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Major Wingfield is credited with inventing the game of tennis in 1873.
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield invented land tennis in 1873, which later became the "tennis" we know today.
Lawn Tennis started in Wales in 1873
In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume (meaning palm); it was a court game where the ball was struck with the hand. Paume evolved into jeu de paume and rackets were used. The game spread and evolved in Europe. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called Sphairistikè (Greek for "playing ball) from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.Games of racket and ball (including real tennis in Great Britain, royal tennis in Australia, and court tennis in the United States, all of which are the same game and played indoors) originated from a 12th and 13th century French handball game called jeu de paume (game of the palm). In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield invented a game called sphairistikè, from which modern outdoor tennis evolved.
It Was Invented By France & Originated In The 12th Century.
1873
Tennis was first played in the era of Henry VIII, 1500s. As indoor tennis.
History of Lawn Tennis A nicely illustrated narrative of the evolution of tennis from 1873 to 1938 .