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网球专业术语
以下为网球术语，依照英文字母顺序排列：
A
Ace (爱司球) – 一个接发球方球员碰不到的优质发球
Ad court – 每边球员左半边的球场。参见deuce court
Advantage (占先) – 为一位球员在平分( deuce )后再得一分的情况。在这种情况下，这位球员只要再拿下一分，即可拿下该局
Alley – 单打边线( sideline )和双打边线中间的区域。sideline (边线)又称作 tramline
Approach shot – 球员为了接下来要上网而打的一种球，通常带著下旋( underspin )
ATP – 国际职业网球联合会( Association of Tennis Professionals )，男子的职业网球联合会
B
Backcourt (后场) – 球场中发球线( service line )与底线( baseline )之间的区域。又称 No-Man's Land
Backhand (反手拍、反拍) – 一种以主要持拍手臂的背面来面向球的来向、跨过身体地挥动以击球的挥拍方法。对于右撇子而言是指左手边，对于左撇子而言则指右手边。参见正手拍( forehand )
Backspin (下旋、倒旋) – 球的底部向前旋转的旋转方式。造成球往上浮且落地后弹跳得较低。同 underspin
Backswing – 击到球之前的挥拍动作
Bagel (贝果) – 以6-0的比数赢下该盘。double bagel为以6-0，6-0的比数赢下该场比赛
Ball Boy (球童) – 为当每一分打完时，在球场上负责捡球的男性或女性。通常是青少年，在ATP赛事中。
baseline (底线) – 在球场最远的两端的用以界定比赛球场范围的白线
baseliner (底线型球员) – 比赛中在底线( baseline )附近击落地球( Groundstroke )、依靠其击落地球(Groundstroke)的品质来赢球的球员
Best of five (五盘三胜制) – 比赛最多打五盘，先赢三盘者获胜
Best of three (三盘两胜制) – 比赛最多打三盘，先赢两盘者获胜
Big serve (大力发球) – 一个强而有力的发球，通常使得发球方在这一分中占有优势
Block (挡) – 一种击球前挥拍动作不大的防御性击球方式，通常是在回发球时
Bread stick – 以6-1的比数赢下该盘。参见贝果( bagel )
Break (破发球局、破发) – 接发球方球员破了发球方球员的发球局而赢下该局
Break point (破发点) – 再赢一分即可破发的状况
Bye (第一轮轮空) – 该位球员不须要打第一轮，直接优惠晋级至第二轮。在部分赛事的赛制设计上会给予种子球员此优惠；或是由于参赛人数不足等原因而给予部分球员此优惠
C
Center line (中线) – 在球场中间，垂直于网子、用来界定发球有效区域的直线
Closed stance (封闭性撀球姿势) – 击球时，身体正前方之方向介于平行于底线与背对于对手之间，为传统击球技法。
Chip (切球、削球) – 一种带著下旋( underspin )地挡( block )一球的击球方法
Chip and charge – 为一种积极进攻的战略，回发球时带著下旋( underspin )然后上网
Chop (切球、削球) – 带著强烈下旋( underspin )的一球
Counterpuncher – 防御型的底线型( baseliner )球员，参见网球战略
Court (球埸) – 设计用来打网球的区域
Crosscourt – 将球打进对手球场的斜对方
D
Deep (深) – 球的落点很接近底线( baseline )，是落点很接近网子的反义
Deuce (平分) – 在一局( game )中，比分40-40的情况。此时任何一方球员都必须连续赢两分才可赢得该局。参见占先( advantage )
Deuce court – 每边球员右半边的球埸。参见ad court
Dink – 脚步没有任何移动地击一球
Dirtballer – 擅长在红土球埸上打球的球员
Double Fault (双发失误、双误) – 在一分之中连续两次发球失误( fault )，导致球员因此输掉该分
Doubles (双打) – 由四位球员一起打球的网球比赛，球场的每边各有两名球员
Down the line (直线行进) – 击一球并使之笔直地前进而进入对手的球场
Drop shot (过网急坠球、放小球) – 击球的力道很轻、使之刚好通过网子上方即坠下来的一球。目的是使位置离网子很远的球员防备不及
Drop volley – 由截击( volley )所击出的过网急坠球( drop shot )
F
Fault (发球失误) – 发球时，球没有落进正确的区域。因此这一分不会开始打
First Service (第一发球) – 在一分开始时，发球方球员所拥有的两次发球机会中的第一次发球机会
Flat (平击) – 带著较少旋转的一球。例如：平击发球( a flat serve )
Follow through(随球动作) – 击到球之后的挥拍动作
Foot fault (脚误、脚部失误、踩线犯规) – 发球方球员发球时，在球拍触到球之前，因为脚踩入球场或跨过中心标(the center hash mask)的假想延伸线而导致该次发球失误
Forehand (正手拍、正拍) –一种以主要持拍手臂的正面面向球的来向、由身体后方向前挥击的挥拍方法。对于右撇子而言是指右手边，对于左撇子而言则指左手边。参见反手拍( backhand )
G
Game point (局点) – 指再赢得一分即可赢得该局的情况
Golden set – 没有输掉任何一分地赢下该盘
Golden Slam (金满贯) – 在一年之中，完成大满贯( winning the Grand Slam )且赢得奥林匹克运动会中网球项目的金牌
Grand Slam (大满贯) – 指一年里四个最著名的赛事：澳大利亚网球公开赛、法国网球公开赛 (又称罗兰·加洛斯)、温布尔登网球锦标赛、美国网球公开赛。完成大满贯( winning the Grand Slam )是指在一年之中这四个赛事全部赢下
Groundies (击落地球) – 参见Groundstroke
Groundstroke (击落地球) – 在球于球场上弹跳一次后的正拍( forehand )或反拍( backhand )击球
H
Hail Mary – 一个极高的高吊球( lob )，目的是防守。
Head (拍头) – 球拍包含线的部分。
Hold (保住发球局、保发) – 发球方球员赢下该局。
I
I-formation – 双打中，在一分开始打之前，发球方球员和其搭挡站在球场同一边( deuce-court 或 ad-court )的一种站位法
