1859
London, Europe
In the early 1970's, Ilie Nastase was the top professional tennis player in the world. His 19 year career as a professional tennis player began in 1966.
I believe it was ('Ace') Arthur Ashe in 1968, which year began the 'Open Era'.
Not completely known. It is believed to have started centuries ago. but at that time it was real tennis not the tennis we play today.
1873, a development on hitting the ball with your hand
Tennis began in England. I truthfully don't know when, or by who, just that it was invented in England.
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Tennis came from London in 1850 when Goodyear invented vulcanization process for rubber and players began to experiment with using rubber balls on grass courts. In 1874 the first tennis courts in the United States appeared. By 1882 the rules for the game were set.
1910 in Jeannette, Pennsylvania
In first hit the headlines that tennis was in the Olympics was in the year of 1896.
Tennis became an Olympic event the year of 1896