Tennis Objective Questions Sport General Knowledge

A: Tennis players use a racquet to hit the ball, and the game is played with a ball specifically designed for tennis. Additionally, there is a net that separates the two sides of the court.

A: The frame of the hitting area may not exceed 29 inches in length and 12.5 inches in width. The hitting area, composed of the strings, must be flat and generally uniform.

A: Earlier wood was used to make rackets, then metal and then composites of carbon graphite, ceramics and light metals like titanium were introduced.

A: Not more than 29 inches or 74 cm in length and 12.5 inches or 32 cm in width.

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Racket should be of fixed, shape, size, weight etc. and there should be no energy source embedded in it,
No communication device should be there in racket, and
Racket’s hitting area should be flat and uniform.

A: Polyester or synthetic strings allow for more spring on the ball while keeping the ball under control.

A: When a player uses different strings for the mains i.e. vertical strings and the crosses i.e. horizontal strings then it is called hybrid stringing.

A: Modern tennis balls are made up of hollow vulcanized rubber with a felt coating.

A: As per the International Tennis Federation (ITF) the diameter should be between 65.41-68.58 mm and should weigh between 56-59.4 g).

A: A tennis match is typically played between two players, which is known as singles. Alternatively, it can also be played between two teams of two players each, referred to as doubles.

A: In tennis, the objective is to keep the ball in play by hitting it over the net and into the opponent’s court. The ball can only bounce once on the court surface, and the opponent must strike it back over the net.

A: The racquet must not have any energy source built into it and must not provide any kind of communication, instruction, or advice to the player during the match.

A: A tennis match is determined through the best of 3 or 5 sets, depending on whether it is a women’s or men’s match. Women play 3-set matches, while men play 5-set matches.

A: A set consists of games, and a game consists of a sequence of points played with the same player serving.

A: The scores in a game are described using unique tennis terminologies: “love” for zero points, “15” for one point, “30” for two points, and “40” for three points.

A: The comprehensive rules for tennis were set by ILTF in 1924. And in the same year tennis was withdrawn from the Olympics and reinstated again in 1988.

A: Coin toss.

A: When the ball travels over the net without touching it into the diagonally opposite service box.

A: The service is called as let or net service and is considered as void. In this case the server has to retake the service.

A: The player can serve any number of let services in a point and all are treated as voids not faults.

A: Those services which fall outside of the court (either length or width) or do not clear the net are called as faults.

A: If before hitting the ball during service the player’s foot touches baseline or an extension of the center mark then it is called foot fault.

A: Scoring occurs from zero to three points with 0 as love, then 15, 30 and 40.

A: Player scoring three points first or at least two points more than the opponent (in case of deuce).

A: When both players score 3 points i.e. 40 then it is called as deuce.

A: After deuce when a player scores one more point then that is called an advantage for that player.

A: Service change happens with alternate games i.e. it rotates between the serving and receiving teams.

A: A player wins a set by winning at least 6 games and at least 2 games more than the opponent. If a player wins 6 games and the opponent won 5 then one additional game is played. In case the leading player wins and makes the score 7-5 then that player is the winner, else if the other player wins it and makes the score 6-6 then tiebreaker happens.

A: When a losing player wins zero games then that is called a love set.

A: So, the outcome is determined through the best of 3 or 5 sets system.
In the ideal case 
6 games = 1 set, 
3 or 5 sets = 1 match.

A: The early version of tennis originated in France during the 16th century.

A: The game of tennis was refined into its current form in England during the 19th century, known as lawn tennis.

A: The Wimbledon Championships, the world’s oldest tennis tournament, were first played in London in 1877.

A: The comprehensive rules for tennis were established in 1924 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation, now known as the International Tennis Federation.

A: The Davis Cup, an annual competition between men’s national teams, dates back to 1900.

A: Modern form of tennis was originated in Birmingham, England in the late 19th century as lawn tennis.

A: 1988.

A. In 1977 at Wimbledon.

A: It was formed in May-1881 as the United States National Lawn Tennis Association to standardize the rules and organize competitions.

A: In 1881 at Newport, Rhode Island as The US National Men’s Singles Championship now known as the US Open.

A: The International lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) was founded in 1913.

A: Tennis is played on a rectangular, flat surface, which can be grass, clay, a hard court made of concrete and/or asphalt, or in can be of carpet for indoor matches.

A: The dimensions of a tennis court for singles matches are 78 feet (23.77 m) in length and 27 feet (8.23 m) in width.

A: The dimensions of a tennis court for doubles matches are 78 feet (23.77 m) in length and 36 feet (10.97 m) in width.

A: The net is 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m) high at the posts and 3 feet (91.4 cm) high in the center.

A: The four major tournaments in tennis are known as the Grand Slam Tournaments. They include Wimbledon, the US Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open.

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Australian Open: Played On Hardcourts
French Open: Played On Red Clay Courts
Wimbledon: Played On Grass Courts
US Open: Played On Hardcourts

A: Women’s national teams competition analogous to Davis Cup is Fed Cup founded as the Federation Cup in 1963 (also the 50th anniversary of ILTF).

A: International Tennis Hall of Fame was established in 1954 by Van Alen as a non-profit museum in Newport, Rhode Island.

A: The museum contains tennis memories, a hall of fame honouring prominent members and tennis players from all over the world.

A: Tennis court surfaces can be of grass, clay or hard courts that can be of concrete or asphalt topped with acrylic.

A: The outermost lines that make up the length of the court are called double sidelines and they are the boundaries for doubles matches.

A: The lines to the inside of the double sidelines are called single sidelines and are the boundaries in singles play.

A: Doubles alley is the area between the doubles sideline and the nearest singles sideline which is playable only in doubles play.