Inside-out – 跑到球埸的一边(例如：反手拍那边)然后击出 crosscourt 球
Inside-in – 跑到球埸的一边然后击出直线行进( down the line )的球。其使用频率次于 inside-out
J
Jamming (近身球) – 发球或回击球时，将球笔直地打向对手的身体。
K
Kick serve (上旋发球) – 一种带著旋转、落地之后弹跳很高的发球
L
Lawn Tennis (草地网球) – 在草地上进行的网球
Let (触网) – 发球时，球触到网子之后落进对手球埸中的有效区域。此时这分不算重打
Line Judge (线审) – 专门负责监视球行经球场边界线情况并宣判这一球是出界或界内的人，不受球员的驳回。线审必须服从主审( umpire )的判决，即使其与线审自己的判断不同
Lob (高吊球) – 一种过网高度极高的球。目的是使球飞越过网前对手的头顶而保证得分
Longgame – 当该盘比分来到6-6，不实行抢七( tiebreak )，而是继续比赛至其中一方赢对方两局为止，称这种赛制为longgame。通常是在五盘三胜制( Best of five )的第五盘实行
Lucky loser (幸运的输球者) – 虽然输球但却幸运地仍可继续参赛的球员。通常发生的情况是：在主赛事第一轮开打前，有球员临时退赛，因此资格赛最后一轮输球的球员有机会虽然输球却仍能递补进去而获得主赛事的参赛资格，而成为幸运的输球者( lucky loser )
Love (零分) – 零 (网球比分)
Love game – 没有让对手拿到任何一分就赢下的一局
M
Match point (赛末点、赛点) – 在一场比赛中领先的一方球员再赢得一分即可获胜的情况
Mini-break – 在抢七决胜局( tiebreak )中，赢下由对手发球的一分
Mixed Doubles (混合双打、混双) – 由四位球员一起打球的网球比赛，两男两女，球场的每边各有一男一女
Moonball (月亮球) – 高度极高的高吊球( lob )
N
No-Man's Land – 球场中发球线( service line )与底线( baseline )之间的区域。也是球员最难防守的区域。亦名 Backcourt
O
Open stance (开放性击球姿势) – 击球时，身体正前方之方向介于平行于底线( baseline )与面对于对手之间，为现代新式击球技法。
Out (出界) – 球落在有效区域之外
Overrule (改判) – 反转线审( linesperson )的判决结果。由主审( umpire )为之
P
Passing shot (穿越球) – 从网前对手旁边(非上方)通过的一球。参见高吊球( lob )
Poaching – 为双打中一种积极进攻的移位，网前球员移位去截击( volley )打向其搭挡的球
Point (分) – 从第一个成功的发球( service )到这一球结束的期间
Pusher – 不求打出致胜球( winner )、但求将球稳稳地回击回去的球员
Putaway – 在占优势时试图趁机结束这一分( point )的一球
R
Racquet (球拍) – 球员用来打网球的拍子，由木头、金属或其他人造材料制成，具有长握柄以及成圈状的大拍头，拍头中穿以网状紧绷的直线
Rally – (在发球之后)一连串的球的回击，直到其中一位球员将球击出界或未将球击入有效区域为止
Referee – 负责整个赛事规则执行的人(而非仅负责一场网球赛)。参见主审( umpire )
Retriever – 防御型的底线型球员( baseliner )。参见网球战略
S
Set point（盘点、盘末点） – 离赢得一盘比赛只差一分时
Singles（单打） – 仅由两名选手参与的网球比赛
Second Service（二发） – 在一分开始时，发球方所获得的两次发球中的第二次发球，也是最后一次发球
Seed (种子球员、种子) – 由于网球赛制通常采单淘汰制，为了不要让最好的一些球员在赛事前几轮就因彼此对上而出局，因此将参赛的最好的一些球员列入种子球员，并于签表中分散排列，以避免其在赛事前几轮就相遇
Serve（发球） – 由击球到对方半场开始一分的比赛
Serve and volley（发球上网） – 发球并立即向前移动来创造截击的机会并有希望获得这一分的战术
Service line (发球线) – 在球场中，平行于网子、用来界定发球有效区域最远范园的直线
Sideline (边线) – 界定单打( singles )或双打( doubles )有效区域两侧的线。同 tramline
Slice（切削球） – （回球）用下旋的方式击球；（发球）带侧旋的发球
Spin（旋转球） – 球在飞行过程中旋转，影响球的飞行轨迹和落地后的起跳。参看下旋( Backspin ) & 上旋( Topspin )
Split step – 一种步法，在对手击球前做小的起跳
Straight sets (直落盘数) – 赢得一场比赛，获胜者没有输掉任何一盘。
T
Tanking – 指因心理素质差或其他原因而故意输掉该场比赛；或指故意输掉非关键的一盘，以集中体能和注意力于关键的一盘
Tennis Ball (网球) – 打网球时所用的球，为柔软、中空、中间填以气体、表面上覆盖以合成纤维软毛的橡樛球
T (T点) – 中线( center line )和发球线( service line )交会而形成一T字形的地方
Tiebreak (抢七局、抢七、抢小分局、抢小分) – 指在一盘( set )的比分来到6-6时，为了决定该盘的胜负所进行的一个特殊的局( game )。领先对手2分以上(含2分)且其得分达七分(含七分)以上者胜出
Topspin (上旋) – 球的顶部向前旋转的旋转方式。造成球往下沈且落地后弹跳得较高
Tramline (边线) – 界定单打( singles )或双打( doubles )有效区域两侧的线。同 sideline
U
Underspin (下旋、倒旋) – 球的底部向前旋转的旋转方式。造成球往上浮且落地后弹跳得较低。同 backspin
Umpire (主审) – (比赛间)负责独立自主地执行该场比赛规则的人，通常坐在网子旁边高高的椅子上
Unforced error (非受迫性失误) – 比赛间发球或回击球时无法归因的失误和球员因自己判断错误所迼成的失误
W
Walkover (不战而胜) – 不须比赛即获得胜利。原因有：第一轮轮空( bye )、对手被取消资格、对手因受伤等原因无法参加比赛等
Wild card (外卡) – 即使排名不够或没有及时登记，仍然获得参赛的资格。一般给予的情况有：虽然排名仍不足，但有潜力的球员、知名球员因故长期未参赛而导致排名不足、排名很高的球员没有及时登记参赛等等
