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The father of modern tennis is Walter Clopton Wingfield
Modern day tennis was founded in 1873. However early forms of tennis was played in the 12th century. This kind of tennis was played with the hand.
Lawn Tennis started in Wales in 1873
In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
Real Tennis evolved rather than was invented. It began as a ball game played in the twelfth century and continued to evolve for the next several centuries. It has been suggested the game was first played by monks in cloisters, but there is no evidence of this. The first well known historical figure to play the game, however, was Henry V.
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Tennis has a longer history than golf. The history of tennis, or variations of what would become tennis, dates back to the 12th century. Golf can be traced back to the 15th century.
Tennis was first played in the era of Henry VIII, 1500s. As indoor tennis.
History of Lawn Tennis A nicely illustrated narrative of the evolution of tennis from 1873 to 1938 .
Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume (meaning palm); it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand. Paume evolved into jeu de paume and rackets were used. The game spread and evolved in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.Games of racket and ball (including real tennis in Great Britain, royal tennis in Australia, and court tennis in the United States, all of which are the same game and played indoors) originated from a 12th and 13th century French handball game called jeu de paume (game of the palm). In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called sphairistikè, from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield invented land tennis in 1873, which later became the "tennis" we know today.