| Description |
1 online resource (419 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Historical dictionaries of sports
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Historical dictionaries of sports.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years. It can trace its roots to games played by monks in the 12th century. Through the years the game has evolved from one in which the ball was struck with the hands to the modern game in which rackets are used to propel the ball in excess of 150 miles per hour. From the sport of the elite to the sport played by elite athletes, tennis has grown immensely in the past 135 years and it remains one of the few sporting pastimes thatis played extensively by people of all ages and all nationalities. The Historical Diction. |
| Contents |
Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix A: International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees; Appendix B: Wimbledon Champions; Appendix C: United States National/Open Champions; Appendix D: French National/Open Champions; Appendix E: Australian Championships/Open Champions; Appendix F: Davis Cup Champions; Appendix G: Wightman Cup Champions; Appendix H: Federation Cup Champions; Appendix I: Olympic Games Champions; Bibliography; About the Author. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tennis -- History -- Dictionaries.
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Tennis. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Dictionaries.
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| Added Title |
Dictionary of tennis |
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Tennis |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Grasso, John. Historical dictionary of tennis. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2011 9780810872370 (DLC) 2011009577 (OCoLC)707486696 |
| ISBN |
9780810874909 (electronic book) |
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0810874903 (electronic book) |
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1283224585 |
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9781283224581 |
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9780810872370 |
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0810872374 |
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