Winner (致胜球) – 若在连续对打时指的是：对手无法赶到的强而有力的一球，因而拿下这一分。若在发球时指的是：对手碰到了却回击不好的强力发球，因而拿下这一分
WTA – 女子网球联合会( Women's Tennis Association )，女子的网球联合会
tennis英语怎么读？
Tennis (tennis) is a beautiful and vigorous campaign, the sport's origin and development can be summed up in four sentences: bred in France, was born in the United Kingdom, and the popularity of the beginning of the formation of a climax in the United States, now popular around the world, said For the world's second largest ball games. Modern tennis in general, including indoor and outdoor tennis tennis in two forms. Tennis originated 12-13 century French missionaries in the church corridors in the palm of your hand with a ball game. The court later became an indoor entertainment and recreational activities. It was also suggested that tennis should be traced back to the origin of "the Hundred Years War" (1337 ~ 1453 war between Britain and France) in France before the spread of a civil Mingjiaohaiou de Wumai the ball game. It is said that this game is for two people, each one armed racket, golf course around the walled, the ball hit the wall after the bomb went back and then over the net. As a result, in terms of the use of space and equipment, or the conduct of the games approach, with modern sport, there are many similarities, so it was regarded as the sport's original shape. By the mid-14th century, France, a poet, this ball game introduced to the French court, as the noble men and women of the royal family entertainment. At that time, to play this game, is the site of the palace hall, there is no net and no rackets, the balls are rolled with a cloth after the round tied with a rope into the. Site set up in the middle of a rope for the community, to use two hands to make a racket, throw the ball from the ropes to throw, called the French Tennez, English is called "Takeit! Play", which means: "seize! Lost in the past," today "Tennis (Tennis)" the phrase that comes from this. Soon, the wooden racket was used in place of two-handed tap. In the early 16th century, the game ball by the French people, out of curiosity began to follow the example, quickly spread to major cities and at the same time to improve the equipment. To create a more durable ball, beat parchment sheet read by the board, making surface area to enlarge, grip the handles are longer. Space in the middle of the rope to increase the numerous short rope to the ground dropped the ball from the rope through the following can be clearly found. France's King Louis was later banned, and that it is the prerogative of the court in the game. In the early 17th century, the site is no longer in the middle rope curtain, and the use of small sub-grid network, the network's role better than the curtain, beat the network to switch to threading film, flexible and lightweight convenience. In court in France for this game, next to the stadium to place a golden container, after each game, the audience will be after the money invested, as the winner of the prize. This approach is intended well at first, then gradually evolved into a kind of gambling. The number is still small at the start, the more time goes by the bigger gamble, even to go bankrupt, therefore, the dispute after another, the King of France was banned for such a game again, and this is tennis in the early 18th century, the main reason for the decline.
