darren. "American Tennis' Deep Decline Necessitates Shift To Youth Development". Forbes. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  9. Post, Sponsor. "9 things you didn't know about the US Open". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. Pilon, Mary (11 September 2015). "Straight Sets at Night: How the Lights at the U.S. Open Changed Tennis". Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. Graham, Bryan Armen (11 September 2017). "The US Open showed black women have made American tennis great again". Retrieved 11 March 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  12. Walker, Rhiannon (1 August 2017). "The rich and nuanced history of black people in tennis". Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  13. "The U.S. Open is an Ace for American Tennis Fans". www.nielsen.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  14. Eccleshare, Charlie (27 August 2018). "Special report: The strange, slow death of American men's tennis - and how US plans to bounce back". Retrieved 11 March 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  15. Sopher, Philip (22 August 2014). "Explaining the U.S. Tennis Slump". The Atlantic. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  16. Whelan, David (June 18, 2015). "Does Tennis Have a Race Problem?".


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