History of Tennis

According to some historical references, which uses sport and racquetball has been played since before Christ, namely in Egypt and Greece. In the 11th century a type of game called jeu de Paume, which resembles a game of tennis field today, has played for the first time in a region in France. Used balls wrapped with fluffy yarn while the bat is hand.

The game was then introduced into Italy and England in the 13th century. Since the development of tennis continues to rise to the countries of Europe. The number of native tennis fans began increasing in the 1920s. In another historical record, and are still in touch, play tennis court from Birmingham, England in the late 19th century as lawn tennis which has close ties to a variety of fields, as well as to the ancient game of tennis.

In Indonesia, this exercise is expected to be introduced by the Dutch, even though several other references were taken by Indonesian students from the UK. Dear archives associations owned Dutch citizen who once stood in this country have lost, until we could not keep track of which of these two is more correct estimate.

The first sport club tennis courts, established in Leamington in France by JB Perera, Harry Gem, Dr. Frederick Haynes, and Dr.. Arthur Tompkins in 1872. At that time, called a pelota tennis rackets or lawn. then in 1874 the game was first played tennis in the United States by Dr. James Dwight and F.R. Sears. Meanwhile, the All England Croquet Club had been founded in 1868.

Tennis club courts in Indonesia named Pelti. Established on December 26, 1935, then recorded as the day of birth Pelti. The goal is to develop and promote the game of tennis courts opponent in the homeland and the nation itself.