In about 1358 to 1360, this ball game spread to France from Britain. Britain's King Edward III of particular interest to have ordered the construction of a palace in the indoor stadium. Since then, the beginning of tennis popular in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom to become a kind of upper class entertainment, there is a "noble sport" Blair said. This period is mainly popular indoor tennis. Until September 29, 1793, the United Kingdom in a "sport" magazine, only the "tennis venue", it is called.
Modern history of the sport in general from the beginning of 1873. That year, British沃尔特克洛Compton Winfield early to improve the tennis game, make it a summer on the lawn for a sports and the name "lawn tennis." In the same year also published a "lawn tennis" has been published on such activities to publicize and promote themselves. So Winfield referred to as "the founder of modern tennis." Since then, tennis has become an indoor, outdoor sports can be carried out. At the same time, the British set up around the tennis club. In 1875 and established the All England Tennis Club. The club built the world's first tennis court, and in 1877 organized the All England Lawn Tennis Championships men's singles, that was world-famous Wimbledon tennis tournament. Tennis to carry out a wide range of activities and competitions have become increasingly frequent, there is no uniform rules, of course, is not acceptable. So in 1876, and in some areas by well-known tennis clubs to send their representatives to attend meetings to discuss research and the development of an all-British unification of the rules of tennis. After several rounds of consultations, the parties finally on behalf of the sport venues, equipment, and play games and so on has made consistent, and the formation of a unified rule. In about 1878, most of the British tennis club have gradually carried out in accordance with the new play, for training and competition.
In 1874, Bermuda vacation Maliaote President of the United States in the bridge to watch the British officers of tennis, this sport interesting, so will the rules of tennis, tennis and taken to the net to shoot in New York. In the United States, the sport was first in the eastern part of the school carried out, and soon spread to Central, Western, which has been popular in the United States. At this time the sport has evolved from the grass in the sand, cement floor, held tar game on the ground, the "tennis (Tennis)" to gradually substitute the name "lawn tennis (LawnTennis)" name, which is Today, tennis (Tennis) the origin of the name.
