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Saturday, 4 February 2012

Olympic Tennis Men's Singles Browns Medalists History 1896-2008

1896 - Konstantinos Paspatis, GRE & Momscillo Topavicza, HUN
1900 - Reggie Doherty, GBR & Arthur Norris, GBR
1904 - Alonzo Bell, USA & Edgar Leonard, USA
1906 - Zdenek “Jansky” Zemla, BOH
1908 - Wilberforce Eaves, GBR
1908 (indoor) - Josiah Ritchie, GBR
1912 - Oscar Kreuzer, GER
1912 (indoor) - Tony Wilding, AUS(NZL)
1920 - Charles Winslow, SAF
1924 - Umberto Luigi de Morpurgo, ITA
1928-84 not held
1988 - Stefan Edberg, SWE & Brad Gilbert, USA
1992 - Andrey Cherkasov, EUN & Goran Ivaniševic, CRO
1996 - Leander Paes, IND
2000 - Arnaud Di Pasquale, FRA
2004 - Fernando Gonzalez, CHI
2008 - Novak Djokovic, SRB

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Olympic Tennis Men's Singles Silver Medalists History 1896-2008

1986 - Dionysios Kasdaglis, EGY
1900 - Harold Mahoney, GBR
1904 - Robert LeRoy, USA
1906 - Maurice Germot, FRA
1908 - Otto Froitzheim, GER
1908 (Indoor) - George Caridia, GBR
1912 - Harold Kitson, SAF
1912 (indoor) - Charles Dixon, GBR
1920 - Ichiya Kumagee, JPN
1924 - Henri Cochet, FRA
1928-84 not held
1988 - Tim Mayotte, USA
1992 - Jordi Arresse, ESP
1996 - Sergi Bruguera, ESP
2000 - Tommy Haas, GER
2004 - Mardy Fish, USA
2008 - Fernando Gonzalez, CHI

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Friday, 3 February 2012

Olympic Tennis Men's Singles Gold Medalists 1896-2008

Trace Olympic tennis history through this list of every past gold in Olympic men's singles.

1896 - John Pius Boland, GBR 6-2, 6-2
1900 - Hugh “Laurie” Doherty, GBR 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1904 - Beals Wright, USA 6-4, 6-4
1906 - Max Decugis, FRA 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, 6-1
1908 - Josiah Ritchie, GBR 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
1908 (indoor) - Arthur “Wentworth” Gore, GBR 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
1912 - Charles Winslow, SAF 7-5, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6
1912 (indoor) - Andre Gobert, FRA 8-6, 6-4, 6-4
1920 - Louis Raymond, SAF 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1924 - Vincent Richards, USA 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2
1928-84 not included in Olympic program
1988 - Miroslav Mecir, TCH 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
1992 - Marc Rosset, SUI 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 8-6
1996 - Andre Agassi, USA 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
2000 - Yevgeniy Kafelnikov, RUS 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
2004 - Nicolas Massu, CHI 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
2008 - Rafael Nadal, ESP 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3

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Thursday, 5 January 2012

Tennis History 1870-1900

The popularity of lawn tennis had overtaken croquet in England. For this reason, the All England Croquet Club embraced the sport and designated certain croquet lawns to be used for tennis. It was this natural supply of venues combined with the already existing framework for a racquet game that resulted in the birth of the modern game in England. In 1874, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield took out a patent in London for a form of tennis with very similar rules and equipment to the modern game. Many players and observers were unhappy with Wingfield’s patented rules, even after he modified them in 1875.

At this time, croquet courts were a numerous feature in the gardens of the upper and middle classes as well as being found in some public parks. The smooth grass croquet courts proved easily adaptable for the game of tennis. A landmark event in the history of tennis occurred in 1877 when the All England Club held the first ever tournament at Wimbledon. The organising committee of the tournament decided to use a rectangular court rather than Wingfield’s hour-glass style where the court narrowed at the net. At this point the net was still five feet high at the sides and the service boxes 26 feet deep. By 1882 the rules of the game had evolved into those we now recognise in tennis today.

The United States Tennis Association was formed on 21 May 1881. This was formed in an attempt to standardise rules to enable both national and international tournaments to be held. The first U.S. Open followed shortly, still then known as the U.S. National Men’s Singles Championship, it was held in August 1881 at Newport, Rhode Island. The U.S. National women’s Singles Championship was established in 1887.

Tennis spent 64 years outside the Olympic family and because of this it is easily forgotten that it was one of the original sports when the first modern Olympiad was staged in 1896. The competition took place in a tent, with some matches being played outside in the centre of the Velodrome. John Boland of Ireland was the first Olympic tennis winner. No women's events in any sport were held that first year, but four years later the women were admitted as the Summer Olympic Games moved to Paris. Great Britain made a clean sweep of the gold medals for the four tennis events that were played. Charlotte Cooper the Wimbledon champion of 1895, 1896 and 1898, beat Helene Prevost in the women’s singles final to claim the distinction of being the first woman in any sport to win an Olympic gold medal.

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Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Olympic - Tennis Equipment

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles) or between two teams of two players one male and one female (mix doubles) on a rectangular, leveled plane, more often than not covered with grass, clay, or of concrete and/or asphalt is the description of a Tennis court. Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court with the aim of scoring that an opponent cannot successfully return it.

The tennis equipment required for Tennis are as given below.

Balls

A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis, with a diameter between 6.54 and 7.3cm and a weight between 56.0 and 59,49g. They must be yellow or white or bright green, but in recreational play can be virtually any color. Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous fluffy felt which modifies their aerodynamic properties. Tennis balls are usually green at main sporting events.

Court

A smooth, level playing area, covered with grass, clay or an artificial surface. The overall size of a tennis doubles court is 36 feet wide by 78 feet long. The singles court is slightly narrower measuring 27 feet wide. Both singles and doubles courts share the same length. The service court fits inside the singles width of the court (27 feet wide) and extends back from the net 21 feet. The service court is divided in half with a center line marking the left and right service courts.

The Net

The net is attached between two poles and divides with an equal distance the two sides of the court. The net measures 3 feet 6 inches high at the ends and 3 feet high at the middle tape. Typically the net standards are placed 3 feet outside the outer lines of the doubles court, making the net length a total of 42 feet from pole to pole. It is advisable to have a distance of a 12 foot perimeter on each side of the sidelines and 21 feet from each baseline to create enough playing area inside fencing and adjacent tennis courts.

Racket

A racket with a frame in wood, steel or graphite with a network of cord, catgut or nylon, stretched in an essentially elliptical frame.

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