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Major Walter Clopton Wingfield invented land tennis in 1873, which later became the "tennis" we know today.
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Some believe that the game started with the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, but actual documentation shows that it really began around the 11th or 12th century, by French Monks, but it was played with hands instead of raquets. Somewhere around 1500, a wooden raquet strung with sheep gut was invented. Then from 1650 to 1750, tennis popularity waned a bit, until Goodyear invented a vulcanized ball similar to that used today.
In 1874, Major Walter C. Wingfield patented in London the equipment and rules for a game very similar to modern tennis.
As with many sports, the original source may never be definitively proved.
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Who invented Tennis and what year tennis invented?
It Was Invented By France & Originated In The 12th Century.
When discovered lawn tennis?
when was lawn tennis invented
Who invented the Tennisball?
Presumably, the guy who invented tennis.
When the tennis racket was invented?
1508
What language invented tennis?
Its the British
When was the tennis shoes invented?
1907
Who invented tennis and where does the inventor come from?
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield invented tennis, and was born at Ruabon Vicarage, Wales, unitedkingdom
What month what day and what year was tennis invented?
i herd it was invented in march.
Why was the tennis racket invented?
they wished people to play tennis with rackets, insted of their arms.
What sport was invented in 1874?
Lawn Tennis
Who invented table tennis bats?
poiuy
When was the jumbo tennis ball invented?
2011