Modern tennis initial stage of the women are often excluded on the grounds that the sport is not suitable for women. At the same time that women's participation in the sport, indecent. Therefore, early tennis tournament with only two men's singles and doubles, women's tennis is not set up the project. However, a number of female athletes not only have the courage to break through public opinion and to obstruct the family, and the technical level of some of the more than men. In some informal singles matches often occur on one side are the men, on the other side is the female players. This forced some of the tennis club had to get rid of the ban to allow women to participate in this campaign. So from the beginning of 1879 the birth of a mixed race, the women's own efforts.
In 1878, the first men's doubles championships to be held in England. In 1879, the first women's singles and mixed doubles matches to be held in Ireland. In 1884, an increase of Wimbledon women's singles and men's doubles championship. 1913 also increased women's doubles and mixed doubles championships.
In 1881, there have been the world's first national tennis association, the United States National Lawn Tennis Association ( "National" should be canceled in 1920). The year will be from August 31 to September 3, in Newport, Rhode Island in Hong Kong held its first session of the United States Lawn Tennis men's singles and men's doubles championship, the use of the Wimbledon tournament rules, to participate in the competition's 26 People.
U.S. Chairman of the National Network of grassland and the United States men's singles champion Dwight Sears, also participated in the first Wimbledon Championships overseas athletes.
In 1887, held the United States Lawn Tennis Championships women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles respectively at the beginning of 1890 and 1892.
In 1891, France held the first men's singles and men's doubles championship, the participants limited to citizens of France, women's singles began in 1897.
In 1900, the 21-year-old American tennis player Davis, in order to promote the development of modern tennis, donated a gold in the village of large silver bowl, known as the Davis Cup. It later became the highest international prestige tennis men's team championship trophy of a permanent flow. The annual championship team and the team's name engraved on the Cup, when in 1920 the name of Keman, Davis also donated a box pad, after the addition of two pallets.
In 1904, Australia Lawn Tennis Association and in 1905 began hosting the tournament in Australia, set the men's singles, men's doubles of the two projects. 1922 also increased women's singles, women's doubles and three mixed doubles. France Tennis Championships, Wimbledon Championships Britain, the United States and Australia Tennis Championships tennis tournament together the world's most prestigious "Grand Slam" tennis tournament. Any one player or group of players doubles in the same season, won four championship titles, will be "grand slam" winner of the honor.
March 1, 1913, from 12 countries such as Australia's tennis association representatives, was set up in Paris, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), to coordinate the activities of the International Tennis arranged schedule of matches throughout the year, amendments to the rules of tennis and oversee its implementation . In 1919, drawing a "seed". In 1927, Britain's first seamless tennis, so that the ball speed up. In 1945 to 60 years, tended to professional tennis. In 1963 launched the women's team event - the Federation Cup. 1968 Wimbledon first practice is not to distinguish between amateur and professional athletes participating in the system. In 1972, the international men's professional tennis players Association. In 1973, the International Women's Tennis Association.
In 1896 in Athens, held the first modern Olympic Games, tennis men's singles and doubles is listed as an official event. Later, as the International Olympic Committee and the International Tennis Federation in the "amateur athlete" on the issue of differences has been going on for the seventh consecutive Olympic tennis event has been canceled. Until the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, tennis was as performances. To the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, tennis was re-classified as an official event.
As the most primitive origins of the sport is on the court, so the points system materials is understandable. They can take the clock struck to score, each will have a clock at a quarter turn, is 15 points (a quarter, minute), the same token, a clock will be set aside two hours to 30 hours Of course, all of them are based on convenience. That's 15 points, 30 points of origin.
As for the 40 minutes, compared with its strange, it is not a multiple of 15. This is because in English, read for 15 minutes "fifteen", for the two-syllable, and read for 30 minutes "thirty", is also a two-syllable; but 45 hours to study English as "forty-five", turned into three Syllable, when the British feel a bit hard to pronounce, is not in line with the "convenience", then put it into the same for the two-syllable of the 40 (forty). This is what it seems illogical and 40 minutes of the origin.
Although this method of calculation and it seems a little odd, but still follow the traditional use ever since, after all, we all have become accustomed to this method of calculation from the court.
