【正文】 理查茲西爾斯（他連得 7年冠軍）；雙打冠軍是克拉克與泰勒。這種美式網(wǎng)球也就是我們現(xiàn)今所說的 Tennis 即 「硬式網(wǎng)球」。 ? 1913年 3月 1日在法國(guó)的巴黎成立了世界網(wǎng)球的最高組織 國(guó)際網(wǎng)球聯(lián)合會(huì)。 The Origins and Early History of Tennis ? The earliest origins of tennis are a matter of some dispute. ? One side believes that the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans played a precursor to tennis. Drawings or descriptions of any tennislike games have not been discovered, but a few Arabic words dating from ancient Egyptian times are cited as evidence. The theory says that the name tennis derives from the Egyptian town of Tinnis alongside the Nile and the word racquet evolved from the Arabic word for palm of the hand, rahat. ? Aside from these two words, evidence for any form of tennis preceding the year 1000 is lacking, and most historians credit the first origins of the game to 11th or 12th century French monks, who began playing a crude handball against their monastery walls or over a rope strung across a courtyard. ? The game took on the name jeu de paume, which means game of the hand. Many who dispute more ancient origins argue that tennis derived from the French tenez, which meant something to the effect of take this, said as one player would serve to the other. ? As the game became more popular, courtyard playing areas began to be modified into indoor courts, where the ball was still played off the walls. After bare hands were found too unfortable, players began using a glove, then either a glove with webbing between the fingers or a solid paddle, followed by webbing attached to a handle essentially a racquet. Rubber balls were still centuries away, so the ball was a wad of hair, wool, or cork wrapped in string and cloth or leather, then in later years, handstitched in felt to look something like a modern baseball. ? The nobility learned the game from the monks, and some accounts report as many as 1800 courts in France by the 13th century. The game became such a popular diversion, both the Pope and Louis IV tried unsuccessfully to ban it. It soon spread to England, where both Henry VII and Henry VIII were avid players who promoted the building of more courts. ? By the year 1500, a wooden frame racquet strung with sheep gut was in mon use, as was a corkcored ball weighing around three ounces. The early tennis courts were quite different from the modern lawn tennis court most of us are used to. The early game matured into what is now called real tennis, and England39。 ? 首屆香港草地網(wǎng)球錦標(biāo)賽男單賽於 1911年在中環(huán)遮打道香港木球會(huì)舉行，並由 . Nisbet奪標(biāo)。由 1925至 1940年， Rumjahn五度奪得全港單打冠軍，並夥拍 . Rumjahn取得 13個(gè)雙打冠軍，其中十一個(gè)更是由 1925到 1935年連續(xù)贏得的。 網(wǎng)球邁進(jìn)新紀(jì)元 ? 網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)在 1968年開始大眾化，逐漸引起公眾注目，而香港草地網(wǎng)球協(xié)會(huì)隨即推廣發(fā)展計(jì)劃。隨著 1974年香港草地網(wǎng)球錦標(biāo)賽最後一次在遮打道香港木球會(huì)舉行，香港網(wǎng)球亦邁向新的一頁(yè)。 繼獎(jiǎng)金高達(dá)二十萬(wàn)美元的精工網(wǎng)球錦標(biāo)賽後，世界好手陸續(xù)亮相每年的萬(wàn)寶路 16人表演賽和沙龍網(wǎng)球公開賽。gue) (FRA), Mats Hasselquist (SWE) and Franz Feldbausch (GER), (later replaced by Horst Klosterkemper) (GER). Thomas Hallberg (SWE) was appointed to act as Secretary. The European Working Group set itself the tasks of discussing all challenges relating to the development and anization of tennis in Europe, covering every aspect of the game, from juniors, ladies, veterans, calendars, training activities, and so on. ? One major initial project was to produce an inventory of all petitions in Europe and to include them in international calendars. As the logistical demands of the tasks facing them grew, the nations involved began to consider more seriously the establishment of a European Tennis Association. By the end of 1974, the working group had produced some draft bylaws for such an anization. From this point progress was swift。民國(guó)五十六年，為參加國(guó)際網(wǎng)球活動(dòng)，以人民社團(tuán)方式成立「中華全國(guó)網(wǎng)球委員會(huì)」。 ? 三、打網(wǎng)球是可以終身享受