原文：网球(tennis)是一项优美而激烈的运动,网球运动的由来和发展可以用四句话来概括：孕育在法国，诞生在英国，开始普及和形成高潮在美国，现在盛行全世界，被称为世界第二大球类运动。现代网球运动一般包括室内网球和室外网球两种形式。网球运动最早起源于12至13世纪法国传教士在教堂回廊里用手掌击球的一种游戏。后来成为宫廷里的一种室内消遣娱乐活动。也有人认为，网球运动的起源应追溯到“百年战争”（1337年～1453年英法两国战争）以前在法国民间流传的一种名叫海欧·德·巴乌麦的球类游戏。据说这种游戏是两个人进行的，每人各执一个球拍，球场的周围筑有围墙，球撞到墙上后被弹回去，而后过网。因此，无论从使用的场地和器具上，还是从进行游戏的方法上，它与现代网球运动都有许多相似之处，所以有人把它看作是网球运动的原初形态。到了14世纪中叶，法国的一位诗人把这种球类游戏介绍到法国宫廷中，作为皇室贵族男女的消遣。当时玩这种游戏，场地是宫廷内的大厅，没有网也没有球拍，球是用布卷成圆形后用绳子绑成的。场地中间架起一条绳子为界，利用两手作球拍，把球从绳上丢来丢去，法语叫作Tennez，英语叫作“Takeit！Play”，意即：“抓住！丢过去”，今天“网球（Tennis）”一语即来源于此。不久，木板的球拍被用来代替两手拍球。16世纪初，这项球类游戏被法国国民发现，出于好奇心开始仿效，很快地传播到各大城市，同时改良了用具。球制造得比较耐用，拍子由木板改为羊皮纸板，拍面面积放大，握把的柄也加长。场地中间的绳子，增加无数短绳子向地面垂下，球从绳子下面经过时，可以明显地发觉。后来被法国国王路易斯下令禁止，并规定这是宫廷中的特权游戏。17世纪初，场地中间不再用绳帘，而改用小方格网子，网比帘的作用更好，拍子改用穿线的网拍，富有弹性而且轻巧方便。在法国宫廷中作这种游戏时，球场旁边放置一只金色容器，每次比赛完毕后，观众将金钱投入盘中，作为胜利者的奖品。这种方法起初的用意很好，后来渐渐演变成为一种赌博。开始时数目尚小，久而久之越赌越大，甚至有人因此倾家荡产，于是纠纷迭起，法国国王遂下令禁止再作此种游戏，这就是18世纪初期网球衰败的主要原因。
大约在1358年～1360年间，这种球类游戏从法国传到了英国。英国国王爱德华三世对此特别感兴趣，下令在宫内建造一处室内球场。从此，网球开始在英国流行，成为英国上层社会的一种娱乐活动，所以有“贵族运动”之雅称。这期间流行的主要是室内网球。直到1793年9月29日，在英国的一份《体育运动》杂志上，才有了“场地网球”的叫法。
现代网球运动的历史一般是从1873年开始的。那年，英国人沃尔特·克洛普顿·温菲尔德将早期的网球打法加以改进，使之成为夏天在草坪上进行的一种体育活动，并取名“草地网球”。同年还出版了一本以《草地网球》为题的小册子，对这种活动进行宣传和推广。所以温菲尔德被称为“近代网球的创始人”。此后网球便成为一项室内、户外都能进行的体育项目。同时在英国各地建立网球运动俱乐部。1875年又建立了全英网球运动俱乐部。这个俱乐部建造了世界上的第一个网球场地，并于1877年举办了全英草地网球男子单打锦标赛，即后来闻名于世的温布尔登网球赛。网球运动的广泛开展和比赛活动的日益频繁，没有统一的规则当然是不行的。于是在1876年，由一些地区的著名网球运动俱乐部派出代表，一起开会研究和讨论制定一个全英统一的网球规则。经过多次协商，各方代表终于对网球运动的场地、设备、打法和比赛等方面取得了一致的意见，并形成了一个统一的规则。大约在1878年以后，英国大多数网球俱乐部都逐渐按照新的打法开展活动，进行训练和比赛。
1874年，在百慕大度假的美国女士玛丽·奥特布里奇在观看了英国军官的网球比赛后，对这项体育活动颇感兴趣，于是将网球规则、网拍和网球带到纽约。在美国，网球运动最初是在东部各学校中开展的，不久就传到中部、西部，进而在全美得到普及。此时网球运动已经由草地上演变到可以在沙土上、水泥地上、柏油地上举行比赛，于是“网球（Tennis）”的名称就慢慢替代了“草地网球（LawnTennis）”的名称，这是我们今天网球（Tennis）名称的由来。
现代网球运动开展的初期，妇女常被排斥在外，其理由是网球运动不适合于妇女。同时认为妇女参加网球运动，有伤风化。因此早期的网球比赛只设有男子单打和双打两项，不设女子网球项目。但是一些女选手不仅敢于冲破社会舆论和家庭的阻挠，而且技术水平有的还超过了男选手。在一些非正规的单打比赛中常常出现一边是男选手、另一边是女选手的情况。这才迫使一些网球俱乐部不得不破除这一禁令，允许妇女参加这一运动。所以从1879年开始诞生了男女混合双打比赛，这是妇女自身努力奋斗的结果。
1878年，第一次男子双打锦标赛在英格兰举行。1879年，第一次女子单打和混合双打比赛在爱尔兰举行。1884年，温布尔登增加了女子单打和男子双打锦标赛。1913年又增加了女双和混双锦标赛。
1881年，世界上出现了第一个全国性的网球协会，即美国全国草地网球协会（“全国”两字于1920年取消）。该会于当年8月31日至9月3日，在罗得岛纽波特港举行第一届美国草地网球男子单打和男子双打锦标赛，采用了温布尔登的比赛规则，参加比赛的有26人。
美国全国草地网协主席德怀特和美国男单冠军西尔斯，也是最早参加温布尔登锦标赛的海外运动员。
1887年，开始举行美国草地网球女子单打锦标赛，女子双打和混合双打分别开始于1890年和1892年。
1891年，法国首次举行男子单打和男子双打锦标赛，参加者限于法国公民，女子单打始于1897年。
1900年，21岁的美国网球运动员戴维斯，为了推动现代网球运动的发展，捐赠了一只黄金村里的纯银大钵，名为戴维斯杯。它后来成为国际网坛声望最高的男子团体锦标赛的永久性的流动奖杯。每年的冠军队和队员的名字刻在杯上，当1920年刻满名字后，戴维斯又捐赠了一只垫盒，以后又增添了两只托盘。
1904年，澳大利亚草地网球协会成立，并于1905年开始主办澳大利亚锦标赛，设男子单打、男子双打两个项目。1922年又增加了女子单打、女子双打和混合双打三项。法国网球锦标赛、英国温布尔登网球锦标赛、美国网球锦标赛和澳大利亚网球锦标赛合在一起是世界上最有声望的“大满贯”网球锦标赛。任何一名选手或一组双打选手能在同一赛季中，赢得这四个锦标赛的冠军时，便获得“大满贯”优胜者的荣誉。
1913年3月1日，由澳大利亚等12个国家的网球协会代表，在巴黎成立了国际网球联合会（ITF），协调国际网球活动，安排全年比赛日程表，修订网球规则并监督它的执行。 1919年，抽签采用“种子”制度。1927年，英国首创无缝网球，使球速加快。1945年至60年代，网球趋向职业化。1963年开始举办女子团体赛——联合会杯赛。1968年温布尔登首先实行不区分业余选手和职业选手的参赛制度。1972年，国际男子职业网球选手协会成立。1973年，国际女子网球协会成立。
1896年在雅典举行的现代第一届奥运会上，网球的男子单打与双打被列为正式比赛项目。后来，由于国际奥委会和国际网球联合会在“业余运动员”问题上有分歧，已经进行了连续七届的奥运会网球比赛项目被取消。直到1984年的洛杉矾奥运会上，网球才被列为表演项目。到1988年的汉城奥运会上，网球重新被列为正式比赛项目。
因为最原始的网球运动是起源于宫廷之中，所以计分方法就地取材是可以理解的。他们拿可以拨动的时钟来计分，每得一次分就将时钟转动四分之一，也就是15分(a quarter，一刻)，同理，得两次分就将时钟拨至30分，当然一切都是以他们的方便为基础。这就是15分、30分的由来。
至于40分，它比较怪异，它不是15的倍数。这是因为在英文中，15分念作"fifteen"，为双音节，而30分念作"thirty"，也是双音节；但是45分，英文念作"forty-five"，变成了三个音节，当时着英国人觉得有点拗口，也不符合"方便"的原则，于是就把它改成同为双音节的40分(forty)。这就是看来不合逻辑的40分的由来。
虽然这样的计分方法看来有些奇怪，但还是依循传统沿用至今，毕竟大家都已经习惯了这种来自宫廷的计分方法。
tennis
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网球运动
[例句]
She is arguably the greatest woman tennis player of all time.
她可能是有史以来最伟大的女子网球手。
